Osmium symposium

Location:

Osmium Institute Headquarters

Kemmelallee 6, 82418 Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany

 

Date: 17–23 November 2025

The main objectives of the seventh Osmium Symposium are:

•     Announcement of the HighTechReady Osmium market analysis

•     Adjustment of the international market strategy

•     Improvement of sales training

•     General strategy for social media and AI

•     Vote on the switch to Karat

•     Debriefing on the Jewellers' Initiative

•     Preparation of further design competitions

  

Agenda 2025 

Monday, 17 November 2025

 

All day Arrival

Check-in at surrounding hotels and the Walchensee holiday resort

 

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Conference prelude - Preparation day 1

 

09:30am: Meeting Point is the Osmium Institute, 82418 Murnau am Staffelsee, Kemmelallee 6, ground floor

09:45am: Champagne and pretzel reception in the flagship store

10:30am: Opening by Scarlett Clauss 

• Welcoming all participants

• Introduction of the team

• Presentation of the programme for the first day

Individual and group discussions, press interviews

12:00pm: Lunch break

1:00pm: Start of group training until approximately 6:00pm

  

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Conference prelude

Preparation day 2

 

9:30am: Introduction to the softwares of the osmium world

12:00pm: Lunch break

1:00pm: Understanding customs and taxes

3:00pm: Administration related to osmium trading and storage

4:30pm: Recruitment of sales staff - rules and regulations, implementation

  

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Main Symposium Day 1

 

9:00am:  Taking pictures in front of a photo wall

9:30am: Presentation by Scarlett Clauss, Where do we stand?

11:30am: Presentation by Ingo Wolf, Laboratory and museum

12:00pm: Lunch break 

1:00pm: Presentation by Tom Mehler, HighTechReady Osmium

2:00pm: Open discussion on HTR-Osmium

3:00pm: Storage and exchange procedures

3:30pm: Katerina Rusakova, Ambassador: Influencing Monaco

4:00pm: Scarlett Clauss, international Jeweller's Initiative

7:00pm: Dinner

  

Friday, 21 November 2025

Main Symposium Day 2

 

9:00am: Pretzel breakfast and open discussion

10:00am: Proposals and opinion-forming

12:00pm: Voting 

    Appointment of Scarlett Clauss as Director of the Osmium Institute
    Voting on the conversion of weight units to carats

 

1:00pm: Lunch 

3:00pm: Traditional golf tournament in the Walchensee region

Registrations must be submitted to Ingo Wolf by 1 August 2025. Late registrations are not possible.

 

7:00pm:

Party at Café am See by the Walchensee

with the RaceCats

Announcement of the winners of the golf tournament

Open end



Saturday, 22 November 2025

Free day and departure day



Sunday, 23 November 2025

11:00am:

Staff breakfast at the institute

12:00pm: End of event

Once a year, the directors of the international osmium institutes meet under the eyes of the press. The sixth symposium took place for the first time in the motherland of the osmium trade, in Germany, at the new location of the Osmium Institute Headquarters. The brand new building was opened during the symposium.

The main objectives of the sixth Osmium Symposium are:

• Announcement of the end of crystallization work in Switzerland on 31.12.2026.

• Development of the strategy for the next 30 years.

• Farewell to Ingo Wolf as long-standing President of the Osmium World Council after two terms of office

• Election of the new president from among the regional managers

• Opening of the new institute building in Murnau am Staffelsee

• Debriefing of the Osmium Production Fork

• Introducing the new Managing Director of the Osmium Institute in Germany

• Farewell and discharge of former managing director Ingo Wolf

The meeting in 2024 took place from 09 to 12 May. The management of the Osmium World Trade celebrates the beginning of the Osmium BigBang. On the fringes of the symposium, an event was held to train sales partners in the DACH economic region.

The following items were on the agenda:

 
Thursday, May 09, Conference Prelude

09:30am: Meeting point at the Institute, 82418 Murnau am Staffelsee, Kemmelallee 6, ground floor

09:45am: Champagne and pretzel reception in the flagship store

10:30am: Opening by Scarlett Clauss 

- Welcoming all participants

- Introduction of the team

- Presentation of the program for the first day

Individual and group discussions, press interviews
Start of video recordings for the Osmium Story
Taking pictures in front of a Photo wall

12:00pm: Departure to the construction site of the UHNWI building at Walchensee

12:30pm: Arrival at Walchensee, lunch at the Café am See

02:00pm: Boat trip for all participants

04:00pm: Return journey and get-together at the institute, in case of bad weather the excursion is canceled.

In this case, catering will be provided at the Institute and the presentation will be held as a lecture.

05:00pm: Champagne reception with jazz music in the lab

06:00pm: Start of gala at the Murnauer, within walking distance of 100 meters to the east of the laboratory

07:00pm: History of a building, welcoming of the guests of honor

Various keynote speeches during the evening!

07:30pm: Dinner

10:00pm: Cocktail party with bar tables and individual discussions in the flagship store after the gala ends
 

Friday, May 10, Conference Day 1

10:00am: Meeting point is the western part of the Laboratory, fresh Bavarian pretzels

10:30am: Opening by Ruth Wermes and Scarlett Clauss

11:00am: Ingo Wolf - End of crystallization - beginning of the Osmium BigBang - A look into the future

Lecture on pricing and market phases with a Q&A session in German and English

12:30pm: Scarlett Clauss - Jewelry market and impact on gemstone markets, “how to address jewellers.”

