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28th September 2016
Borsa Istanbul

About The IFN Turkey Forum

Turkey is another upcoming market for Islamic finance and one which many players have long had their eyes on. With a strong commitment from the Turkish authorities, the industry continues to flourish and IFN Turkey remains one of our strongest and longest-running events.

As the country steps up its Shariah compliant activities, new players, new regulations and new issuances make for a vibrant market driven by growing investor interest both domestic and international.

With exceptional support from the Turkish regulators making this a truly progressive event, IFN Turkey returns to the excellent facilities of Borsa Istanbul for its 2016 incarnation.

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Forum Agenda

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Motion:

Can Participation Finance Play a Meaningful Role in Achieving Vision 2023?

09:15 – 09:30

Keynote Address

Himmet Karadag, Chairman, Borsa Istanbul

09:30 – 10:15

Innovation as the Key to Turkey’s Participation Finance Growth

As the global financial system adopts technological and product innovation to overcome disruptions set by fintech companies, how is participation finance adjusting to embrace this trend? We ask banking, fund management and debt capital markets luminaries to discuss innovation in each of these sectors.

Moderator:

Sera Somay, Partner, Paksoy

Panelists:

Ali Tuglu, Assistant General Manager, Albaraka Turk
Emre Besli, Partner and Risk Advisory Leader, EY Turkey
Luis Maldonado, Professor, IE Business School, Spain
Tayfun Ozkan, CEO, KT Asset Management

10:15 – 10:50

In Conversation with Turkish Regulators

Moderator:

Lauren McAughtry, Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group

Panelists:

Ahmet Bicer, Executive Director, Head of Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Aysegul Eksit, Executive Vice-Chair, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
Raci Kaya, Deputy Undersecretary, Undersecretariat of Turkish Treasury

10:50 – 11:20

Coffee Break

11:20 – 11:50

Capital-Raising Roundtable: Bottlenecks, Strategies and Opportunities

Moderator:

Hulusi Horozoglu, Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Turkey

Panelists:

Ahmed Al Qassim, CEO, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE
Rizwan Kanji, Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE
Sait Eryilmaz, Senior Associate, Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership
Tanweer Bukhari, Former Head of Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East

11:50 – 12:10

An Audience with HSBC

Interviewer: Lauren McAughtry, Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group
Interviewee: Mohammed Dawood, Managing Director, Global Sukuk Financing, HSBC

12:10 – 12:40

Getting Entrepreneurial Startups on Investors’ Radar

Moderator:

Rachid Ouaich, Founder and Managing Director, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg

Panelists:

Adem Yakisirer, Private Market Specialist, Borsa Istanbul
Cankut Durgun, Founding Partner, Aslanoba Capital
Kerim Ture, Founder, Modanisa

12:40 – 12:50

DDCap ETHOS Launch

Henry Desch, Senior Manager, Business Development, DDCAP, the UK

12:50 – 13:50

Can Participation Finance Play a Meaningful Role in Achieving Vision 2023?

It’s 2023, we ask participation finance luminaries where they see their respective businesses – what products are they offering? What has become obsolete?
What strategies were employed to get here and most importantly has the participation finance industry collectively contributed to Turkey’s development goals? Or was too much faith placed on the industry as a key enabler to Vision 2023?

Moderator:

Jawad Ali, Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding, the UAE

Panelists:

Dr Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu, Country Representative, Turkey, Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
Avsar R Sungurlu, General Manager, BPY Asset Management
Fehmi Tutulmaz, Head of Financial Institutions and Investment Banking, Ziraat Participation Bank
Metin Tekeci, Head/General Manager, Turkiye Finans, Bahrain
Dr Serdar Sumer, CEO and Board Member, Aktif Bank

13:50 – 15:00

Luncheon

15:00

End of Forum

15:00 – 17:30

The Turkey Dialogue

A high-level closed-door, invite-only, roundtable discussion comprising senior regulators and market leaders representing the participation finance industry in Turkey. A select group of international representatives will also be invited. This closed-door meeting will concentrate exclusively on Turkey’s bid to become a world-class financial center, with a focus on participation finance issues.

