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Presentation: Islamic Finance in France and Continental Europe: The Best Time is Now
France has the largest Muslim community in Europe which makes it a significant market for the Islamic economy. While Muslims are well served in most Islamic economic sectors such as Halal food, modest fashion, ethical travels and Islamic education, Islamic finance is one sector in which Muslims globally are still underserved despite high demand. With the boom of technology in financial services on one hand, and the unsteady economic environment on the other, we explore how it is now the best time to create synergies and build momentum. Amine Nait Daoud, Director-General, 570easi
Keynote Address & Brave New World: The Opportunities for a Back-to-Basics Approach and How Islamic Finance Can and Will Flourish
Keynote Address Mohamad El Khalil, Director, Head of Prudential Supervision, Dubai Financial Services Authority Brave New World: The Opportunities for a Back-to-Basics Approach and How Islamic Finance Can and Will Flourish The world has changed. How our industry - global Islamic banking, finance and investment - chooses to respond to these changes may be a generation defining moment. How can Islamic finance mobilize to address the imminent challenges of the real economy and provide not just liquidity support, but solvency support to the vital SME and corporate sector? Can Islamic finance use this opportunity to become truly responsible, inclusive and ethical? How can we as an industry ensure this is substance over form on a permanent basis? What opportunities do…
Green, Transition Bonds & Sukuk
Green, Transition Bonds & Sukuk Green and transition fixed income products, including bonds and Sukuk, constitute one of the world’s fastest growing asset classes. Analysts expect 2021 issuance to reach record levels as governments seek sustainable recoveries. How are these instruments structured, priced, rated and distributed and what role do regulatory frameworks play in these processes? What are ESG investors looking for and what segment-specific characteristics and challenges need to be addressed? Moderator: Cedric Rimaud, Climate Finance Specialist Panelists: Benjamin Cliquet, Head of Business Development for Second Party Opinions, Vigeo Eiris Farmida Bi, Chair, Europe, Middle East and Asia, Norton Rose Fulbright Tayyaba Rasheed, Head of Investment Banking Group, Faysal Bank
Digital Assets, Digitalization and the Evolution of Islamic Financial Services
The digitalization of Islamic financial services: what is working, what is viable and what is not? What do the answers to these questions mean for the evolution of Islamic financial services in Saudi Arabia? Does digitalization allow us to better address issues such as product authenticity and the minimization of uncertainty? Is the success of neobanks inevitable, and how will they change the market? How will the development, provision and distribution of digital Islamic financial services evolve in the near-term? How are global regulators creating an environment for the enhancement of the Islamic financial services’ sector digital infrastructure? Beyond retail: developing and distributing effective and attractive suites of Shariah compliant digital wealth management, investment and insurance solutions. The development of…
Fostering Green Credentials: Key Funding Considerations & Options for Islamic Sustainable Issuers
ESG and sustainability continue to dominate issuer funding strategies. What is a realistic assessment of the instruments and routes on offer to Shariah compliant green issuers, from green bonds and Sukuk, to transition instruments, to sustainable and sustainability linked products? What are key strategic considerations for green bonds and Sukuk issuers: proceeds; process for project evaluation; management of proceeds; reporting; and external review. Why are these metrics so important to issuers and investors alike? With ESG and sustainability influence continuing to grow in the Islamic capital markets issuance, when will we see the enhanced measurement of impact? Do enough issuers engage independent third parties to measure and assess claims of sustainable, green and social credentials, and how can this be…
Keynote Address
Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
The African Investment Landscape: Attracting Inward Investment and Cross Border Collaboration
Growing trade and investment relationships between African nations and key Islamic finance jurisdictions is a key element in developing the rate of cross border Islamic finance activity in Africa. This session will focus on current collaborative partnerships and transactions and what the future holds for inward Islamic investments into Africa. What will 2015 hold for Islamic investors and funds managers? Which asset classes and markets are foreign investors looking at and why? How does Africa compare with other emerging regions and how can it effectively compete for international investment? What tax, legal and regulatory reform is needed to spur foreign investment? What can Commodity Murabahah and trade finance offer African SMEs? Outlook for Shariah compliant real estate, equity funds and…
Capital-Raising Roundtable: Bottlenecks, Strategies and Opportunities
Moderator: Hulusi Horozoglu — Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Turkey Panelists: Ahmed Al Qassim — CEO, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE Rizwan Kanji — Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE Sait Eryilmaz — Senior Associate, Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership Tanweer Bukhari — Former Head of Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East
Interview
Interviewee: Patience Oniha, Director General, Debt Management Office Interviewer: Marc Roussot, Senior Journalist and Multimedia Editor, Islamic Finance News
Launch of the Quorum Report
Tariq S. J. Alrifai – Chief Executive, Quorum Centre for Strategic Studies
Presentation: Strategic Role of Singapore in the Success of AIFC – Legal/Regulatory Collaboration Between Key International Financial Centres
Sheikh Bilal Khan, Chief Islamic Finance Officer, Astana International Financial Centre
Developing Cote D’Ivoire as a Shariah Compliant Investment Destination
Significance of new regulations on Cote D’Ivoire’s Islamic finance industry Emerging Economy: Advancing the National Development Plan through Islamic finance Prospects for corporate Sukuk issuances and other Shariah compliant transactions Outlook for inward investments and public private partnerships: Key sectors and asset classes Moderator: Ibou Diouf – Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank Panelists: Albert Toikeusse Mabri Abdallah – Minister of State, Planning & Development, Cote d’Ivoire & Governor, Islamic Development Bank Abdourahmane Cisse – Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of the Budget, Cote d’Ivoire Andrew Alli – Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation Christian Adovelande – President, West African Development Bank Musa Sillah – Director, Dakar Regional Office, Islamic Development Bank