01:15pm: Flying lunch in the flagship store, pizza, salads and chili

03:00pm: Stefanie Schulenberger - International business development in the investment and jewelry market

- Expansion of the osmium market in the coming years

04:00pm: Scarlett Clauss and Ingo Wolf - Introduction of the Osmium World Council

- Tasks and structure in the past and future

- Visibility at trade fairs, external impact and the media

- Osmium TV and social media

05:00pm: Election of the President of the Osmium World Council

06:00pm: Dinner in the flagship store, Italian cuisine

Open end!
 
 
Saturday May 11, Conference Day 2

10:00am: Official Opening of the Institute for sales partners and the public

11:00am: Individual and group discussions with flying party catering and pretzels

01:00pm: Ingo Wolf - Effects of the end of crystallization for sales partners and end customers

02:30pm: Christian Werkel - Lecture on sales training, financial advisors and HNWI as well as market development

03:00pm: Michael Gasser - Sales development in the osmium market

Main topics: Opportunities through Osmium BigBang, reselling, sales partner acquisition

04:00pm: Individual discussions inside the marquee with beer, pizza and cheese sausages

05:00pm: Start of party inside the marquee with the RaceCats

09:00pm: Party ends
 

Sunday, May 12, “open forum”

11:00am: Individual and group discussions, video recordings at the institute

03:00pm: Iffeldorf golf tournament, starting times at 10-minute intervals in flights of four, bus departure from the Institute at 01:30pm

Golf bags will be transported by the Institute bus. Drinks and catering on the course.

Results of the symposium

1.) With the end of crystallization in December 2026, the promise of the BigBang will be fulfilled. The reasons for the termination of crystallization are the retirement of crystallizer Rolf Haubrichs due to his advanced age, the end of the available ESG-M compliant reserves of raw osmium and the intraceability of the origin of raw materials from the international trade of Russia, which seeks to generate foreign currency through the sale of precious metals.

2.) The work on the osmium production fork was considered retrospectively. The 34 percent reduction in the price of osmium with simultaneous balancing of goods was very well received by all customers internationally and has now been completed by 92 percent. Communication with the media must be improved, as some journalists, despite authoritative information, still believe that the price has been lowered and that investors now have a lower value in their inventory, which of course does not correspond to reality, since with the compensation delivery, the value of the goods was balanced again.

3.) Strategically, the start of the Osmium BigBang leads to the beginning of the second market phase, to which about 300 kg of osmium with a predictable value of about one billion euros are still available to be crystallized. According to Mr. Haubrichs, crystallization will be completed at the end of 2026, but of course this does not end the sale. The available quantities of goods are issued as tangible assets on behalf of the customer, cut for manufactories and certified and sent to processors. The main task of the headquarters in the new building is therefore the proper operation of the world database in addition to supporting the trade in osmium in the context of verifying the authenticity and origin of osmium tangible assets when they are sold to the jewelry market.

4.)  The prices for crystalline osmium were determined on the basis of the harvest rate and announced from Switzerland. With the osmium fork, the production qualities were extremely stable, so that production prices were frozen in the follow-up (January 2024). This means that prices depended only on the exchange rate to the CHF and the German inflation rate. With the entry into the end of the supply of raw materials (which is called Osmium BigBang), it was decided that the price determination would now be agreed solely by the Osmium World Council and its President in consultation with the crystallization plant. An initial calculation showed a predicted price increase of 120 percent by the end of crystallization. As a result, stocks are regulated by adjusting prices so as not to lead the goods into a sell-out. This means that there is always enough osmium available to meet the demands from the circle of manufactories and international partners. The plan is designed for 30 years.

5.) The sale of osmium to the jewellery production sector, which is commonly referred to as the secondary market together with the trade between private osmium owners, now accounts for around 30 percent of the institutions' turnover with still volatile monthly results. This means that the secondary market has increased tenfold from 3 percent in two years. The constantly growing number of jewellers and manufactories alone shows that it can be assumed that in the future an end use will be found in the jewellery market for the goods of the investors. It is not possible to make a serious assumption about the timing of this process. Crystalline osmium remains a long-term investment metal for this reason.

6.) After two three-year terms of office, Ingo Wolf stepped down from his position of President of the Osmium World Council and Marcos Saito (Brazil, Sao Paulo) was unanimously elected as the new President in the circle of state institute partners without any votes against or abstentions, and confirmed for his three-year term of office. Mr. Saito accepted the election and has already started work. The next steps are to appoint the committee leaders in the business areas of the various groups. As treasurer and managing director of the company Osmium-World-Council OWC GmbH, Mr. Wolf will provide advice and support and take on some public tasks that serve the representation in the European region.

7.) It has been announced that Ruth Wermes as Managing Director and Florian Hauner as authorized signatory will now steer the fortunes of the Osmium Institute in Murnau at the new location. Ms. Wermes will be primarily responsible for the flagship store and will act as a bridge between the German and international teams. Mr. Hauner will be responsible for shipping, inventory and customs agreements. Mr. Wolf has been relieved of his duties as Managing Director and will take on laboratory and public relations tasks as his duties.

