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Islamic Finance, Investment, Banking and Takaful in Nigeria
Nigeria is the second- largest OIC economy; nevertheless, the sustained low oil price has impacted its economy. With a growing Islamic finance sector and the stability of the gGovernment, there is immense potential for sustainable growth. Through a respected panel, we take a look at developments in regulation, banking, capital markets, investment management and Takaful and theits impact onto the Nigerian economy. In addition, we assess the success of its debut sovereign Sukuk and the opportunities for Islamic finance in the region. Moderator: Ahsan Ali, Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank Panelists: Abdulkadir Abbas, Deputy Director, Securities and Exchange Commission Jude Chiemeka, Divisional Head, Trading Business, Nigerian Stock Exchange Patience Oniha, Director General, Debt Management Office Umara Farouk Amina, Head, Research & Strategy Management,…
Sukuk, Infrastructure and Project Finance In the GCC
The drive by many Gulf countries to improve on infrastructure is set create opportunities for market players to fund infrastructure and power projects through Shariah compliant project financing. This session will cover the trends, structures and opportunities available Infrastructure and project Sukuk in the Saudi Arabia and the rest of the GCC: What’s in the pipeline? Opportunities in cross border Sukuk through project and infrastructure financing Utilizing Islamic infrastructure financing in public private partnership ventures Trends and outlook for syndicated financing of infrastructure projects Assessing the potential of alternative assets and its suitability to Shariah compliant financing: key considerations for issuers Outlook for tradability of Sukuk Moderator: Qasim Aslam - Partner & Head of Islamic Finance - Middle East, Dentons…
DDCap ETHOS Launch
Henry Desch — Senior Manager, Business Development, DDCAP, the UK
Driving Regional Economic Development through Shariah-compliant Capital Raising
How can IF facilitate development of regional resources in oil & gas, energy, agriculture and halal industry? How can CIS’s SMEs benefit from Shariah-compliant capital raising products? Moderator: Nadir Burnashev - Advisor to the Chairman of Board, Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan (AFK) Panelists: Daulet Abylkairov – Deputy Chairman, DAMU Entrepreneurship Development Fund Elena Gupalo – Chairman, Zaman Bank Saeed Kharbash - Head of Strategy and Planning, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC)
Unlocking the Future of Islamic Finance
The Islamic finance industry needs innovation and differentiation from its conventional counterparts to further their market share. Markets around the world have started acknowledging the importance of the financial sector in promoting sustainable growth particularly the Islamic finance industry. The initiative by the Indonesian government by issuing the world’s first sovereign green Sukuk is a testament to the commitment of sustainable financing. Islamic finance is pivoting toward not only catering on Shariah compliant products and services but also aligning them with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, the rise of fintech and techfin companies is disrupting the business of existing financial institutions. We ask a high-level panel to share their views on how to unlock the future of Islamic…
Keynote Address
Dr Sofyan Djalil — Minister of National Development Planning and Head of National Development Planning Agency, Republic of Indonesia
Keynote Address
Cas Coovadia, Managing Director, The Banking Association of South Africa
Keynote Address
Rifki Ismal, Deputy Director, Head of Islamic Economic Cooperation Division, Department of Islamic Economics, Bank Indonesia
In Conversation with Turkish Regulators
Moderator: Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Panelists: Ahmet Bicer — Executive Director, Head of Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Aysegul Eksit — Executive Vice-Chair, Capital Markets Board of Turkey Raci Kaya — Deputy Undersecretary, Undersecretariat of Turkish Treasury
Welcome Speech
Ousmane Diagana — Vice President, Ethics & Chief Ethics Officer, the World Bank
The Capital Raising Crystal Ball
If 2016 has taught us anything it is to expect the unexpected. In an age of unpredictability we ask our industry’s elite for insight into industry growth and trajectory for 2017. Moderator: Nicholas Edmondes — Partner, Trowers & Hamlins Panelists: Azmi Abdul Aziz — President and Group CEO, Prasarana Berhad Oz Ahmed — CEO, HSBC Amanah Malaysia Rafe Haneef — CEO & Executive Director, CIMB Islamic Bank Raja Teh Maimunah — CEO, AmInvestment Bank
Keynote Interview: Role of European Stock Exchanges in Facilitating Islamic Capital Raising
Interviewer: Lauren McAughtry – Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Interviewee: Nikhil Rathi – CEO, London Stock Exchange