John Glen MP
Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister
30th November - 2nd December 2020, Online SUPPORTED BY
Date: 30th November - 2nd December 2020
Venue: Online
Attendees: 380
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ABOUT THE FORUM
With four licensed Islamic banks and over 20 international banks offering Shariah compliant financial products, the UK’s Islamic finance industry is a favorite destination for investors, particularly for its flourishing real estate sector. Apart from the banking industry, the London Stock Exchange is also one of the most active Sukuk-listing destinations, with 67 listed Sukuk and three Islamic exchange-traded funds to date. On top of this, implications from Brexit has also led the Kingdom to boost its international trade and financial relationships with existing non-EU trade partners, especially with key Islamic finance markets from the regions of the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Last year’s UK Islamic Finance Week saw many breakthrough sessions in a week-long event, including the official launch of iE5, an Islamic economy accelerator, during IFN Fintech Huddle UK.
Forum Agenda
Keynote Address
Here and Now: The Opportunity on Offer for UK Islamic Financial Services
The world has changed. How the UK Islamic financial services industry chooses to respond to these changes may be a generation-defining moment. How can we use this opportunity to leverage our ethical lead and strengthen our position and service proposition in the wider UK market? How can Islamic finance mobilize to address the imminent challenges of the real economy and provide not just liquidity support, but solvency support to the vital SME and corporate sector? How can the wider community be enticed to take advantage of the Islamic financial services proposition based on our core values of responsibility, ethicality and inclusivity? Does technology and innovation play a key role in such a proposition? What opportunities do the UN Principles for Responsible Banking offer UK Islamic financial institutions, and what obligations and responsibilities to their stakeholders are placed on those institutions? Lastly, how can the core values of Islamic finance be further applied to socially responsible finance and investment strategies?
Moderator:
Wayne Evans
Senior Advisor International Strategy, TheCityUK
Panelists:
Ahsan Ali
Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank
Amir Firdaus
Chief Financial Officer, Al Rayan Bank
Laurie Mayers
Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group, Moody’s Investors Service
Stella Cox CBE
Managing Director, DDCAP Group
Dr Usman Chaudry
Chief Risk Officer, Gatehouse Bank
Keynote Address
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, William Russell
Putting Islamic Finance to Work: Islamic Capital Markets, Sustainable & Green Finance
In times of stress do Sukuk offer some semblance of stability? What is the likely timetable and structure of the second UK Sovereign Sukuk and what will this mean for UK Islamic wholesale markets? What funding options do UK Islamic financial institutions have for satisfying regulatory capital and liquidity requirements, particularly in a stressed environment? What is the status of the Bank of England facility and what will it do? Where and how are technology and innovation disrupting traditional capital-raising channels? What do social, pandemic and disaster recovery bonds offer and how can Islamic finance solutions feature? Beyond credit, what vehicles and structures will feature in the financing of responsible, social and humanitarian projects and where does commodity Murabahah play a role? How can SDG3 – promoting health and wellbeing – be prioritized and what do SDG bonds and Sukuk offer? How significant are developments in ESG ratings, screening technologies and disclosure requirements and how has sustainable finance responded? Finally, where will we see examples of overlap and cooperation between Islamic finance and green and sustainable finance initiatives? We seek the views of an expert panel.
Moderator:
Farmida Bi
Chair, Europe, Middle East and Asia, Norton Rose Fulbright
Panelists:
Arshadur Rahman
Manager, Bank of England
Dr Mohammed R. Kroessin
Head of Islamic Microfinance, Islamic Relief Worldwide
Razvan Dumitrescu
Principal, Local Currency and Capital Markets Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Samina Akram
Managing Partner, Samak Ethical Finance
Scott Levy
CEO, Bedford Row Capital
Simon Meldrum
Investment Specialist, British Red Cross
Keynote Address
Andrew Hauser
Executive Director for Markets, Bank of England
Thinking Big: Islamic Asset Management and Real Estate Investment
What influences the deployment of Shariah compliant capital, what do Shariah compliant institutional investors want and where do Sukuk, Islamic private equity, real estate and trade finance funds play a role? What is Shariah compliant capital investing into the UK real estate market demanding in terms of structure and asset class, and what represent potential post-pandemic targets and opportunities? What does a successful UK-domiciled Islamic REIT look like in terms of structure and mandate? Besides the use of effective endowment structures, agency arrangements and enhanced investment screening, what is the Shariah compliant asset and investment proposition? Finally, considering the current business and operating environment facing Shariah compliant investors and asset owners, we take a critical look at the regulatory framework pertaining to workouts, restructurings and the resolution of disputes involving Islamic financial structures.
