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Islamic Finance and Banking in Indonesia: 2017 and onwards
With the finalization of the National Committee on Islamic Finance; the formation of the Hajj management fund, BPKH; the establishment of a new Waqf-focused institution; the initiation of the Jakarta Islamic Financial Center and the continuous march of fintech and the development of the Islamic capital markets, 2017 may prove to be a monumental year. We ask the industry’s elite to share their views. Moderator: Hanim Hamzah — Regional Managing Partner, ZICO Law Network Panelists: Ahmad Nazmi Camalxaman — Head of Islamic Banking, RHB Bank Singapore Felia Salim — Former Vice-President Director, Bank Negara Indonesia Herwin Bustaman — Head, Shariah Banking, Bank Maybank Indonesia Irwan Abdalloh — Head of Islamic Capital Market Development, Indonesia Stock Exchange Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid — Senior Managing Director and Deputy CEO, CIMB…
Keynote Address
Robert Pakpahan — Director-General of Budget Financing and Risk Management, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
Paving the Way for Takaful Industry Segment
Moderator: Dr Abderrahmane Lahlou – Founder, ABWAB Consultants Panelists: Hakim Bensaid – Takaful Project Manager, Royale Marocaine d'Assurance (RMA) Mohamed Zerrei –Partner, Fidaroc Grant Thornton Zeroual Koudama – Project Director General of Takaful, Wafa Assurance
Global Market Perspective: What is the Way Forward for the Industry in Morocco?
This panel will feature global leaders in Islamic finance industry offering their views on how Moroccan market can leverage on the experiences from established participative finance markets of Malaysia, Turkey and the Gulf. Moderator: Dr Ahmed Tahiri Jouti – COO, Al Maali Consulting Group Panelists: Dr Mohamed Damak – Senior Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Standard & Poor's Paul McViety – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance, DLA Piper, the UAE Dr Rusen Ahmet Albayrak – Executive Vice President, Treasury & International Banking, Kuveyt Turk, Turkey
Next Generation Participative Finance Platform: Built by Muslims, in Morocco, for the World?
Rachid Ouaich – Chairman, ConeXCap
How is Participative Finance Going to Help Revitalization of Capital Markets in Morocco?
Moderator: Qudeer Latif – Partner/Global Head of Islamic Finance, Clifford Chance, the UAE Panelists: Fouad El Hajji – Senior Private Banker, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) Houda Chafil – CEO, Maghreb Titrisation Dr Mohammed Ghiyath Sheikhah – Chief Treasury and Investments, Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB)
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
Morocco as an Islamic Investor’s Gateway to Africa
Rachid Boumehraz – Partner, Fidaroc Grant Thornton
Mapping the Moroccan Participative Finance Ecosystem
Industry leaders provide insight on what Moroccan participative finance landscape will look like in five years and what market players and regulators will need to do to get there. How can sustainable growth be achieved in Moroccan banking and capital market sectors? What liquidity management instruments are available for the newly established banks? What is Morocco capable of achieving domestically and what is the outlook for cross-border participative finance activities? Moderator: Anouar Hassoune - Managing Director, Euris Group Panelists: Abdessamad Issami – CEO, Umnia Bank Gonzalo Rodríguez – General Coordinator, Saudi-Spanish Center For Islamic Economics And Finance (SCIEF), IE Business School, Spain Said Amaghdir – Chairman, Moroccan Association for Participative Finance Professionals - Shariah Compliant (AMFP) Youssef Baghdadi – CEO, Dar Assafaa
Welcome Remarks
Chairperson: Anouar Hassoune - Managing Director, Euris Group
Panel session: Opportunities for Islamic Finance and Investments in Sri Lanka
Moderator: Mafaz Ishaq — Director, Calamander Capital, Singapore Panelists: Ravi Karunanayake — Minister of Finance, Sri Lanka Krishan Thilakaratne – CEO - Al Falaah, Lanka Orix Finance, Sri Lanka Osman Kassim – Chairman, Amana Bank, Sri Lanka Manil Jayasinghe – Partner, EY, Sri Lanka Ishrat Rauff – Group MD/CEO, ADL Capital, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Investment Session: Keynote Address
Ravi Karunanayake — Minister of Finance, Sri Lanka