Now enjoying its 3^rd 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.

• A.Siwiwardhani - Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets, CIMB Securities Indonesia
• Adrian Gunadi - Director, Retail Banking, Bank Muamalat
• Agus Syabaruddin - Head of Sharia Funding Sales, Cash Management, Treasury and Services Division, Bank Danamon Sharia
• Alhami Mohd Abdan - Head, International Finance & Capital Market, OCBC Al-Amin Bank
• Ariff Sultan - Business Development Director, Dow Jones AER Company Inc
• Christina Maynes - Senior Vice President and Representative Director, Moodys Investors Services
• D James Rompas - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Niaga
• Fadlul Imansyah - Vice President - Investment, CIMB Principal Asset Management
• Farouk Al-Wyni - Director, Treasury and international Banking, Bank Muamalat
• Fatati Sriwahyuni - Deputy Director Financial Market Analysis, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
• Gahet Ascobat - Managing Director, AAA Investment
• Hanim Hamzah - Senior Foreign Counsel, Roosdiono & Partners
• Jamil Hassan - Principal Consultant, Islamic Banking, Oracle Financial Services Software
• Kevin Chan - Investment Specialist, Structured, Indexed & Asset Allocation, BNP Paribas Investment Partners
• Liza Mohd Noor - Chief Executive Officer, RAM Ratings
• Michael Stevens - President Director, Kresna Securities
• Dr. Mulya Siregar - Deputy Director, Sharia Banking, Bank Indonesia
• Norfadelizan Abdul Rahman - Vice President and Head, Bursa Suq Al-Sila', Bursa Malaysia
• Paul Wouters - Resident Counsel, Bener Law Office
• Pramudya Azhar Oktavinanda - Associate, Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, Indonesia
• Roslinda Ahmad - Director & Head Debt Capital Markets & Syndication, CIMB Islamic
• Rosmah Ismail - Executive Advisor, Al Khaliji Al Islami
• Sohail Jaffer - Partner, FWU Group
• Syed Alwi Mohamed Sultan - Vice President of Corporate Banking, Islamic Bank of Asia
• Tengku Ilyana Habsjah - Syariah Dual Banking Division Head, CIMB Niaga Bank
• U Saefuddin Noer - Head of Indonesia Islamic Banking Division, CIMB Group Indonesia
• Zain Azra'i Abd Samad - Partner, Arsa Lawyers