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Global Shariah Majlis 2023: Closing remarks

Ali Allawala, Head of Islamic Banking UAE, & Group Islamic Head of Consumer, Private & Business Banking

Session 4: Accelerating the Paradigm Shift through Innovation

Moderator: Dr Alaa Alaabed, Associate Director, Islamic Products, Standard Chartered Bank DIFC Panelists: Sheikh Nizam Yaquby, Global Shariah Supervisory Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank Dr Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz, Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Professor Dr Ashraf Md Hashim, Internal Shariah Supervision Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank UAE Dr Amin Fateh, Internal Shariah Supervision Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank UAE Mufti Yousuf Sultan, Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia

Session 3: Embedding Sustainability in IFIs

Moderator: Mufti Mohammed Valli, Director CFCC – Islamic Banking, Standard Chartered Bank DIFC Panelists: Dr Mohamed Ali Elgari, Global Shariah Supervisory Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank Dr Aznan Hasan, Global Shariah Supervisory Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank Dr Ibrahim Al Mansoori, Internal Shariah Supervision Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank UAE Mufti Muhammad Abdul Mubeen, Group Head of Shariah Department, Standard Chartered Bank and Shariah Board Member SCB Pakistan and Malaysia Professor Dr Zurina Binti Shafii, Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia

Session 2: Islamic Finance 2.0: Is Sustainability the missing piece?

Moderator: Ustazah Faezah Abdullah, Head Shariah, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Panelists: Dr Mohamed Ali Elgari, Global Shariah Supervisory Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank Dr Aznan Hasan, Global Shariah Supervisory Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank Dr Salim Al-Ali, Internal Shariah Supervision Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank UAE Mufti Muhammad Sarfaraz Nihal, Resident Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan

Session 1: Sustainability: Greater than the sum of parts?

Moderator: Bilal Parvaiz, Executive Director and Head Islamic Corporate Commercial & Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Saadiq Panelists: Sheikh Nizam Yaquby, Global Shariah Supervisory Committee Member, Standard Chartered Bank Dr Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz, Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Dr Ahcene Lahsasna, Chairman Internal Shariah Supervision Committee, Standard Chartered Bank UAE and Shariah Board SCB Malaysia Dr Hakimah Binti Haji Yaacob, Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia

Global Shariah Majlis 2023 – Keynote address

Rola Abu Manneh, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank UAE

Global Shariah Majlis 2023 – Welcome remarks

Khurram Hilal, CEO, Group Islamic Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

Deploying Transition Finance and Sustainability-Linked Products in a Climate Risk-sensitive Environment

What is driving the shift toward transition and sustainability-linked bonds and Sukuk issuance, and how do we maintain this momentum? What options do the deployment of sustainability-linked financing structures offer issuers, and are they properly understood? How do we better identify viable underlying assets for transition and sustainability-linked issuance, while also verifying the actual uses of proceeds? What role does transition and sustainability-linked finance play in the development of sustainable projects and infrastructure development? How can adherence to KPIs in the post-issuance process be assured and what tools are available for this purpose, such as second-party opinions and external review? We seek the views of an expert panel. Moderator: Marlena Kareem, Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group Dr…

Blueprint for Protecting the Future: Islamic Sustainable and Social Investing

What steps are necessary to ensure Islamic sustainable investors are offered a common definition of climate risk standards in ASEAN? What is driving innovation of Islamic sustainable and social finance and investment products, and are we successfully creating products which satisfy both Shariah and ESG requirements? How do systematic tilts in portfolio allocation resulting from Shariah screens influence ESG integration in the development of Shariah-screened ESG funds? What is the role of the asset management sector in directing capital to social causes, and how can Waqf be further deployed to facilitate this? How are investors using ESG data and indices to benchmark and measure portfolio performance and is data still a challenge for the industry? We ask an expert panel.…

