The Islamic Finance news Roadshow
Now enjoying its 3rd year the Islamic Finance news Roadshow is a longer and stronger series of events.
Following the phenomenal success of the past two years, we are pleased to announce the dates for 2010, including an additional nine markets.
Over 4,000 delegates have attended during the past two years.
2009 could be termed an annus horribilis, following the continued downturn in economies and f i nancial markets around the globe.
At the turn of the year the Islamic fi nance industry had somehow been relatively unscathed and many were predicting 2009 to be its unveiling to previously uninterested markets. This was not the case. The Middle East was soon to witness an avalanche of poor results within the Islamic fi nance space with few deals coming to fruition. Other previously key markets also suffered a similar fate.
Then, as Islamic fi nancial instruments continued to be touted as indestructible, the industry witnessed its fi rst major default. Followed by another, and another and then another.
However, in comparison to the conventional markets, Islamic fi nance has stood up to the recession relatively well. And now, as issuers and investors around the world try and piece together what has happened, they’re now realizing that Islamic fi nance, although not entirely immune, is perhaps the healthier option.
For the past fi ve years Islamic Finance news has been reaching out and educating new markets. For the past two years the educational IFN Roadshow, in key developing Islamic fi nancial markets, has been an overwhelming success. The IFN 2010 Roadshow, which will be bigger and stronger, couldn’t have come at a better time.
Seventeen markets have been chosen for the 2010 Roadshow, all of which we consider as developing Islamic fi nancial markets. If you have or would like a presence in any of these, then this Roadshow is for you.
Confirmed Speakers
- Abdul Jabbar Karimi - Head - HMB Islamic Banking Products, Research and Training, Habib Metropolitan Bank
- Ahmed Ali Siddiqui - Executive Vice President Product Development & Shariah Compliance, Meezan Bank Limited
- Azeem I Pirani - Regional Manager Pakistan, FWU AG
- Azhar Aslam - Country Head Corporate and Investment Banking, Dubai Islamic Bank
- Bilal Rasul - Director (Enforcement), Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
- Ebrahim Sidat - Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder
- Farid Alam - Chief Executive officer, AKD Securities
- Fawad Butt - Managing Partner, Zeus Capital Advisers
- Hasan Bilgrami - Chief Executive Officer, Bank Islami
- Irfan Siddique - Chief Executive Officer, Meezan Bank
- Irshad Ahmad Aijaz - Shariah Advisor and Member Shari'ah Supervisory Board, BankIslami Pakistan
- Lubna Farooq - Director Banking Surveillance Department, State Bank of Pakistan
- Mahmood Shafqat - Additional Director, Banking Policy and Regulations Department, State Bank of Pakistan
- Mohammad Aslam - Head, HBL Islamic Banking
- Mohammad Shoaib - CFA- Chief Executive Officer, Al Meezan Investment Management Limited
- Mohd Willieuddin Lim Johan Lim - Director - Global Markets, CIMB Islamic
- Muhammad Faisal Shaikh - Head, Product and Business Development, BankIslami Pakistan
- Muhammad Farhan ul Haq Usmani - Vice President, Product Development, Shariah Compliance & Islamic Financial Advisory (PDSC), Meezan Bank Limited
- Dr. Muhammad Imran Ashraf Usmani - Shariah Advisor, Meezan Bank
- Muhammad Shoaib Ibrahim - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, First Habib Modaraba
- Mujeeb Beig - Senior Vice President and Head Product Development & Research, MCB Bank, Islamic Banking Group
- Najeeb Khan - Shariah Advisor, Habib Metropolitan
- Omar Mustafa Ansari - Partner - Islamic Financial Services, Ernst & Young
- Pervaiz Ahmed - Chief Executive Officer, Pak Qatar Family Takaful
- Pervez Said - Chief Executive Officer, Dawood Islamic Bank
- Razi R. Khan - Ex-Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
- Rohail AliKhan - Chief Executive Officer, Pak- Qatar General Takaful Limited
- Saleem Ullah - Director, Islamic Banking Department, State Bank of Pakistan
- Syed Amir Ali - Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking, Meezan Bank
- Tahir Ali Sheikh - Vice President, CapAsia
- Yaseen Anwar - Acting Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
- Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed - Assistant Professor in Finance and Accounting, Lahore University of Management
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Agenda
Mohd Willieuddin Lim Johan Lim - Director - Global Markets, CIMB Islamic
Yaseen Anwar - Acting Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
Ebrahim Sidat - Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder
Discussing key industry developments and lessons learnt in both local and international Islamic markets in a post-crisis environment
- Discussing local and regional developments in Islamic markets, including taxation, regulatory, and ratings issues
- Pakistan’s Islamic prudential and supervisory framework – development of prudential regulations and guidelines
- Where does regulation go from here?
