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Keynote Address
Sayed Aqa — Vice President, Cooperation and Capacity Development, IDB Group
Welcome Address
Khaled Al Aboodi — CEO, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
Riding the Fintech Wave: Are Alternative Funding Platforms Continuing to Grow Sustainably?
What is driving the continued growth of these platforms? What Shariah principles are companies like Beehive, Blossom Finance and Club Ethis basing their products on? How will peer-based capital raising platforms overcome investor concerns relating to exit strategies and lengthy investment periods? Outlook for crowdlending for SMEs Is there potential for secondary market creation? What’s next in the FinTech space? Moderator: Stuart Hutton — Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, the UK Panelists: Anass Patel — President, 570 Asset Management, France Natalya Zotikova — Adviser, FinTech Development, Luxembourg for Finance Rachid Ouaich — Founder and Managing Director, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg
Presentation: Bringing Innovation and Technology to Islamic Finance
Rachid Ouaich — Founder and Managing Director, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg
The Debate: This House Believes: A Rebranding is the Catalyst for Creating Mass Appeal for Shariah Compliant Investments in Europe
With an increasingly tense geopolitical situation playing out in Europe many have voiced a need to consider replacing ‘Islamic finance’ with a more culturally acceptable term such as alternative finance or SRI. Is the ‘Islamic finance’ brand preventing Europe’s Shariah compliant funds industry from achieving its potential growth? Or are there other issues at play? Will the industry decide to take this controversial step and what will this mean for Islamic finance in Europe going forward? Moderator: Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Panelists: Ammar Dabbour — Managing Director and Founder, Euris Group Anouar Hassoune — Managing Director, Euris Group Lawrence Oliver — Deputy CEO, DDCap, the UK Rachid Ouaich — Founder and Managing Director, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg Volker Nienhaus —…
Capital Raising and Securitization: What is Driving Europe’s Lending Market?
A discussion on structures, regulations, recent innovation and risks Moderator: Paul Peporte — Counsel, Allen & Overy, Luxembourg Panelists: Anouar Hasoune — Managing Director, Euris Group Alex Armstrong — Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions & Structured Finance, QInvest, Qatar Farmida Bi — Partner and Head of Islamic Finance – Europe, Norton Rose Fulbright Mark Smyth — Chief Investment Officer, Tawreeq Holdings, the UAE
What’s Next for Shariah-Compliant Funds in Europe?
Where is the funds industry headed in light of contracting emerging markets, plunging oil prices and general market volatility? Where are investors putting their money and where are funds from MENA and Asia flowing to? Where are European Shariah compliant funds being distributed? Funds distribution: How will Europe benefit from the implementation of the ASEAN-CIS, ARFP and China-MRF? New structures in real estate and private equity transactions Moderator: Kamal Ikherrazen — Advisor, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg Panelists: Annemarie Arens — General Manager, LUXFlag Ashraf Ammar — Director, PwC Luxembourg Florence Stainier — Partner, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Magdy Eissa — Vice-President, IdealRatings
Europe 2016: A Review of Markets on the Rise
Key industry players representing developing Islamic finance markets provide an update on what significant progress has taken place in their respective jurisdictions and how these markets are being affected by geopolitics and economic conditions. What is the outlook for Sukuk issuances, establishment of Islamic banks and windows and alternative lending/investment platforms in these markets? Is the much discussed rebranding of Islamic finance a necessity for further industry growth? Moderator: Stella Cox — Managing Director, DDCap, the UK Panelists: Dr Johannes Engels — Senior Advisor, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin) Khairul Nizam — COO, Finance Accreditation Agency Robert Scharfe — CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange Stefano Padovani — Partner, NCTM Studio, Italy Ugurlu Soylu — Former Managing Director, Germany, Kuveyt Turk Bank,…
Keynote Address
Pierre Gramegna — Minister of Finance, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Presentation: Cross Border Funds Distribution in Asia – Opportunities for Islamic Funds
Armin Choksey — Director, Head of Asian Investment Fund Centre, PwC Singapore
Bringing Innovation and Technology to Islamic Asset Management
How are client preferences and new regulations influencing product development in key Asian markets? What global asset management trends are influencing the region’s Islamic funds industry? The evolution of alternative investment into mainstream investment allocation – the case for Shariah compliant solutions Who and what is driving the SRI and social entrepreneurship sector? What new products and funds are likely to surface? Islamic and ethical investing: What more needs to be done to promote Islamic as ethical investing to broaden its appeal? Embracing social media and technology in product distribution within the fund management industry Moderator : Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Panelists : Alexandra Solnik — Executive Director, BNP Paribas Investment Partners Najmah Gunanta Afrima —…
Education and Leadership in Islamic Finance
The Islamic finance industry’s projected growth continues to outpace the development of talent the industry crucially needs. Who is responsible for bridging the gap and how will it be fixed? Moderator : Professor Siraj Sait — Director of the Center for Islamic Finance, Law and Communities (CIFLAC), University of East London Panelists : Adnan Alias — CEO, IBFIM Badlisyah Abdul Ghani — President, Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals, Former CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank Yuslam Fauzi — Dean of Syariah Finance Academy, Mandiri University, Former President Director, Bank Syariah Mandiri