8.) With a gala on 09.05.2024 and with the opening on 11.05.2024, the new location at Kemmelallee 6 in 82418 Murnau has been opened. The areas comprise 560 m² of retail space of the flagship store and the brand-new laboratory facilities. In addition, highly secured vaults have been installed to ensure security not only for osmium tangible assets, but also for jewellery and exhibits. The areas are set up as a glass laboratory so that the population of Murnau can experience the work live and so that the transparency of the osmium business is not only reflected in ESG-M guidelines and the security of tangible assets, but is also displayed in the form of the building.

9.) At the gala, the mayor of the market town of Murnau, Mr. Rolf Beuting, spoke about the importance of the settlement of the Osmium Institute and praised the choice of location in front of invited guests. The following Saturday, Murnau and the surrounding area were invited to the opening with a red ribbon. Over 1,000 Haller sausages, 4,000 slices of pizza and 4,000 bottles of drinks were consumed and almost 1,000 people were guided in groups through the brand new flagship store, where exhibits of jewellery and art from all over the world were presented and displayed. In the evening, the band RaceCats played and all participants and their work were honored with prizes. The traditional golf tournament held under blue skies on Sunday at the end of the symposium was a great end to a successful week.

10.) After the official part of the gala event, a reading of a small section of the Osmium Compendium, which is currently being proofread and of which parts one (history) and two (modern times) have already been completed, was also held. The works will be published in German and English by a specialist publisher after illustration and editing. Part three will be dedicated to historical osmium chemistry and will conclude the three-volume compendium. The collection of respective further developments will be continued in the yearbooks on the osmium market and an illustrated book on the subject of osmium will be prepared.

11.) Two years ago, under the leadership of Elisabeth Gleirscher, the study on "fraud with precious metals" was started. The work is a collection of material with the aim of showing fraud options and teaching how to recognize them. The work serves as a preventive measure and represents the outstanding safety of crystalline osmium in terms of authenticity and market transparency. The work is expected to be completed in 2025 and will be presented at the next symposium. At the current symposium, the part of the evaluation of the knowledge of the three target groups consumer, distribution and provider was started with the respective questionnaires.

12.) Internationally, South Korea and China were among the new members welcomed to the circle of international partners, which are expected to have a strong impact on international business in the Asian region. The USA, in particular the states of Wyoming and Idaho, took the limelight as the country with the highest percentage growth. However, Great Britain, Mexico and the Baltic states were also warmly welcomed into the Osmium family. On the prelude day of the event, all partners visited the prepared site for the UHNWI building at Walchensee, which is due to be completed by the end of 2028 in order to adequately accommodate high-caliber customers from all over the world for visits and conferences.

13.) It was put up for discussion whether osmium will be the first precious metal to be measured in the unit of carat in 2025 in order to show its proximity to the gemstone market and continue its role as a frontrunner.

14.) South Korea was proposed as the location for the seventh Osmium Symposium. The venue is now up for discussion.

5th OSMIUM SYMPOSIUM - Local

22nd – 24th of March 2023, São Paulo - Brazil

Once a year, the heads of the Osmium Institutes meet under the eyes of the press. The fifth international meeting took place in São Paulo, Brazil, with the objective to establish an osmium market on the South American continent. Just like in previous years, the latest topics and strategies around osmium were discussed.

The main objectives of the Osmium Symposium were:

• Focus of business development in South American countries. 
• Integration of country-specific ways of thinking and traditions.
• Osmium as a state reserve in South American countries.
• Building on the positive momentum of the recent change in Brazilian politics.
• Prevention of money laundering, discussion of prevention strategies and procedures for detecting money laundering.
• Advertising campaigns in consensus with local consumer habits.
• Identifying relevant cultural differences in the osmium market between Europe and South America. 
• ESG-M, the ethical development of a market for the benefit of all market participants.
• Expansion of the Institute's work on the South American continent. 
• Recruitment of new country partners. 

The 2023 meeting took place from the 22nd to the 24th of March. The leaders of the Osmium World Trade developed strategies for expansion on the South American continent. For the first time, highly qualified trading partners and VIPs were invited alongside the country institute partners to discuss country-specific topics.

The following topics were on the agenda:

AGENDA 22ND OF MARCH 2023

9:00 AM Symposium Opening by Stefanie Schulenberger & Marcos Saito

9:15 AM Introduction of New Partners - 5 Minutes of Individual Team Member Introduction

10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:45 AM Updates from Osmium South America by Marcos Saito

12:15 PM Lunch at Quattrino Restaurante Rua Oscar Freire 506- Jd Paulista

1:45 PM Updates from the Osmium Institute Management by Ingo Wolf & Scarlett Clauss

3:00 PM Doing Business in Latin America by Annette Walkers 

4:00 PM Q&A with Ingo Wolf & Scarlett Clauss

6:30 PM Dinner at Pizzaria Marguerita - Alameda Tiete, 255 - Jd Paulista

DRESS CODE: BUSINESS CASUAL

PARKING AT EMILIANO HOTEL ***** IS INCLUDED

AGENDA 23RD OF MARCH 2023

9:00 AM Symposium Opening by Stefanie Schulenberger & Marcos Saito 

9:30 AM Special Guest: Bernardo Goldztajn - Wealth Management

10:45 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM Special Guest: Fernanda Silva - The Luxury Market in Latin America 

