REDmoney Events - IFN EUROPE FORUM 2013

In Association with

Issuers Day: Tuesday, 28^th May 2013
Investors Day: Wednesday, 29^th May 2013
Venue: The Guildhall, London

Confirmed Delegates:
570

NOTE-TO-EDITOR
28^th MAY 2013

Islamic Finance news EUROPE Forum 2013
Expanding the Realms of Islamic Finance

In a bid to diversify its economy, seek more transparent forms of financing, and increase trade and investments with the Middle East, Europe is fast opening up to the global phenomenon which is Islamic finance. Europe‘s growing Muslim population and established financial regulations and infrastructure are also essential elements already present in the economy to boost the growth of Islamic finance in the region.

With major financial centers such as Luxembourg and London already home to 51 Shariah compliant funds totaling US$500 million in assets, and 16 listed Sukuk issuances amounting to US$5.5 billion, there is evidence of increased market interest and participation in these sectors. The UK is currently the largest Islamic finance center in Europe, with Islamic assets worth US$19 billion, held by its five full-fledged Shariah compliant banks. Gulf banks such as the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is also seeking an operational license in the country to extend its services to an increasingly interested customer base.

Countries such as France and Ireland have also begun seeking regulatory reforms to accommodate Islamic finance into the mainstream economy, already mulling over the prospects of creating regulations and tax regimes specific to Islamic financial products. Cross-border efforts with major Islamic finance players in Asia such as CIMB have also been ramped up in Ireland, with CIMB Principal choosing to launch its Islamic UCITs program in the country.

European countries stand to offer much to the realm of Islamic finance, all possessing individual strengths in terms of regulation, infrastructure, expertise and knowledge derived from a long financial history. Coupled with the opportunities Islamic finance has to offer to the region in terms of serving a growing Muslim population and increasing cross-border trade and investments with the Middle East, it is only a matter of time before Europe becomes a major industry player.

The 2013 IFN Europe Issuers & Investors Forum will take you around the continent and explore the growth opportunities for Islamic finance, the potential Islamic finance has in resuscitating the European economy via increased cross-border investments with the Gulf and Asia, and the challenges present on the regulatory and tax front.

Through a series of exclusive regulatory country presentations, practitioner-led round-table discussions, non-debatable power presentations, original case studies and sector focused side sessions, the IFN Europe Forum in 2013 will again be the key, must-attend industry event for issuers, investors, regulators and all financial intermediaries involved in the Islamic financial markets with the slightest interest in the European markets.

With the proper implementation of regulations, education and understanding of Islamic financial products, and the provision of sufficient infrastructure, the capital markets of Europe could most definitely benefit from an increased participation in the global Islamic finance market.

Speakers at this exclusive event also include:

•	Abradat Kamalpour – Partner, Ashurst LLP
•	Dr Adnan Aziz – Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Global Distribution Platform
•	Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip - Head, Global Financial Services & Islamic Banking, Azmi & Associates, Malaysia
•	Alain Verbeken – Director, Cross-Border Tax, Deloitte Tax & Consulting
•	Dr Ali Al Amari – Senior Director of the Regulatory Affairs, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
•	Asim Khan - Managing Director, Khalij Islamic
•	Atif Hanif - Partner, Allen & Overy
•	Bishr Shiblaq - Head, Dubai Representative Office, Arendt & Medernach and Member, Islamic Finance Task Force, Luxembourg for Finance
•	David Testa - Chief Executive Officer, Armila Capital
•	Denis Noonan - Vice President, Business Strategy, Clearstream Banking
•	Dennis Cox - Chief Executive Officer, Risk Reward
•	Eldred Buck - Managing Director, Cogito Solutions
•	Faisal Alshowaikh - Head of Islamic Financial Services, ABC International Bank
•	Farmida Bi - Partner, Norton Rose
•	Fawad Hussain - Director, Islamic Solutions, Royal Bank of Scotland
•	Gillian Walmsley - Head of Fixed Income Products, London Stock Exchange
•	Habib Motani - Partner, Clifford Chance
•	Harris Irfan - Managing Director, European Islamic Investment Bank
•	Hitesh Asarpota - Director, Capital Markets & Structured Finance, Emirates NBD Capital
•	Jawad Ali - Deputy Head of Islamic Finance Practice & Managing Partner, King & Spalding, Middle East
•	Jonathan Lawrence - Partner, K&L Gates
•	Ken Eglinton – Executive Director, Financial Services, Ernst & Young
•	Lawrence Oliver - Director, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, DDCap
•	Mansur Mannan - Executive Director, Dar Capital
•	Dr Massoud Janekeh - Director and Head of Islamic Capital Markets, Bank of London and The Middle East
•	Matthew Sapte - Partner, Dentons
•	Michael Bennett - Head of Derivatives and Structured Finance, Capital Markets Department, World Bank
•	Michael Orzano - Associate Director, Global Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices
•	Mike Rainey - Partner, Islamic Finance Practice, King & Spalding, London
•	Mehmet Fatih Bulac - Vice President, Financial Institutions & Islamic Syndications Turkiye Finans
•	Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic
•	Mohammad Farrukh Raza – Managing Director, IFAAS
•	Mohammad Khan - Partner, PwC
•	Mohammed Amin - Islamic Finance Consultant
•	Naomi Heaton - Chief Executive, London Central Portfolio
•	Neil Miller - Global Head of Islamic Finance, Linklaters
•	Neill Gibson - Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
•	Nicholas Judd - Founder Partner, 90 North Real Estate Partners
•	Nigel Denison - Director, Head of Markets and Wealth Management, Bank of London and The Middle East
•	Nusret Cetin - Senior Legal Counsel, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
•	Philip Churchill - Founder Partner, 90 North Real Estate Partners
•	Rami Sayegh - Head of International Sales, NCB Capital, Saudi Arabia
•	Richard Bishop - Chief Executive Officer, Cobalt Underwriting
•	Rizwan Kanji - Partner, Islamic Finance and Debt Capital Markets, King & Spalding, Dubai
•	Safdar Alam - Chief Executive Officer, Siyam Capital
•	Samer Hijazi – Director, Financial Services Practice, KPMG
•	Sheikh Bilal Khan - Shariah Scholar, Linklaters
•	Sohail Jaffer - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, FWU Global Takaful Solutions
•	Stella Cox - Chief Executive Officer, DDCap
•	Professor Sundra Rajoo - Director, KLRCA
•	Walid Sarieddine - Assistant General Manager and Head of Islamic Finance, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe

Covering a wide spectrum of topics pertinent to issuers and investors, the IFN Europe Forum 2013 will run on the 28^th May (Issuers Day) and the 29^th May (Investors Day) where delegates can interact via regular question and answer opportunities as well as networking sessions throughout the day.

To receive your media pass, register online today!

For more information, please contact Rachael Lim:
+603 2162 7800 ext. 43 or email [email protected]

You can also visit www.redmoneyevents.com/2013/2013_IFNforum_INDONESIA.asp

We look forward to welcoming you to IFN Europe Forum 2013!

About REDmoney Group & Islamic Finance news Forum

REDmoney Group is the holding company behind Islamic Finance news, Islamic Finance training and Islamic Finance events all leading products in their own right.

For the past nine years Islamic Finance news has been reaching out and educating new markets globally. For eight years REDmoney has been organizing key Islamic finance events with the focus heavily on education and development and for the past six years the IFN Forum has been visiting key developing Islamic financial markets and providing all interested parties with the perfect stage to assist development.

Heading into its 6^th year, the Islamic Finance news Forums continues to roam the globe educating and updating the developing Islamic financial markets. In 2013, the IFN Forum will visit 5 key markets. These markets are those which our clients have suggested we need to focus and also which we believe will witness exponential growth in the coming years.

After Europe, the IFN Forum will travel to Africa (5^th September), Asia (21^st & 22^nd Oct) and Saudi Arabia (18^th & 19^th November). A full list of the upcoming 2013 IFN Forums are available on our website.