Collecting needs knowledge!

Lecture program 2024

Sept 23, 2024

True to the motto ‘Collecting needs knowledge’, the exchange and transfer of expertise has always been a top priority at the Munich Show. You can therefore look forward to exciting lectures and presentations by renowned speakers again this year. In addition to background information on the special show topics, current industry developments will also be discussed. For industry insiders and interested laypeople alike, the
The lecture area in Hall B6 is the perfect opportunity for both industry insiders and interested laypeople to find out first-hand about the world of minerals, fossils and gemstones.

Thursday, October 24

Time	Language	Lecturer	Theme / titel
10:00	German	Amina Bauer Gemstone engraver Sophia Schaft Goldsmith	“Craftsmanship instead of university” – apprenticeship in the jewelry and gemstone trade at the vocational school in Idar-Oberstein
10:30	German	Georg Loth Bavarian State Office for the Environment LfU, Geological Service	Humboldtine – a rare mineral and its Bavarian rediscovery
11:00	German	Dr. Oliver Sachs Meteorite expert & 1st chairman of the non-profit organisation Association ‘Friends of the RiesKraterMuseum e. V.	From asteroid to meteorite: the fall of Ribbeck in Havelland
11:30	German	Dieter Heinlein Meteorite expert at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)	The largest and heaviest meteorite in Germany: Iron meteorite ISSIGAU-REITZENSTEIN
12:00	German	Bernhard Bruder Dipl.-Min. & Gem. (Feeg) Managing Director of EPI - Institute for Gemstone Testing	Jade – new insights into an old myth
12:30	German	Scarlett Clauss Vice Director Osmium Institute Germany and GF Oslery GmbH	Crystalline osmium – Shimmering innovation in high-end jewelry
13:00	German	Andres Massanek Managing Director of the Geosciences Collections & Curator of the Mineralogical Collections and terra mineralia	Minerals in a strange guise – pseudomorphs
13:30	English	Quinn Aden-Trew PhD researcher in vertebrate palaeontology	Bavaria‘s „terrible beast“: researching the Erding Deinotherium
14:00	German	Wolfram Bekker Co Founder & Head of Communications Favour Holding GmbH	KI in the gemstone trade – potential & Best Practice Examples
14:30	German	Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wegner University of Campina Grande for the German Diamond Institute	Everyday life in the gemstone centre of the Northeast Brazil in Campina Grande, Paraíba
15:30	German	Walter von Holst Steinkreis Stuttgart, book author, co-founder and honorary member of Steinheilkunde e. V.	The Plutonists, the Neptunists and Goethe – how stones are created
16:00	German		Award ceremony for young designers jewellery competition "Young Designers Corner"

Friday, 25th

Time	Language	Lecturer	Theme / titel
10:00	German		Interview with the newly crowned German Gemstone Queen 2024
10:30	German	Marcellus Schulze Bavarian State Office for the Environment LfU, Geological Service	Humboldtine – a rare mineral and its Bavarian rediscovery
11:00	German	Amina Bauer Gemstone engraver Sophia Schaft Goldsmith	“Craftsmanship instead of university” – apprenticeship in the jewelry and gemstone trade at the vocational school in Idar-Oberstein
11:30	German	Dieter Heinlein Meteorite expert at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)	The largest and heaviest meteorite in Germany: Iron meteorite ISSIGAU-REITZENSTEIN
12:00	German	Bernhard Bruder Dipl.-Min. & Gem. (Feeg) Managing Director of EPI - Institute for Gemstone Testing	Jade – new insights into an old myth
12:30	German	Scarlett Clauss Vice Director Osmium Institute Germany and GF Oslery GmbH	Crystalline osmium – Shimmering innovation in high-end jewelry
13:00	German	Andres Massanek Managing Director of the Geosciences Collections & Curator of the Mineralogical Collections and terra mineralia	Minerals in a strange guise - pseudomorphs
13:30	German	Catharina Schupp Editor Professional Jeweller Germany	Coloured gemstones: Collector's item – Valuable investment – Fashion piece
14:00	German	Claudio Milisenda Managing Director of the German Gemstone Research Foundation (DSEF)	Emerging from the shadows into the light: the spinel
14:30	German	Michael Wachtler DoloMythos-Museum, Innichen, Südtirol	The museum is alive – success factors of private natural science museums
15:00	German	Nizar Ibrahim Senior Lecturer in Palaeontology at the University of Portsmouth, National Geographic Explorer, TED Fellow	Spinosaurs – a prehistoric creature newly discovered!
15:30	German	Walter von Holst Steinkreis Stuttgart, book author, co-founder and honorary member of Steinheilkunde e. V.	The healing stones of Hildegard von Bingen
16:00	German	Prof. Johann Zenz, MBA, Bed Editor-in-chief agates.click	Hans Gamma – a Swiss-American rockhound legend
16:30	English	Quinn Aden-Trew PhD researcher in vertebrate palaeontology	Bavaria‘s „terrible beast“: researching the Erding Deinotherium

