Chris has broad experience of both general international corporate and funds work with particular expertise in private equity, hedge and digital asset funds having spent ten years as a corporate and funds lawyer in London.

Chris advises on all aspects of fund and corporate transactions, including the legal and regulatory aspects of fund launches, and joint ventures. He also has considerable experience in dealing with the Jersey Financial Services Commission in navigating investment vehicles through the Jersey regulatory approval process as part of the Jersey funds team. He also spearheads Carey Olsen’s digital asset practice, having advised on a series of token issuances, digital asset funds and exchanges.

Darius Nass is an Associate Director for Global Equity Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). He is based out of the Singapore office and is responsible for the product management of S&P DJI’s global index suites, including the S&P Global BMI, S&P Global 1200 and S&P Islamic Indices. In his role, Darius leads efforts to develop new benchmarks, promotes existing offerings and regularly publishes market commentary, analytical reports and research.

Prior to joining S&P DJI, Darius was part of the Nasdaq Index R&D team, where he was led product development initiatives for the APAC region.

Darius holds a Master’s degree in Quantitative Finance from Singapore Management University.

Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad has worked in the banking industry for 38 years. He has amassed 19 years of experience in group treasury products and functions (conventional and Islamic) including corporate (deposits, investments, client solutions), interbank, fixed income and derivatives, product development, structuring and marketing. He previously served as the Senior Managing Director and Regional Head of Islamic Treasury, Treasury and Markets in Group Wholesale Banking for CIMB Group. During that time, he was responsible for the development of CIMB Group’s regional Islamic treasury franchises, managing over RM100 billion (US$23.88 billion) of Islamic assets for CIMB Group Islamic Banking. His country-focused treasury remits included Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand and for five years, he was based in London as a Chief Dealer. His innovations included the introduction of CIMB’s Islamic repo contract.

Dr Mohamad Zabidi has held various additional executive management positions within the CIMB Group, including the Chairman of the Investment Account Oversight Committee and a Member of the Group Islamic Management Committee, the Treasury and Market Committee and the Group Islamic Wholesale Banking Committee. He has been widely recognized for his leadership, with CIMB announced as ‘Best Islamic Bank for Treasury Management’ at the IFN Awards in 2019. He previously participated in the Bursa Malaysia/Bank Negara Malaysia Working Group resulting in the formation of the Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ Commodity House and the Working Group resulting in the establishment of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation.

Dr Mohamad Zabidi served as Proactive Chairman of AIBIM Treasury & Markets, leading the CMTC Sukuk Index Task Force in the successful launch of the Sovereign & Corporate Bloomberg-AIBIM-Bursa Sukuk Index in September 2012. In 2018, under his leadership, AIBIM also published the practice notes for Qard Hasan and commodity Murabahah for adoption by AIBIM members. He has presented papers on Islamic treasury products to various central banks including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank Indonesia and Bank Negara Malaysia.

Among his academic and professional achievements, Dr Mohamad Zabidi holds a doctorate in Business Administration from Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia and has a Bachelor’s in Accounting with Honors from Universiti Teknologi MARA.

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Dr Mohamad Zabidi is a practicing member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a Certified Senior Financial Market Practitioner by ACI-Financial Market of Malaysia and the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers and holds an Associate Qualification in Islamic Finance from the Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia and that of Senior Associate from the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance.

Ashraf Radzi is the Chief Executive of Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT). He has more than 22 years of working experience in Malaysia and Europe in the area of audit, financial management, accounting and reporting, treasury management, corporate planning and advisory support in the areas of investment and corporate exercises. Prior to his appointment as the Chief Executive of LTAT in 2024, Ashraf served as the Chief Financial Officer – a position he held from March 2020. He had also held various senior management positions namely Chief Financial Officer of Ahmad Zaki Resources, Associate Director, Corporate Advisory and Structuring at MIDF Amanah Investment Bank, General Manager, Finance Special Projects at Johawaki Holdings Sdn Bhd and Associate Director of Prokhas Sdn Bhd for the Capital Market. He brings deep expertise in corporate finance, with extensive hands-on experience in both equity and debt markets – spanning the full deal lifecycle from origination to execution – across both issuer and arranger roles. His exposure includes structuring, capital raising, due diligence, and regulatory strategy, allowing him to navigate complex transactions across public and private sectors. Ashraf commenced his career at Ernst and Young (Dublin) as an Audit Senior in 2002. Thereafter he worked in several companies in Europe, namely CUNA Mutual Life Assurance (Europe) Limited (Dublin) as Financial Accountant European Region and UBS Investment Bank (London) as regulatory reporting analyst. Ashraf holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons) from Universiti Tenaga Nasional. He is currently a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Shahariah Shaharudin is the President of Saturna, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturna
Capital Corporation. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Studies from Knox College, Illinois and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from University of Illinois, Springfield.

