Date: 27th March 2018 Venue: King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney

Agenda

09:00 – 09:05 Opening Remarks
09:05 – 09:15 Welcome Remarks
Chaaban Omran  – 
CEO, Islamic Financial Services Council of Australia (IFSCA)
09:15 – 09:30 Keynote Address
Professor Dr John Hewson  – 
Board Member, IBA Group (former Opposition Leader of Australia)
09:30 – 10:20 Shariah Compliant Investment Opportunities in Australia: Where do we stand now?
  • Australian regulatory constraints and entry barriers hampering the growth of Islamic financial products and services
  • Vexed taxation and compliance issues facing the nascent industry in Australia and other countries with Muslim minorities
  • Why competition remains a real problem for many Islamic finance providers operating either as mortgage brokers or tightly controlled financial intermediaries without the ability to raise funds in the money market.
Moderator: Muzzammil Dhedhy – COO, Hejaz Financial Services
Panelists: Dr Abul Khair Jalaluddin – Director, Islamic Financial Services Council of Australia (IFSCA)
Almir Colan –
Director, Australian Centre for Islamic Finance
Dale Rayner –
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Professor Dr John Hewson  – 
Board Member, IBA Group (former Opposition Leader of Australia)
10:20 – 10:30 Presentation: Responsible Islamic Finance in Australia
Presenter: Chaaban Omran  – CEO, Islamic Financial Services Council of Australia (IFSCA)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:50 Portfolio Construction and The Importance of Diversification
Moderator: Mohamed Hage – Head of Research and Investments, CPG Research and Advisory Pty Ltd
Panelists: Anthony WamstekerChairman, IBA Group
Ariff Sultan – Regional Director - Asia, IdealRatings Inc
Hakan Ozyon – 
CEO, Hejaz Financial Services and Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Ethical Fund 
Hilton Wood – Chief Representative Officer, Doha Bank, Australia
Issam Eid – Portfolio Manager, Sigma Funds Management
Dr Rashid Raashed – Chief, Sharia'h Audit Executives (SAE) and Board Member, Islamic bank Australia Project/IBA Group 
11:50 – 12:20 Presentation: Further Growth and Opportunity in Shariah Compliant Investment Funds and Superannuation
  • Current Economic conditions and demand for Islamic financial products.
  • Difference between Islamic and conventional funds from the industry perspective.
  • Dynamic Global opportunities for funds with Ethical and Sharia overlay.
Presenter: Hakan Ozyon – CEO, Hejaz Financial Services and Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Ethical Fund
12:20 – 12:30 Presentation: Islamic Banking and Finance in Australia; A dynamic Alternative to their Conventional Peers
Presenter: Dr Rashid Raashed – Chief, Sharia'h Audit Executives (SAE) and Board Member, Islamic bank Australia Project/IBA Group
12:30 – 13:30 Islamic Real Estate Investment, Property and Construction Finance
  • Indicative of greater Islamic investment interest in the Australian property market, the year saw the arrival of leading ethical real estate.
  • Also, broader interest in the Australian real estate market from a number of other Middle East and Southeast Asian investors, and further Shariah compliant property transactions, particularly in the commercial property space, are expected.
Moderator: Mahanoor Hassan Khan  – Operations Manager, Islamic Cooperative Finance Australia Ltd
Panelists: Ariff Sultan – Regional Director - Asia, IdealRatings Inc
Chaaban Omran  – 
CEO, Islamic Financial Services Council of Australia (IFSCA)
Christopher Aylward
 – Partner, Banking and Finance, Madison Marcus
Dr Imran LumDirector, Islamic Capital Markets, National Australia Bank
Dr Muhammad M KhanCEO, Halal Australia
13:30 – 14:30 Networking
14.30 End