How Innovation is Driving the Funding of Green and Sustainable Activities

Do currently available taxonomies adequately address sector-specific transition concerns and what are salient additions to later versions? Assessing disclosure requirements and developing an effective climate change curriculum for financial institutions How are governments and exchanges enabling the trading of carbon credits, and what are the objectives and benefits of such initiatives? Defining the role of the financial sector in facilitating an effective energy transition in conjunction with the National Energy Policy How will the pace of adoption of ESG by SMEs impact the banking sector and capital markets? Moderator: Sharifatul Hanizah, Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia Panelists: Bilal Parvaiz, Executive Director and Head Islamic Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Saadiq Louis Booth, APAC Commercial Lead,…

Presentation: Markets and Sectors Driving Growth and Leading Innovation in Islamic Sustainable Finance

Marlena Kareem, Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group

Keynote Interview: Moving from Halal to the Ideal of Tayyib

Interviewee: Azman Mokhtar, Chairman, Malaysia International Islamic Finance Centre Leadership Council Interviewer: Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Former Deputy Chief Executive, Securities Commission Malaysia

Ensuring an Effective, Innovative and Equitable Transition to Low Carbon: Policy, Regulation and Innovation

What does a successful strategic roadmap for advancing transition look like? Are current policies and actions sufficiently aligned with climate risk? Are the various climate taxonomies conflicting or complementary, and how do we offer a clear and consistent message? Are tax and operational cost incentives for companies and issuers sufficient, and are current regulatory frameworks encouraging product and market innovation? Finally, how do we effectively position and market Islamic sustainable finance and investment, and what would represent meaningful goals for the sector? Moderator: Vineeta Tan, Managing Editor and Director, Islamic Finance news Panelists: Lim Beng Guan, Executive Director, reNIKOLA Group of Companies Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association Nor Masliza Sulaiman, Deputy CEO, CIMB Investment Bank…

Keynote Address

Dr Awang Adek Hussin, Executive Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia

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Investing in Interesting Times

Moderator: Khalid Howladar — Global Head of Islamic Finance, Moody’s Investor Services, the UAE Panelists: Edward Gustely — Managing Director, Penida Capital, Indonesia Michael Orzano — Director, Global Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices, the US Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid — Senior Managing Director and Deputy CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank Monem Salam — President, Saturna Malaysia

Mapping Kuwait’s Shariah compliant Investment Landscape

CMA Law No. 7 of 2010, foreign funds placement and the rise of Islamic funds in Kuwait Where are Kuwaiti Shariah-compliant dollars being invested? Which asset classes are preferred among Kuwaiti investors? What trends are we likely to see in the future? What do emerging markets have to offer Islamic investors in Kuwait? Moderator: Jawad Ali – Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding Panelist: Cassim Docrat – Director, DDCAP Group, UAE Emad Al Monayea – Board Director and CEO, Kuwait Finance House Investment Mohammad Al-Qahtany – Managing Director, Abwab Capital

Keynote Address & Putting Islamic Finance to Work: Capital Markets, Sustainable & Green Initiatives

Keynote Address Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid, Assistant Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia Putting Islamic Finance to Work: Capital Markets, Sustainable & Green Initiatives In the shadow of 2020 events, what role can social, pandemic and disaster recovery bonds play and how can Islamic finance solutions feature? In times of stress do Sovereign and corporate Sukuk offer some semblance of stability? What performance measurement tools and techniques are available to investors, and what do these tools tell us about current and imminent market conditions? What Shariah compliant funding options do Malaysian Islamic financial institutions have for satisfying regulatory capital and liquidity requirements, particularly in a stressed environment? How can Sustainable Development Goal 3 – promoting health and wellbeing – be made an…

Welcome Address

Murat Cetinkaya — CEO and Board Member, Borsa Istanbul

Technology Roundtable: Digitalization and the Evolution of Indonesian 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 Indonesia? How do we evaluate key initiatives designed to modernize and digitally transform the national economy, including the Islamic financial services sector? How has regulation and promotion of Indonesian Islamic crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending platforms created opportunities for the joint ownership of Shariah compliant assets and investment projects? What measures would assist domestic Islamic financial institutions in the further development of Islamic digital retail, wealth management, Takaful and pension offerings in Indonesia? What are notable milestones and achievements in the development of systems and software for Islamic banks…

