Dr Ibrahim M Turhan – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Borsa Istanbul

Vahdettin Ertas – Chairman, Capital Markets Board of Turkey

• Role of market players and regulatory bodies in maintaining Turkey’s impressive advances in the participation capital market
• What do Turkey’s sovereign issuances signify to the market and outlook for future issuances
• Examining notable issues in the past year and why they succeeded: Turkiye Finans US$500 million Sukuk Murabahah, Bank Asya US$380 million syndicated financing facility, Republic of Turkey US$3 billion sovereign issuances
• Discussing the crucial need for a robust equity market as a balance to the thriving domestic Sukuk market
• Outlook for Sukuk transactions from Turkey’s conventional banks in the coming year
• Evolving landscape: what do the new rules mean for the establishment of new participation banks in Turkey and what role will the new state-owned participation banks play

Hulusi Horozoglu – Director, Head of Global Capital Financing and Debt Finance, Global Banking, HSBC Turkey

Ayhan Keser – Executive Vice President, Albaraka Turk Participation Bank
Feyzullah Egriboyun – Executive Vice President, Bank Asya
Hitesh Asarpota – Director, Capital Markets & Structured Finance, Emirates NBD Capital
Dr Ibrahim M Turhan – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Borsa Istanbul
Rizwan Kanji – Partner, King & Spalding
Shahin Mansuri – Senior Director, Investment Banking at Bank Alkhair

Murat Cetinkaya – Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Turkey

Baljeet Kaur Grewal – Managing Director & Vice Chairman, Kuwait Finance House Research

Murat Turker – Vice Chairman, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA)

• Diversifying participation finance offerings: significance of the Capital Markets Board’s rules and tax regulations supporting the use of new structures for Sukuk issuances
• Cross border Sukuk issuance: Overcoming complexities in a civil law jurisdiction and leveraging opportunities through project and infrastructure financing
• Examining the revised legislation on foreign ownership of real estate and its impact on attracting further investments from the Gulf
• Malaysia’s firsthand experience on new regulations and product innovations: challenges, success stories and overall benefits
• Islamic capital market benefits for local companies exploring offshore opportunities beyond Turkish borders
• The growth of the European Islamic capital markets and Turkey’s contribution to this

Jawad Ali – Managing Partner – Middle East Offices, King & Spalding

Abdulkadir Kahraman – Partner, Head of Tax, KPMG Turkey
Ilhami Koc – Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Isbank & Chairman, IS Investment
Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid – Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic, Malaysia
Dr Nusret Cetin – Senior Legal Counsel, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
Stella Cox – Chief Executive Officer, DDCap

• Prospects for participation pension funds and equity funds
• Growth of private equity funds, exchange traded funds and wealth management
• Initiatives and developments in Takaful and reTakaful – future growth prospects and challenges
• Identifying current trends and innovations in product structures globally and application in the Turkish context
• Strategies for corporate finance and project finance
• Challenges faced by participation fund managers – stiff competition, Shariah concerns and the crucial need for innovative product structures

Sohail Jaffer – Deputy CEO, FWU Global Takaful Solutions, Dubai

Avsar R Sungurlu – Assistant Managing Director, BMD Securities
Evren Yazman – Executive Director, Global Emerging Markets, JP Morgan Chase
Farmida Bi – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance – Europe, Norton Rose Fulbright
Magdy Eissa – Vice President, Business Development, IdealRatings
Sohail Zubairi – Chief Executive Officer, Dar Al Sharia Legal & Financial Consultancy

• Republic of Turkey US$1.5 billion 144a / RegS Debut Sukuk
• Turkiye Finans US$500 million Sukuk Murabah
• Albaraka Turk US$200 million Tier 2 Sukuk
• Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi Syndicated Murabaha Financing Facility
• Bank Asya US$250 million subordinated Sukuk
• Aktif Bank Sukuk Varlık Kiralama TL 100,000,000 Lease Certificates (Istanbul International Financial Center Project Sukuk)

Mohammed Paracha – Partner, Joint Head of Islamic Finance, Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East)

Cenk Karacaoglu – Vice President, Financial Institutions Division, Bank Asya
Faisal Fazli – Vice President, Global Islamic Banking, Citigroup Global Markets
Mehmet Fatih Bulac – Vice President, Financial Institutions & Islamic Syndications, Turkiye Finans
Mustafa Begun – Vice President, Investment Banking, Kuveyt Turk
Dr Serdar Sümer – Executive Vice President, Capital Markets Group, Aktif Bank

Sohail Jaffer – Deputy CEO, FWU Global Takaful Solutions, Dubai

• Attracting foreign demand for domestic issuances – what foreign investors are looking for
• Choosing the right jurisdiction and the right tax structure: a bottom-top assessment to be made taking into account investment level, holding level and target investors level
• Addressing the need for more equity based participation products in the Turkish market and the role of market players and regulators
• Factors hindering access to international investors – lack of investment grade status, civil law limitations – and steps to overcome them
• Examining issues relating to fees, distribution, intermediaries and ratings
• Recognising the growing need for structured programs to raise awareness amongst issuers and develop sustainable, qualified talent in the Islamic financial services industry

Salman Ahmed – Partner, Head of Islamic Finance MENA, Trowers & Hamlins

Alain Verbeken – Director, Cross-Border Tax, Deloitte Tax & Consulting Luxembourg
Asim Khan – Managing Director, Khalij Islamic
Erkan Tercan – Counsel, Paksoy
Mohammad Farrukh Raza – Managing Director, IFAAS
Murat Hatipoglu – Director, Advisory Services – Financial Services Lead, EY Turkey