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Dr Bambang PS Brodjonegoro – Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
Achieving Growth Potential of Participation Finance in Turkey
Heavily supported by regulators, participation finance in Turkey is set to grow to new heights with the goal to increase the market share to 15 percent within eight and triple participation banking sector assets within five years. We ask the leading industry players to share their views on what the strategy will be for the advancement of participation finance in Turkey in the year ahead. Moderator: Jawad Ali – Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding Panelists: Osman Arslan – Chief Executive Officer, Ziraat Participation Bank Osman Celik – Chief Executive Officer, Turkiye Finans & President, Participation Banks Association of Turkey (TKBB) Dr Serdar Sumer – Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Aktif Bank Dr Zamir Iqbal – Head, World Bank Global Islamic Finance…
Keynote Address
Sufian Ahmed – Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ethiopia
Positioning Africa on the Islamic Financial Landscape
The Africa Islamic Finance Forum kicks off with a look at opportunities 2017 will present to global Islamic finance industry players in key economies. Market leaders and regulators are asked to weigh in on where they see opportunities for growth in the year ahead and to share their strategy for developing a presence in Africa. What is the outlook for Islamic banking and Takaful? How will the current economic climate impact and provide opportunities for offering of Islamic financial services? What steps must African market players take to build a sustainable Islamic capital market? Moderator: Madani M Tall — CEO, MMT Conseils & Strategies, Senegal Panelists: Adama Kone — Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Economy and Finance,…
Gold — Opportunities for Financial Innovation
Recent Shariah rulings have provided opportunities for products based around gold. We take a detailed look at this interesting and innovative area. Moderator: Elias Moubarak, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins Panelists: Albert Cheng, CEO, Singapore Bullion Market Association Robin Tsui, APAC Gold Strategist, SPDR ETFs, State Street Global Advisors
Developing Islamic Capital and Takaful Market
Creating innovation in the Islamic capital market: New and current products What new trends are likely to develop in Shariah compliant capital raising ; impact of corporate sukuk in growth of corporate; major issues in raising capital through Sukuk Development in the Takaful industry and impact of Takaful windows furthering growth Islamic share index: Has it contributed towards increased market activity, how is the market performing? Moderator: Muhammad Raza — Group Head of Customer Support, Meezan Bank Panelists: Bilal Rasul — Executive Director, Chairman’s Secretariat, Head of Islamic Finance Department, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Ghulam Muhammad Abbasi — Director, Islamic Banking Department, State Bank of Pakistan Mufti Muhammad Hassaan Kaleem — Head of Shariah, Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Mufti Syed Zahid Siraj — Vice-President…
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Address: Niale Kaba - Minister of Planning and Development, Côte d’Ivoire
Keynote Address
Dr Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghaddam — President, Shariah Council, Securities & Exchange Organization of Iran
Presentation: Opportunities in the US for Real Estate Investors
Dan Cooper – Partner, Head of North America, 90 North Real Estate Partners
Regulatory, Taxation Issues and Shariah Governance Frameworks for Islamic Banks in South Africa: Challenges and Solutions
Moderator: Shabir Chohan, CEO, Al Baraka Bank – South Africa Panelists: Ahmed Suliman, Shariah Advisor, FNB Islamic Banking Mufti Shafique Jakhura, Member, Shariah Supervisory Board member, Al Baraka Bank – South Africa Yasmeen Suliman, Executive, Tax, Bowmans Yusuf Suliman, Head, Shariah Advisory, Standard Bank
The African Investment Landscape: Attracting Inward Investment and Cross Border Collaboration
Growing trade and investment relationships between African nations and key Islamic finance jurisdictions is a key element in developing the rate of cross border Islamic finance activity in Africa. This session will focus on current collaborative partnerships and transactions and what the future holds for inward Islamic investments into Africa. What will 2015 hold for Islamic investors and funds managers? Which asset classes and markets are foreign investors looking at and why? How does Africa compare with other emerging regions and how can it effectively compete for international investment? What tax, legal and regulatory reform is needed to spur foreign investment? What can Commodity Murabahah and trade finance offer African SMEs? Outlook for Shariah compliant real estate, equity funds and…
Capital-Raising Roundtable: Bottlenecks, Strategies and Opportunities
Moderator: Hulusi Horozoglu — Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Turkey Panelists: Ahmed Al Qassim — CEO, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE Rizwan Kanji — Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE Sait Eryilmaz — Senior Associate, Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership Tanweer Bukhari — Former Head of Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East