12:15 PM Lunch at Quattrino Restaurante Rua Oscar Freire 506 - Jd Paulista 

2:00 PM Special Guest: Samuel Oliveira - Finances & Investment Banking 

3:45 PM Special Guest: Luciana Pacheco - ESG Advisor

5:00 PM Wrap up by Ingo Wolf & Scarlett Clauss

7:00 PM Dinner at Rascal Restaurant J. E. Lima - Alameda Santos 870 - Jd Paulista

DRESS CODE: BUSINESS CASUAL

PARKING AT EMILIANO HOTEL***** IS INCLUDED

AGENDA 24TH OF MARCH 2023

9:00 AM Internal Meeting

10:00 AM Family Office Meeting  

12:00 PM Lunch at Restaurante Quattrino Rua Oscar Freire 506 - Jd Paulista

1:00 PM Special Guest: Ecio Moraes - IBGM - Brazilian Institute of Gems & Precious Metals

3:15 PM Family Office Coffee Break

3:30 PM Internal Meeting

5:00 PM Wrap up by Ingo Wolf & Scarlett Clauss

7:00 PM Self organised Dinner

DRESS CODE: BUSINESS CASUAL

PARKING AT EMILIANO HOTEL***** IS INCLUDED

Results of the Symposium

1. Country specific approach of the osmium market development

Information on receptive behaviour, tradition and consumer habits with regard to jewellery and precious metals was shared among the participants of the symposium. It turned out that in South American countries jewellery is happily worn and displayed, but in the case of tangible investment metals, customers are reluctant to store them at home. Many clients do not consider their own homes safe enough to store goods there. However, institutional security can be provided. In addition, citizens of South American countries are more willing to purchase goods that are also stored abroad.

The new political situation under a new president raises hopes that import tariffs will drop and that international business will face fewer hurdles with regard to payment transactions.

It is clear that customers in South America are haptic and want to see and touch goods on site. Pure internet business applies more to commodities for daily use. Financial products are often viewed with scepticism. Investing in tangible goods, for example precious metals like osmium, therefore makes a lot of sense. A bridge has now to be built between the customer's desire for secure tangible investment and the establishment of acceptance in the tangible investment market, which also allows for secure delivery and storage of the goods.

2.  Jewellery market

In a country where the sun shines almost every day, osmium in its crystalline form is certainly very usable as a jewellery metal. It is also clearly recognised in South American countries that the diamond market as we know it, is nearing its end. For this reason, crystalline osmium must now fill the gap created by trading problems with natural diamonds.

Here, storytelling is the most important part. Diamonds are not to be demonised, nor are they to be pushed out of the market. However, it must be clearly stated that the price decline of diamonds is predetermined by the competition from the lab-grown segment. Lab-grown diamonds have fewer defects in the crystallisation, they have no inclusions and, above all, they are produced according to ethical guidelines. The combination of these arguments displays the gap in which crystalline osmium will find its market.

Cooperation with jewellers and jewellery associations must now be cultivated over the next few years. Mutual memberships should be offered and contacts with current business leaders in the jewellery segment should be strengthened. It is necessary to support a campaign that allows individual pilot projects to work with crystalline osmium and to exhibit the goods produced at large trade fairs with high visibility. For this reason, a contingent of goods will be made available by the German Osmium Institute, which can be used to have these pieces produced by local manufacturers without the entry hurdle of a purchase.

3. ESG-M in South American countries

Corruption and a sometimes higher level of crime in the big cities, make it necessary to implement special policies in market control. With the introduction of ethical market governance, it will be possible to protect individual investors in kind from fraud and counterfeit goods. The Osmium World Database allows for a clear assignment of ownership and provides the means for foolproof identification of individual pieces via nanometre-scale depth scans. Thus, a particularly secure market can be created.

In the secondary market, the additional verification by the Brazilian institute will be necessary in order to give buyers from the commercial segment the confidence to also purchase from private sources.

Summary of the results

South America is a fantastic market for crystalline osmium. The specifics of the market have to be taken into account to a greater extent than in European countries, but great potentials can be explored through sensible storytelling. Innovations are welcome and appreciated in the jewellery market segment. The selection of further country partners must take place with sufficient screening of individuals and companies. Especially family offices seem to be well addressable and show interest in crystalline osmium. The next steps are mainly the production of eye-catching jewellery with extraordinary designs, the production of series for the mass market and the attendance of equally jewellery fairs and financial fairs.

4TH INTERNATIONAL OSMIUM SYMPOSIUM 

OCTOBER 10th – 13th 2022, CROATIA 

The leaders of the osmium institutes meet once a year under the eyes of the press. The fourth annual symposium took place in 2022 near Pula in Croatia to discuss the latest topics concerning osmium.

The main goals of the Osmium Symposia are:

• Expansion of the field of analytics at the Osmium-Institutes

• New construction of laboratories and flagship stores

• The development and improvement of the new Osmium mobile app

• Strategy review regarding use of influencers and targeted marketing

• Import and sales expansion across new countries and regions

• Cooperation with states and institutions

The 2022 meeting was held from October 8^th to 12^th. Leading professionals in the international osmium business developed strategies for the expansion of the osmium market. For the first time, there was a two-day preliminary meeting with workshops for the state institute partners in attendance.

