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IFN Morocco Forum 2017

9th May 2017
Novotel Casa City Center, Casablanca

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About The IFN Morocco Forum

Morocco is at the forefront when it comes to making progress in the Islamic finance space among the Maghreb nations, as reflected by the government’s commitment to introducing a dedicated Islamic banking sector in the country. In addition to the keen interest shown by foreign financial institutions to penetrate the market, conventional banks are already allowed to operate Shariah compliant windows.

As Islamic finance continues to establish footprints in new exciting markets, the first-ever IFN Morocco Forum in Casablanca will allow market players to get a better depth and understanding of this fresh market, and strategize ways to tap into the increasing awareness of Shariah compliant finance and investments in the country. With Islamic financial markets growing and developing all around the globe, Morocco is targeted to be the next emerging market due to an increasing demand for project and infrastructure financing.

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Forum Agenda

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:10

Welcome Remarks

Chairperson: Anouar Hassoune, Managing Director, Euris Group

09:10 – 09:25

Keynote Address

Mohammed Boussaid, Minister of Economy and Finance, Kingdom of Morocco

09:25 – 10:10

Mapping the Moroccan Participative Finance Ecosystem

Industry leaders provide insight on what Moroccan participative finance landscape will look like in five years and what market players and regulators will need to do to get there. How can sustainable growth be achieved in Moroccan banking and capital market sectors? What liquidity management instruments are available for the newly established banks? What is Morocco capable of achieving domestically and what is the outlook for cross-border participative finance activities?

Moderator:

Anouar Hassoune, Managing Director, Euris Group

Panelists:

Abdessamad Issami, CEO, Umnia Bank
Gonzalo Rodríguez
, General Coordinator, Saudi-Spanish Center For Islamic Economics And Finance (SCIEF), IE Business School, Spain
Said Amaghdi, Chairman, Moroccan Association for Participative Finance Professionals – Shariah Compliant (AMFP)
Youssef Baghdadi, CEO, Dar Assafaa

10:10 – 10:25

Morocco as an Islamic Investor’s Gateway to Africa

Rachid Boumehraz, Partner, Fidaroc Grant Thornton

Presentation Slides Here

10:25 – 10:55

Coffee Break

10:55 – 11:50

An Audience with Newly Established Participative Banks

The heads of the newly established participative banks share their experience in acquiring banking licences, where their institutions stand at the moment and their respective strategies for increasing market share.

Moderator:

Dr Sami Soulaimani, Director, FINEOPOLIS

Panelists:

Abdelali Bennouna, Head of Participative Banking, Credit du Maroc
Adnane El Gueddari, Managing Director, Umnia Bank
Fouad Harraze, Executive Director, Strategy and Development, Crédit Agricole of Morocco
Mohamed Maarouf, CEO, Bank al Tamweel wa al Inma (BTI)
Mohamed Tahri, Deputy Managing Director, Société Générale Maroc

11:50 – 12:25

How is Participative Finance Going to Help Revitalization of Capital Markets in Morocco?

Moderator:

Qudeer Latif, Partner/Global Head of Islamic Finance, Clifford Chance, the UAE

Panelists:

Fouad El Hajji, Senior Private Banker, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL)
Houda Chafil, CEO, Maghreb Titrisation
Dr Mohammed Ghiyath Sheikhah, Chief Treasury and Investments, Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB)

12:25 – 12:40

Next Generation Participative Finance Platform: Built by Muslims, in Morocco, for the World?

Rachid Ouaich, Chairman, ConeXCap

12:40 – 13:40

Luncheon

13:40 – 14:15

Global Market Perspective: What is the Way Forward for the Industry in Morocco?

This panel will feature global leaders in Islamic finance industry offering their views on how Moroccan market can leverage on the experiences from established participative finance markets of Malaysia, Turkey and the Gulf.

