Dr Adi has held various executive positions managing cross functional initiatives at the Indonesia Ministry of Finance (MoF) since 2014. He was appointed Head of the Center for Financial Sector Policy in August 2020 after previously serving as Head of the Center for Climate Change and Multilateral Policy.

Prior to joining the Fiscal Policy Agency, Dr Adi served as Head of the Finance Profession Regulator Agency from January 2019 until July 2019 and Human Capital Adviser to the Secretary-General of MoF from November 2018 until January 2019. He was also the Working Secretary of the Indonesia Planning Team for 2018 International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group (IMF-WBG) Annual Meetings in Bali. From September 2014 until November 2018, Dr Adi served as Chief of Organizational Transformation at the Central Transformation Office where he delivered the Human Capital and Digital Transformation initiatives in line with the aspiration to develop a world class MoF in the 21st century.

Ahsan is responsible for Islamic Corporate & Investment Banking globally at Standard Chartered Saadiq, the Bank’s Islamic banking arm. In this role, he oversees the delivery of Islamic banking services to the bank’s clients across multiple geographies and products, including financial markets, global credit markets and transaction banking.

Since joining Standard Chartered Bank in March 2004, Ahsan has played a key role in building the Bank’s Islamic business from inception and has led several award-winning and industry-defining deals. He obtained the prestigious ‘Islamic Banker of the Year’ award by Asset magazine in 2015.

Ahsan has 31 years of experience in the financial services industry of which the last 20 years have been in Islamic banking. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, he worked at Citi.

Ahsan holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Dr Dadang Muljawan Satria is a highly accomplished economist, strategic planner and central banker with extensive experience in the field of Conventional and Islamic Finance Development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from the Bandung Institute of Technology, a Master’s degree in Finance from PPM Graduate School of Management and a PhD in Economics from Loughborough University, UK. Throughout his career, Dr Dadang has held various positions at the Central Bank of the Republic of Indonesia prior to assuming the role of Executive Director of the Islamic Economic and Finance Department. He has also been involved in numerous strategic initiatives such as the development of the Indonesian Financial System Architecture and the Indonesian Banking Architecture. Dr Dadang’s research interests and policy applications span a wide range of areas including regulatory framework development, financial stability assessment, microfinance and Islamic finance development programs.

In his current role as Executive Director of the Islamic Economic and Finance Department, Dr Dadang is responsible for directing the activities at the department level to support the development of the Islamic economic and financial system in Indonesia. He focuses on three key development pillars: the development of Halal Value Chains, the development of innovative Islamic financial instruments and the formulation of macro-prudential policies applicable to the Islamic financial sector. Dr Dadang is actively involved in conducting policy research activities and has authored numerous research papers and books on topics such as capital adequacy for Islamic banks, risk management and financial stability indicators. He is recognized for his expertise in the field and has been invited to speak at various international conferences and forums. Dr Dadang’s contributions in Islamic economics and finance development have made a significant impact on the industry in Indonesia and beyond.

Dien Sukmarini is Division Head of Islamic Capital Market (ICM) Policy Development in the Indonesia Financial Services Authority. Dien has been involved in ICM development for more than a decade. Dealing with ICM development from a regulator’s perspective has led her to have experience in conducting research, establishing roadmaps, drafting regulations, building institutional relations as well as delivering seminars and workshops.

Dien led the establishment of the Islamic Capital Market Roadmap 2015-2019 and Islamic Finance Development Roadmap 2017-2019. Additionally, Dien was the lead author of several publications related to ICM such as ‘Sukuk Handbook’ and ‘Directory of Indonesia Islamic Finance’. Dien is enthusiastic about new issues in ICM development. Last year, Dien led research on an Islamic-ESG index and corporate green Sukuk. Currently, Dien is responsible for a project dealing with the product development of social ICM and the establishment of guidance for SMEs to get funding from the ICM.

Elias is a Partner in Trowers & Hamlins’ International Banking and Finance Department.

Elias has a broad range of experience both in the conventional and Islamic finance spheres. He has significant experience in representing the full spectrum of stakeholders on a range of banking and finance transactions including project financing and real estate financing as well as capital market issuances.