The agenda included the following items:

Tuesday, October 11th, Conference Day 1

09:30am: Meeting point at Castle Morosini Grimani 

09:45am: Scarlett Clauss - Opening

• Welcoming of all participants
• Team introduction
• Presentation of the first day’s program

10am: Ingo Wolf – Introuctory words by the Director

• Osmium Analytics

10:45am: Nadine Nourney - International Business Development

• Expansion of the osmium market around the globe

11:15am: Zbigniew Milkiewicz – Precious metals

•    The world of precious metals and their trade

11:45am: Günther Luxbacher - Osmium historical (via zoom)

•    Discovery and Technical Applications in history

12:00pm: Mervyn Lange – Data Protection

•    Data protection and compliance in the osmium world  

12:45pm: Lunch Break - time to explore the village

03:00pm: Alen Senekovič - The Osmium App

•    Status Quo and Introduction 

03:30pm: Griffel und Co – Social Media & PR

•    Broad impact of osmium through social media & PR

•    Social media & PR dos and don’ts

04:00pm: Michael Raupenstrauch – Marketplace

•    Technical implementation of the Osmium Marketplace

04:30pm: Colin – Marketplace (via zoom)

•    Economical use of the marketplace

•    Role of the market place in the secondary market

05:00pm: Scarlett Clauss – Osmium in the public eye

•    Visibility on trade fairs

•    The external effect

•    The osmium storyline & gallery

05:30pm: Ingo Wolf – Closing notes

•    Merchandising shop and Osmium contest

•    Outlook

•    Wrap up of the day

06:15pm: Time to roam around, take a walk

07:00pm: Flying Fingerfood & Concert Race Cats at Grimani Castle

Wednesday, October 12th, Conference Day 2

09:30am: Meeting point at Castle Morosini Grimani Castle

09:45am: Scarlett Clauss - Opening

•     Welcoming of all participants

•     Presentation of the second day’s program

10:00am: Roundtable Talks:

Roundtable 1 - Ingo Wolf
Merger of the precious metal associations

Roundtable 2 - Michael Raupenstrauch
Cyber Defense

Roundtable 3 - Griffel und co (big hall)
Social Media & PR

Roundtable 4 - Scarlett Clauss
Expansion in the jewelry market

11:30am: Welcoming the local press and mayor of Svetvinčenat

12:00pm: Ingo Wolf - Symposium Summary from the director's view

• What happened within the last year - a media overview and
state of affairs

• The future of the Osmium World Council

• Osmium in relation to current economic events

12:45pm: Everyone's departure to the ferry dock in Fazana

01pm: Lunch break and time to roam around in Fazana

02:15pm: Everyone meets at the ferry dock to
Brijuni National Park (please be very punctual, the ferry
departs only once per hour and will not wait)               
         
• Golf Tournament (optional)

• bring your bathing suit (optional) + snacks or dinner to go
(optional) + jacket for the way back (optional)

• ice cream and exploring the island with golf carts

approx. 06:30pm: Everyone taking the ferry back to the
mainland

07:00pm: Farewell and shuttles to the Hotel

RESULTS OF THE SYMPOSIUM

 1. Analytics and the expansion of scientific activities

The Osmium Institute has conducted material analysis of osmium and other metals for years. This year, however, the laboratory’s resources have been significantly expanded and a new team has been set up to focus exclusively on modern methods of metrology and elemental analysis. With the new microscopes from the 6,000 and EA300 series from Keyence, groundbreaking improvements in accuracy and speed of in-house analytics were achieved. These analyses and analytical services are now available to all partners. The smallest sample quantities are sufficient for the determination of ores and alloys. Even the smallest traces of metals can be identified and quantitatively analyzed. To increase the visibility of the department, Osmium-Analytics will also visit trade fairs and even offer live analysis on site at the fair.

 2. New building of laboratories and stores

Recently, the foundation stone was laid in Murnau am Staffelsee for the construction of a new building for the Osmium Institute with an attached laboratory, shipping center, merchandising center and flagship store. The laboratory area is exquisitely equipped and redesigned to accelerate all critical processes. In addition, the new “open laboratory” is put into practice. Through large exterior windows, passers-by and interested parties can participate in laboratory operations and gain an understanding of this type of laboratory activity. The flagship store is a place in which interested parties can experience osmium up close and in person. Potential customers will be able to see and learn about osmium’s use as a tangible asset investment and as a luxury jewelry metal. The store also features an exclusive meeting area equipped with a wide range of display cases and merchandise for HNWIs.

 3. ESG – M

All issues related to Environment, Social, and Governance policy within the company and in a defined market are becoming increasingly important for investors and partners.  As a company offering a tangible asset investment, these issues are critical to Osmium's success on the global market. For this reason, the decision was made to place more emphasis on the company's own activities than has been the case in the past. In accordance with the principle "Do good and talk about it", it is time to publicize our activities as well. Especially in the area of air pollution control, the paper-less office, the responsible use of chemicals and donation activities, external communication can now begin. This also includes the documents relating to corporate governance, which are to be brought to the fore. Of interest is the new area of market governance, which is practiced exclusively by osmium institutes.