Moderator:
Natalie Schoon
Principal Consultant, Formabb
Panelists:
Ayda Habboush
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Fuad Shakshir
Head of Structured Real Estate, QIB (UK)
Paul DeCroos
Head of Real Estate Finance, Bank of London and The Middle East
Sohail Ali
Legal Director, DLA Piper
Trevor Norman
Director – Islamic Finance and Funds Group, VG
Zaineb Sefiani
Founder and Director, Carrera Learning
FORUM KEYNOTES
Andrew Hauser
Executive Director for Markets, Bank of England
John Glen MP
Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, William Russell
ADVISORY BOARD
Arshadur Rahman
Manager, Bank of England
Charles Haresnape
CEO, Gatehouse Bank
Jonathan Soares
Islamic Finance Lead, Department of International Trade
Lawrence Oliver
Deputy CEO, DDCAP Group
Martina Macpherson
Senior Vice-President – Head of ESG Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, Moody’s Investors Services Assessments
Mohammed Amin
Islamic finance Consultant
Michael Rainey
Partner, King & Spalding
Neill Gibson
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Razvan Dumitrescu
Principal, Local Currency and Capital Markets Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Samina Akram
Managing Partner, Samak Ethical Finance
Tariq Alrifai
Chief Executive, Quorum Centre for Strategic Studies
Trevor Norman
Director – Islamic Finance and Funds Group, VG
Wayne Evans
Senior Advisor International Strategy, TheCityUK
FORUM PARTNERS
MULTILATERAL STRATEGIC PARTNERS
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is a multilateral development financial institution and is part of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group.
The ICD was established in November 1999 to support the economic development of its member countries through the provision of finance for private sector projects, promoting competition and entrepreneurship, providing advisory services to governments and private companies and encouraging cross-border investments.
The ICD has an authorized capital of US$4 billion. Currently, the shareholders of the ICD are the IDB (50%), 53 Islamic countries (30%) and five public financial institutions (20%).
ICD mandate and objectives
The ICD fosters sustainable economic growth in its 53 member countries by:
- Financing private sector investment
- Mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and
- Providing advisory services to business and governments.
The ICD selects the financing projects based on their contribution to economic development considering factors such as job creation, Islamic finance development, contribution to exports, etc. The ICD also provides advisory services to governments and private sector groups on policies designed to encourage the establishment, expansion and modernization of private enterprises, the development of capital markets, best management practices and to enhance the role of the market economy. The ICD operates to complement the activities of the IDB in member countries.
The ICD is rated ‘AA/FQ’ by Fitch Ratings, ‘Aa3/P-1’ by Moody’s Investors Service and ‘A+’ by Standard & Poor’s.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Tel: (966-12) 6361400; (966-12) 6441644
Fax: (966-12) 644 4427
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.icd-ps.org
The Islamic Corporation for The Insurance Of Investment And Export Credit (ICIEC)
Established 26 years ago in 1994 as a multilateral institution and a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) was tasked to promote cross-border trade and foreign direct investments in its member countries.
The ICIEC’s mission is to make trade and investment between member countries and the world more secure through the Shariah compliant risk mitigation tool. Its vision is to be recognized as the preferred enabler of trade and investment for sustainable economic development in member countries.
The ICIEC is the only multilateral export credit and investment insurance corporation in the world that provides Shariah-compliant insurance and reinsurance solutions.
Today, the ICIEC supports trade and investment flows in 47 member countries spanning across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Its target clients are corporates (both exporters and investors), banks and financial institutions as well as export credit agencies and insurers.
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) is a member of the IDB Group. It was established with the purpose of advancing trade among OIC member countries, which would ultimately contribute to the overarching goal of improving the socioeconomic conditions of the people across the world. The ITFC commenced operations in January 2008 and has since consolidated all trade finance businesses that used to be handled by various windows within the IDB Group. Earning an ‘A1’ rating from Moody’s Investors Service reflects the ITFC’s efficiency in service delivery by responding swiftly to customer needs in a market-driven business environment.