Dr Fadlul Imansyah has been the CEO of the Indonesian Hajj Fund Management Agency (known as BPKH) since 2022. He holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Management from the University of Indonesia. He is also currently pursuing a PhD in Public Health. Dr Fadlul has been a Certified Islamic Financial Professional from INCEIF Malaysia since 2016 and has a remarkable career spanning over 24 years in the financial industry in both private and governmental sectors. He started his career in the financial industry in 1999 and later served as a Deputy Director of Treasury and Investment at the Government Social Security Agency in Healthcare from 2017 to 2019 continuing his career as the Director of Shariah and Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management Indonesia from 2019 to 2022. He also served as Chief Investment Officer at Avrist Asset Management in 2022 and is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia until present.

Geoff is a senior strategy professional with over 18 years of experience developing strategies for multinational financial services providers, challenger banks and fintech corporations. As Chief Strategy Officer, he is responsible for setting group-wide strategy, driving international growth and leading key projects.

Geoff held senior positions at Barclays, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Oliver Wyman. At First Abu Dhabi Bank and Barclays he led business strategy, customer and analytics functions. At Oliver Wyman he advised major banks, private equity businesses and governments across EMEA on key strategic issues.

Hakan Ozyon’s role as CEO at Hejaz Financial Services involves setting strategic paths and forming financial alliances. With over 30 years of experience in business, he is known for leading innovative strategies and nurturing talent. He is adept at unlocking potential, promoting growth and increasing revenue. Hakan has deep ties in both the Islamic and broader Australian communities, enhancing business operations and setting corporate goals. Notably, he has spent a decade transforming visions into pioneering Islamic financial services. He is respected globally for his business acumen.

Dr Hurriyah El Islamy is the CEO and founder of consultancy HGC Firm. She previously served as an executive board member of Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji, an independent sovereign agency empowered by law to manage the Indonesian Hajj pilgrim funds. She was named as one of the most active Islamic finance activists by Bank Indonesia and has global experience in Islamic finance, having served as the director for CIMB Group, responsible for all its Islamic businesses.

After serving Kuwait Finance House Bahrain as the head of its Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Department and also as its legal counsel, Dr Hurriyah assumed the role as the director of Capinnova Investment Bank, an Islamic investment arm of the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait.

Dr Hurriyah remains active in the Islamic finance industry; she is the Islamic finance advisor to the Astana International Finance Centre, a board member and strategic advisor to Islamic Fintech Alliance, and is also listed as an International Monetary Fund expert in Islamic finance and capital markets. She has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree, a Master’s degree in corporate law and a PhD.

John Welling is Head of Global Equity Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), where he leads the global equities team in overseeing, promoting and developing S&P DJI’s extensive portfolio of global indices including the S&P Global BMI, S&P World Index, S&P Global 1200 and various regional benchmarks as well as S&P DJI’s established and growing sustainability index offerings.

With a background in structured products and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from BYU, John became a member of the S&P DJI team in 2017 and brings a broad perspective to his role. Outside of work, John enjoys snow skiing, trail running, bicycling and spending time with family.

Dr Lisa Listiana is the Founder of the Waqf Center for Indonesian Development and Studies (WaCIDS) and Falah Financial. She is currently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Business in Universitas Indonesia and a Coordinator of the Green Waqf Project. She pursued her PhD at the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) with full scholarship from the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP). She has a strong passion and research interest in Waqf, and has presented papers related to Waqf and Islamic finance in national and international conferences. She was named the ‘Best Talent of LPDP’ in 2017. Some of her papers related to Waqf and Islamic finance were awarded Best Paper in the 4th Annual Islamic Finance Conference (AIFC), in the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) Call for Paper 2018 and in the Shariah Economic and Finance Forum (FREKS) Call for Paper 2018. She holds a Master’s degree in Accounting from Universitas Indonesia with full scholarship.

Previously, she worked as an accountant for four years in ExxonMobil, an auditor in Ernst and Young, and a postdoctoral fellow in the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Indonesia.