 4. Influencers and press relations

In the area of press relations, osmium institutes work together with agencies internationally and have an internal staff of employees who take care of this topic.  With the evident decline of publishing houses, the shift from print to online media will be prioritized even further in the future. To increase impact, the choice was made to focus on the use of online publication teams and influencers as a form of digital marketing. Therefore, at trade fairs in the future, contact with these target groups will be deepened and influencers will be identified in all affiliated countries cooperation is sought with.

 5. International cooperation

In the coming years, there will be a significant focus on sovereign state reserves.  States are less and less willing to take the risk of volatile gold prices, and counterfeit gold can also be found in states' deposits. Osmium could solve this problem. It is evident that osmium should therefore form a significant part of state reserves. These collaborations have become possible only in 2022, because it was only in this year that the laboratory capacities for crystallization could be adjusted to the extremely high quantities required. A large and state-of-the-art laboratory was built in Switzerland in 2022 especially for this purpose.

3RD INTERNATIONAL OSMIUM SYMPOSIUM - JUNE 2021, DUBAI

Speakers of
Osmium-Institute Germany

Management, Director: Ingo Wolf
Management, Vice Director: Scarlett Clauss
Internet, Shop and Market Place: Michael Raupenstrauch
Academy Management: Vanessa Bachmann
Social Media: Nadine Nourney
Customs and Export: Jörg Saxler

Speakers of Osmium World Council (OWC)

Management, President: Michael Karl Gasser

Monday, 21.06.2021 – Conference Day 1:

 09:30 AM Vanessa Bachmann – Opening

• Welcoming of all participants
• Team introduction
• Presentation of the first day’s program

10:00 AM Ingo Wolf – Introduction from the Director (public live session)

• Company news
• Presentation of the topics of the symposium
• Osmium resources

11:00 AM Michael Raupenstrauch – New Features

• Presentation and function of the new download center

11:30 AM Scarlett Clauss – The Referrer Model

• The referrer model explained

11:45 AM Michael Karl Gasser –
Development of the OI Coin and money laundering law
(German Language)

• Explanation and purpose of the OI Coin
• Development and Sales of OI Coin
• Money laundering law

12:30 AM Lunch Break, sponsored by the
German Osmium-Institute

01:30 PM Scarlett Clauss – Presenting: Oslery GmbH

• Presentation of the Oslery GmbH
• Oslery’s tasks
• Referrer Model of Oslery

02:30 PM Michael Karl Gasser (German language) – Portfolio theory

• Part 1: Portfolio theory
• Part 2: Promotion of domains and use of Google
in associations

03:30 PM Coffee Break

04:00 PM Vanessa Bachmann – New State Institute Partner:
Where Do I Start?

• Onboarding process and first steps
• Public Relation strategy
• Train the Trainer Program

05:00 PM Ingo Wolf – Closing notes

• Wrap-up of the day

Tuesday, 22.06.2021 – Conference Day 2:

10:00 AM Ingo Wolf - Fraud and disruptive factors on the market

• Headwind and interference from foreign osmium products
on the market
• Strategies for problem cases
• How to interact with “raw osmium sellers”

11:00 AM Jörg Saxler (via Zoom) – News from the Customs Authority

• Customs and transport innovations

12:00 PM Lunch Break, sponsored by the
German Osmium-Institute

01:00 PM Free topics, led by Ingo Wolf

• Beginning with: a lecture on ancillary copyright law
and the use of names and material
• Please contact Vanessa until 12 PM with your
suggestion for a topic

02:00 PM Nadine Nourney - Social Media Do’s and Dont’s

• Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn: Osmium-Institute and Partners
• How To Guide: Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn

• Dealing with false statements about osmium on the net

02:30 PM Working Groups: Splitting up in teams working on different topics

04:30 PM Ingo Wolf – Future plans (public live session)

• Strategy and further development
• Sales goals
• Sale and resale, Marketplace
• Pros and cons of stock exchanges
• Global outlook

05:00 PM Ingo Wolf, Scarlett Clauss, Vanessa Bachmann

• Fishbowl Session
• Closing words
• Announcement symposium 2022

05:30 PM Group Picture

05:45 PM Explanation of the golf tournament for the following day

Outcomes of the symposium:

1. Money laundering and financial policy

Dubai is increasingly becoming a business hub like Singapore on the West-East axis. With a population of three million, the city is increasingly defying the desert.

The location is moving closer to the West in terms of its fiscal policy and tax neutrality using Western standards. 

During the delegates' discussions, which centred on the prevention of money laundering, it became clear that companies in the Middle East must act on their own responsibility and international connections must be well vetted before business is arranged. For the osmium market, from the protected environment of Europe, these are now crucial months in which the fight against money laundering must come first. For this is the only way to achieve sustainability in trade. With the Osmium World Database, the foundation stone has thus been laid. For customs authorities in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and many other countries have access to the data of the individual pieces when they cross the border.

The origin of money and the political exposure of individuals are just as much in focus as means of payment, means of exchange, inheritance and donation.

The aim of this year's symposium was to put a clear stop to this right from the start.

In case of suspicion of money laundering or concealment of the origin of funds, osmium purchases are reported to the tax authorities.

2. Quantity models around the extraction of osmium

In summary, it can be said that the presumed resources are somewhat higher than was assumed in the past. On the other hand, it also became clear that the recoverable reserves are lower than initially suspected.