Presentation: Islamic Banking and Finance in Australia; A dynamic Alternative to their Conventional Peers

Presenter: Dr Rashid Raashed – Chief, Sharia'h Audit Executives (SAE) and Board Member, Islamic bank Australia Project/IBA Group

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Rofiya Hussain, Chief Product Officer, nomo

Leaders’ Question Time: New Challenges — Islamic Finance’s Response

We pose a series of high-level strategic questions to senior representatives of the UK Islamic financial services industry. What is Islamic finance’s response to a rapidly shifting macroeconomic environment, and will inflation lead to innovative Islamic financial solutions? What form and scale might this innovation take? How can UK Islamic finance and investment create a genuinely competitive advantage in key areas such as retail, commercial, corporate banking and wealth management? How are UK Islamic retail banks innovating customer acquisition and retention strategies, and how successful have these been? Are there inhibitions and limitations the Islamic financial services industry needs to acknowledge and overcome? Does Islamic finance want to become mainstream, or are we content with the alternative label? What’s working…

Omani Islamic Financial Services: A Successful Strategy for Building Momentum

Reviewing the 10-year journey of formalized Islamic finance in Oman and navigating the coming years through the strategic development of the Omani Islamic financial services ecosystem. The role of Islamic finance in the development of the private sector in Oman. Key market developments: remunerative deposit accounts, a potential treasury Sukuk and the introduction of Wakalah money market liquidity management tools. Key regulatory issues: the treatment of Islamic banks after mergers with conventional institutions, and the Shariah governance framework and audit guidelines. An overview of new regulations for the issuance of bonds and Sukuk in Oman. The year of endowment: how Waqf can be further applied to Islamic financial services in Oman. Moderator: Farmida Bi, Chair, Europe, Middle East and Asia,…

Sukuk, Capital Markets and Ratings in Indonesia

What does the listing of Islamic bank stocks on IDX mean for the industry and what more can be done to allow Islamic financial institutions easier access to capital? What is the latest view toward the development of the domestic Sukuk market? We also discuss issues such as the Shariah compliance of tradable debt instruments, ratings, the development and deepening of domestic Islamic secondary markets and the potential for Waqf in capital market transactions. Moderator: Qudeer Latif — Partner (Global Head of Islamic Finance), Clifford Chance Panelists: Chung Chee Leong — CEO, Cagamas Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid — Senior Managing Director and Deputy CEO, CIMB Islamic Muhammad Gunawan Yasni — Member of National Shariah Board, Indonesian Council of Ulemas Muhammad Touriq — Deputy Director, Sharia Capital Market Directorate, Financial…

Funding Opportunities and Growth: GCC Islamic Corporate Finance and Capital Markets

What do GCC credit markets look like in the coming 12 months, what are the options for potential corporate, sovereign and supranational issuers? How influential are oil prices on regional Islamic capital markets? What are investors demanding in terms of pricing, tenor, rating, structure, as well as other factors such as ESG? What do the major GCC centres offer as listing destinations for Sukuk issuance, as well as other products such as investment trusts and ETFs? How can Shariah compliant instruments, including Sukuk, be further applied to the funding of alternative asset classes in the region? How is technology such as blockchain shaping and influencing Islamic corporate finance and capital markets, considering notable recent innovations by GCC Islamic banks? Finally,…

Driving Development in UK Islamic Corporate Banking and Capital Markets

Driving Development in UK Islamic Corporate Banking and Capital Markets What will the second Sovereign Sukuk achieve and what does it represent for UK Islamic financial services, and UK Islamic banks in particular? What does the UK offer as a listing destination for sovereign, supranational and corporate Sukuk issuance, as well as other products such as investment trusts and ETFs? Is there an effective secondary market in the UK for Sukuk? How can Shariah compliant instruments, including Sukuk, be further applied to the funding of alternative asset classes and sustainable assets? How is technology such as blockchain shaping and influencing Islamic corporate banking and capital markets, considering notable recent innovations by GCC Islamic banks? Finally, how can global and domestic…

Keynote Interview: Advancing National Ambitions and Shaping the Tomorrow of Islamic Finance