Mahmud has been working as the Managing Director and CEO of Millennium Information Solution since the inception of the company. He is involved in managing and leading a group of professionals to design and market software development projects for the local as well as international market. He was the main designer of the first version of MISL’s flagship product ‘Ababil’, which is a complete solution for Islamic banking and finance following Shariah principles. Mahmud’s untiring journey against Riba made ‘Ababil’ one of the most promising cloud certified Islamic CBSs with two decades of domain maturity.

He leads the development and implementation of Millennium’s corporate marketing initiatives as well as corporate strategy and business plan. With applied knowledge in IT spanning over 30 years, Mahmud addresses the business domain as well as the technical aspects of customers’ problems. Previously, he has worked as Technical Manager for medium to large national and international projects. He also served as a Consultant to many multinational corporations as well as handled numerous projects in reputed international companies.

Mohammed Parekh serves as the Founder and Managing Director of MRP Premier Group, bringing over 15 years of industry expertise to the forefront. In 2021, driven by his extensive real estate background, Mohammed took the initiative to establish MRP Premier Group. Mohammed graduated with a BSc in Geography with Business, and an MSc from University College London in International Real Estate and Planning. Possessing a proven track record, Mohammed has successfully delivered numerous mixed-use development and regeneration projects, managing the entire lifecycle from inception to completion for a diverse clientele. Before spearheading MRP Premier Group, Mohammed amassed invaluable experience by working with various public and private sector organisations within the real estate industry. Throughout his professional journey, he honed his skills in investment and development acquisition, leading project teams and gained a thorough understanding of affordable and social housing. This diverse background equips Mohammed with a holistic perspective, enabling him to appreciate the unique requirements, drivers and challenges of different clients. This, in turn, allows him to offer a more tailored and bespoke approach when advising clients for MRP Premier Group.

Murniati Mukhlisin earned her degrees in Islamic Accounting from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (undergraduate), University of Indonesia (postgraduate) and University of Glasgow, UK (doctorate). She was awarded distinguished scholarships to support her studies.

Murniati has worked in banking, financial and IT services. She started her career as a Lecturer in Islamic Accounting and Finance in 2002 an is currently certified in Islamic Accounting. She sits on the editorial advisory board for the Emerald Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research – UK, Journal of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research – Malaysia and the Turkish Journal of Islamic Economics.

With regards to her research, Murniati works on critical perspectives of research in the areas of financial reporting, Islamic accounting, Islamic banking and finance and Islamic financial literacy. Murniati is currently a rector at Tazkia Islamic University College, Bogor, Indonesia.

Murniati is also a public speaker and motivator. With her husband, Dr Luqyan Tamanni, M.Ec, CFP, Murniati authored an inspirational book called ‘Sakinah Finance’ that concerns Islamic family finance. She is also an active columnist in national and international media such as Republika, Majalah MySharing, Islampos, Suara Islam, Hidayatullah, Majalah Gontor, detik.com, Kompas, IFN news and ISFIRE-UK. Her research papers and activities are available at https://tazkia.ac.id/dosen/assoc-prof-dr-murniati-mukhlisin-m-acc/ and https://www.sakinahfinance.com/.

Dr Nurhastuty is a distinguished academic and author with a PhD in Finance from the University of Queensland. An alumna of INCEIF, she is recognized for her expertise in strategic management, Islamic finance and accounting. Dr Nurhastuty has published several influential books, including ‘Think Strategy’, ‘The Power of Dreams and Discovering Knowledge”, and ‘Kaya dan Berkah dengan Perencanaan Keuangan Syariah’ or ‘Islamic Financial Planning’, which target businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to large corporations.

Her work often centers around empowering businesses through innovative strategies, focusing on the intersection of finance and sustainability. Recently, she successfully organized an international seminar on ERP and AI, showcasing empirical findings and fostering global collaboration.
Dr Nurhastuty is developing a business plan and strategy for the Institute of Halal Investing, reflecting her commitment to ethical and impactful financial practices. Her diverse roles include moderating international sessions, mentoring master’s students and contributing to the global dialog on business excellence.

