The flagship event of the IFN Forum series, the IFN Asia Forum, has been running since 2006. Now in its ninth year, this two-day event aims to bring together industry experts, issuers and investors from around the world to convene at the largest annual Islamic finance event, focusing on the world’s largest Islamic financial market — Asia. Consistently brimming with opportunities, the IFN Asia Forum is well-known within the industry as an event which provides a salient platform for discussion and invaluable networking opportunities. An occasion where the industry meets and deals are closed.
Asia is currently one of the most active markets in terms of Islamic capital market activity, innovation of products, regulatory developments and government support, and still counts for the majority of the global Shariah compliant activity. Malaysia and Indonesia continue to lead the way, but major economies such as Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Pakistan and Singapore have all embraced Islamic finance and enabled a level playing tax and regulatory field for Sukuk issuances, as well as becoming preferred destinations for investors seeking healthy returns. But the Republic of Turkey, in west Asia, is the current hotspot with its participation banking industry flourishing and building itself an enviable reputation for Sukuk issuance. These and other developing Islamic financial markets such as Brunei, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines will again all feature throughout the IFN Asia Forum.
Moderator: | Mohammad Faiz Azmi - Executive Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia |
Panelists: | Badlisyah Abdul Ghani - Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Mohammad Kamran Wajid - Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Financial Services & Emirates NBD Capital, United Arab Emirates Rafe Haneef — Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah, Malaysia Wasim Akhtar Saifi — Global Head of Islamic Banking, Consumer Banking & Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq, Malaysia |
Panelists: | Daryl Ho - Head of Market Development Division, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Basheer Ahmad - Senior Manager, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), United Arab Emirates Nik Norzrul Thani - Chairman, Zaid Ibrahim & Co, Malaysia Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin - Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market, Securities Commission Malaysia |
Omid Torabi - Managing Director, Innovation & Development Corp Marjan Naseri - Senior Islamic Banking Expert, Innovation & Development Corp |
Panelists: | Alhami Mohd Abdan - Head, International Finance & Capital Market, OCBC Al-Amin Bank, Malaysia Issam Al Tawari - Chairman & Managing Director, Rasameel Structured Finance Company, Kuwait Khalid Howladar - Global Head, Islamic Finance, Moody’s Investor Service, United Arab Emirates Madzlan Hussain - Partner and Head, Islamic Financial Services Practice, Zaid Ibrahim & Co, Malaysia Mohd Effendi Abdullah - Director/Head, Islamic Markets, AmInvestment Bank, Malaysia |
Panelists: | Mohd Izani Ghani - Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia Rafiza Ghazali - Chief Financial Officer, Cagamas, Malaysia Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Global Takaful Solutions, United Arab Emirates |
Panelists: | Andri Aidham Badri - Partner, Kadir Andri & Partners, Malaysia Mohd Nazri Chik - General Manager & Head of Shariah, Bank Islam Malaysia Nicholas Edmondes - Partner, Trowers & Hamlins, United Kingdom Sabir Ahmed - Regional Head of Islamic Origination, South East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank Uzma Ashraf - Deputy Commissioner, Federal Board of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Pakistan & Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Hong Kong |
Panelists: | Maznah Mahbob - Chief Executive Officer, AmInvest, Malaysia Nicholas Kaiser - Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Saturna Capital, USA Nor Rejina Rahim — Country Head — Malaysia, Nomura Asset Management Sandeep Singh - Country Head - Malaysia & Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management |
Moderator: | Noripah Kamso - Former Advisor, CIMB Islamic, Malaysia |
Panelists: | Ahmad Nazim Abdul Rahman - Group Chief Executive Officer, Pelaburan Mara, Malaysia Alka Banerjee - Managing Director of Global Equity & Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices, USA Mahdzir Othman - Chief Executive Officer, i-VCap Management, Malaysia Mushthaq Ahmad Ibrahim - Chief Executive Officer, KFH Asset Management, Malaysia Ritjana Ceveli - Managing Director of Asset Management & Advisory, Ridge Capital, United Arab Emirates |
Panelists: | Bishr Shiblaq - Head, Dubai Representative Office, Arendt & Medernach, United Arab Emirates Jamaluddin Nor Mohamad - Director of Islamic and Alternative Markets, Bursa Malaysia Monem Salam - President, Saturna Malaysia Richard Thomas - Chief Representative-Malaysia, Gatehouse Bank |
Moderator: | Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Global Takaful Solutions, Dubai |
Panelists: | Albert Wiseman Paterson - President Director, Sun Life Financial Indonesia Azim Mithani - Chief Executive Officer, Prudential BSN Takaful Zainudin Ishak — Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah Takaful |
Panelists: | Cassim Docrat - Director, DDCAP(DIFC), United Arab Emirates Idham Sabki - Head of Global Islamic Markets, Hong Leong Islamic Bank, Malaysia Tom Guest - Associate Director, Eiger Trading Advisors, United Kingdom |