- Sukuk defaults and dispute resolutions in Islamic finance
- Competing effectively with conventional banks
| Moderator: |
Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed - Assistant Professor in Finance and Accounting, Lahore University of Management |
| Panelist: | Saleem Ullah - Director, Islamic Banking Department, State Bank of Pakistan Najeeb Khan - Shariah Advisor, Habib Metropolitan Mohd Willieuddin Lim Johan Lim - Director - Global Markets, CIMB Islamic Ahmed Ali Siddiqui - Executive Vice President Product Development & Shariah Compliance, Meezan Bank Limited Hasan Bilgrami - Chief Executive Officer, Bank Islami Ebrahim Sidat - Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder |
The development of Islamic issuance and investments in Pakistan and Southern Asia, and its potential in a new business environment
- Growth of private equity and sovereign wealth funds in Islamic finance
- Identifying growth areas, market opportunities, potential investors and issuers
- Discovering and adapting to changes in the issuing and investing market place
- Structuring and financing Islamic investment products to meet South Asia’s needs
- Issuing shariah compliant securities to ensure more effective liquidity management
- Increasing foreign participation in Pakistan’s Islamic financial market
| Moderator: |
Omar Mustafa Ansari - Partner - Islamic Financial Services, Ernst & Young |
| Panelist: | Farid Alam - Chief Executive officer, AKD Securities Mujeeb Beig - Senior Vice President and Head Product Development & Research, MCB Bank, Islamic Banking Group Bilal Rasul - Director (Enforcement), Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Pervaiz Ahmed - Chief Executive Officer, Pak Qatar Family Takaful Muhammad Shoaib Ibrahim - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, First Habib Modaraba |
Assessing the development of Islamic financial products in Pakistan and the regional markets, including:
- Developments and updates in existing products
- The potential for further innovation – structuring better shariah based products
- Exploiting new modes of financing and markets
- Takaful, re-Takaful & BancaTakaful
- Mudaraba, Participation Certificates
- REITs
- Islamic Microfinance
- Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds
- Issuing shariah compliant securities to ensure more effective liquidity management
- Increasing foreign participation in Pakistan's Islamic financial market
| Moderator: |
Syed Amir Ali - Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking, Meezan Bank |
| Panelist: | Mohammad Shoaib - CFA- Chief Executive Officer, Al Meezan Investment Management Limited Rohail AliKhan - Chief Executive Officer, Pak- Qatar General Takaful Limited Fawad Butt - Managing Partner, Zeus Capital Advisers Irshad Ahmad Aijaz - Shariah Advisor and Member Shari'ah Supervisory Board, BankIslami Pakistan Razi R. Khan - Ex-Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan |
Tahir Ali Sheikh - Vice President, CapAsia
Lunch
- Recognizing Islamic finance trends in Pakistan, and capitalizing from opportunities
- Characteristics peculiar to the Pakistan market
- Exploring potential for specialized financing solutions and services
- Future listing in Islamic products
- Encouraging cross-boundary collaborations for growth and standardization
- Addressing imbalances between rapid growth and bank capability – are Pakistan’s financial institutions prepared for future growth of Islamic finance
| Moderator: |
Mohammad Aslam - Head, HBL Islamic Banking |
| Panelist: | Irfan Siddique - Chief Executive Officer, Meezan Bank Azeem I Pirani - Regional Manager Pakistan, FWU AG Azhar Aslam - Country Head Corporate and Investment Banking, Dubai Islamic Bank Mahmood Shafqat - Additional Director, Banking Policy and Regulations Department, State Bank of Pakistan Omar Mustafa Ansari - Partner - Islamic Financial Services, Ernst & Young |
Pervez Said - Chief Executive Officer, Dawood Islamic Bank
- Pakistan’s credentials to become an international financial center
- Identifying Pakistan’s competitive advantage to compete in the Islamic finance market
- Creating a level playing field for Islamic finance vis-a-vis conventional financing
- Identifying challenges and opportunities for local Islamic financial markets and banking to compete with conventional financial systems
- Increasing financial cooperation with emerging markets to consolidate its’ position as an international financial center
| Moderator: |
Lubna Farooq - Director Banking Surveillance Department, State Bank of Pakistan |
| Panelist: | Abdul Jabbar Karimi - Head - HMB Islamic Banking Products, Research and Training, Habib Metropolitan Bank Muhammad Farhan ul Haq Usmani - Vice President, Product Development, Shariah Compliance & Islamic Financial Advisory (PDSC), Meezan Bank Limited Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed - Assistant Professor in Finance and Accounting, Lahore University of Management Muhammad Faisal Shaikh - Head, Product and Business Development, BankIslami Pakistan Pervez Said - Chief Executive Officer, Dawood Islamic Bank Dr. Muhammad Imran Ashraf Usmani - Shariah Advisor, Meezan Bank |
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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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