Date: 4th September 2019
Venue: London
Remaining: 300 Seats
Speakers: 70 Speakers
About The Forum
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.
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Last Visit to London
Following on from the success of 2017, IFN Europe Forum once again returns to London – this time for a full week of activities in conjunction with leading European regulators, global standard-setters, world leaders and UK and European Islamic finance practitioners.
Working closely with the UK authorities and hosted in tandem with the UK government’s annual Global Islamic Financial Investment Group, the event will comprise a full one-day event covering all the latest developments and key topics in Europe’s Islamic finance landscape; along with a series of additional events, breakout sessions and focus groups throughout the following week to bring together leading practitioners and drill down into the nuts and bolts of doing business in Europe. Across an array of sectors from real estate and fintech to human capital, education and regulation, the Islamic Finance Week will shine a spotlight on the latest opportunities in the region and how to take advantage of them.
European markets have continued to demonstrate a strong commitment to Islamic finance with an emphasis on growing the Islamic investment industry. In addition to real estate investment funds, Europe is also a vibrant market for alternative investment funds, private equity, retail, hedge funds and SRI investing. While the UK has made strides forwards with its supportive regulatory environment, attractive Sukuk listing location and booming real estate market, other countries are also making their mark. Luxembourg continues to be a key platform for Shariah compliant funds while also pioneering the green finance movement, while France is making leaps and bounds in the Islamic fintech arena and Germany continues its headway into the retail banking space. And of course, the exclusive announcement from the UK government at IFN Europe Forum 2017 regarding the reissuance in 2019 of its GBP200 million (US$264.1 million) Sukuk refocuses attention on the European capital markets, and how they can leverage sovereign support to kick-start corporate issuance.
IFN London: Islamic Finance Week 2018 is expected to gather participants from across Europe, Asia and the Middle East and will encompass everything related to the continent’s growing Islamic finance industry, attracting a truly global audience with a focus on central issues and latest developments.
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
Very much enjoyed the event. Looking forward to next year’s.
Bruno Martorano
CEO of ADIB UK
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
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
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
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
I enjoyed the sessions and meeting other panelists during the event.
Nikhil Rathi
CEO, London Stock Exchange
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