Since 2008, the ITFC has provided more than US$40.2 billion of trade financing to OIC member countries, making it the leading provider of trade solutions for the needs of OIC member countries. With a mission of being a catalyst for trade development among OIC member countries and beyond, the ITFC helps entities in member countries gain better access to trade finance and provides them with the necessary trade-related capacity-building tools, which would enable them to successfully compete in the global market.
Contact us at:
Twitter: @ITFCCORP
Facebook: @ITFCCORP
Linkedin: International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
Tel: +966 12 646 8337
Fax: +966 12 637 1064
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.itfc-idb.org/en
STRATEGIC PARTNER
Capital Markets Malaysia
As part of its mandate to develop the capital market, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) set up the Capital Markets Promotion Council in 2012 to strengthen its internationalization agenda for Malaysia’s capital market. In 2014, the SC launched Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) to spearhead both the local and international positioning and profiling of the Malaysian capital market with its wide range of conventional and Islamic products, supported by a strong governance infrastructure. CMM profiles the competitiveness and attractiveness of the various segments of the capital market via a comprehensive and integrated approach to increase international participation and enhance opportunities for Malaysian capital market intermediaries.
PARTNERS
BLME
Established in 2007, BLME is an independent wholesale Shariah compliant UK bank based in London, offering a range of financial products and services in the UK and the Middle East. Led by a management team that brings together a combination of experienced international bankers and leading experts in Islamic finance, BLME has three key business areas: wealth management, commercial finance and treasury. BLME provides individually tailored, hands-on client service and maintains the highest ethical standards in everything it does. We believe in building open and straightforward relationships, products and services in a consistent, simple and fair manner. BLME is majority-owned by Boubyan Bank, a Kuwaiti Islamic bank that provides private, business and corporate banking services. BLME has offices in London and Dubai, and is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the PRA.
Carrera Learning
Carrera Learning is an innovative e-learning platform enabling users and companies to build their Islamic finance capabilities. We have extensive experience working with world-class financial institutions and organizations as well as professionals.
The Carrera Learning platform is part of Islamic Finance Navigator.
DDCAP Group
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in London, with an office in Dubai and a presence in both Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, DDCAP is a leading provider of asset facilitation services and financial technology and system solutions across a diverse range of Shariah compliant products, asset classes and instruments in both the primary and secondary markets. DDCAP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include DD&Co and DDGI. DDCAP has an extensive track record within the Islamic finance industry, employing over 35 professionals with broad and complementary skill sets drawn from diverse financial industry backgrounds, focused principally on providing service to Islamic financial market participants around the world. DDCAP has its own Shariah supervisory board comprising esteemed Shariah scholars from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Kuwait. DDCAP’s multi-award-winning Shariah compliant ETHOS Asset Facilitation Platform is a bespoke, real-time trade and post-trade services platform providing 24-hour coverage, enabling clients worldwide to purchase from a diverse asset inventory, including commodities, via a secure, web-based portal.
Eiger
Eiger Trading Advisors (Eiger) is a UK-based asset-trading and technology company founded in 2008, which specializes as an intermediary in Islamic financial products.
As a leading intermediary and technology provider within the commodity Murabahah space, Eiger has the unique capabilities to deliver Shariah compliant commodity trading solutions through the Eiger Trading Platform (ETP), a web-based trading system, that we tailor to our bank clients’ exact operational requirements.
The ETP automates the structuring and execution of Islamic banking products for wholesale and retail commodity-backed transactions, including two new enhanced modules:
- ETP Retail – A 24/7 STP platform designed to automate the end-to-end commodity Murabahah transactions underpinning retail banking products such as deposits, loans, CASA, credit cards
- ETP Client Reach – A bespoke middle and back office module designed to streamline Islamic treasury and derivative transactions, including execution and documentation with our clients’ clients.
Eiger is authorized and regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, and is both a member of the London Metal Exchange and an associate of the London Platinum and Palladium Market.
