• Maintaining stability in European Islamic capital markets in light of global market turbulence
• The role of regulatory authorities and consequences for issuers in Europe
• Differing and opposing views on Shariah compliance - what have we learned from recent high profile capital markets cases?
• Examining notable issues in 2012 and why they succeeded
• Examining deal size versus product structure and innovation
• Specific challenges facing issuers in Europe

Andrew Sulston, Partner, Allen & Overy
Harris Irfan, Managing Director & Head of Islamic Finance, European Islamic Investment Bank
Natalie Schoon, Principal Consultant, Formabb Ltd & Member of Board of Advisors, Noriba Investing

• What do issuers need? Balancing the need for innovative product solutions with effective and consistent market regulation
• Encouraging development of new Shariah-based products as opposed to Shariah compliant structures
• Refinancing and restructuring Islamic capital market transactions - lessons from the Gulf
• Addressing taxation, regulatory and risk management issues for the European Islamic capital markets
• New views on Shariah compliance and audit considerations for capital market structures
• Examining the success factors of the Kingdom of Bahrain $750 million Sukuk

Moderator: Neil Miller, Global Head, Islamic Finance, KPMG

Alain Verbeken, Director, Cross-Border Tax, Deloitte Tax & Consulting
Daud Vicary Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer, INCEIF
Jamie Durham, Partner, Allen & Overy
Qudeer Latif, Partner & Head of Islamic Finance, Clifford Chance

Massoud Janekeh, Head of Islamic Capital Markets, Bank of London and The Middle East

• What makes Islamic syndicated finance an attractive alternative to issuing Sukuk - key considerations for issuers
• Assessing current trends and innovating structuring of Shariah compliant syndicated finance
• Challenges inherent in integrating the concepts of syndicated financing into Islamic finance models
• Outlook for Islamic asset finance in European markets and assessing the success of recent transaction
• Comparing the features of the highly successful AK BARS Revolving Syndicated Murabahah Facility and Salik One Wakalah Syndicated Financing deals

Abradat Kamalpour, Partner, Ashurst LLP
Atif Hanif, Partner, Allen & Overy
David Testa, Managing Director, David Testa Consultancy Limited
Professor Mahmood Faruqui, Senior Advisor, Bank of London & The Middle East

Emad Al Monayea, Vice Chairman, Managing Director &Chief Executive Officer, Liquidity Management House

• Fees, distribution, intermediaries, advisors and cost efficiency
• Examining the role played by guarantees in Islamic capital markets transactions
• Maturities, pricing and credit enhancement for Sukuk issues
• Managing Shariah risk in Islamic capital markets structures: how to ensure consistency
• Book-building and initiatives to broaden the investor base for Islamic issuances
• Can issuances be effectively hedged? Using swaps to manage risk
• Examining the challenges and issues raised by the Goldman Sachs Sukuk

Asim Khan, Managing Director & Head of Structuring, Dar Al Istithmar
Etsuaki Yoshida, Director & Senior Economist, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Mohammad Farrukh Raza, Managing Director, Islamic Finance Advisory & Assurance Services
Sheikh Bilal Khan, Shariah Scholar and Co-Chairman, Dome Advisory Ltd

• Regulatory changes in European financial markets and their impact on driving growth of Islamic treasury and interbank transactions
• Development of Islamic treasury products: How have they assisted market players and what more needs to be done?
• Addressing hedging and derivatives from an Islamic perspective
• Will current market conditions in Europe drive or hinder growth of the Islamic treasury market?
• Structuring and using Islamic profit rate swaps in practice in European markets

Fawad Hussain, Director, Islamic Solutions, Royal Bank of Scotland
Nigel Denison, Head of Treasury and Wealth Management, Bank of London & Middle East
Richard Tredgett, Partner, Allen & Overy
Safdar Alam, Chief Executive Officer, Siyam Capital

• Can Islamic liquidity management solutions provide stability and mitigate risks in European markets
• Assessing the performance of Shariah compliant liquidity management products: lessons learnt from Asia and the GCC
• The outlook for liquidity management products and instruments: Commodity Murabahah, Islamic repo and other money market products
• Developing liquidity management instruments: the vital role of regulators, financial institutions and scholars
• Factors hindering the growth of Commodity Murabahah, Tawarruq and other Islamic money market instruments

Dennis Cox, Chief Executive Officer, Risk Reward Limited
Eldred Buck, Managing Director, Eiger Trading Advisors
Fara Mohammad, Islamic Finance Consultant
Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCap

Said Qaceme, Senior Manager, Advisory, KPMG

Pierre Simon, Chairman, Greater Paris Investment Agency

Pat Lardner, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Funds Industry Association

• Challenges facing the Islamic asset management industry: developing attractive product propositions and effective distribution strategies
• Investment and product trends in Europe: Derivatives, ETFs, iREITs
• Optimal and efficient fund structures for success in the Islamic investment industry
• The potential of Islamic private equity growth in Europe: key sectors and opportunities
• Where is the market now for Islamic REITs in Europe: what more needs to be done to improve investor uptake of these products?
• Examining the crucial issue of Shariah compliance for today's Islamic investments structures and products

Moderator: Safdar Alam, Chief Executive Officer, Siyam Capital

Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip, Managing Partner/Head, Global Financial Services and Islamic Banking, Azmi Associates
Gillian Walmsley, Head of Fixed Income Products, London Stock Exchange
Naomi Heaton, Chief Executive Officer, London Central Portfolio Limited
Philip Churchill, Founder Partner, 90 North Real Estate Partners LLP

Paul Holland, Partner, SNR Denton

• Sovereign wealth funds and their reach and scope in Europe
• Discussing the investment strategies of sovereign wealth funds in the coming year
• Assessing the role of the Takaful industry in the mobilization of funds
• Takaful companies and the long-term investment mandates and strategies available to them
• Investment mandates for pension funds and institutional funds in Europe: what can Islamic finance offer?

Moderator: Daud Vicary Abdullah - Chief Executive Officer, INCEIF

Abbas Khaku, Senior Analyst, Amiri Capital LLP
Lawrie Chandler, Head of Europe, Asset Management, Emirates NBD
Mohammad Khan, Partner, PwC
Tariq Al-Rifai, Director, Islamic Market Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices