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Fintech Keynote Interview: How are Financial Regulators Driving Innovation
Interviewer:Muneer Khan – Partner, Head of Middle East Financial Markets, Regulatory & International Islamic Finance, Simmons & SimmonsInterviewee:Ian Johnston – Chief Executive, Dubai Financial Services Authority
What’s Happening in Fintech Investment and Why?
Presenter: Abdul H. Basit – Chief Financial Officer, Innovate Finance
Islamic Corporate Financing Activity in Europe: Players, Markets and Sectors
From syndicated financing to corporate Sukuk, what are the key markets and sectors, where will activity center itself and who are the prospective corporate Sukuk buyers? Moderator: Mohamed Damak – Senior Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings Panelists: Arshad Mohamed Ismail – Head of Global Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking, Maybank Islamic, Malaysia Farmida Bi – Partner and Head of Islamic Finance – Europe, Norton Rose Fulbright Gordon Welsh – Head of Business Group, UK Export Finance Nitish Bhojnagarwala – Vice-President - Senior Analyst, Financial Institutions Group, Moody’s Investors Service, the UAE Serdar Sumer – CEO, Aktif Investment Bank, Turkey
Keynote Address: Islamic Investment Opportunities between the UAE and the UK
Abdulla Al Awar – CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center
Positioning Key Financial Markets in the Islamic Funds and Investment Landscape
Moderator:Lawrence Oliver – Deputy CEO, DDCapPanelists:Majid Sadjadi Nejad – Managing Director, Rostam Capital Marcus Peter – Partner, GSK Stockmann Ramakrishna Sithanen – Chairman and Director, IFS - A SANNE Company Wayne Evans – Adviser in International Strategy, TheCityUK Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin – Managing Director of Development and Islamic Markets Business Group, Securities Commission Malaysia
Global Real Estate Investment Roundtable
As real estate projects and investments continue to be a key driver for economies in the Middle East, Europe and other parts of the other world, this expert panel discusses market performance, where investors should ultimately be placing their real estate dollars and how Brexit will impact real estate investment in Europe. This multi-stakeholder roundtable will provide an avenue for leading global real estate investment specialists to exchange views on these very timely issues affecting real estate investors across the globe. Moderator: Abradat Kamalpour – Partner, Ashurst Panelists: Bik Bhuptani – Director, Greenridge Duncan Steele – Bodger – CEO, QIB UK Mike Rainey – Partner, King & Spalding Mohamed Isarti – Portfolio Manager, WCP Investments LP Nick Judd – Founder & Head of Investment, 90 North Real Estate Partners
Keynote Address
Stephen Barclay – Economic Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury
Launch of TheCityUK Report: Global Trends in Islamic Finance and the UK Market
By Gary Campkin – Director, Policy and Strategy, TheCityUK
Keynote Interview: Role of European Stock Exchanges in Facilitating Islamic Capital Raising
Interviewer: Lauren McAughtry – Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Interviewee: Nikhil Rathi – CEO, London Stock Exchange
Flourish or Flounder: How will Brexit Impact Islamic Finance Activity in Europe?
Moderator: Mike Rainey – Partner, King & Spalding Panelists: David Testa – Executive Director, DDCap Harris Irfan – Managing Director, Cordoba Capital Peter Kruschel – Director, International Directorate,Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany Waheed Qaiser – Chairman & CEO, IPS Ltd
Welcome Remarks
Alderman Sir David Wootton – Former Lord Mayor of London
Indonesia’s Islamic capital markets – What opportunities are there?
Together with Irwan Abdalloh, Indonesia Stock Exchange’s head of Islamic Capital Market Development, IFN Editor Vineeta Tan explores the current state of play of the industry in Indonesia and what can the world expect out of the Republic’s Islamic capital markets.