About the Event

The Bruneian Islamic finance industry continues to make great strides in its development. With the establishment of the Brunei International Financial Centre, under the newly formed monetary authority, Authoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam, it soon passed an international banking order covering international Islamic banking and Takaful.

The 5th IFN Brunei Roadshow will again be held at the magnificent Empire Hotel and Country Club of Brunei. With the full support of the local regulators, all the local Islamic financial institutions and many of those from overseas with Bruneian operations, we again expect a full house of 150+ delegates.

Confirmed Speakers

  • Calvin Chiew - Business Development Analyst, Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd
  • Dzafran Zainal Abidin - Manager, Product Management, Wholesale Banking, CIMB Group Islamic Banking Division
  • Hak Yeung - Head of Corporate Finance& Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam
  • James Chiew - Legal Adviser, Abraham Davidson & Co
  • Makhtar Abdullah - Acting CEO/Director of Tranning and Promotion Center for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (a subsidiary of Ministry Finance Brunei)
  • Mohd Johan Lee - Managing Partner, Johan Lee and Associates
  • Robin Cheok - Managing Partner, Cheok Advocates & Solicitors
  • Sazali Baharom - Country Manager, CIMB Islamic-Group Islamic Banking Division, Singapore
  • Shazali Sulaiman - Partner, KPMG
  • Shawn Er - Solicitor, Watson, Farley & Williams
  • Shahrildin Jaya - General Manager , Takaful Brunei Keluarga Sdn Bhd
  • Syed Alwi Alkaff - Senior Manager, Corporate Finance & Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam

Agenda

08:00 – 09:15

Registration and refreshments

09:15 – 09:30

Welcome remarks

Sazali Baharom, Country Manager, CIMB Islamic-Group Islamic Banking Division, Singapore

09:30 – 10:15

Case Study: Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) US$170 million Ijarah Project Financing

  • The proceeds of the transaction used to finance the construction and deployment of a 154,800-cubic metre liquefied natural gas vessel
  • Transaction demonstrates the strategic importance of LNG to Brunei
  • First Islamic project financing involving a Japanese bank

 

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Panelists:

Calvin Chiew, Business Development Analyst, Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd
Shawn Er, Solicitor, Watson, Farley & Williams
Syed Alwi Alkaff, Senior Manager – Corporate Finance & Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam

10:15 – 10:30

Round Up : Brunei and the Development of Local and Regional Islamic Capital Markets

Shazali Sulaiman, Partner, KPMG

10:30 – 11:00

Break and Networking

11:00 – 12:00

Session Two: Product Structure, Innovation and Development for Islamic Finance in Brunei

  • Project and Infrastructure finance and the opportunities offered in Brunei
  • Examining deal size versus product structure and innovation
  • Regulatory, taxation and accounting standards updates in Brunei and around the region
  • Structuring Sukuk offerings for the local and regional market
  • Building and qualifying a Shariah board – ensuring a balance of Shariah compliance and commercial viability
  • Differing and opposing views on Shariah compliance – what have we learned from recent high profile capital markets cases?

Moderator:

Mohd Johan Lee, Managing Partner, Johan Lee & Associates

Panelists:

Dzafran Zainal Abidin , Manager – Product Management, Wholesale Banking, CIMB Group Islamic Banking Division
Hak Yeung, Head of Corporate Finance& Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam
James Chiew, Legal Adviser, Abraham Davidson & Co
Makhtar Abdullah, Acting CEO/Director of Tranning and Promotion Center for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (a subsidiary of Ministry Finance Brunei)

12:00 – 12:45

Session Three: Facilitating Shariah Compliant Investment Flows Through Innovative Products, Structures and Channels

  • Developing suitable and attractive wealth management products for high net worth customers in Brunei
  • Structuring effective Takaful products for the Brunei market
  • The potential of Islamic private equity growth in Brunei and Asia: key sectors and opportunities
  • Examining the crucial issue of Shariah compliance for today’s Islamic investments structures and products
  • Assessing the role of the Asian Takaful industry in the mobilization of funds
  • Sovereign wealth funds and their reach and scope in Brunei, Asia and the Gulf

Moderator:

Mohd Johan Lee, Managing Partner, Johan Lee & Associates

Panelists:

Robin Cheok, Managing Partner, Cheok Advocates & Solicitors
Sazali Baharom, Country Manager, CIMB Islamic-Group Islamic Banking Division, Singapore
Shahrildin Jaya , General Manager , Takaful Brunei Keluarga Sdn Bhd

12:45 – 14:30

Lunch & Networking

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About REDmoney Events

REDmoney events designs, organizes and hosts industry-leading conferences, forums, roadshows, seminars and dialogues focusing on the Islamic financial markets across a global, regional and national level. Leveraging an exceptional network of the industry’s elite and supported by the expertise of the REDmoney publishing and seminars divisions, REDmoney Events are able to provide access to a unique array of influential speakers, panelists and participants from a cross-section of the global industry to debate the most significant issues affecting the Shariah compliant financial markets.

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