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Tevfik Kinik Executive Vice Chairman Capital Markets Board of Turkey  

Keynote Address

Murat Cetinkaya Deputy Governor Central Bank of Turkey

Roundtable Discussion – Islamic Project Financing: A New Path

Planes, trains and automobiles - key opportunities for investors in GCC transport projects PPP - what more is needed to encourage public/private sector collaboration? Education and Healthcare - how to profit from social impact investing? Oil & Gas - where we are now and how Islamic financing can play a key role in this sector UAE's first Green Sukuk - where we are now, the role of Clean Energy Business Council and other key players in this field The middle ground - What could Dubai Islamic financial intermediaries do more within the project finance sector? A borrower's perspective: We uncover why companies such as ACWA chose to tap the Islamic project finance market place Opportunities & challenges in establishing this…

Overview of the Energy Sector and the role of Green Sukuk plays within

Jeremy Crane - Board Member, Clean Energy Business Council

JAZAN ASU Financing Case Study

Leroy Levy, King & Spalding  

Sector Investment Opportunities for Kuwaiti Investors

Investment trends, strategies and risks for the global real estate market New investment sectors: Outlook for investments in renewable energy, environmental assets , aviation and the transportation sector Exploring private equity in education and health care as emerging asset classes Venture capital and regional startups Moderator: Kavilash Chawla – Partner, Bâton Global and Visiting Scholar, International Business Program, Drake University, USA Panelists: Bishr Al Boukai – Senior Associate, Al Markaz Law Firm Mohamed Mokhtar – Vice President, IdealRatings, Egypt Mohammed Jaffar – Former Chief Executive Officer, Talabat Moulay Omar Alaoui – President and CEO, International AirFinance Corporation Muhannad Al-Sane – Founder, Chairman and CEO, Al Riyada Finance & Investment Co.

Deal Dialogue: National Industries Group KWD105 million (US$ 347.4 million) Syndicated Financing

Moderator: Rizwan Kanji – Partner, King & Spalding Panelist: Mubasher Sheikh – Chief Financial Officer, National Industries Group Yusuf Chorghay – Manager-Investments, Warba Bank

Mapping Kuwait’s Shariah compliant Investment Landscape

CMA Law No. 7 of 2010, foreign funds placement and the rise of Islamic funds in Kuwait Where are Kuwaiti Shariah-compliant dollars being invested? Which asset classes are preferred among Kuwaiti investors? What trends are we likely to see in the future? What do emerging markets have to offer Islamic investors in Kuwait? Moderator: Jawad Ali – Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding Panelist: Cassim Docrat – Director, DDCAP Group, UAE Emad Al Monayea – Board Director and CEO, Kuwait Finance House Investment Mohammad Al-Qahtany – Managing Director, Abwab Capital

Presentation: Shariah compliant Securitization Challenges under Kuwaiti Law and Practice

Alex Saleh – Partner and Head of Kuwait Office, Al Tamimi & Company  

Treasury and Liquidity Management in the GCC’s Islamic Financial Institutions

Recent developments in capital adequacy norms for Shariah compliant banks How can Kuwaiti banks join the GCC in the issuance of Tier 1 and 2 securities and what will a lack of investment grade issuances mean for the market? The outlook for liquidity management products and investments to enable financial institutions to manage short-term funds. How to convert excess liquidity inbanks’ accounts into tradable papers? The use of global Islamic commodity platforms in liquidity management Moderator: Qasim Aslam – Partner and Head of Islamic Finance – Middle East, Dentons Panelists: Abdulkader Thomas – CEO, SHAPE Financial Ahmed Abbas – CEO, Liquidity Management Center, Bahrain Philippe O Piette – Chairman and CEO, WVB Global Financial Intelligence

Treasury and Liquidity Management in the GCC’s Islamic Financial Institutions

Recent developments in capital adequacy norms for Shariah compliant banks How can Kuwaiti banks join the GCC in the issuance of Tier 1 and 2 securities and what will a lack of investment grade issuances mean for the market? The outlook for liquidity management products and investments to enable financial institutions to manage short-term funds. How to convert excess liquidity inbanks’ accounts into tradable papers? The use of global Islamic commodity platforms in liquidity management Moderator: Qasim Aslam – Partner and Head of Islamic Finance – Middle East, Dentons Panelists: Abdulkader Thomas – CEO, SHAPE Financial Ahmed Abbas – CEO, Liquidity Management Center, Bahrain Philippe O Piette – Chairman and CEO, WVB Global Financial Intelligence