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08:00 – 09:00   Registration & Breakfast
09:00 – 09:05   Welcome
09:05 – 09:15
  Opening Address
James E  Shapiro - Head, Market Development, Bombay Stock Exchange
09:15 – 10:00   Session One: Where is Islamic Financing in India Now?
    Examining key industry developments in India discovering how to increase Islamic finance growth pace in India
  Secular views Vs. Islamic financing?
  Growth of Islamic financing globally and its opportunities in India in the aftermath of the global economic crisis
  Challenges facing the local Islamic financial markets
  Recent growth in the market – opportunities for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) offering Islamic finance products in India
  Islamic financing in India relative to neighboring Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - Where does India go from here?
    Moderator:
Ahsan Ali - Head Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Dubai
    Panelist: H Abdur Raqeeb - General Secretary, Indian Center for Islamic Finance & Convenor, National Committee for Islamic Banking
Ashraf Mohamedy
- Managing Director, Idafa Investments
Mohsin Shaik Bin Sehu Muhamed
- Assistant Manager, Consumer Banking, CIMB Islamic
Keyur Shah
- Partner, KPMG India
Prathima Rajan
- Analyst, Celent
H. Jayesh
- Founder Partner, Juris Corp
10:00 – 10:45   Session Two: Issuing & Investing in the Islamic Financial Markets
    The development of Islamic issuance and investments in India and the Middle East, and its potential in a new business environment
  Identifying growth areas, market opportunities, potential investors and issuers
  Demands of high net worth Individuals from the Middle East
  Opportunities from Shariah compliant stock market investments
  Discovering and adapting to changes in the issuing and investing market place
  Identifying challenges and opportunities for local Islamic financial markets and banking to compete with conventional financial systems
  Structuring and financing Islamic investment products to meet India’s needs
    Moderator:
Ashvin Parekh - Partner, National Leader, Global Financial Services, Ernst & Young
    Panelist:

Radhika Gupta - Director, Forefront Capital Management
Ashraf Mohamedy - Managing Director, Idafa Investments
Fawad Butt - Managing Partner, Zeus Capital Advisers
Imtiaz Merchant - Managing Director, Pragmatic Wealth Management
Ahsan Ali - Head Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Dubai

10:45 – 11:15   Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:30  

Presentation : Cutting Edge Islamic Wealth Management in Labuan
Hiu Chee Fatt - Trust Advisor, Labuan IBFC

11:30 – 12:15   Session Three: Islamic Finance Products: What Can and Can’t be Done?
    Assessing the development of Islamic finance products in India and the regional markets. Including;
  Increasing acceptability of Shariah based products by non-Muslims in India
  Where do opportunities lie for Islamic investment products in India?
  Developments and updates in existing products including;
   
  Takaful, re-Takaful & BancaTakaful
  Private Equity
  Structured Poducts
  Fund & Wealth Management
  Shariah Compliant Stocks
  Standardization of products to increase cross-border acceptability
  Islamic products from the corporate, bankers and consumers point of view
  Comparing funds management in India to Malaysia and the Middle East - Can India compete?
    Moderator:
Samir Bali - Partner, Business Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
    Panelist: Ali Shervani - Founder, Consigliori Consultants
Radhika Gupta - Director, Forefront Capital Management
Fawad Butt - Managing Partner, Zeus Capital Advisers
H. Jayesh - Founder Partner, Juris Corp
Mohsin Shaik Sehu Muhamed
- Assistant Manager, Consumer Banking, CIMB Islamic
12:15 – 13:00   Session Four: India and Islamic Financing Capital Markets
    Discussing local and regional developments in the interest-free financial market, including taxation, regulatory, risk management and ratings issues.
  Characteristics unique to the Indian market
  Identifying opportunities and capitalizing from a large economy
  Current growth of Islamic financing in India – addressing setbacks
  Role of governmental bodies and regulators in ensuring compliance in the industry
  Encouraging cross-boundary collaborations for growth and standardization
  Rules and regulations governing Islamic finance and NBFCs: Role of NBFCs in encouraging Islamic finance growth
    Moderator:
Masoud Rahman - Director, Standard Chartered Bank
    Panelist:

Ali Shervani - Founder, Consigliori Consultants
Keyur Shah - Partner, KPMG India
Sameer Gupta - Partner, Global Tax Advisory Services, Ernst and Young
Imtiaz Merchant - Managing Director, Pragmatic Wealth Management
Yusuf Jha - Senior Shariah Auditor, Bank in GCC

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch and Networking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Speaker Profile

Osman Akyüz, who obtained his degree from the faculty of political sciences at Ankara University, began his career as a certified public accountant at the finance ministry in 1978. He worked with the Sezai Türkes - Fevzi Akkaya Group from 1983 till 1985, after which he was appointed the manager of financial and administrative affairs at Albaraka Türk.

He has also worked as a fund allocations manager (1991-94), assistant general manager (1994-95) and general manager (1996 - 2002). Osman has been an executive board member of Albaraka Türk since April 2002. He is also the secretary general of the Union of Turkish Participation Banks.