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Ethical, Sustainable and Responsible Finance, Investment and Development in Indonesia
With interest in responsible investing and sustainable development ever increasing, Islamic finance products that are also ethical and sustainable offer financial institutions and asset managers an opportunity. We look at the buy-side as well as the potential offered by capital raising instruments such as green Sukuk. Moderator: Ramlie Kamsari — CEO, Nomura Islamic Asset Management Panelists: Ariff Sultan — Regional Director, IdealRatings Bharat Joshi — Investment Director, Aberdeen Asset Management Intan Syah Ichsan — Chief Operating Officer, Samuel Aset Manajemen
Gold – All that Glitters
Gold has come to prominence of late, either as an underlying asset or an asset class in itself. We take a closer look at recent financial products structured on or around gold and ask if the upward trend is set to continue. Moderator: Albert Cheng — CEO, Singapore Bullion Market Association Panelists: Andrew Naylor — Director, Central Banks and Public Policy, World Gold Council Robin Lee — CEO, HelloGold Robin Tsui — Gold ETF Strategist, APAC, State Street Global Advisors
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
Interview:Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders
Solving the Industry’s Human Capital Conundrum Interviewee: Celia De Anca – Director of the Saudi-Spanish Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance, at IE Business School, Spain Interviewer: Fara Mohammad – Consultant – Director of Islamic Finance, Foot Anstey
Saudi Arabian Capital Markets: From Domestic to International
Saudi Arabian Capital Markets: From Domestic to International Recent Saudi sovereign issuance has been acknowledged as a game-changer in the Saudi capital markets and recent corporate Sukuk issuance has provided an important benchmark. However, what needs to be done to further shape the Kingdom as a recognized international financial center and how will the Sukuk market develop? What will a new generation of products such as Sukuk funds and mortgage-backed securitizations bring, and where can Islamic finance play a role? Moderator: John Sandwick – General Manager, Safa Investment Services Panelists: Anita Yadav – Head of Fixed Income Research, Senior Director – Wholesale Banking, Emirates NBD Darko Hajdukovic – Head of Analytics, Funds and Fixed Income, London Stock Exchange Group Faisal Qadri – Managing Director, Head of Debt…
Potential Collaboration between Indonesia and Jordan for the Advancement of Islamic Finance
Mufti Hamka Hasan — Chairman & CEO, P.T. Hati International
Preparing for the Future: Financial Technology in Turkey
What does the advancement of technology mean for financial institutions in Turkey? We analyse opportunities and threats as well as likely industry shifts and developments in product and delivery channels Moderator: Mihriban Ersin Tekmen — Co-Founder at FinTechTime Panelist: Barbaros Ozbugutu — Founder and CEO, iyzico Cigdem Ayozger — Founder, SRP Legal Didem Altop — Managing Director, Endeavor Turkey Leilya Shamel — Associate Director, Business Development, DDCAP Limited
Panel Session: Onstage Discourse between HR Practitioners and Academia
Many of today’s successful Islamic bankers embarked on a route far removed from their fields of study. Islamic investment bankers, for example, often have a background in law but no real grounding in the area of Islamic finance. We ask HR practitioners and academic providers how this disconnect can be addressed: Are Islamic finance graduate programs adequately preparing young professionals for the industry? How are curriculums being designed to meet the needs of the market? What are HR practitioners looking for when recruiting young executives? What will be expected of them from Day One? How do current industry professional standards support the new generation of bankers and what needs to change? Will professional qualification become mandatory for Islamic bankers? Moderator:…
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