Dr Nurhastuty has been a speaker at various international forums held at Seoul National University, University of Sydney, UNSW, Bond University, IFN Australia, IFN Indonesia and Politecnico di Milano. She was also an internal speaker at the Directorate General of State Assets (DJKN) of the Ministry of Finance and KNEKS. She wrote an opinion piece in The Conversation Indonesia, one of the recommendations adopted by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the increase in income tax for the rich.

Rahul leads Solutions Consulting for Temenos in The Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei. At Temenos, together with his team, he brings Temenos’s suite of solutions from banking, cloud, back office, front office and fintech solutions to uniquely solve today’s banking modernization needs. With over 17 years of extensive experience in the Asia Pacific banking industry, and a solution-oriented individual with strategic thinking and deep people skills, he consults leading banks across the Asia Pacific with technologically advanced solutions. He is a keen observer of how leading technological trends across the globe are impacting regional banks in Asia, with a strategic focus on Islamic Banking and Financial Crime Management.

Dr Ramadhan has been Director, Strategic Programme at Maybank Group Islamic Banking since 2022. He started his career in Maybank in 2009 as Manager in Islamic Markets. Within the Maybank Group, he led key roles in various business segments including Islamic capital market (Sukuk and Shariah compliant), strategy, Shariah and product management.

A reputable Shariah specialist in the Islamic finance industry with over 16 years of experience, Dr Ramadhan demonstrates extensive experience including in matters relating to retail, business and corporate banking, treasury, debt market, equity markets and asset management within Maybank Group.

He holds a PhD in Law of Islamic Finance from SOAS University of London, UK. He is a graduate of University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Shariah (1st Class) and also holds a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies from the International Islamic University of Malaysia.

Rifki Ismal is an Adjunct Professor at INCEIF University (Malaysia) and Director in Bank Indonesia (central bank of Indonesia). He has been a central banker for 26 years appointed in various departments and was awarded the best central bank employee in 2017. As an academics, he is a lecturer in more than 17 universities, amongst all are University of Indonesia, Tazkia Institute and, IPB and was a visiting lecturer in Strasbrough University (France). Since 2002, he has published 76 academic papers in reputable international journals (21 are scopus), books and chapter contributors of reference books published by international publishers such as John Wiley and Sons (USA), Springer (Europe and USA), Routledge (Europe and USA), Edinburgh Press (UK), ISRA (Malaysia), supervised 147 both master and PhD students and examined 96 thesis/dissertations.

As a researcher, he was a visiting researcher in Bank for International Settlement (BIS) in 2006 and as the global scholar in the field, he was an Assistant Secretary General (top management) of the Islamic Financial Service Board (IFSB) (2020-2022) a standard setting body with 188 members including 82 central banks from 57 countries, headquarter in Kuala Lumpur. Lately, he was one of the founding members (4 persons) of Cash Awqaf Linked Sukuk (CWLS) project which was awarded the IsDB prize for the most Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economics in 2023. Besides central banker, academics and global scholar, he is a member of the Indonesia National Sharia Board (DSN) – National Ulama Council since 2017. He got a bachelor degree in economics from University of Indonesia, master in applied economics from University of Michigan, ann arbor (USA) and PhD in Islamic finance from Durham University (England).

Ritesh joined the DCM team at Emirates NBD Capital in September 2014. Previously, he worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mumbai office in the Capital Markets team where he helped numerous issuers raise both equity and debt.

He is currently responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of debt capital markets solutions (conventional and Islamic) for clients across sovereigns, supranationals, financial institutions and corporates. He has helped clients across GCC, Asia and Africa raise over US$50 billion across senior secured, unsecured and hybrid instruments in public/private formats.

Ritesh holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (India).

