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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…
Quality Talent Development for the Financial Services Industry
Ulrika Brunner – Director, Strategic Corporate Relations, Finance Accreditation Agency
Real Estate Investment in Saudi Arabia
We assess latest techniques and trends in real estate investment in Saudi Arabia, including the use and structure REITs Moderator: James Stull – Partner, King & Spalding Panelists: Allen Merhej – Managing Director - GCC, Inovalis Fund Management Amro Nahas – Head of Real Estate Investment, MASIC Ibrahim Al Buloushi – National Director and Country Head, JLL
Funding Infrastructure Requirements in Indonesia: Opportunities for Islamic Finance
Estimates suggest that Indonesia may potentially require US$500 billion of infrastructure financing in the coming years. What role does Islamic finance, in particular Musharakah-based financing structures and project Sukuk, offer? We examine active sectors, structures, risks and opportunities in this exciting area. Moderator: Ruslena Ramli — Head of Islamic Finance, RAM Rating Services Panelists: Bernardus R Djonoputro — Country Head of Infrastructure and Capital Project, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Konsultan Indonesia Hitesh Asaporta — Managing Director, Capital Markets, Emirates NBD Capital Ibrahim Ali Shoukry — Resident Representative and Director, IDB Group Iman Rachman — Finance Director, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II
Responsible Investing: The Shift toward Sustainable, Responsible and Ethical Fund and Financing in East Africa
Moderator:Mohammad Farrukh Raza – Managing Director, IFAAS Panelists:Luke Ombara – Director, Regulatory Policy and Strategy, Capital Markets Authority Olivier Deiters – Investment Officer, Africa & Middle East, Triple Jump Kenya Victor Nkiiri – Capital Markets Development Specialist, FSD Africa
Developing Value-Based Banking in Malaysia
We ask industry players to assess the development of Islamic finance and banking in Malaysia, including the adoption of benevolent, risk-sharing and Musharakah-based products and the implementation of initiatives such as sustainability and value-based intermediation. What is VBI, what does it mean for the industry and what needs to be done? Moderator: Azleena Idris – Head, Legal, Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Panelists: Ahmad Ramzani Ramli – Vice-President, Equity Research, Kenanga Investment Bank Ashraf Gomma Ali – Director/Regional Head, Shariah and Governance, CIMB Islamic Nik Norishky Thani – Executive Director/ Country Head Islamic Banking, UOB Bank Malaysia Norazua Mohd Marzuki – Head, Islamic Finance, MUFG Bank (Malaysia)
Green, Sustainable and Responsible Finance and Investment in Indonesia
With Indonesia setting benchmarks through the issue of the industry’s first green Sukuk, there is significant local and regional interest in responsible finance and investment. What’s the latest regulatory and standard-setting position with regards to the sector? What is needed to make green finance and socially responsible investment mainstream and can sectors such as infrastructure potentially benefit from its growth? Moderator: Lawrence Oliver — Director and Deputy CEO, DDCAP Panelists: Abdul Aleem Habeeb — Corporate and Structured Finance Manager, Asia, Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Ashraf Arshad — Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group Kanya Satwika — Partner, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Masumi Hamahira — Advisor – Islamic Banking Window, MUFG Bank
Islamic Finance Workshop for Students
Legal and Regulatory Issues in Islamic Finance Presenter: Asad Qayyum – Senior Associate, AMJ
Growing the Industry through Fintech
The opportunity with fintech is to have a total shift in the way we look at the economy and business. What’s fintech got to offer Islamic finance industry? How can fintech support the industry growth through current model? Moderator: Vineeta Tan — Editor, Islamic Finance news Panelists: Kyri Andreou — Co-Founder & Director, Ata Plus Mohammad Raafi Hossain — CEO, Finocracy, UAE Umar Munshi — Founder, Ethis Ventures
Opening Panel Session: Islamic Finance in Asia: A Gameplan for the Year Ahead
The region’s leading players share their views on what the strategy will be for the advancement of Islamic finance in Asia in the year ahead. As Asian markets begin to tackle the effect of a new economic environment, what impact will oil prices, global currency exchange and other economic factors have on how business is done here in Asia? Which markets are likely to lead and which sectors will flourish? What trends are we likely to see in investment banking and Sukuk issuances? What will it take to attract Gulf investors? Opportunities for cross border transactions in the coming year Impact of new regulations on growth in Asian markets True risk sharing: Is the industry moving towards risk sharing and…
Funding Infrastructure and Social Welfare Requirements in Saudi Arabia
We discuss public-private partnerships, financing structures as well as opportunities in active sectors. Moderator: Shibeer Ahmed – Partner, Winston & Strawn Panelists: Hidayathullah Baig – Senior Director, Project Finance, Al Rajhi Bank Richard Paton – Head of PPP and Public Sector Strategy, Saudi Arabia, KPMG Safdar Raza – Director, Project and Export Finance, HSBC Saudi Arabia
Corporate Financing Activity in East Africa: Players, Markets and Sectors
From syndicated financing to corporate Sukuk, what are the key markets and sectors, what activity can we expect to see and how do Islamic and conventional financial solutions compare? Moderator: Saad Rahman – Group Managing Partner, Amani Partners Panelists: Hussein Hassan – Global Head of Islamic Finance, JP Morgan Momar Gueye – Senior Investment Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector Mona K Doshi – Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN Rahail Ali – Global Head of Islamic Finance, Hogan Lovells Shaikh Badru Jaffar – Head of Shariah, DIB Kenya