A new resource estimate will therefore be released in the next few months, which will be available for consultation via the osmium institutes.

The figures will be more accurate than those quoted in the past, but there are still many factors that cannot prevent residual inaccuracy.

For example, no valid figures can be obtained from Russia or China, as they are considered state secrets. However, we also assume that these reserves only consist of small quantities and will not leave those countries.

The clear result is that osmium is and remains the rarest of the non-radioactive elements, the metals and the precious metals. No other element will take this position away from it.

The distribution of osmium in the earth's crust is interesting, because osmium is mined together with platinum from a depth of 0 to 5,000 metres. In principle, there are no osmium mines, because osmium is a by-product metal that can only be found in traces within platinum.

If these traces are not separated directly, they remain in the platinum atom by atom. As a result, the osmium that sees the light of day every year disappears forever in the platinum market. The amount of osmium mined in the western and African world is about one ton.

About half of the osmium goes into medical research as osmium tetroxide, but does not play a significant role there. It is easy to replace in all its medical applications.

The other half is used for university research or crystallised directly for use as tangible assets.

Osmium, and thus of course the platinum deposits, are subject to perpetual testing in terms of willingness and ability to mine. It is possible to mine down to a depth of 5 km. However, under extreme temperatures near the earth's mantle and extreme safety conditions. The technical challenges are enormous. So there must always be a platinum price that makes mining at the necessary depths along the narrow seams economically viable.

If electric cars or hydrogen cars conquer the world, platinum will no longer be needed in many areas. This will cause the price of platinum to fall and mining at great depths will no longer be affordable. The result will be an early end to supplies of raw osmium.

Thus, triggered by the declining platinum market, the theoretical construct of the "Osmium Big Bang" could come closer. But here, too, numbers were handled with caution at the symposium, because there are simply still too many unknowns in the equations.

The osmium market remains the most exciting among the precious metals. Indeed, there is a noticeable trend for gold and silver owners to part with the sideways-moving metals and seek security in osmium as a tangible asset.

3. Fight against the sale of melting beads and cubes

A small part of the osmium is also still sold to element collectors as melted beads or osmium cubes. This market must be stopped because osmium in this form has an open surface and is classified as toxic. Osmium Ínstitutes or their partners would never purchase such products as raw material to create crystalline osmium. Most importantly, of course, unlike crystalline osmium, they are also toxic. Investors who acquire these goods will be stuck with them forever, in addition to the health risk.

1. 4. Portfolio theory

It was decided to create a website that calculates the use of osmium for one's own portfolio. On the site, one will be able to compare one's own investment model with a model using crystalline osmium..

1. 5. Osmium-App

At the symposium, the new Osmium app was presented, which contains all the essential elements around prices and facts. It is now being checked for safety and use and will then be released to the masses.

2nd international Osmium Symposium - originally March 2020, Mauritius
Postponed to November 2020, Tenerife due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Original Plan:

Location: Hotel Constance Belle Mare Plage, Pointe de flacq,

Belle Mare, Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius

Date: Conference from 26th to 28th of November 2020

Final Plan: 

Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Abama, Carretera General,

TF-47, Km 9, 38687 Guía de Isora, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Speakers of Osmium-Institute Germany

Management, Director: Ingo Wolf
Management, Vice Director: Scarlett Clauss
Internet, shop and trading platform: Michael Raupenstrauch (via Zoom)
Design, Goldsmiths and Family Offices: Sarah Völk
Osmium in pension market, New form of communication: Iris Asenstorfer
Speakers of Osmium World Council (OWC)
Management, President: Michael Karl Gasser (via Zoom)

Friday, 27.11.2020 - Conference day:

8am, Welcoming all participants and Breakfast

9:00am, Ingo Wolf - New Certification  

•    New Keyence microscope and improved certification 
•    Entering into the databases 
•    Data accessible to the customer 
•    Recognition of individual pieces by algorithm  
•    Increased security

09:40am, Michael Raupenstrauch - Virtualization of the company and security of servers

•    ISO 9001 certification and its virtual illustration  
•    Accounting tools  
•    Automatic partner settlement and partner access 
•    Automatic notifications in sales network  
•    Security of the database and data structure 
•    Data protection and tracking  

 
10:00am Coffee break

 
10:15am, Sarah Voelk – Designers and Family Offices 

•    Designers as influencers and potential for contests 
•    Goldsmiths and osmium – New techniques  
•    Luxos GmbH for luxury investments – a new company to target the family offices

 
10:45am, Michael Karl Gasser – Money laundering and prevention of terrorism 

•    Money Laundering Law and the corresponding corporate activities 
•    Prevention of terrorism  

 
11:15am, Questions and Answers   

 
11:30am, Iris Asenstorfer – Osmium in Pension Funds 

•    How to target customers who are not online
•    Pensions then, pensions nowadays 
•    Investors of today, future pension receivers

12:00pm Lunch, sponsored by the German Osmium-Institute

1:00pm, Ingo Wolf – Virtualization of the shipping process 

•    Improved process through external shipping service provider  
•    Customs and address data preparation in the institutes  

 
1:30pm, Scarlett Clauss – New forms and semi-finished products 

•    Explanation of the term semi-finished product and the possibilities associated with it 
•    Exclusion of titanium rings  
•    New forms and separation into Oslery GmbH

