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Presentation : Opportunities in Shariah-compliant Trade Finance

Nabil Marc Abdul Massih — CEO, INOKS Capital  

Project Finance and Capital-Raising: State of the Market

As an increasing number of non-traditional Sukuk issuers begin to assess the inclusion of Sukuk in their monetary policies and with infrastructure spending in developing countries set to reach US $1 trillion per year, much has been said about the use of Sukuk in financing infrastructure projects. Considerations for debut issuers in Saudi Arabia Market trends from a product, structuring and pricing perspective What is driving the surge of Islamic capital raising in the KSA? What’s in the global pipeline for infrastructure and project Sukuk? Where are we likely to see future mega-deals? How will the current economic climate and commodity prices impact how infrastructure deals are done? Saudi investments in the energy Sukuk market Moderator : Lawrence Oliver — Deputy…

Onstage Interview : Paving the Way Forward for Islamic Finance in Global Markets

Interviewer : Jawad Ali — Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding Interviewees : Khaled Al Aboodi — CEO, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector Prof Dr. Rifaat Ahmed Abdelkarim — CEO, International Islamic Liquidity Corp

The New Environment for Shariah Compliant Investment in Saudi Arabia

KSA’s new financial regulatory structure and its impact on economic growth Effect of oil economics on the Islamic banking and capital market sector What will a new KSA growth strategy look like for foreign banks and intermediaries? Impact of CMA’s corporate debt market reform on Sukuk issuances and investment The role of standards and global regulation in developing Islamic finance in Saudi Arabia Moderator : James Stull — Partner, King & Spalding Panelists : Dr. Hamed Hassan Merah — Secretary General, AAOIFI Khaled AlAkeel — Head of Islamic Financial Services, SABB Muhammad Currim Oozeer — Deputy CEO, Sidra Capital

Keynote Address

Khaled Al Aboodi — CEO, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector  

Keynote Address

Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Ali Elgar  

Session IV: Challenges to Mobilizing Islamic Finance for Long-term Investments

This section will include the discussion of the main challenges to the development of Islamic finance as a long-term investment vehicle Moderator: Hylmun Izhar – Economist, IRTI, IDB Speakers: Khalid Sulaiman AlSaeed – Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Debt & Capital Market Instruments Division, IMF Cengiz Alp Eroğlu - Senior Policy Advisor, IOSCO Dr. Majid Kermani – Director, Strategy and Policy Department, ICD

Session III: How to Create an Enabling Environment for Long Term Islamic Financing

Subjects for the session; How to create incentives to motivate more Sukuk Structures with long-term maturities Recent regulatory attempts by International bodies to foster Long Term Islamic Finance The impact of Basel III on Long-Term Islamic Finance Tax concerns on Long-Term Islamic Finance Moderator: Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Speakers: Aysegul Ekşit – Executive Vice Chair, Capital Markets Board of Turkey Emad Yousef Al Monayea – Board Director & CEO, KFH Investment Dr. Hatim El-Tahir – Director, Islamic Finance Group, Deloitte Bahrain

Session II: The Supply side (Investors’) Dynamics in Long Term Islamic Financing

Subjects for the session; Major investors of Islamic Long-term finance products Institutional Investor behavior in Islamic Finance (Mutual funds, investment banks, pension funds, etc.) The analysis of investment horizon and risk appetite of Islamic Finance investors The issuance and trading of Islamic financial markets in organized exchanges as compared to OTC markets Incentives that might be used to attract long-term institutional investors Moderator: Michael Bennett - Head of Derivatives and Structured Finance, World Bank Speakers: Ayman Sejiny - CEO, Bank Alkhair Mohd Radzuan Tajuddin - General Manager & Head of Development (Islamic Capital Markets), Securities Commission Malaysia Ana Fiorella Carvajal - Lead Securities Market Specialist, World Bank

Session I: Dynamics of Demand for Islamic Finance to fund Long-Term Investments

Subjects for the session: Major sectors where Islamic finance may be used for funding Islamic banking and capital market instruments for long-term funding Sukuk structures that promotes long-term investments Major drivers of Sukuk issuances Factors affecting the maturities of Sukuk and other Islamic Finance issuances Development of new product structures that will reinforce long-term Islamic finance Moderator: Dr. Hatim El-Tahir – Director, Islamic Finance Group, Deloitte Bahrain Speakers: Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Group Dr. Mohamad Hammour - Chairman, Guidance Financial Group Khalid Howladar - Global Head, Islamic Finance, Moody’s Rating Agency

Opening Panel: The G20 Vision for Long Term Investment Financing and Possible Role of Islamic Finance

Subjects for discussion; Linking long-term finance with economic development G20 vision on long term finance and sustainable economic development The funding gap in emerging markets to finance their long-term sustainable development and the role of Islamic capital market products Moderator: Zamir Iqbal – Head, World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center Discussants: Mohamed Rafe bin Mohamed Haneef – CEO, HSBC Amanah, Malaysia Waleed Abdul Wahab – Director, Infrastructure Department, Islamic Development Bank Michael Bennett - Head of Derivatives and Structured Finance, World Bank Neil D. Miller - Global Head of Islamic Finance, Linklaters LLP

Keynote Speeches

Invited Speakers Hakan Tokaç – Director General for Foreign Economic Relations, Undersecretariat of Treasury Zamir Iqbal – Head, World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center