Gatehouse Bank
Gatehouse Bank is a Shariah compliant bank headquartered in London and a subsidiary of Gatehouse Financial Group. It is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the PRA and the Financial Conduct Authority. Founded in 2007, the bank offers award-winning savings products and finance for UK commercial and residential real estate, in addition to sourcing and advising on UK real estate investments with a focus on the build-to-rent sector.
IdealRatings
IdealRatings was incorporated in 2006 in San Francisco with a corporate objective to provide SRI/ESG and Shariah compliant solutions to ethical investors and enable them to identify such instruments across different asset classes in the global market. IdealRatings serves clients in over 30 countries with a range of capital market solutions including:
- Equities – A web-based platform covering over 40,000 stocks, where fund managers can screen equities using different, custom-built ESG/SRI/Responsible Investments and Shariah rulebooks or guidelines. This solution caters to different purification calculation methodologies with a comprehensive set of reports for fund managers to manage their portfolio.
- REITs – Global coverage of all listed REITs that could be screened in accordance with different standard Shariah rulebooks or guidelines.
- Indexes – Co-branded and jointly marketed by FTSE-Russell Indexes and a separate series with Thomson Reuters for the global markets, designed for fund management and investment benchmarking. In addition, IdealRatings is able to provide custom-built indexes for the fund management industry.
- Sukuk – A unique solution which includes the global Sukuk and a pioneering Sukuk-screening solution that enables fund managers to customize their Sukuk selection in accordance to their Shariah rulebook, guidelines or investment preference, and
- Brokerage – The solution provides broking houses the ability to screen global equity markets, a technical analysis of the markets and equities, buy/sell/hold recommendations and purification amounts.
Moody’s Investors Service
Moody’s Corporation:
Moody’s is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody’s Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody’s Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. Both organizations are supported by Moody’s Shared Services.
Moody’s Investors Service
Moody’s Investors Service is a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Moody’s commitment and expertise contributes to transparent and integrated financial markets, and the firm’s ratings and analysis track debt covering approximately 120 sovereign nations, 11,000 corporate issuers, 21,000 public finance issuers, and 72,000 structured finance obligations.
VG
About VG
It’s as simple as … partnering with people you trust
We are one of Jersey’s largest independent and privately owned providers of fiduciary and administration services. Our independence allows us to act quickly and decisively to create and administer the right solutions for our clients.
We have significant experience and a deep understanding of Shariah compliant structures and transactions including funds, Sukuk and private trusts, and have particular expertise in the administration of Shariah compliant structures used to purchase and manage multimillion dollar commercial properties in the UK and elsewhere in the world.
Our award-winning Islamic finance team has supported the needs of entrepreneurs, families and institutions for over 35 years. We work with clients and advisors based in the GCC and the wider
Middle East region, as well as in Africa and Asia.
We actively support the Islamic finance community and hold memberships with the Arab Bankers Association and Arab–British Chamber of Commerce.
To find out more and for details of the legal and regulatory status of VG, please visit www.vg.je.
TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Codebase Technologies
Codebase Technologies builds modern digital banks, developing application programming interface-driven technologies to deliver new customer experiences. Supporting institutions with cloud-agnostic digital-ready solutions, it operates as a research and development think tank that enables any business to pursue their ambitions for a seamlessly integrated, lifestyle-enhancing digital financial experience at a fraction of the time and cost.
Its highly robust and scalable open architecture framework and flagship platform ensemble, Digibanc™, the most comprehensive one-stop shop ‘bank in a box’, gives Codebase Technologies the key to unlock the true potential of the new-era digital financial ecosystem.
With solutions encompassing customer onboarding, middleware, payments, asset management and channel deployments, Codebase Technologies provides the expertise that allows your business to focus on what’s important — the customer.
Codebase Technologies operates across ASEAN, the GCC and Australia, providing proprietary technology products and advisory services to institutions looking to challenge the next digital frontier.
Last Visit to London
Date: 4th September 2019
Venue: Mansion House, London
Attendees: 488
Speakers: 70 Speakers
With six licensed Islamic banks and over 20 international banks offering Shariah compliant financial products, the UK’s Islamic finance industry is a favorite destination for investors, particularly for its flourishing real estate sector. Apart from the banking industry, the London Stock Exchange is also one of the most active Sukuk-listing destinations, with 67 listed Sukuk and three Islamic exchange-traded funds to date. On top of this, implications from Brexit has also led the Kingdom to boost its international trade and financial relationships with existing non-EU trade partners, especially with key Islamic finance markets from the regions of the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Last year’s UK Islamic Finance Week saw many breakthrough sessions in a week-long event, including the official launch of iE5, an Islamic economy accelerator, during IFN Fintech Huddle UK. Following on from the success of 2018, IFN returns to London for the third time for various hard-hitting sessions and discussions in conjunction with leading European regulators, global standard-setters, world leaders and UK and European Islamic finance practitioners.