Dr Sutan Emir Hidayat is currently the Director of the Islamic Economy Supporting Ecosystem at the National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance, the Republic of Indonesia. During 2019-2020, he was the Director of Education and Research at the National Committee for Islamic Finance. Prior to that, Dr Sutan was an Associate Professor and the Head of the Business School at the University College of Bahrain. He is actively engaged in academic research within his field and has presented several research papers at reputable international conferences such as the 11th Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance at Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, in the US; and the Gulf Research Meeting at the University of Cambridge in the UK, among others. He was listed in ISFIN’s Islamica 500 directory as one of the top 500 influential personalities on a global scale from 2015 to 2020. ISFIN is a leading advisory firm for Islamic markets. Dr Sutan obtained both his MBA and PhD in Islamic Banking and Finance from the International Islamic University Malaysia.

Vineeta Tan is Managing Editor and Director of REDmoney Group, one of the world’s longest-running Islamic finance media houses. Vineeta oversees REDmoney Group’s stable of products including Islamic Finance news, IFN Fintech and Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment. With over a decade of experience in the journalism and publishing industry, Vineeta specializes in ethical and Islamic finance as well as fintech reporting and analysis covering regions including the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. As managing editor of IFN, Vineeta leads the editorial direction and business development of IFN and its sister publications in addition to authoring reports, producing podcasts and conducting video interviews. She has interviewed senior industry players, key stakeholders and senior dignitaries including the finance/economic ministers of the Ivory Coast, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Vineeta is a regular on the international conference circuit as both a moderator and speaker. She has an MBA and is trained in Journalism and Sociology. Vineeta also holds the Islamic Finance Qualification awarded by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments, UK.

Afdhal Aliasar is an Islamic economy and finance practitioner who is also an Islamic philanthropist. He is now a director of the Halal industry in the National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance, Republic of Indonesia.

After acquiring his degree from the Faculty of Engineering in Universitas Indonesia on 1997, Afdhal started his professional career in the banking industry by joining Executive Management Training at Bank Niaga. Later on, he continued his career joining Citibank, while also pursuing a Master’s degree on strategic management at Prasetiya Mulya Business School. He was entrusted to establish a subsidiary, Citigroup Securities Indonesia, in the Citigroup global market.

Afdhal’s interest in Islamic finance and Islamic economy made him pursue the industry by continuing to explore knowledge and expertise in various places, including a Master of Islamic Finance Practice qualification from INCEIF Malaysia, Durham University UK and the Islamic Finance Qualification from the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, UK. In 2016, Afdhal established Pengelola Aset Islami Indonesia, and as a founding director he directly takes part in various Islamic economy development and Islamic business projects that are directly associated to the real economy sector. Afdhal is the founder and chairman of Yayasan Wakaf Produktif Pengelola Aset Islami Indonesia.

Dwi Irianti Hadiningdyah is the director of Islamic finance and carries out formulation and implementation of SBSN portfolio management policies, SBSN asset management, market intelligence in preparing recommendations for SBSN issuance and Fatwas and Shariah opinions in SBSN issuance. She also directs the management activities of Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia (including Indonesia I, II, and III) as SPVs and others. In addition, she is the director of Islamic finance in charge of compiling norms, standards, procedures and criteria, as well as providing technical guidance and evaluation in the field of Shariah financing.

Dwi Irianti works in the Directorate of Islamic Finance and is (ex officio) the president director of Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia (SPV). She was a member of the legal drafting team of the Law on Government Islamic Securities/Sukuk Negara, Law on Islamic Banking and Law on Financial Services Authority of Indonesia. Other than that, she currently serves as the head of education and socialization at the Association of Indonesian Islamic Economists.

Additionally, Ibu Dwi Irianti is the Team Leader of the First Winner of the IsDB Competition on Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economy 2023

Dwi Irianti holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Diponegoro University, a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Delaware in the US and the Executive Training Islamic Finance Leadership Programme qualification from Cambridge University.

Erwin Noekman is a chartered insurance practitioner awarded by Chartered Insurance Institute (UK). He has served more than two decades in the reinsurance and re-Takaful industry, not only in Indonesia, but also in London (UK), Labuan (Malaysia) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

Graduating with an MBA from the University of Liverpool (UK), Erwin also holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Trisakti University and several professional designations such as Associateship from Chartered Insurance Institute; (Cand) Fellowship from Malaysia Insurance Institute; Associateship from AAMAI; and Associateship from Islamic Insurance Society. Erwin is also a certified qualified risk governance professional.

