| 08:00 – 09:00 |
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Registration & Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 09:05 |
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Welcome |
09:05 – 09:15
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Opening Address
Kesara Manchusree - Group Head Markets, Stock Exchange of Thailand |
09:15 – 09:30
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Keynote on Islamic Banking in Thailand
Dr Dheerasak Suwannayos - President, Islamic Bank of Thailand |
09:30 – 09:45
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Introduction to Global Islamic Finance
Subhak Siwaraksa - President & CEO, CIMB Thai Bank |
| 09:45 – 10:45 |
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Session One: What is Islamic Finance and Where are We Now? |
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Examining key industry developments in Thailand and how local practices measure up against the standards of other regional centers
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Regulatory updates on Islamic finance |
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Challenges and opportunities faced in the local Islamic financial markets and banking |
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Recent growth in the market - who are the local industry players? |
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Characteristics peculiar to Thailand's market |
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Will there be issuance of new licenses to increase participation? |
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What is the prospect of increase participation of industry players in Islamic Finance in Thailand? |
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Moderator:
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Dr Subhak Siwaraksa - President & CEO, CIMB Thai Bank |
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Panelist: |
William Ross - Co-Head of Islamic Finance, Global Markets & Head of Financing Solutions Group Asia Pacific, HSBC
Dheerasak Suwannayos - President, Islamic Bank of Thailand
Madzlan Hussain - Partner, Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
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| 10:45 – 11:15 |
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Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 |
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Session Two: Thailand and the Islamic financial markets |
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Discussing local and regional developments in Islamic markets, including regulatory, risk management and ratings issues.
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Role of governmental bodies and regulators in ensuring compliance in the industry |
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Encouraging cross-boundary collaborations for growth and standardization |
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Where does regulation go from here? |
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Moderator: |
Konthee Prasertwongse - Senior Vice President, Debt Capital Markets Team Head, CIMB Thai Bank |
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Panelist: |
Stephen Jaggs - Capital Markets Partner, Allen & Overy
Ariff Sultan - Business Development Director, Dow Jones AER Company
Vincent Milton - Managing Director, Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited |
| 12:00 – 12:15 |
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Presentation
The promise of Islamic finance in reforming the global financial markets
Raja Teh Maimunah - Global Head Islamic Market, Bursa Malaysia |
| 12:15 – 13:00 |
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Session Three: Islamic Products: What Can and Can’t be Done? |
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Assessing the development of Islamic financial products in Thailand and the regional markets
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Developments and updates in existing products including; |
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Fund & Wealth Management |
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Takaful |
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The potential for further innovation |
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Standardization of products to increase cross-border acceptability |
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Moderator:
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Raja Teh Maimunah - Global Head Islamic Market, Bursa Malaysia |
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Panelist: |
Sulaiman Alireza - Associate Director, Financing Solution Group, HSBC
Dheerasak Suwannayos - President, Islamic Bank of Thailand
John Jiew - Senior Vice President Dept Capital Markets, CIMB Islamic
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| 13:00 – 14:15 |
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Lunch |
14:15 – 14:30
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Presentation
Cutting Edge Wealth Management Vehicles from Labuan IBFC - an Islamic Perspective
Hiu Chee Fatt -Trust Advisor, Labuan IBFC |
| 14:30 – 15:15 |
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Session Four: Issuing & investing in the Islamic financial markets |
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The development and future opportunties of Islamic issuance, investments and market trends in Thailand and the region
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Structuring and financing Islamic investment products to meet Thailand's needs |
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Addressing taxation issues and recent developments |
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Exploring the potential for specialized financing solutions and services |
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Identifying growth areas, market opportunities, potential investors and issuers |
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Encouraging cross boundaries collaborations for growth and standardization from commercial and legal pespective |
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Future listings in Islamic products |
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Addressing the regulatory act to be amended to facilitate Islamic finance market in Thailand |
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Moderator:
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Sarinthorn Suree - First Vice President, Head of Fixed Income Sales Team & Acting Head of Syndicate - DCMs, CIMB Thai Bank |
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Panelist: |
Hooman Sabeti-Rahmati - Counsel, Allen & Overy
Prapasiri Kositthanakorn - Partner, PwC International Assignment Services
Madzlan Hussain - Partner, Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
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| 15:15 – 17:00 |
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Refreshments and Networking |
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.
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