Imam Qazi 2015
The IFN Europe Forum 2015 was a fantastic event for networking and keeping up to date with the latest developments in our industry. It has built upon the success of previous years and is now an established date in the Islamic finance calendar. Luxembourg, in the heart of Europe, provided the perfect setting for the forum.
Imam Qazi
Partner, Foot Anstey
Robert Scharfe 2015
The IFN Europe Forum was a great occasion to gain a global overview of the dynamics developed in Islamic finance in Europe and beyond, be it on markets, on products or on investors’ behavior. The interaction with participants from the various home markets of Islamic finance is extremely enriching and helps us better focus our support to the industry.
Robert Scharfe
CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Mohamed Damak 2016
I would like to thank you for inviting us to speak at the IFN Europe Forum held in Luxembourg. It was indeed a great pleasure to attend and speak at this well-organized – with a very good quality audience – event.
Mohamed Damak
Global Head of Islamic Finance at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
Stefano Padovani 2016
The IFN Europe Forum was an exceptional opportunity for gathering the most brilliant players in the European Islamic finance space. This was my third participation at the forum, which I think has been one of the best events in recent years for discussing the development of the industry across Europe. I enjoyed very much debating where Islamic finance is heading to in the region and globally with my fellow panelists and the questions from the floor as well and found the level of attendees impressive.
Stefano Padovani
Partner, NCTM, Italy
Ashraf Ammar 2016
First, I would like to thank REDmoney for its continuous efforts to promote and to support the Islamic finance industry all over the world. I was honored to participate in the annual IFN Europe Forum which took place in Luxembourg for the third consecutive year. As always, there were good quality speakers from different countries and regions with different business backgrounds, flying in to Luxembourg to share with the attendees their knowledge, experiences and best practices.
Ashraf Ammar
Director, PwC Luxembourg
Annemarie Arens 2016
The IFN Forum provides a great platform to foster proximity between Islamic finance and more traditional financial sectors in Europe. The wide diversity of national and international attendees proves the growing interest for the wider sphere of ethical and responsible investments and its growth potential. The truly disciplined criteria of Shariah funds have a lot of similarities with the ESG criteria applicable to the LuxFLAG label, hence it was a great pleasure for me to participate as a panelist. For Luxembourg, as the European center of expertise in Islamic finance, it was an honor to host the conference for the third time.
Annemarie Arens
General Manager, LuxFLAG
Robert Scharfe 2016
It’s been refreshing to see the diversity of developments in Islamic finance products and markets in Europe as well as globally. IFN managed again to gather experts with very diverse backgrounds with the aim of confronting views and opinions in an open and constructive dialogue.
Robert Scharfe
CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Angus McLean 2017
I thought the IFN Europe FinTech event provided an excellent platform to raise the profile and awareness of one of the fastest-growing areas of the fintech sector. As the sector continues to develop, this could become a key date in the Islamic fintech calendar.
Angus McLean
Partner, Intellectual Property, Simmons & Simmons
Maisa Shunnar 2017
It was a great event with rich topics and a good crowd. I enjoyed being part of it.
Maisa Shunnar
Head of Strategy Implementation and Transformation, Bahrain Islamic Bank
Mike Rainey 2017
Great event in London on the 11th September 2017 organized by IFN. IFN does a great job of keeping the Islamic finance community together and ensuring the sector maintains high profile. Congratulations to IFN on the success of the event. I will definitely be back in 2018.
Mike Rainey
Partner, King & Spalding
Richard Ellis 2017
REDmoney assembled a highly relevant panel to debate current issues in the commercial real estate investment market. We had a good discussion and had active engagement from the audience.