We ask our distinguished panel to provide insight into their strategic initiatives for attracting Islamic investments into their respective markets. What is the investment landscape and what are the opportunities for investors? Beyond supporting their policy goals for Islamic finance what is driving the surge in the issuance of sovereign Sukuk vs bonds in these countries? Moderator: Khalid Howladar — Managing Director, Acreditus, the UAE Panelists: Abdulla Al Awar — CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, the UAE Dr Azeema Adam — Governor, Maldives Monetary Authority Mohd Hassan Ahmad — Deputy Undersecretary Fiscal Policy, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia Ravi Karunanayake — Minister of Finance, Sri Lanka

Bringing Banking Innovation to Islamic Finance

How are African Islamic banks innovating to stay ahead in the retail game? How is technology reshaping the provision of banking and Takaful services? What opportunities exist and how do we bridge the gap between supply and demand in the African SME landscape? What is needed to spur investment in the SME sector? Will Fintech’s impact on retail banking and Takaful be complementary or pose a challenge to the industry? Where do African financial services providers stand in developing Islamic microfinance products and what lessons can be learnt from other jurisdictions? Moderator: Nida Raza — Director and Head of Advisory, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector Panelists: Mahmud Hossain — Managing Director, Millennium Information Solution Souleymane Diarassouba…

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Overview of the Energy Sector and the role of Green Sukuk plays within

Jeremy Crane - Board Member, Clean Energy Business Council

Future Gameplan: Where Do We Go From Here?

With significant success in recent transactions under its belt, Oman has all the makings of being a serious contender in the Islamic investment space. What’s next? Opportunities and challenges for Islamic banking and finance in continuing the growth of the industry. Takaful – How will the industry move forward and what can domestic players learn from their GCC neighbors? How does the CMA manage Shariah governance and will this change? The role of the National Shariah Board and how it has benefited the industry Crowdfunding: The role of Shariah-compliant funds for SME businesses Moderator: Abdulkader Thomas — CEO, Shape Financial Panelists: Abdullah Al Jufaili — General Manager, Sharakah Ahmed Al Mamari — Director-General, Directorate of Insurance Supervision, CMA Gauttam Datta…

Keynote Address

Sayed Aqa — Vice President, Cooperation and Capacity Development, IDB Group

An Audience with HSBC

Interviewer: Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Interviewee: Mohammed Dawood — Managing Director, Global Sukuk Financing, HSBC

Official Launch of Sukuk Listings on the BRVM

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

Driving Regional Economic Development through Shariah-compliant Capital Raising

How can IF facilitate development of regional resources in oil & gas, energy, agriculture and halal industry? How can CIS’s SMEs benefit from Shariah-compliant capital raising products? Moderator: Nadir Burnashev - Advisor to the Chairman of Board, Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan (AFK) Panelists: Daulet Abylkairov – Deputy Chairman, DAMU Entrepreneurship Development Fund Elena Gupalo – Chairman, Zaman Bank Saeed Kharbash - Head of Strategy and Planning, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC)

An Audience with Newly Established Participative Banks

The heads of the newly established participative banks share their experience in acquiring banking licences, where their institutions stand at the moment and their respective strategies for increasing market share. Moderator: Dr Sami Soulaimani — Director, FINEOPOLIS Panelists: Abdelali Bennouna – Head of Participative Banking, Credit du Maroc Adnane El Gueddari – Managing Director, Umnia Bank Fouad Harraze – Executive Director, Strategy and Development, Crédit Agricole of Morocco Mohamed Maarouf – CEO, Bank al Tamweel wa al Inma (BTI) Mohamed Tahri – Deputy Managing Director, Société Générale Maroc

How is Fintech Changing the Face of Islamic Capital Raising and Investing?

