Keeping its tradition to invite famous personalities outside the diamond trade, to share their success and vision at gala dinners hosted during the Antwerp World Diamond Conferences, AWDC is inviting Sir Richard Branson for the fifth Antwerp Diamond Conference. %% Sir Branson has been appreciated for his vision in business, building Virgin as a brand, and creating more than 200 branded companies worldwide across 30 countries. He will deliver an insight into his technique of turning huge challenges into successful business exploits. The conference entitled “Diamonds, a symbol of value” will host that the gala dinner on November 17 at the Loghidden City in the Antwerp Harbour. The conferences in the past have featured a wide array of internationally known speakers and participants including Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, Sir Bob Geldof, the Irish pop star, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, and South African President Thabo Mbeki. %% The 2008 Antwerp Diamond Conference, is to be held on between November 17 and 18 at the Elisabeth hall on the Koningin Astridplein. The conference will welcome all the key-players of the diamond world.