Hugh Moor, Director, Department of State Development , Business and Innovation, State Government of Victoria, Australia

• Building on the growing demand for ethical and responsible investment funds
• Capitalizing on Australia’s key competitive advantages as an Islamic investment destination: mature regulatory environment, energy and mining assets, supportive infrastructure
• Examining notable transactions in 2012 and why they succeeded: SGI-Mitabu Sukuk, Crescent Wealth Superannuation Fund
• Benefiting from the growth in emerging markets and greater access to these new markets
• Pursuing investment flows from the Middle East: How can Australia distinguish itself from its Asian counterparts
• Does Australia have the political will required to make it a key player in the Islamic finance space?

Dr Jikon Lai, Lecturer, International Relations, The University of Melbourne

Akhtar Kalam, Chairman, Muslim Community Co-operative Australia
Almir Colan, Director, Australian Centre for Islamic Finance
Ariff Sultan, Regional Director (Asia), IdealRatings
Hilton Wood, Chief Representative, Doha Bank, Australia

M Rusydi, Director, SGI – Mitabu

• Prospects for sovereign and corporate Sukuk issuances in Australia
• Capitalising on Australia’s commodities offerings as viable Shariah compliant asset classes
• Project and infrastructure finance and opportunities offered in Australia
• Sukuk roadblock: Addressing the crucial issue of capital gains tax on issued certificates and additional transaction costs in asset transfers
• Is a cohesive legislative and tax framework in the pipeline and what does its absence mean for potential issuers
• What impact will MySuper have on developing Shariah compliant super funds

Khurram Abdullah, Head of Asset Management, Dar Al Sharia

Andrew Leamon, Director, Trust & Agency Services, Deutsche Bank, Hong Kong
Fatmir Badali, Partner, Gadens
Imran Lum, Associate Director, Islamic Capital Markets, National Australia Bank
Ken Waller, Chairman, Financial Services Advisory Board, Australian APEC Study Center

• Exploring new opportunities and trends in Islamic asset and fund management – Social impact investing and ‘ethical’ funds
• Challenges facing the Islamic asset management industry: developing attractive product propositions and effective distribution strategies
• Impending launch of the Islamic ‘Super’ and what it will mean for Islamic retail investors and ethical investors
• Growth of private investment funds, managed funds and wealth management
• Market outlook for Islamic exchange traded funds and private equity funds
• Assessing the potential for Islamic property funds and i-REITs

Fatmir Badali, Partner, Gadens

Issam Eid, Co-Founder, Crescent Wealth
Ken Atchison, Managing Director, Atchison Consultants
Khurram Abdullah, Head of Asset Management, Dar Al Sharia
Dr Muhammad M Khan, Director, Islamic Co-op Finance Australia Ltd (ICFAL) & Chief Executive, Halal Australia Trust

David Anderson, Portfolio Manager, First Guardian Super

• Emergence of foreign banks in the domestic Islamic finance space – what impact will this have on how the market develops
• The need for a full fledged tax and regulatory framework for Islamic finance in Australia
• What’s in the pipeline for 2013 and how can market players realize potential opportunities
• Moving beyond Shariah-compliant cooperatives: Factors impeding the development of full fledged Islamic financial institutions and how these might be overcome

Ariff Sultan, Regional Director (Asia), IdealRatings

David Wood, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Dr Hayat Khan, Director, Islamic Finance Programme, La Trobe University
Nail Aykan, General Manager, Islamic Council of Victoria