Angelia Chin-Sharpe - Chief Executive Officer, BNP Paribas Investment Partners Malaysia
Azim Mithani - Chief Executive Officer, Prudential BSN Takaful
Chung Chee Leong - President/Chief Executive Officer, Cagamas
Davide Barzilai - Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
Etsuaki Yoshida - Director & Senior Economist, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Faizal Salieh - Managing Director/CEO, Amana Bank, Sri Lanka
Ibrahim Hassan - Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, RHB Islamic Bank
Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic
Ramlie Kamsari - Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management
Raja Teh Maimunah - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hong Leong Islamic Bank
Sandeep Singh - Country Head - Malaysia & Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management
Syed Abdull Aziz Jailani Syed Kechik - Chief Executive Officer, OCBC Al-Amin
Wasim Akhtar Saifi - Global Head of Islamic Banking, Consumer Banking & Chief Executive Officer,
Standard Chartered Saadiq, Malaysia
NOTE-TO-EDITOR
26th MAY 2014
Islamic Finance news Asia Forum 2014
One of the biggest and most prestigious events on the Islamic finance calendar, the flagship IFN Asia Forum 2014 will once again gather the industry’s finest practitioners from across the globe to bring you an invaluable discussion on Islamic finance. Held in the flourishing financial hub of Kuala Lumpur on the 26th-27th May, the forum offers an all-encompassing insight into the major and current developments in Islamic finance; and an invaluable platform for networking and discussion with the best and brightest across the industry.
The Asia region remains a pivotal driver of the global Islamic finance industry, and has succeeded in making significant strides over the past decade. Spearheaded by Malaysia (which commands approximately 80% of the global Sukuk market), the growth rate of the Islamic finance industry has far superseded its conventional counterpart in many key markets.
While Malaysia and Indonesia continue to dominate the landscape, 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; while newer players such as Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines have also made positive progress. As the world moves towards accepting Sukuk and other Islamic products as a viable alternative to conventional finance, Asia offers a vast array of opportunities.
With Professor Datuk Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, CEO of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation, to start the ball rolling: our forum this year will feature an in-depth outlook of the Islamic finance landscape in the upcoming year, an analysis of the regulatory challenges involved, as well as a look at the impetus for industry innovation from both an issuer and investor perspective.
Through a series of comprehensive presentations; an exclusive round-table discussion comprising of the industry’s most successful issuers; and unparalleled networking opportunities, the IFN Asia Forum is not only the largest annual Islamic finance event but a not-to-be-missed opportunity for all issuers, investors, regulators and financial intermediaries involved in the Islamic financial markets who seek to gain invaluable knowledge of the industry.
Speakers confirmed for this event are:
| • | Professor Datuk Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim - Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation |
| • | Khaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi - Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, IDB Group |
| • | Abdulkader Thomas - Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE Financial |
| • | Ahmad Nazim Abdul Rahman - Group Chief Executive Officer, Pelaburan Mara, Malaysia |
| • | Ahsan Ali - Managing Director & Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered, United Arab Emirates |
| • | Albert Wiseman Paterson - President Director, Sun Life Financial Indonesia |
| • | Alhami Mohd Abdan - Head, International Finance & Capital Market, OCBC Al-Amin Bank, Malaysia |
| • | Alka Banerjee - Managing Director of Global Equity & Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices, USA |
| • | Dr Amat Taap Manshor - Chief Executive Officer, Finance Accreditation Agency, Malaysia |
| • | Andri Aidham Badri - Partner, Kadir Andri & Partners, Malaysia |
| • | Azim Mithani - Chief Executive Officer, Prudential BSN Takaful |
| • | Badlisyah Abdul Ghani - Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic |
| • | Basheer Ahmad - Senior Manager, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), United Arab Emirates |
| • | Bishr Shiblaq - Head, Dubai Representative Office, Arendt & Medernach, United Arab Emirates |
| • | Cassim Docrat - Director, DDCAP(DIFC), United Arab Emirates |
| • | Daryl Ho - Head of Market Development Division, Hong Kong Monetary Authority |
| • | Eric Salomons - Director, Head of Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) |
| • | Idham Sabki - Head of Global Islamic Markets, Hong Leong Islamic Bank, Malaysia |
| • | Issam Al Tawari - Chairman & Managing Director, Rasameel Structured Finance Company, Kuwait |
| • | Jamaluddin Nor Mohamad - Director of Islamic and Alternative Markets, Bursa Malaysia |
| • | Jawad Ali - Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding, United Arab Emirates |
| • | 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 |
| • | Mahdzir Othman - Chief Executive Officer, i-VCap Management, Malaysia |
| • | Marjan Naseri - Senior Islamic Banking Expert, Innovation & Development Corp |
| • | Maznah Mahbob - Chief Executive Officer, AmInvest, Malaysia |
| • | Mohammad Faiz Azmi - Executive Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia |
| • | Mohammad Kamran Wajid - Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Financial Services & Emirates NBD Capital, United Arab Emirates |
| • | Mohd Effendi Abdullah - Director/Head, Islamic Markets, AmInvestment Bank, Malaysia |
| • | Mohd Izani Ghani - Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia |
| • | Mohd Nazri Chik - General Manager & Head of Shariah, Bank Islam Malaysia |
| • | Monem Salam - President, Saturna Malaysia |
| • | Mushthaq Ahmad Ibrahim - Chief Executive Officer, KFH Asset Management, Malaysia |
| • | Nicholas Edmondes - Partner, Trowers & Hamlins, United Kingdom |
| • | Nicholas Kaiser - Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Saturna Capital, USA |
| • | Nik Norzrul Thani - Chairman, Zaid Ibrahim & Co, Malaysia |
| • | Nor Rejina Rahim - Country Head — Malaysia, Nomura Asset Management |
| • | Noripah Kamso - Former Advisor, CIMB Islamic, Malaysia |
| • | Omid Torabi - Managing Director, Innovation & Development Corp |
| • | Rafe Haneef - Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah, Malaysia |
| • | Rafiza Ghazali - Chief Financial Officer, Cagamas, Malaysia |
| • | Richard Thomas - Chief Representative-Malaysia, Gatehouse Bank |
| • | Ritjana Ceveli - Managing Director of Asset Management & Advisory, Ridge Capital, United Arab Emirates |
| • | Sabir Ahmed - Regional Head of Islamic Origination, South East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank |
| • | Sandeep Singh - Country Head - Malaysia & Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management |
| • | Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Global Takaful Solutions, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| • | Tom Guest - Associate Director, Eiger Trading Advisors, United Kingdom |
| • | Uzma Ashraf - Deputy Commissioner, Federal Board of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Pakistan & Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Hong Kong |
| • | Wasim Akhtar Saifi - Global Head of Islamic Banking, Consumer Banking & Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq, Malaysia |
| • | Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin - Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market, Securities Commission Malaysia |
| • | Zainudin Ishak - Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah Takaful |
For more information, please contact Florence Loo: +603 2162 7800 ext. 43 or email Florence.Loo@REDmoneygroup.com. You can also visit www.REDmoneyevents.com/main/2014_IFNforum_ASIA.asp
We look forward to welcoming you to IFN Asia Forum 2014!
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