Moderator:

Dr Ahmed Tahiri Jouti, COO, Al Maali Consulting Group

Panelists:

Dr Mohamed Damak, Senior Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Standard & Poor’s
Paul McViety, Partner, Head of Islamic Finance, DLA Piper, the UAE
Dr Rusen Ahmet Albayrak, Executive Vice President, Treasury & International Banking, Kuveyt Turk, Turkey

14:15 – 15:00

Paving the Way for Takaful Industry Segment

Moderator:

Dr Abderrahmane Lahlou, Founder, ABWAB Consultants

Panelists:

Hakim Bensaid, Takaful Project Manager, Royale Marocaine d’Assurance (RMA)
Mohamed Zerrei, Partner, Fidaroc Grant Thornton
Zeroual Koudama, Project Director General of Takaful, Wafa Assurance

15:00

End of Forum

Forum Speakers

  • Abdelali Bennouna – Head of Participative Banking, Credit du Maroc
  • Dr Abderrahmane Lahlou – Founder, ABWAB Consultants
  • Abdessamad Issami — CEO, Umnia Bank
  • Adnane El Gueddari – Managing Director, Umnia Bank
  • Dr Ahmed Tahiri Jouti – COO, Al Maali Consulting Group
  • Anouar Hassoune – Managing Director, Euris Group
  • Fouad El Hajji – Senior Private Banker, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL)
  • Fouad Harraze – Executive Director, Strategy and Development, Crédit Agricole of Morocco
  • Gonzalo Rodríguez – General Coordinator, Saudi-Spanish Center For Islamic Economics And Finance (SCIEF), IE Business School, Spain
  • Hakim Bensaid – Takaful Project Manager, Royale Marocaine d'Assurance (RMA)
  • Houda Chafil – CEO, Maghreb Titrisation
  • Dr Mohamed Damak — Senior Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Standard & Poor's
  • Mohamed Maarouf – CEO, Bank al Tamweel wa al Inma (BTI)
  • Mohamed Tahri – Deputy Managing Director, Société Générale Maroc
  • Mohamed Zerrei – Partner, Fidaroc Grant Thornton
  • Mohammed Boussaid — Minister of Economy and Finance, Kingdom of Morocco
  • Dr Mohammed Ghiyath Sheikhah – Chief Treasury and Investments, Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB)
  • Paul McViety – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance, DLA Piper, the UAE
  • Qudeer Latif – Partner/Global Head of Islamic Finance, Clifford Chance, the UAE
  • Rachid Boumehraz – Partner, Fidaroc Grant Thornton
  • Rachid Ouaich – Chairman, ConeXCap
  • Dr Rusen Ahmet Albayrak – Executive Vice President, Treasury & International Banking, Kuveyt Turk, Turkey
  • Said Amaghdir – Chairman, Moroccan Association for Participative Finance Professionals - Shariah Compliant (AMFP)
  • Dr Sami Soulaimani – Director, FINEOPOLIS
  • Youssef Baghdadi – CEO, Dar Assafaa
  • Zeroual Koudama – Project Director General of Takaful, Wafa Assurance

Advisory Board

  • Abderrahmane Lahlou – Founder, ABWAB Consultants
  • Abdessamad Issami – CEO, QMB Company
  • Dr Ahmed Tahiri Jouti – COO, Al Maali Consulting Group
  • Anouar Hassoune – Managing Director, Euris Group
  • Boubkeur Ajdir — Director of operations in French speaking countries, IFAAS Group
  • Farid Masmoudi – Director and Global Head of the Business Development and Partnerships Department, ICD
  • Fouad Bendi – Deputy CEO, Maghreb Titrisation
  • Mohamed Maarouf – Head of Participative Finance, BMCE Bank
  • Said Amaghdir – Chairman, Moroccan Association for Participative Finance Professionals - Sharia Compliant (AMFP)
  • Youssef Baghdadi – CEO, Dar Assafaa

Forum Partners

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

MULTILATERAL STRATEGIC PARTNERS

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is a multilateral development financial institution and is part of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group.

The ICD was established in November 1999 to support the economic development of its member countries through the provision of finance for private sector projects, promoting competition and entrepreneurship, providing advisory services to governments and private companies and encouraging cross-border investments.

The ICD has an authorized capital of US$4 billion. Currently, the shareholders of the ICD are the IDB (50%), 53 Islamic countries (30%) and five public financial institutions (20%).

