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
- Ahmet Pecen - Senior Vice President, Fortis
- Ali Sanver - Senior Partner (Tax), Pekin & Pekin
- Alper Nalbant - Vice President Financial Institution, Aktifbank
- Arda Akarsu - Manager, Turk Ekonomi Bankasi
- Bertan Yordem - Partner Corporate Finance, Daruma Corporate Finance
- Christopher Aylward - Managing Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte, Bahrain
- M. Fatih Bulac - Vice President and Head, International Financial Institutions, Turkiye Finans Participation Bank
- Fuat Tuac - Counsel (Banking & Finance), Pekin & Pekin
- Huseyin Erkan - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Istanbul Stock Exchange
- Meliksah Utku - Assistant General Manager, Al-Baraka Turk Participation Bank
- Noyan Turunc - Partner, Turunc
- Sabri Ulus - Vice President Treasury, Turkiye Finans
- Sezin Okkan - Senior Partner (Capital Markets), Pekin & Pekin
- Shahril Simon - Head Group Asset Management, CIMB Islamic
- Shamsun Anwar Hussain - Director Product Management, CIMB Islamic
- Sinan Akkaya - Inward Investment Consultant, UK Trade and Investment
- Sohail Jaffer - Partner, FWU Group
- Prof. Turalay Kenc - Member of the Board, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
- Umurcan Gago - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Yavuz Yeter - Vice President Investment Banking, Kuveyt Turk
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Agenda
Prof. Turalay Kenc - Member of the Board, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Shamsun Anwar Hussain - Director Product Management, CIMB Islamic
Discussing key industry developments and lessons learnt in both local and international participation finance markets in a post-crisis environment
- Discussing local and regional market developments, including taxation, regulatory, and ratings issues – addressing inadequate tax regimes
- Addressing conflicting regional legislations
- Where does regulation go from here?
- Sukuk defaults and dispute resolutions
- Providing a proper legal framework for liquidity management and investment instruments
| Moderator: |
Ali Sanver - Senior Partner (Tax), Pekin & Pekin |
| Panelist: | Meliksah Utku - Assistant General Manager, Al-Baraka Turk Participation Bank Umurcan Gago - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Christopher Aylward - Managing Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte, Bahrain Shamsun Anwar Hussain - Director Product Management, CIMB Islamic |
Recognizing participation finance trends in Turkey, and capitalizing from opportunities in the Middle East and Europe
- Characteristics peculiar to the Turkey market
- Current growth of participation banking in Turkey
- Encouraging cross-boundary collaborations for growth and standardization
- Addressing imbalances between rapid growth and bank capability – are Turkey’s participation banks prepared for future growth of participation finance
- Creating a level playing field and increasing access to money markets and Sukuk
| Moderator: |
Noyan Turunc - Partner, Turunc |
| Panelist: | Ahmet Pecen - Senior Vice President, Fortis M. Fatih Bulac - Vice President and Head, International Financial Institutions, Turkiye Finans Participation Bank Yavuz Yeter - Vice President Investment Banking, Kuveyt Turk |
Assessing the development of participation financial products in Turkey and the regional markets, including:
- Shariah compliant versus Shariah based
- Where does opportunity lie for participation finance investment products in Turkey?
- Developments and updates in existing products including:
- Takaful, re-Takaful & Bancatakaful
- Private equity
- Structured products
- Fund & wealth management
- REITs
- The potential for further innovation – promoting diversification of products
- Standardization of products to increase cross-border acceptability
| Moderator: |
Sohail Jaffer - Partner, FWU Group |
| Panelist: | Sinan Akkaya - Inward Investment Consultant, UK Trade and Investment Sezin Okkan - Senior Partner (Capital Markets), Pekin & Pekin Alper Nalbant - Vice President Financial Institution, Aktifbank Shahril Simon - Head Group Asset Management, CIMB Islamic |
Shamsun Anwar Hussain - Director Product Management, CIMB Islamic
Lunch & Friday Prayers
The development of participation issuance and investments in Turkey and EU, and its potential in a new business environment
- Identifying growth areas, market opportunities, potential investors and issuers
- Discovering sophisticated participation financial instruments sparking interest in Europe and the Middle East
- The market for participation retail products in Turkey and its’ regulatory constraints
- Discovering and adapting to changes in the issuing and investing market place
- Structuring and financing investment products to meet Turkey’s participation banking needs
- Easing bureaucratic process impeding foreign investment
| Moderator: |
Noyan Turunc - Partner, Turunc |
| Panelist: | Arda Akarsu - Manager, Turk Ekonomi Bankasi Bertan Yordem - Partner Corporate Finance, Daruma Corporate Finance Sabri Ulus - Vice President Treasury, Turkiye Finans Fuat Tuac - Counsel (Banking & Finance), Pekin & Pekin |
- Turkey’s credentials to become an international financial center
- Turkey as an participation finance bridge for Europe and the Middle East
- Secular views Vs. participation financing?
- Creating a level playing field for participation finance vis-a-vis conventional financing
- Identifying challenges and opportunities for local participation financial markets and banking to compete with conventional financial systems
| Moderator: |
Sohail Jaffer - Partner, FWU Group |
| Panelist: | Alper Nalbant - Vice President Financial Institution, Aktifbank Arda Akarsu - Manager, Turk Ekonomi Bankasi Christopher Aylward - Managing Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte, Bahrain Ali Sanver - Senior Partner (Tax), Pekin & Pekin |
Huseyin Erkan - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Istanbul Stock Exchange
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