Currently, Erwin is the executive director at Indonesia Takaful Association and is also acting as the executive director at Indonesia Insurance Council. He is also the chairman at Media Asuransi (insurance news and magazine), the chairman at Indonesia Insurance Foundation (successor to Marzuki Usman) and a director at LSP Perasuransian Syariah.

Erwin is a regular contributor to international publications and magazines. He has also been assigned as the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan external examiner for the fit and proper test for key persons of companies.

Farouk Abdullah Alwyni is both an Islamic finance practitioner and a lecturer. He spent most of his Islamic finance career in the Jeddah-based IsDB headquarters handling IsDB trade finance operations in many Asian and CIS countries (1998–2007). Prior to running Alwyni International Consulting in 2012, Farouk was a member of the executive management of Al-Ijarah Indonesia Finance (a multi-finance company owned jointly by Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI) and Gulf-based Islamic financial institutions) and BMI. He was also one of the country correspondents for Kuala Lumpur based-Islamic Finance news (2012–17), and continues to contribute articles to IFN until now.

Farouk has been on London-based Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment’s Authorized Training Partner list since 2012 and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (also London-based)’s Islamic Finance Associate list since 2018. He has also been on the 2016, 2017 and 2018 lists of ISLAMICA 500 — a collection of individuals considered influential in the development of the Islamic economy. Farouk speaks and writes about finance, economics and development in a variety of events and publications. He also now serves in the advisory board of the Central Board of Indonesian Association of Islamic Economists. Starting in June 2022, he has been assigned as the vice-rector of Jakarta-based, health-focused Binawan University.

He has been working at the Indonesia Stock Exchange since 2000 and began to focus on developing the Islamic capital market since 2010. Currently, he is head of Islamic capital market at the Indonesia Stock Exchange and also member of Islamic capital market committee at the National Sharia Board of Indonesia. In addition, he is also as a vice chairman of the Islamic capital market commitee at the Islamic Economy Society, member of Islamic capital market committee at the Islamic Economics Expert Association, and member of sharia stock selection committee. He is an originator of Sharia Capital Market School, an integrated training on stock investment in the Islamic capital market; the Indonesia Sharia Stocks Index (ISSI), an islamic stock composite index; the Sharia Online Trading System (SOTS), the world’s first sharia compliant online trading platform for retail investors, and the tradable sharia stocks zakat and the tradable sharia stocks waqf. He was the first Indonesian to receive the Cambridge Islamic Finance Leadership Award 2017 from Cambridge IFLP headquartered in London, England, and Upcoming Personality in Global Islamic Finance (Islamic Capital Market) 2020 from Global Islamic Finance Award (GIFA). In 2022, he also has been chosen from GIFA to receive GIFA Advocacy Award (Islamic Capital Market). He is active as speaker about the Indonesian islamic capital market and also a post-graduate lecturer in Islamic capital market courses at several universities in Indonesia. He is also actively writing articles about the Islamic capital market and a regular contributor in the Islamic Finance News as a country correspondent since 2018. He is an author of two books about Islamic Capital market written in Indonesian.

Dr Sutan Emir Hidayat is currently the Director of the Islamic Economy Supporting Ecosystem at the National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance, the Republic of Indonesia. During 2019-2020, he was the Director of Education and Research at the National Committee for Islamic Finance. Prior to that, Dr Sutan was an Associate Professor and the Head of the Business School at the University College of Bahrain. He is actively engaged in academic research within his field and has presented several research papers at reputable international conferences such as the 11th Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance at Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, in the US; and the Gulf Research Meeting at the University of Cambridge in the UK, among others. He was listed in ISFIN’s Islamica 500 directory as one of the top 500 influential personalities on a global scale from 2015 to 2020. ISFIN is a leading advisory firm for Islamic markets. Dr Sutan obtained both his MBA and PhD in Islamic Banking and Finance from the International Islamic University Malaysia.