Richard Ellis
Partner, Amiri Capital
aly meghani 2017
I found the IFN conference both informative and thought-provoking. As an investment professional trained to focus on risk-adjusted returns, the conference provided a sensible argument and evidence to support ethical screening in the selection of investments, not just from an alpha/outperformance perspective but also from a responsible fiduciary perspective.
Aly Meghani
Vice-President, International Real Estate, SEDCO Capital UK
Majid Sadjadi 2017
Congratulations on a very successful event. I am pleased to have been able to speak.
Majid Sadjadi Nejad
Managing Director, Rostam Capital
Wayne Evans 2017
IFN Europe 2017 was a well-organized event with good speakers complementing an interesting and topical agenda. The debates were relevant with the numbers attending high. The audience and other participants were of good quality. The organizers are to be applauded for the arrangements and TheCityUK was pleased to have supported the event.
Wayne Evans
Senior Advisor, TheCityUK
Marcus Peter 2017
It was a delight to once again have supported the REDMoney Europe event in 2017 well-organized, well-visited and a very interesting setup in London, returning there after having taken place in Luxembourg for some years. I only can recommend to participate also in 2018 regardless of whether venue will be in London or Luxembourg as the community and project volume of Islamic finance in Europe continue to grow.
Marcus Peter
Partner, GSK Luxembourg
David Testa 2017
I thought the event was well-attended, with a good deal of energy and useful insights into the key sectors of the current Islamic finance marketplace.
David Testa
Executive Director, DDCAP
Abradat 2017
Very professionally organized event with an excellent turnout. I hope to contribute again next year.
Abradat Kamalpour
Partner, Ashurst
Rachid 2017
First things first, I really need to thank you for your continuous support and for doing the utmost to make our participation at your event both seen and enlightened. Thank you so much! On ourside, we’re hoping to be continuous supporters of your venture that does so much to spread the word about Islamic finance
Rachid Ouaich
Managing Director/Head of European Operations, Wafra Capital Partners
Muneer Khan 2017
It was a pleasure to take part and good to see the turnout and quality of attendance and discussions.
Muneer Khan
Partner, Financial Markets, Simmons & Simmons Middle East
Duncan 2017
The IFN Dialogue was a very worthwhile session allowing regulators, government and practitioners to exchange views and opinions on the current state and future opportunities within the Islamic finance sector. Given the wide range of relevant discussions, I would support any proposal that this should be established as a regular meeting group.
Duncan Steele-Bodger
CEO, QIB UK
HM GOV 2017
The IFN Europe Forum provided a useful platform for the ongoing dialogue between government, regulators and industry participants on how the Islamic finance industry may be encouraged to reach its full potential. The robustness of the discussions was testament to the key role the UK and its firms can and have to play in shaping the future direction of the industry both in the UK and elsewhere.
HM Government
Ali Khokha-IFNUK18
I would like to confirm that the event was definitely a real success. I really appreciated the quality of the discussions and the importance of the topics selected for the different sessions.
Ali Khokha
Senior Manager, PwC
Bruno Martorano-IFNUK18
Very much enjoyed the event. Looking forward to next year’s.
Bruno Martorano
CEO of ADIB UK
Mohamed Damak -IFNUK18
I enjoyed the event in London and I thought it was very well organized, with good speakers and a discussion that covered all the important subjects related to the global/UK development of the Islamic finance industry.
Mohamed Damak
Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings
Marco Lichtfous-IFNUK18
As always it was a great event and very helpful for the whole industry. I enjoyed my participation a lot and am looking forward to supporting and participating in any future events.
Marco Lichtfous
Partner, Strategy and Operations, Deloitte Tax & Consulting
Mark Hucker-IFNUK18
I really enjoyed the event and found it interesting and valuable. From a VG perspective, I was very pleased with the profile it gave us and the opportunity to catch up with clients and contacts.
Mark Hucker
Managing Director, VG
Najib Al Aswad-IFNUK18
Indeed, I can’t agree more, I think IFN UK Islamic Finance Week 2018 was well organized and attended, offering an interesting mix of topics and discussions with many experts in different sectors of the Islamic finance industry. You may quote me on this if you want.
Najib Al Aswad
Director, IFAAS
Nikhil Rathi-IFNUK18
I enjoyed the sessions and meeting other panelists during the event.
Nikhil Rathi
CEO, London Stock Exchange
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