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Dubai Economic Seminar 2015 Series

Date: 26th & 27th October 2015
Venue: Level 1, Lecture Theatre
DIFC Centre of Excellence, Gate Village 2

ABOUT THE SERIES

Throughout 2014, IFN published the hugely successful Dubai Economic Roundtable discussion series with a global reach in excess of 40,000 senior practitioners in the industry.

Following its success, Islamic Finance news, in coordination with the Government of Dubai, the Dubai Economic Council, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, DIFC and DFSA, invite you to attend mini seminars focusing on the growing sectors within the country’s Islamic financial markets. These presentations with an open round table discussion, networking opportunities will culminate with an in-depth report.

Target Audience:
Senior Executive Officers, Managing Directors and General Managers; Finance Directors; Investment Officers; Managing Consultants and Legal Firms representatives.

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Seminar Sessions Details

Islamic Project Financing: A New Path

26th October 2015, Dubai, UAE

Sponsored by

Green energy partner

9:00 – 9:45

3 x Short 15 minute presentations on the sub-sectors within Islamic project finance

  • Overview of the Islamic Project Finance sector (Shibeer Ahmed, White & Case)
  • JAZAN ASU Financing Case Study (Leroy Levy, King & Spalding)
  • Overview of the Energy Sector and the role of Green Sukuk plays within (Jeremy Crane – Board Member, Clean Energy Business Council)

9:45 – 10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:30

Roundtable Discussion - Islamic Project Financing: A New Path

  • Planes, trains and automobiles – key opportunities for investors in GCC transport projects
  • PPP – what more is needed to encourage public/private sector collaboration?
  • Education and Healthcare – how to profit from social impact investing?
  • Oil & Gas – where we are now and how Islamic financing can play a key role in this sector
  • UAE’s first Green Sukuk – where we are now, the role of Clean Energy Business Council and other key players in this field
  • The middle ground – What could Dubai Islamic financial intermediaries do more within the project finance sector?
  • A borrower’s perspective: We uncover why companies such as ACWA chose to tap the Islamic project finance market place
  • Opportunities & challenges in establishing this renewable energy race and who else could benefit from this?

Moderator:

Lauren McAughtry, Group Managing Editor, Islamic Finance news

Panelists:

Ali Sheikh, Director & Head, Corporate & Structured Finance, ACWA Holding
Basheer Ahmad, Senior Manager, Markets Division, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jeremy Crane, Board Member, Clean Energy Business Council
Mike Rainey, Partner, King & Spalding
Shibeer Ahmed, Partner, White & Case

Islamic Trade Financing: Connecting the world

27th October 2015, Dubai, UAE

Lead Partners

Partner

9:00 – 9:45

3 x Short 15 minute presentations on the sub—sectors within Islamic Trade finance

9:45 – 10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:30

Roundtable Discussion – Islamic Trade Financing: Connecting the world

  • The current climate for trade finance — what pressures are there and how can they be resolved?
  • What are the key drivers of GCC trade finance growth and where are they coming from?
  • Trends in commodity prices and the impact of the ongoing volatility and declining credit quality – and how this is impacting payment terms and supply chain solutions.
  • The impact of weak liquidity and margin pressures on UAE trade financing.
  • Product development: as corporates look for more innovative ways to finance themselves, what demand is there for non-traditional trade finance products and are we moving beyond LCs and loans? How developments such as factoring, open accounts and non-recourse receivables financing are changing the market.
  • Global flows: the role of Dubai as a central hub and facilitator?
  • Aligning Islamic trade finance operations to common practice — what are the challenges and how can they be addressed?
  • Looking to the future — where are the opportunities and how can they be leveraged going forward?

Moderator:

Lauren McAughtry, Group Managing Editor, Islamic Finance news

Panelists:

Nabil Marc Abdul Massih, Chief Executive Officer, INOKS Capital
Gaurav Dhawan, Chief Executive Officer, PHOENIX Commodities
Habib Ullah, Partner, Taylor Wessing
Hani Othman Baothman, Chief Executive Officer, Al Murjan Holding
Zeeshan Awan, Head of Services and Manufacturing, Corporate & Investment Banking, National Bank of Fujairah

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