Saturday, 26th

Time	Language	Lecturer	Theme / titel
10:00	German		Interview with the newly crowned German Gemstone Queen 2024
10:30	German	Dr. Roland Eichhorn Bavarian State Office for the Environment LfU, Geological Service	Humboldtine – a rare mineral and its Bavarian rediscovery
11:00	German	Dr. Oliver Sachs Meteorite expert & 1st chairman of the non-profit organisation Association ‘Friends of the RiesKraterMuseum e. V.	From asteroid to meteorite: the fall of Ribbeck in Havelland
11:30	German	Dieter Heinlein Meteorite expert at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)	The largest and heaviest meteorite in Germany: Iron meteorite ISSIGAU-REITZENSTEIN
12:00	German	Bernhard Bruder Dipl.-Min. & Gem. (Feeg) Managing Director of EPI - Institute for Gemstone Testing	Jade – new insights into an old myth
12:30	English	Quinn Aden-Trew PhD researcher in vertebrate palaeontology	Bavaria‘s „terrible beast“: researching the Erding Deinotherium
13:00	German	Marco Schreier Managing Director Marco Schreier Mineralienhandlung GmbH	Larimar – Treasure of the Caribbean
13:30	German	Catharina Schupp Editor Professional Jeweller Germany	Coloured gemstones: Collector's item – Valuable investment – Fashion piece
14:30	German	Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wegner University of Campina Grande for the German Diamond Institute	Everyday life in the gemstone centre of the Northeast Brazil in Campina Grande, Paraíba
15:00	German	Nizar Ibrahim Senior Lecturer in Palaeontology at the University of Portsmouth, National Geographic Explorer, TED Fellow	Spinosaurs – a prehistoric creature newly discovered!
15:30	German	Walter von Holst Steinkreis Stuttgart, Book author, co-founder and honorary member of Steinheilkunde e. V.	How does the gemstone become a healing stone?
16:00	German	Prof. Johann Zenz, MBA, Bed Editor-in-chief agates.click	Hans Gamma – a Swiss-American rockhound legend
16:30	German	Scarlett Clauss Vice Director Osmium Institute Germany and GF Oslery GmbH	Crystalline osmium – Shimmering innovation in high-end jewelry

Sunday, 27th

Time	Language	Lecturer	Thema / titel
10:00	German		Interview with the newly crowned German Gemstone Queen 2024
10:30	German	Dr. Roland Eichhorn Bavarian State Office for the Environment LfU, Geological Service	Humboldtine – a rare mineral and its Bavarian rediscovery
11:00	German		Award for the most beautiful collector's showcases
11:30	German	Amina Bauer Gemstone engraver Sophia Schaft Goldsmith	“Craftsmanship instead of university” – apprenticeship in the jewelry and gemstone trade at the vocational school in Idar-Oberstein
12:00	German	Dieter Heinlein Meteorite expert at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)	The largest and heaviest meteorite in Germany: Iron meteorite ISSIGAU-REITZENSTEIN
12:30	German	Bernhard Bruder Dipl.-Min. & Gem. (Feeg) Managing Director of EPI – Institute for Gemstone Testing	Jade – new insights into an old myth
13:00	German	Marco Schreier Managing Director Marco Schreier Mineralienhandlung GmbH	Larimar – Treasure of the Caribbean
13:30	German	Claudio Milisenda Managing Director of the German Gemstone Research Foundation (DSEF)	Emerging from the shadows into the light: the spinel
14:00	German	Wolfram Bekker Co Founder & Head of Communications Favour Holding GmbH	KI in the gemstone trade – potential & Best Practice Examples
14:30	German	Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wegner University of Campina Grande for the German Diamond Institute	Everyday life in the gemstone centre of the Northeast Brazil in Campina Grande, Paraíba
15:00	German	Hendrik Hackl Artist – working with millions of years for 35 years	The Making of "PETosaur"
15:30	German	Walter von Holst Steinkreis Stuttgart, Book author, co-founder and honorary member of Steinheilkunde e. V.	How does the gemstone become a healing stone?
16:00	German	Award Ceremony "European Open"	Competition of the European Faceting Guild