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The Islamic Funds Landscape in the Age of Fintech: Blockchain, Crypto Currencies and Digital Distribution
Moderator: Mohd Atasha Alias — Head of Scale Up Excellence, MDec and Founder of DigitalEconomist.co Panelists: Daniel Goettfert — Country Manager, FundedbyMe Malaysia Kyri Andreou — Director and Co-Founder, ATA Plus Mark Smalley — Co-founder and CEO, Neuroware Mohamed Izam Mohamed Yusof — CEO, IAP Integrated Naysan Munusamy — COO, pitchIN
Talking Shop with Fund Managers and Institutional Investors
Moderator: Stuart Hutton — Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, the UK Panelists: Jamaluddin Nor Mohamad — Director, Islamic Capital Market, Bursa Malaysia Mahdzir Othman — CEO, i-VCAP Norashikin Kassim — CEO, CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management Saliegh Salaam — Portfolio Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group, South Africa Sohail Jaffer — Deputy CEO, FWU Group, the UAE
In Conversation: The Hunt for Yield, Challenge of Liquidity and Preservation of Wealth in a Stressed Economic Environment
Intervieweer: Stella Cox — Managing Director, DDCap, the UK Interviewee: Professor Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdelkarim — CEO, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation
Luncheon Address
Lawrence Oliver — Deputy CEO, DDCAP, the UK
Real Asset Investing: What trends will we see shaping investments in oil, infrastructure, real estate and commodities?
Moderator: Vineeta Tan — Editor, Islamic Finance news Panelists: Elias Moubarak — Partner, Trowers & Hamlins, Bahrain Lim Say Cheong — Head of Islamic Banking, Maybank Singapore Richard Thomas — Institutional, Governmental and Multilateral Relationships, Gatehouse Bank, the UK
Integration of ESG/SRI funds in the Shariah funds Marketplace
Moderator: Lawrence Oliver — Deputy CEO, DDCAP, the UK Panelists: Gerald Ambrose — CEO, Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management Maznah Mahbob — CEO, AmInvest Ruslena Ramli — Head of Islamic Finance, RAM Ratings
Presentation: Asia Pacific Asset Management 2020: Get Ready for the Asian Decade
Armin Choksey — Director, Head of Asian Investment Fund Center, PwC Singapore
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
IFN Awards 2016 Highlights
IFN Awards Dubai Ceremony 28th February 2016, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) IFN Awards Kuala Lumpur Ceremony 22nd February 2016, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
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:…
Presentation: Hiring Trends, Human Capital Initiatives
Dr Hatim El-Tahir — Director, Islamic Finance Group & Islamic Finance Knowledge Center Leader, Deloitte & Touche, Bahrain
Panel Session: Developing Leadership in the Islamic Banking Sector
The Islamic finance industry faces a unique dilemma – familiar faces. The industry’s top talent tend to be poached by the competition in a landscape where growth is far outpacing the availability of talent to match the requirements of C-level positions. How will we, as an industry, overcome the current dearth in strong leadership? What is needed to nurture and grow mid-level managers to become industry leaders? And more importantly, can the industry stay on growth trajectory without fresh chiefs? Moderator: Ashar Nazim — Partner, Global Islamic Banking Center, EY Panelists: Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar — CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) Dr Mohd Daud Bakar — Founder and Group Chairman, Amanie Group, Malaysia Rehan M. Shaikh — CEO Islamic Banking, Standard Chartered Saadiq, UAE Tirad…