Are Sukuk still a viable option for Saudi banks seeking to enhance liquidity and capital management, while diversifying funding sources? Where is the Saudi Arabian asset management industry heading and how has the progress been for recent product innovations, particularly Real Estate Investment Trusts and Sukuk Funds? What can technology, particularly tools such as Blockchain, offer capital market and asset management innovation in Saudi Arabia? What is the potential of Waqf for capital markets in Saudi Arabia? How is Waqf typically structured and what are the main variations? How can sustainable and responsible investment make progress in Saudi Arabia and are social bonds an opportunity for Kingdom? Lastly, we examine the Kingdom’s infrastructure requirements in the coming years and ask what can be funded through Islamic facilities, how can risk be effectively managed and do public/private partnerships offer a viable opportunity?

What are the major challenges and opportunities facing Saudi banks in their digitization programs and strategies for the adoption of financial technology? How is digitization within local banks driving effective segmentation and the development of ever more efficient product delivery channels? What opportunities do data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning and distributed ledger technology offer Islamic financial institutions in Saudi Arabia? Where do crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending potentially fit in the Saudi financial system and what can be done to develop and nurture these important components? Where and how can FinTech play a meaningful role in key Islamic social financial activities such as Takaful, Zakat and Waqf?