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Comparing Notes: From Financial Hubs to Fintech Hubs
Leading Islamic financial centers and Islamic fintech start-ups engage with each other on what makes a conducive Shariah fintech ecosystem, what measures are in place to attract start-ups, spur and support innovation among financial institutions. Moderator: Muneer Khan – Partner, Head of Middle East Financial Markets, Regulatory and International Islamic Finance, Simmons & Simmons Panelists: Bryony Travers – Head of Marketing and Communications, NOW Money Junaid Wahedna – CEO, Wahed Invest Thomas Hirschi – Executive Director, Banking and Insurance of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market
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…
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)
Keynote Address
Rifki Ismal, Deputy Director, Head of Islamic Economic Cooperation Division, Department of Islamic Economics, Bank Indonesia
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
Corporate Financing and Capital Raising in Nigeria: What does Islamic Finance offer?
We ask leading capital market professionals to discuss the prospects for domestic and regional capital and Sukuk markets in the coming months. What structures and asset classes will find favor with issuers and investors? We examine distribution, ratings and credit enhancement measures and identify other factors facing issuers in the Nigerian capital market. What challenges still exist within domestic taxation and regulatory frameworks and how can these be addressed? Finally, what do Sukuk offer West African sovereign, multilateral and supranational issuers? Moderator: Adeola Sunmola, Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie Panelists: Hajara Adeola, Managing Director/CEO, Lotus Capital Oluseun Olatidoye, Head, Debt Capital Markets, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Shuaib Audu, Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Vivien Shobo, Managing Director, Agusto & Co
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