Moderator:

Lauren McAughtry, Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group

Panelists:

Ahmet Bicer, Executive Director, Head of Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Avsar R Sungurlu, General Manager, BPY Asset Management
Ayse Akkin, Managing Director, Debt Finance and Advisory, UNLU & Co
Eda Tanyel, Group Manager of Structured Finance, HSBC Turkey
Eser Sagar, Deputy Head of Corporate Finance Department, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
Hakan Audogan, EVP-Financial Coordination and HR, Ziraat Participation Bank
Hakan Uzun, Executive Vice-President, Treasury, Turkiye Finans
Raci Kaya, Deputy Undersecretary, Turkish Treasury
Rizwan Kanji, Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE
Saleh Jelassi, Resident Representative, IDB Group, Country Gateway Office, Turkey
Selim Elhadef, Partner and Country Advisory Leader, EY Turkey
Sera Somay, Partner, Paksoy
Dr Serdar Sumer, CEO and Board Member, Aktif Bank
Tayfun Ozkan, CEO, KT Asset Management
Tanweer Bukhari, Former Head of Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East

Forum Speakers

  • Adem Yakisirer, Private Market Specialist, Borsa Istanbul
  • Ahmed Al Qassim, CEO, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE
  • Ahmet Bicer, Executive Director, Head of Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
  • Dr Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu, Country Representative, Turkey, Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
  • Ali Tuglu, Assistant General Manager, Albaraka Turk
  • Avsar R Sungurlu, General Manager, BPY Asset Management
  • Ayse Akkin, Managing Director, Debt Finance and Advisory, UNLU & Co
  • Aysegul Eksit, Executive Vice-Chair, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
  • Cankut Durgun, Founding Partner, Aslanoba Capital
  • Eda Tanyel, Group Manager of Structured Finance, HSBC Turkey
  • Emre Besli, Partner and Risk Advisory Leader, EY Turkey
  • Eser Sagar, Deputy Head of Corporate Finance Department, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
  • Fehmi Tutulmaz, Head of Financial Institutions and Investment Banking, Ziraat Participation Bank
  • Hakan Audogan, EVP-Financial Coordination and HR, Ziraat Participation Bank
  • Hakan Uzun, Executive Vice President, Treasury, Turkiye Finans
  • Himmet Karadag, Chairman, Borsa Istanbul
  • Hulusi Horozoglu, Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Turkey
  • Jawad Ali, Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding, the UAE
  • Kerim Ture, Founder, Modanisa
  • Lauren McAughtry, Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group
  • Luis Maldonado, Professor, IE Business School, Spain
  • Metin Tekeci, Head/General Manager, Turkiye Finans, Bahrain
  • Mohammed Dawood, Managing Director, Global Sukuk Financing, HSBC
  • Rachid Ouaich, Founder and Managing Director, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg
  • Raci Kaya, Deputy Undersecretary, Undersecretariat of Turkish Treasury

Advisory Board

  • Dr Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu, Country Representative, Turkey, Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
  • Ayhan Keser, Executive Vice-President, Albaraka Turk
  • Ayse Akkin, Managing Director, Debt Finance and Advisory, UNLU & Co
  • Hakan Uzun, Treasury Executive President, Turkiye Finans
  • Avsar R Sungurlu, General Manager, BPY Asset Management
  • Hulusi Horozoglu, Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Turkey
  • Khalid F Howladar, Global Head, Islamic Finance, Moody´s Investors Service, the UAE
  • Nihat Kirmizi, CEO, Doga Sigorta
  • Dr Nusret Cetin, Partner, LBF Partners
  • Rizwan Kanji, Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE
  • Safak Herdem, Managing Partner, Herdem Attorneys at Law
  • Saleh Jelassi, Resident Representative, IDB Group, Country Gateway Office, Turkey
  • Selim Elhadef, Partner & Financial Services Sector Leader, EY Turkey
  • Sera Somay, Partner, Paksoy
  • Tanweer Bukhari, Former Head of Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East
  • Tayfun Ozkan, CEO, KT Asset Management
  • Dr Zamir Iqbal, Head, World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center, Istanbul

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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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