 
1:45pm, Scarlett Clauss – Oslery GmbH and its tasks 

•    Tasks and expertise  
•    Price calculation and transparency
•    Commissioning for mediation  

 
2:15pm Afternoon coffee

 
2:45pm, Michael Raupenstrauch – Virtualization tool 

•    Presentation of the tool for virtualising the activities of all institutes  
•    Explanation of the use through the institute directors 
•    Osmium application and its fields of application

 
3:15pm, Discussion on suggestions 
 

3:45pm, Michael Karl Gasser – Osmium World Council  

•    Statement of the OWC's tasks and objectives  
•    Plans for 2021 
•    Membership of the committees  
•    4:30pm Discussions and individual conversation  
•    5:00pm End of the conference day  
•    8:00pm Get together at the hotel bar sponsored by the German Osmium-Institute

Operating activities Osmium-Institute Germany:  
Incoming orders and cash receipt: Scarlett Clauss and Margit Reith 
Ordering and purchasing: external, Eidex GmbH 
Incoming goods inspection: Ingo Wolf 
Certification: Maximilian George 
Accounting and treasury: Margit Reith 
Packaging and shipping: external, Eidex GmbH 
Customer satisfaction: Scarlett Clauss 
Forwarding agencies: external, Eidex GmbH

 
Communication:  
Platform support and development: Michael Raupenstrauch 
Pictures, video: Sarah Völk, Dominik Hartmann and Bernhard Fritz 
Osmium world council:     Michael Karl Gasser 
Translations:       Scarlett Clauss and State Institute Partners 
Websites and graphics:      Michael Raupenstrauch and Dominik Hartmann 
Texts and storytelling:      Ingo Wolf 
Online marketing strategy and training: Michael Karl Gasser and Nadine Nourney 
Press enquiries: Vanessa Slaski 
Face management: Scarlett Clauss 
Social Media Germany: Dominik Hartmann and Nadine Nourney 
Hotline: Scarlett Clauss, Ingo Wolf and Iris Asenstorfer
Special requests and disputes: Scarlett Clauss and Ingo Wolf

Sale: 
Internet shop support: Michael Raupenstrauch and Dominik Hartmann 
Telephone sale Inbound: Scarlett Clauss and Ingo Wolf 
Telephone sale Outbound and Callcenter: Scarlett Clauss and Maximilian George 
Batch sales: Ingo Wolf 
Special shapes processing: external, Oslery GmbH 
Customs and exports: Jörg Saxler and Stefan Schanderl

Organization: 
Events: Iris Asenstorfer and Sarah Völk 
Travel plans: Scarlett Clauss and Susanne Grube Reisekonzepte 
Exhibition planning: Sarah Völk and Ingo Wolf 
Downloadcentermanagement: Dominik Hartmann, Sarah Völk and Ingo Wolf

 
Technology and safety:  
Hardware and cybercenter: Michael Raupenstrauch  
VOIP: Scarlett Clauss and Emrah Özbinici, Vodaphone 
Mailserver support: Scarlett Clauss 
Security and safety of goods: Ingo Wolf 
Security-IT: Michael Raupenstrauch 
Insurance: Ingo Wolf 
Vehicle fleet: Margit Reith

Outcomes of the symposium:

1. There will be a department in the Osmium Institutes to support special offers regarding jewellery in the future.

2. IT security is massively improved by new providers in the security sector and remains one of the absolute goals of the institutes.

3. The money laundering legislation is scanned internationally and prepared for display on the internet.

4. Certification will always remain free of charge for existing customers who own osmium from the time before the institutes.

5. The establishment of a multilingual train-the-trainer programme was decided upon.

The strategies for opening up new markets have been defined and given to the field of participants.

Once a year, the heads of the Osmium Institutes meet under the eyes of the press. The first meeting was held in Singapore in 2019 to discuss the latest topics on osmium.

The main objectives of the Osmium Symposia are:

   Comparison of new information and legislation in the international environment.
Passing on the latest versions of the processing guidelines to the industry.
Revision of basic press information on osmium and its market.
Assessment of risks for investors and preparation of investor information documents.

 The 2019 meeting took place from 7th to 9th March. Leaders of the osmium world trade developed strategies for cooperation with umbrella associations and organisations around the other platinum group metals.

The agenda included the following topics:

1.) Introduction of the Owner Change Code on the page www.osmium-identification-code.com

2.) Negotiation with customs authorities in over 20 countries around the world, presentation of the results and presentation of the new guidelines in international trade.

3.) Preparing the boards for the expansion of the Osmium World Council in the following years.

4.) Strategic placement of osmium diamonds in the declining diamond market.

 

The topics were discussed in a friendly atmosphere and the start of the first year of basic customer information was heralded. 

In brief, the results were as follows:

1.) Priority dissemination of the page www.osmium-identification-code.com to prevent attempts to counterfeit osmium.

2.) Customs agreements will be concluded with the world's leading nations for the period up to 2021.

3.) A teaching portal specifically for customs authorities is to be set up in 2019 with the aim of recognising osmium when crossing a border.

4.) International press relations are to be homogenized via the Osmium World Council.

5.) The press review on the page www.osmium-world-council.com launches into the public sphere.