ICD mandate and objectives

The ICD fosters sustainable economic growth in its 53 member countries by:

  • Financing private sector investment
  • Mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and
  • Providing advisory services to business and governments.

The ICD selects the financing projects based on their contribution to economic development considering factors such as job creation, Islamic finance development, contribution to exports, etc. The ICD also provides advisory services to governments and private sector groups on policies designed to encourage the establishment, expansion and modernization of private enterprises, the development of capital markets, best management practices and to enhance the role of the market economy. The ICD operates to complement the activities of the IDB in member countries.

The ICD is rated ‘AA/FQ’ by Fitch Ratings, ‘Aa3/P-1’ by Moody’s Investors Service and ‘A+’ by Standard & Poor’s.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Tel: (966-12) 6361400; (966-12) 6441644

Fax: (966-12) 644 4427

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.icd-ps.org

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International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) is a member of the IDB Group. It was established with the purpose of advancing trade among OIC member countries, which would ultimately contribute to the overarching goal of improving the socioeconomic conditions of the people across the world. The ITFC commenced operations in January 2008 and has since consolidated all trade finance businesses that used to be handled by various windows within the IDB Group. Earning an ‘A1’ rating from Moody’s Investors Service reflects the ITFC’s efficiency in service delivery by responding swiftly to customer needs in a market-driven business environment.

Since 2008, the ITFC has provided more than US$40.2 billion of trade financing to OIC member countries, making it the leading provider of trade solutions for the needs of OIC member countries. With a mission of being a catalyst for trade development among OIC member countries and beyond, the ITFC helps entities in member countries gain better access to trade finance and provides them with the necessary trade-related capacity-building tools, which would enable them to successfully compete in the global market.

 

Contact us at:

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Facebook: @ITFCCORP
Linkedin: International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)

Tel: +966 12 646 8337
Fax: +966 12 637 1064
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.itfc-idb.org/en

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STRATEGIC PARTNER

EXECUTIVE PARTNERS

IdealRatings

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IdealRatings was incorporated in 2006 in San Francisco with a corporate objective to provide SRI/ESG and Shariah compliant solutions to ethical investors and enable them to identify such instruments across different asset classes in the global market. IdealRatings serves clients in over 30 countries with a range of capital market solutions including:

  • Equities – A web-based platform covering over 40,000 stocks, where fund managers can screen equities using different, custom-built ESG/SRI/Responsible Investments and Shariah rulebooks or guidelines. This solution caters to different purification calculation methodologies with a comprehensive set of reports for fund managers to manage their portfolio.
  • REITs – Global coverage of all listed REITs that could be screened in accordance with different standard Shariah rulebooks or guidelines.
  • Indexes – Co-branded and jointly marketed by FTSE-Russell Indexes and a separate series with Thomson Reuters for the global markets, designed for fund management and investment benchmarking. In addition, IdealRatings is able to provide custom-built indexes for the fund management industry.
  • Sukuk – A unique solution which includes the global Sukuk and a pioneering Sukuk-screening solution that enables fund managers to customize their Sukuk selection in accordance to their Shariah rulebook, guidelines or investment preference, and
  • Brokerage – The solution provides broking houses the ability to screen global equity markets, a technical analysis of the markets and equities, buy/sell/hold recommendations and purification amounts.
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S&P Global Ratings

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S&P Global Ratings is the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. We have more than one million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. We offer an independent view of the market built on a unique combination of broad perspective and local insight. We provide our opinions and research about relative credit risk; market participants gain independent information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings.

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KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

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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.

REDmoney events are differentiated by their complimentary yet qualified attendance structure, ensuring the highest quality of both delegates and contributors. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, attendance ensures exclusive access to the leaders in their field across all sectors and markets.

TThe annual IFN Asia and IFN UK Forums are categorically recognized as their continent’s leading industry events since their inception in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The Dialogues series has also become an integral element of the REDmoney events series and have cemented their position as leading, must-attend, events. In 2022, we introduced the Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum, which was an enormous success, and will become a mainstay.

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