Moderator: David Parker – Executive Director, Financial Services Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board Panelists: Anass Patel – Chief Eexecutive Officer, ConexCap Mohammad Farrukh Raza – Founder and Managing Director, IFAAS Olivier Merlan – Deputy General Manager and Co-Founder, Logos ITS, Luxembourg Shahbaz Mirza – Director, Finocracy Suhail Ahmad – Partner, Exolta Capital Partners

Opportunities for Infrastructure and Social Welfare Project Financing in Kuwait and the Region

With the launch of the New Kuwait plan and mega projects in the pipeline, we ask deal-makers to examine the role financial service providers - Islamic and conventional - can play to make these plans a reality. Moderator: Rajwah Al Kuhaymi – Associate, Winston & Strawn Panelists: Faisal Hijazi – Vice-President, Relationship Management, Middle East and Islamic Finance, Moody's Investors Service Qasim Aslam – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance - Middle East, Dentons Yusuf Chorghay – Senior Manager, Structured and Syndicated Finance Department, Investment Banking Group, Warba Bank

Sukuk, Capital Markets and Investment Banking in Oman

In a significant year that has seen Sovereign, bank and corporate Sukuk issuance, what is next for the Sultanate’s Islamic capital markets? What factors play a role in successful deals and what more needs to be done to compete with conventional corporate finance options? How can large scale projects in Oman be financed using Shariah compliant structures and what can we expect to see from the Omani equity capital markets? Moderator: Qasim Aslam – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance – Middle East, Dentons Panelists: Asad Qayyum – Senior Associate, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co Ata Ur Rahim Hanafi – Head, Corporate Islamic Banking, Sohar Islamic Mohamad Noranuar Sajari – Head, Shariah Structuring, Bank Nizwa Mohsin Shaik Sehu Mohammed – Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Maisarah Islamic…

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Global Shariah Majlis 2023: Closing remarks

Ali Allawala, Head of Islamic Banking UAE, & Group Islamic Head of Consumer, Private & Business Banking

Islamic Investments and Funds in Asia: Developing Growth in Key Sectors and New Asset Classes

Investment experts and advisors offer their perspectives on potential growth sectors in the Islamic investment universe. Which classes and sectors will deliver and what is hindering the development of others? How will Asia compete with the UK and the GCC in the Shariah compliant real estate space? Closing the gap between high demand and low supply of Islamic wealth management products Can the development of Waqf serve as a catalyst for driving growth in Islamic wealth management? Is the Islamic investment industry going into regulatory overdrive or is more regulation actually necessary? Improving the distribution of Islamic funds by using passporting options Which elements are crucial when choosing the right fund domicile or investment vehicle? Panelists: Bishr Shiblaq - Head,…

Presentation – What Initiatives Exist to Develop Talent and Human Capital in the Islamic Finance Services

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Investors Roundtable: Shifting Trends and Winning Strategies

Outlook for offshore Sukuk and offshore Islamic funds: New markets, new players The case for government-linked investments and infrastructure funds: Outlook for Asian PPPs Islamic private equity and venture capital funds: What infrastructure is necessary for Asia to catch up to the Middle East? What is inhibiting the growth of Islamic ETFs and index-linked investments? Moderator: Noripah Kamso - Former Advisor, CIMB Islamic, Malaysia Panelists: Ahmad Nazim Abdul Rahman - Group Chief Executive Officer, Pelaburan Mara, Malaysia Alka Banerjee - Managing Director of Global Equity & Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices, USA Mahdzir Othman - Chief Executive Officer, i-VCap Management, Malaysia Mushthaq Ahmad Ibrahim - Chief Executive Officer, KFH Asset Management, Malaysia Ritjana Ceveli - Managing Director of Asset Management…

Investment Titans: The Islamic Investment Strategy: A Five Year Plan

Global Islamic investment leaders are asked to share their views on what Asian investors can expect from the Islamic investment environment in the next five years. Which investment vehicles are expected to thrive and which would have run their course? Are forays into emerging markets worth the risk and how should these be assessed? How are fund managers adapting their strategy to prevailing political and economic conditions in Asia? Panelists: Maznah Mahbob - Chief Executive Officer, AmInvest, Malaysia Nicholas Kaiser - Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Saturna Capital, USA Nor Rejina Rahim — Country Head — Malaysia, Nomura Asset Management Sandeep Singh - Country Head - Malaysia & Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management

