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Presentation: Macroeconomic Outlook for Kuwait and the GCC
Tariq Al-Rifai – Head of Research and Investor Relations, Kuwait Finance House
Opening Panel Session: Outlook for Islamic Finance in Kuwait
Prospects for the Islamic banking industry in Kuwait Developing a domestic Sukuk market : Progress and challenges Infrastructure and mega projects under the new five-year development plan: An opportunity for Islamic finance? Investment in real estate: What’s next for the Kuwaiti investor? How important is capturing the SME financing market segment for Islamic financial institutions in Kuwait and the GCC? New PPP Law: Utilizing Islamic infrastructure financing in public-private partnership ventures Moderator: Abdulkader Thomas – CEO, SHAPE Financial Panelists: Emad Al Monayea – Board Director and CEO, Kuwait Finance House Investment Fahed Boodai – Chairman, Gatehouse Bank Hossam Abdullah – Partner, ASAR-Al Ruwayeh & Partners Issam Z Al Tawari – Chairman and Managing Director, Rasameel Structured Finance Company Paul McViety – Legal Director, Head of Islamic Finance, DLA Piper
Trade Finance in Africa: Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges
Trade Finance in Africa: Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges Recent trends and opportunities in the development on trade finance in Africa What are the constraints in meeting the demands of trade finance in Africa and how will multilateral support assist in this? What is the outlook for bank-intermediated trade finance in Africa and will the development of Islamic finance in Africa help in promoting this? Opportunities for the development of Shariah compliant trade finance platforms and activities Moderator: Cassim Docrat – Director, DDCAP(DIFC), UAE Panelists: Boubkeur Ajdir – Director of Projects, IFAAS Nabil Marc Abdul Massih – Chief Executive Officer, INOKS Capital Stefan Nellatamby – Director, Financial Sector Development, African Development Bank Yazan Al Nasser – Chief Products Officer, Tawreeq Holdings
Roundtable: Human Capital: What Does the Industry Really Need: Developing a New Generation of Islamic Bankers
Moderator: Dr Celia de Anca – Director, Saudi-Spanish Centre for Islamic Economics & Finance, IE Business School Panelists: Dr Abdel Aziz Mustafa – Director, Corporate Support, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) Dr Boubacar Baidari – Director General, Centre Africain d’Études Supérieures en Gestion (CESAG) Dr Eddy Chong Siong Choy –Director of Accreditation, Finance Accreditation Agency Kader Merbouh – Director of the Executive Master Islamic Finance & International Cooperation Officer – MENA Zone, Universite Paris-Dauphine, France
Developing Cote D’Ivoire as a Shariah Compliant Investment Destination
Significance of new regulations on Cote D’Ivoire’s Islamic finance industry Emerging Economy: Advancing the National Development Plan through Islamic finance Prospects for corporate Sukuk issuances and other Shariah compliant transactions Outlook for inward investments and public private partnerships: Key sectors and asset classes Moderator: Ibou Diouf – Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank Panelists: Albert Toikeusse Mabri Abdallah – Minister of State, Planning & Development, Cote d’Ivoire & Governor, Islamic Development Bank Abdourahmane Cisse – Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of the Budget, Cote d’Ivoire Andrew Alli – Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation Christian Adovelande – President, West African Development Bank Musa Sillah – Director, Dakar Regional Office, Islamic Development Bank
Developing Cote D’Ivoire as a Shariah Compliant Investment Destination
Significance of new regulations on Cote D’Ivoire’s Islamic finance industry Emerging Economy: Advancing the National Development Plan through Islamic finance Prospects for corporate Sukuk issuances and other Shariah compliant transactions Outlook for inward investments and public private partnerships: Key sectors and asset classes Moderator: Ibou Diouf – Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank Panelists: Albert Toikeusse Mabri Abdallah – Minister of State, Planning & Development, Cote d’Ivoire & Governor, Islamic Development Bank Abdourahmane Cisse – Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of the Budget, Cote d’Ivoire Andrew Alli – Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation Christian Adovelande – President, West African Development Bank Musa Sillah – Director, Dakar Regional Office, Islamic Development Bank
A Global View of Islamic Finance and Shariah Compliant Transactions
Global Islamic finance thought leaders share their vision on what the Islamic finance landscape will look like in 2016 and what trends are expected in global Sukuk transactions. Which markets are likely to lead and which sectors will flourish? What can investors expect from the Islamic investment environment in the next five years? What structures, trends and assets will drive future Sukuk transactions in Africa and globally? Rise of sovereign Sukuk in non-Muslim jurisdictions: What impact will this have on corporate Sukuk pipelines in these markets? Moderator: Nida Raza – Director & Head of Advisory, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector Panelists: Ahsan Ali – Managing Director & Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank Fabrice Toka…
A Global View of Islamic Finance and Shariah Compliant Transactions
Global Islamic finance thought leaders share their vision on what the Islamic finance landscape will look like in 2016 and what trends are expected in global Sukuk transactions. Which markets are likely to lead and which sectors will flourish? What can investors expect from the Islamic investment environment in the next five years? What structures, trends and assets will drive future Sukuk transactions in Africa and globally? Rise of sovereign Sukuk in non-Muslim jurisdictions: What impact will this have on corporate Sukuk pipelines in these markets? Moderator: Nida Raza – Director & Head of Advisory, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector Panelists: Ahsan Ali – Managing Director & Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank Fabrice Toka…
Opening and Keynote Speeches
Khaled Al Aboodi – Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
Opening and Keynote Speeches
Khaled Al Aboodi – Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
Assessing the Global Pipeline for Infrastructure Sukuk
As an increasing number of non-traditional Sukuk issuers begin to assess the inclusion of Sukuk in their monetary policies and with infrastructure spending in developing countries set to reach US $1 trillion per year, much has been said about the use of Sukuk in financing infrastructure projects. What’s in the global pipeline for infrastructure and project Sukuk? Where are we likely to see future mega-deals? How will the current economic climate and commodity prices impact how infrastructure deals are done? Will the formation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank spur large-scale project Sukuk? Outlook for Shariah compliant financing of green-energy projects Moderator: Bashar Al-Natoor – Global Head, Islamic Finance, Fitch Ratings Panelists: Lim Say Cheong – Executive Vice-President and Head of Investment Banking…
Presentation: Why have Healthcare, Education and Technology become Preferred Asset Classes?
Nabil Issa – Partner, King & Spalding