Shahariah has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of fund management, stockbroking and commercial banking. She started her career in a commercial bank with extensive experience in retail banking, trade finance and corporate banking and later joined a stockbroking company, overseeing both the stockbroking and futures broking business. She also worked for a fund management house under the Strategic Business and Market Development Division where her core responsibility was sourcing business and servicing both retail and wholesale clients. She was CEO and an Executive Director of Kenanga Islamic Investors before joining Saturna in October 2018.

Shahariah speaks at Islamic finance and ESG conferences. She is passionate about Islamic investment and has participated in the Brunei Roundtable; presented in events in Shenzen, China; and was nominated in the ‘Top 10 List for Women in Malaysian Financial Institutions’ by a local magazine.

Shahariah is currently a holder of the Capital Market Services Representatives License for fund management.

Shakeel Adli is the founder and CEO of Zunikh. He is a qualified solicitor and spent over 18 years working at various international law firms in London and Dubai. He was most recently a partner and global head of Islamic finance at CMS.

Having been involved in real estate both personally and professionally for more than two decades, Shakeel has experience with all real estate asset classes. He is a firm believer in the power of real estate to change people’s lives and founded Zunikh in 2019 with the intention of creating a truly unique property development and investment offering.

Shakeel personifies Zunikh’s passion for real estate and doing things differently. He conducts business in a fair, honest and approachable way and seeks to develop long-term mutually beneficial relationships with everyone that he works with.
As CEO, Shakeel has the overall responsibility for the strategy and direction of Zunikh.

Darius Nass is an Associate Director for Global Equity Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). He is based out of the Singapore office and is responsible for the product management of S&P DJI’s global index suites, including the S&P Global BMI, S&P Global 1200 and S&P Islamic Indices. In his role, Darius leads efforts to develop new benchmarks, promotes existing offerings and regularly publishes market commentary, analytical reports and research.

Prior to joining S&P DJI, Darius was part of the Nasdaq Index R&D team, where he was led product development initiatives for the APAC region.

Darius holds a Master’s degree in Quantitative Finance from Singapore Management University.

Faris Lodin is the founder of AxeHoldings and Delos Capital, where he serves as principal and chief investment officer, respectively. AxeHoldings is an investment firm focused on building, acquiring, and scaling ventures across financial services, technology, infrastructure, and traditional businesses. Delos Capital operates as a hedge fund specialising in asymmetric yield and high-conviction strategies across credit, equity, and special situations. Faris’s recent work includes co-investments with sovereign funds and partnerships with state-owned enterprises across Asia. He is actively involved in structuring capital solutions in deep tech, green finance, security, and infrastructure, particularly in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, and a member of both the CISI and ICAEW. He sits on the boards of educational institutions and serves on the Council of Advisors at the Harvard Business Review.

Ranjit Singh Gill is the Director, Head of Product & Market Development. He joined Kenanga Investors Berhad in 2020 to head the Product and Market Development team, where he oversees Kenanga Investors’ existing and new offerings, as well as expanding its presence across multiple channels and markets. Prior to this, he amassed over 10 years of experience in finance, with eight years in investment banking within the field of Corporate Finance. He started his career as an Investment Associate in a government-backed venture capital firm. Ranjit graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from Curtin University.

Tayyab Ahmed is Head of Research, Islamic Finance at LSEG Data & Analytics, leading the Islamic finance research team and overseeing the production of thought leadership reports on Islamic finance and MENA related topics. Some examples include the annual IFDI report, as well as the OIC Megatrends, OIC Infrastructure and Sukuk reports.

Earlier in his career, he was an Associate Director of Strategy in Malaysia for Ernst & Young (EY) where he focused on government strategy, team and stakeholder management, and mentoring associates. Tayyab received his MPhil from Cambridge, LLM from London School of Economics, and Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) from the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments.