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Islamic Corporate Financing Activity in 2017: Players, Markets and Sectors

From syndicated financing to corporate Sukuk, what key markets and sectors should we focus on, where will activity center itself and who are the prospective corporate Sukuk buyers? Moderator: Ruslena Ramli — Head of Islamic Finance, RAM Ratings Panelists: Hitesh Asarpota — Managing Director, Capital Markets, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE Ijlal Alvi — CEO, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid — Senior Managing Director and Deputy CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank Norazua Mohd Marzuki — Head of Islamic Finance , Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Malaysia Nitish Bhojnagarwala — Vice-President - Senior Analyst, Financial Institutions Group, Moody’s Investors Service, the UAE Qudeer Latif — Partner, Head of Islamic Finance, Clifford Chance, the UAE

Welcome Remarks

Alderman Sir David Wootton – Former Lord Mayor of London  

How are Equity Crowdfunding and PropTech Altering the Real Estate Landscape?

  Moderator: Philip Churchill – Founder and Managing Partner,90 North Real Estate Partners Panelists: Anouar Adham – CEO, MercyCrowd Azeemeh Zaheer – Managing Director, Naissance Capital Javed Khan – CEO, PropTech Crowd Zeeshan Uppal – COO & Co-Founder, Yielders

Gold – All that Glitters

Gold has come to prominence of late, either as an underlying asset or an asset class in itself. We take a closer look at recent financial products structured on or around gold and ask if the upward trend is set to continue. Moderator: Mohammed Paracha – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance – Middle East and Africa, Norton Rose Fulbright Panelists: Andrew Naylor – Director, Central Banks and Public Policy, World Gold Council Bishr Shiblaq – Counsel, Head of Dubai Office, Arendt & Medernach Ismail Dadabhoy – Advisor to the Board and CEO, International Islamic Financial Market Meng-Chan Shu – Director of Business Development, Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange Robin Lee – CEO, HelloGold

Keynote Address

Harnessing the Islamic Finance Sector for Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: Abdulkadir Abbas, Deputy Director, Securities and Exchange Commission

Opening and Keynote Speeches

Khaled Al Aboodi – Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector

Infrastructure & Project Finance: Weighing the Options and Investment Opportunities in Asia

Outlook for key sectors and asset classes across Asia: Maritime, aviation, healthcare and energy Infrastructure deals: Where is the capital coming from and where is it flowing to? Assessing Indonesia’s infrastructure needs and opportunities for financing and investment Cross border financing: Challenges in executing cross border project Sukuk Moderator : Noor Meurling — Partner, Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee Singapore Panelists : Edward Gustely — Managing Director, Penida Capital Advisors, Indonesia Salman Ahmed — Partner, Trowers & Hamlins Suminto Sastrosuwito — Director of Islamic Financing, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia Wahyu Trenggono — Director, Indonesia Bond Pricing Agency

Keynote Speech

Daniel Kablan Duncan — Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire