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SINGAPORE

Singapore Management University

3^rd April 2013

Asia's leading fund management centre is always going to be a major potential market for the Islamic finance industry. Couple this with the Monetary Authority of Singapore creating a city which welcomes Islamic finance via new legislation, and you have a key market. Close connections with the Middle East and being sandwiched between the world's largest Islamic finance market (Malaysia) and the world's most populous Muslim market (Indonesia) and there you have it.

Confirmed Speakers

Aishath Muneeza - Head of Islamic Finance, Capital Market Development Authority, Maldives
Alhami Mohd Abdan - Head, International Finance & Capital Market, OCBC Al-Amin Bank
Andrew White - Associate Professor of Law & Director, International Islamic Law & Finance Centre, Singapore Management University
Ariff Sultan - Regional Director (Asia), IdealRatings
Barry Williams - Vice President, APAC Global Services, State Street
Daniel Cookson - Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
Daniyal Mufti - Senior Counsel, Dar Al Sharia
Etsuaki Yoshida - Director & Senior Economist, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Ferzana Haq - Of Counsel, Norton Rose
Gregory Man - Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
Mohd Kamal Mokhtar - Shariah Advisor, SHAPE Financial
Mohammad Kamran Wajid - Chief Executive Officer, Emirates NBD Capital
Nazmi Camalxaman - Assistant Vice President, Corporate Client Solutions (Middle East). Group Islamic Banking Division, CIMB
Nazneen Halim - Editor, Islamic Finance news
Ng Nam Sin - Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Nicholas Edmondes - Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Professor Yeo Tiong Min - Dean of the School of Law, Singapore Management University
Rajiv Vishwanathan - Associate Director, Corporate Ratings, Standard & Poor’s
Shawn Er - Senior Associate, Watson, Farley & Williams
Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin - Partner, Allen & Gledhill
Wasim Akhtar Saifi - Global Head of Islamic Banking & Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq
Yazit Yusuff - Director & Head of Islamic Banking, OSK Investment Bank (a subsidiary of RHB Capital)
Yeo Wico - Partner, Allen & Gledhill

Agenda

08:00 - 09:15

Registration and Refreshments

09:15 - 09:20

Opening Remarks: Ng Nam Sin - Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

09:20 - 09:30

Welcome Address: Professor Yeo Tiong Min - Dean of the School of Law, Singapore Management University

09:30 - 10:15

Session One: Islamic Finance in Singapore: Laying the Groundwork for Long Term Growth

Developing Singapore's key competitive advantages in the Islamic finance space: Innovation, depth of investor flow and a diversified investor base
Can Singapore effectively position itself as a crucial international link for cross border Islamic financing
Examining notable issues in 2012 and why they succeeded: Sabana REIT Convertible Sukuk, Golden Sukuk
Capitalizing on growth in emerging markets and greater access to these new markets
Building on regulatory efforts in pursuing investment flows from the Middle East
How can market players facilitate further trade and investment flows with key global trading partners

Moderator:	Andrew White - Associate Professor of Law & Director, International Islamic Law & Finance Centre, Singapore Management University
Panelists:	Ariff Sultan - Regional Director (Asia), Ideal Ratings Mohammad Kamran Wajid - Chief Executive Officer, Emirates NBD Capital Nazmi Camalxaman - Assistant Vice President, Corporate Client Solutions (Middle East). Group Islamic Banking Division, CIMB Wasim Akhtar Saifi - Global Head of Islamic Banking & Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq

10:15 - 10:45

Case Study - Sabana REIT S$80 million Convertible Sukuk Al Ijarah

Gregory Man - Senior Associate, Clifford Chance

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Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin - Partner, Allen & Gledhill

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10:45 - 11:15

Break & Networking

11:15 - 12:00

Session Two: Singapore's Role in Facilitating Cross Border Islamic Investments as a Key to Sustainable Growth

What international investors are looking for in cross border Islamic investments
Role of market players and regulators in creating cross border demand in the debt and equity markets
Utilising Singapore's expertise in wealth management to reach a global base of high net worth Muslim clients
Recent regulatory and tax measures to promote cross border Islamic investments
Leveraging emerging opportunities in cross border Sukuk through project and infrastructure financing
Taking the success of Islamic REITs across borders
Examining the crucial issue of Shariah compliance is cross border financing

Moderator:	Nazneen Halim - Editor, Islamic Finance news
Panelists:	Alhami Mohd Abdan - Head, International Finance & Capital Market, OCBC Al-Amin Bank Etsuaki Yoshida - Director & Senior Economist, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation Gregory Man - Senior Associate, Clifford Chance Nicholas Edmondes - Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:30

Case Study: Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) US$170 million Ijarah Project Financing
Ferzana Haq - Of Counsel, Norton Rose

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Shawn Er - Senior Associate, Watson, Farley & Williams

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13:30 - 14:15

Session Three: Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Islamic Asset and Fund Management Products in Singapore

Assessing the potential of emerging alternative asset classes in Singapore
Exploring new opportunities and trends in Islamic asset and fund management - Social impact investing and ‘ethical’ funds
Growth of private investment funds and wealth management
Market outlook for Islamic exchange traded funds and private equity funds

Moderator:	Etsuaki Yoshida - Director & Senior Economist, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Panelists:	Barry Williams - Vice President, APAC Global Services, State Street Mohd Kamal Mokhtar - Shariah Advisor, SHAPE Financial Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin - Partner, Allen & Gledhill

14:15 - 14:30

Case Study: Golden Agri-Resources Ltd's 15-Year Sukuk Murabahah Programme of up to RM5 billion (US$1.637 billion)
Yazit Yusuff - Director & Head of Islamic Banking, OSK Investment Bank (a subsidiary of RHB Capital)

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14:30 - 15:15

Session Four: Facilitating Shariah Compliant Investment Flows Through Innovative Investment Products and Structures

Latest developments in structuring Shariah compliant hedging and derivatives: Islamic profit rate swaps and cross currency swaps
Recent tax and regulatory measures and IIFM/ISDA standards facilitating Shariah compliant investment products in Singapore
Is there a market for i-ETFs and what further development can be expected for i-REITs in Singapore
The outlook for liquidity management products and instruments: Commodity Murabahah, Islamic repo and other money market products
How Islamic finance structures can facilitate funding infrastructure development in Asia

Moderator:	Ariff Sultan - Regional Director (Asia), IdealRatings
Panelists:	Aishath Muneeza - Head of Islamic Finance, Capital Market Development Authority, Maldives Daniel Cookson - Senior Associate, Clifford Chance Daniyal Mufti - Senior Counsel, Dar Al Sharia Rajiv Vishwanathan - Associate Director, Corporate Ratings, Standard & Poor’s Yeo Wico - Partner, Allen & Gledhill