Enabling Growth: Resolving Key Regulatory, Risk and Shariah Issues Facing the Industry

Can new regulations actually address the higher cost of Islamic finance transactions? Tradability of Sukuk: The question of Shariah compliance Addressing the management of risks and provision of liquidity to Islamic finance institutions Evolving from a risk transfer to a risk sharing model in the Basel III environment: Are current products staying true to the risk sharing model? Raising capital in accordance with Basel III and other regulations: The challenge for financial institutions The pan Asian Sukuk debate : Discussing opposing viewpoints on Shariah compliance Legal and tax considerations in advancing Islamic finance— what emerging concerns must be addressed today Panelists: Andri Aidham Badri - Partner, Kadir Andri & Partners, Malaysia Mohd Nazri Chik - General Manager & Head of…

IFN Asia Issuers Roundtable

We invite the region’s most successful issuers to discuss key trends, features and success factors of their most prominent deals. Why did they choose to raise funds Islamically? What drove the success of the issuances and what made these deals unique? In hindsight, what would these issuers have done differently? Cagamas RM4.2 billion Sukuk Commodity Murabahah Khazanah Nasional SG$600 million convertible Sukuk FWU Group US$100 million Sukuk Wakalah Panelists: Mohd Izani Ghani - Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia Rafiza Ghazali - Chief Financial Officer, Cagamas, Malaysia Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Global Takaful Solutions, United Arab Emirates

Sukuk and the Asian Islamic Capital Market: The Challenge to Innovate

The call to innovate has been consistently echoed by industry players with the lack of market depth and breadth and its reliance on replicating conventional products often blamed for the innovation deficiency. Is it time for the Islamic finance industry to transform its business model? Is there truly customer demand for innovative Islamic finance products? Addressing the over-reliance on Sukuk: What else is out there? Connecting Shariah compliance with real innovation Will Basel III requirements drive innovative structuring? Building the infrastructure to support large scale, cross border and multi-jurisdictional deals New and innovative offerings and asset classes in the pipeline Panelists: Alhami Mohd Abdan - Head, International Finance & Capital Market, OCBC Al-Amin Bank, Malaysia Issam Al Tawari - Chairman…

Launch of Islamic Banking Intelligence: The First Comprehensive Global Islamic Banking Database and Analytical Business Intelligence Dashboard

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Launch of Islamic Banking Intelligence: The First Comprehensive Global Islamic Banking Database and Analytical Business Intelligence Dashboard

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Presentation: Will Innovation in Islamic Finance Require a New Business Model?

Jawad Ali - Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding, United Arab Emirates

Asian Regulatory Roundtable: Driving Growth through Effective Regulatory Environments

Central to the success of Asia’s Sukuk markets are the tireless efforts made by Asian regulators in building enabling regulatory frameworks and promoting governance. As the Islamic finance marketplace evolves so must the standards that govern the industry. What strides have regulators of aspiring Islamic investment destinations made in promoting Islamic finance transactions? What synergies exist between the various Asian Islamic economies and what can be done to strengthen ties? Anticipated impact of regulatory changes in the coming year in the Asian Islamic finance landscape Assessing the introduction of Shariah standards frameworks in Malaysia and the likely impact on capital markets issues Is the setting up of a global Shariah board a viable solution to solving Shariah issues? Is it…

Keynote Address by Khaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi

Khaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi - Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, IDB Group

Industry Titans Roundtable: Islamic Finance 2015

We ask global Islamic finance thought leaders to share their vision of what the Islamic finance landscape will look like in 2015. Which markets are likely to lead and which sectors will flourish. What challenges lie ahead for Asia to stay in the game and what needs to happen now to achieve this vision? Moderator: Mohammad Faiz Azmi - Executive Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia Panelists: Badlisyah Abdul Ghani - Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Mohammad Kamran Wajid - Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Financial Services & Emirates NBD Capital, United Arab Emirates Rafe Haneef — Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah, Malaysia Wasim Akhtar Saifi — Global Head of Islamic Banking, Consumer Banking & Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq, Malaysia