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Date: 13th March 2018 Venue: Grand Millennium Muscat

Agenda

09:00 – 09:15 Keynote Address
H.E Abdullah Salim Al-Salmi – Executive President, Capital Market Authority
09:15 – 09:30 Keynote Address
H.E Tahir Salim Al Amri – Executive President, Central Bank of Oman
09:30 – 10:30 Economic Development in Oman – Driving Growth through Islamic Banking, Capital Markets and Takaful
Through a respected panel, we offer an analysis of Islamic banking, finance and investment in Oman and how the recent and future development of Islamic retail banking, capital markets and Takaful can promote economic growth and expansion in the Sultanate.
Moderator: Karl Jackson – Director, Africa, India and Middle East, Risk Advisory Services, EY
Panelists: Ahmad Al Mamari – Vice-President, Insurance Sector, Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of Oman
Hasan Junaid Nasir – Head of Islamic Banking, Alhilal Islamic, Ahli Bank
Gautam Datta – CEO, National Takaful Company – Watania
Khalid Al Kayed – CEO, Bank Nizwa
Mohamed Said Al Abri – Vice President, Capital Market Sector, Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of Oman
Sulaiman Al Harthy – Deputy CEO, Meethaq Islamic Banking
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee and Networking
11:00 – 11:45 Sukuk, Capital Markets and Investment Banking in Oman
In a significant year that has seen Sovereign, bank and corporate Sukuk issuance, what is next for the Sultanate’s Islamic capital markets? What factors play a role in successful deals and what more needs to be done to compete with conventional corporate finance options? How can large scale projects in Oman be financed using Shariah compliant structures and what can we expect to see from the Omani equity capital markets?
Moderator: Qasim Aslam – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance – Middle East, Dentons
Panelists: Asad Qayyum – Senior Associate, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co
Ata Ur Rahim Hanafi – Head, Corporate Islamic Banking, Sohar Islamic
Mohamad Noranuar Sajari – Head, Shariah Structuring, Bank Nizwa
Mohsin Shaik Sehu Mohammed – Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Maisarah Islamic Banking Services
Salman Ahmed – Partner, Trowers and Hamlins
11:45 – 12:20 Investment Funds, Real Estate Finance and REITs in Oman
We ask a panel to discuss the Shariah compliant investment management environment in Oman, with a particular focus on the new REITs regulatory framework and what it means for the burgeoning real estate investment market.
Moderator: Jeremy Ingham – Partner, Trowers and Hamlins
Panelists: Kemal Rizadi Arbi – Expert/Advisor, Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of Oman 
Mohammed Jalaluddin – Director and Vice-Chairman, Islamic and Ansar Co-operative Housing Corporation
Saifuddin Ahmed – Head of Asset Management, Almadina Investment
Trevor Norman – Director, VG
Zulhilmy Kamaruddin – Director, Group Client Coverage, Group Wholesale Banking, RHB Investment Bank
12:20 – 13:00 Preparing for the Future: Financial Technology in Oman and GCC Region
What does the advancement of technology mean for financial institutions in Oman and the Gulf region? We assess the latest developments in FinTech and analyse likely industry shifts, regulation and developments in product and delivery channels.
Moderator: Majid Al Amri  – CEO, Thawani
Panelists: Chitrajit Chakrabarti – VP International Business, Monami Tech
David Testa – Executive Director, DDCAP Group
Manar Abbas – Head of Product Development, IFAAS
Mughees Shaukat – Head, Islamic Finance, College of Banking and Financial Studies
Salah Almajthoob – Managing Director, Jeyad Advisory
Salman Kabani – Head of Market Risk, Operational Risk and Strategy, Bank Nizwa
13.00 Closing Remarks and End of Forum
14.00 – 16.20 Student Workshop
14.00 – 14.05 Welcome Remarks
By Salman Kabani, Head of Market Risk, Operational Risk and Strategy, Bank Nizwa  
14.05 – 14.30 The Islamic Banking and Finance Industry – An Overview
By Mustafa Al Naabi, Assistant Manager of Shariah Training or Mundher Al Ghazali, Assistant Manager of Shariah Compliance and Structure, Bank Nizwa
14.30 – 14.55 The Islamic Retail Banking Market
By Arif Al Zaabi, Acting Head of Retail Banking – Bank Nizwa
14.55 – 15.20 Understanding the Islamic Capital Markets
Mohammed Sajari, Head of Sharia Structure – Bank Nizwa
15.20 – 15.45 Legal and Regulatory Issues in Islamic Finance
By Asad Qayyum, Senior Associate – Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co
15.45 – 15.55 Closing remarks
15.55 End of Forum
14.00 – 17.00 The Oman Dialogue
Now in its third year, the highly acclaimed IFN Oman Dialogue will once again bring together a select group of Oman’s leading Islamic finance industry’s practitioners and regulators, to openly discuss the benefits and concerns facing the Shariah compliant financing and investment market today. This thought-provoking exclusive closed-door session brings together the industry’s elite with extensive knowledge of that particular market and industry regulators. The Oman Dialogue will consist of local regulators and industry practitioners and international key players with a solid understanding of the local market but with an outsider’s point of view.