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Date: 11^th September 2017 Venue: Mansion House, London

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- Adam Ebrahim — CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Oasis Group
  
  Ali Abdul Aziz — Senior Manager, Banking & Capital Markets Group, Deloitte
  
  Asim Khan — Managing Director, Khalij Islamic
  
  Farmida Bi — Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
  
  Imam Qazi — Partner, Foot Anstey
  
  Jonathan Lawrence — Partner, K&L Gates
  
  Ken Eglinton — Partner, Financial Services, Ernst & Young
  
  Lillian Georgopoulou - Product Specialist - Fixed Income, London Stock Exchange
  
  Mansur Mannan — Director, Tejara Capital
  
  Michael Rainey — Partner, King & Spalding
  
  Mohammad Khan — Partner, PwC
  
  Mohammed Amin — Islamic Finance Consultant
  
  Naomi Heaton — London Central Portfolio
  
  Neill Gibson — Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
  
  Omar Selim — CEO, Arabesque Asset Management
  
  Philip Churchill — Founder & Managing Partner, 90 North Real Estate Partners
  
  Richard de Belder — All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamic Finance, Islamic Finance Council UK and Dentons
  
  Richard Thomas — Institutional, Governmental and Multilateral Relationships, Gatehouse Bank
  
  Stella Cox — Managing Director, DDCAP
  
  Stephen Openshaw — CEO and Managing Director, Eiger Trading Advisors
  
  Stuart Hutton — Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical
  
  Wayne Evans — Senior Adviser International Strategy, TheCityUK
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Growing from strength to strength, the IFN Europe Forum will return in 2017 to familiar terrain as we once again host the event in London. Europe is growing in stature for Islamic investors who are taking a keen interest in its notable developments in the sector.

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. The IFN Europe Forum 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.

Keynote speakers:

Abdulla Al Awar CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center	Alderman Sir David Wootton Former Lord Mayor of London	Bora Oruc Executive Vice Chairman, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
David Parker Executive Director, Financial Services Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board	Gary Campkin Director, Policy and Strategy, TheCityUK	Gordon Welsh Head of Business Group, UK Export Finance
Ian Johnston CEO, Dubai Financial Services Authority	Jane Wilkinson Head of Sustainable Finance, Luxembourg Stock Exchange	Nikhil Rathi CEO, London Stock Exchange
Peter Kruschel Director, Banking Supervision, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany	Stephen Barclay Economic Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury	Wayne Evans Adviser in International Strategy, TheCityUK
	Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin Managing Director of Development and Islamic Markets Business Group, Securities Commission Malaysia

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Presentation: What’s Happening in FinTech Investment and Why? Download

Agenda

Main Event | SIDE EVENTS

Main Event: IFN Europe Forum – 11th September 2017

9:00 – 09:15

Welcome Remarks
Alderman Sir David Wootton – Former Lord Mayor of London

09:15 – 10:00

Flourish or Flounder: How will Brexit Impact Islamic Finance Activity in Europe?

Moderator:	Mike Rainey – Partner, King & Spalding
Panelists:	David Testa – Executive Director, DDCap Harris Irfan – Managing Director, Cordoba Capital Peter Kruschel – Director, International Directorate,Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany Waheed Qaiser – Chairman & CEO, IPS Ltd

10:00 – 10:20

Keynote Interview: Role of European Stock Exchanges in Facilitating Islamic Capital Raising

Interviewer:	Lauren McAughtry – Managing Editor, REDmoney Group
Interviewee:	Nikhil Rathi – CEO, London Stock Exchange

10:20 – 10:30

Launch of TheCityUK Report: Global Trends in Islamic Finance and the UK Market
By Gary Campkin – Director, Policy and Strategy, TheCityUK

10:30 – 10:45

Keynote Address: Stephen Barclay – Economic Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury

10.45 – 11.15

Coffee & Networking

11.15 – 11.45

Global Real Estate Investment Roundtable
As real estate projects and investments continue to be a key driver for economies in the Middle East, Europe and other parts of the other world, this expert panel discusses market performance, where investors should ultimately be placing their real estate dollars and how Brexit will impact real estate investment in Europe. This multi-stakeholder roundtable will provide an avenue for leading global real estate investment specialists to exchange views on these very timely issues affecting real estate investors across the globe.

Moderator:	Abradat Kamalpour – Partner, Ashurst
Panelists:	Bik Bhuptani – Director, Greenridge Duncan Steele – Bodger – CEO, QIB UK Mike Rainey – Partner, King & Spalding Mohamed Isarti – Portfolio Manager, WCP Investments LP Nick Judd – Founder & Head of Investment, 90 North Real Estate Partners

11.45 – 12.20

Positioning Key Financial Markets in the Islamic Funds and Investment Landscape

Moderator:	Lawrence Oliver – Deputy CEO, DDCap
Panelists:	Majid Sadjadi Nejad – Managing Director, Rostam Capital Marcus Peter – Partner, GSK Stockmann Ramakrishna Sithanen – Chairman and Director, IFS - A SANNE Company Wayne Evans – Adviser in International Strategy, TheCityUK Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin – Managing Director of Development and Islamic Markets Business Group, Securities Commission Malaysia

12:20 – 12:30

Keynote Address: Islamic Investment Opportunities between the UAE and the UK
Abdulla Al Awar – CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center

12.30 – 13.15

Islamic Corporate Financing Activity in Europe: Players, Markets and Sectors
From syndicated financing to corporate Sukuk, what are the key markets and sectors, where will activity center itself and who are the prospective corporate Sukuk buyers?

Moderator:

Mohamed Damak – Senior Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings

Panelists:

Arshad Mohamed Ismail – Head of Global Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking, Maybank Islamic, Malaysia
Farmida Bi – Partner and Head of Islamic Finance – Europe, Norton Rose Fulbright
Gordon Welsh – Head of Business Group, UK Export Finance
Nitish Bhojnagarwala – Vice-President - Senior Analyst, Financial Institutions Group, Moody’s Investors Service, the UAE
Serdar Sumer – CEO, Aktif Investment Bank, Turkey

13.15 – 14.00

Networking Luncheon

FINTECH FOCUS

14.00 – 14.15

What’s Happening in Fintech Investment and Why?

Presenter:

Abdul H. Basit – Chief Financial Officer, Innovate Finance

14.15 –14.30

Fintech Keynote Interview: How are Financial Regulators Driving Innovation

Interviewer:	Muneer Khan – Partner, Head of Middle East Financial Markets, Regulatory & International Islamic Finance, Simmons & Simmons
Interviewee:	Ian Johnston – Chief Executive, Dubai Financial Services Authority

14.30 – 15.10

How is Fintech Changing the Face of Islamic Capital Raising and Investing?

Moderator:	David Parker – Executive Director, Financial Services Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board
Panelists:	Anass Patel – Chief Eexecutive Officer, ConexCap Mohammad Farrukh Raza – Founder and Managing Director, IFAAS Olivier Merlan – Deputy General Manager and Co-Founder, Logos ITS, Luxembourg Shahbaz Mirza – Director, Finocracy Suhail Ahmad – Partner, Exolta Capital Partners

15:10–15:55

Responsible Investing: The Shift towards Green Finance, ESG & Ethical Funds

Moderator:

Stuart Hutton – Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, the UK

Panelists:

Andrew Whiley – Head of Communications & Media, Climate Bonds Initiative
Antonia Stirling – Global Head of Corporate Stewardship, Aberdeen Asset Management
Edward Baker – Senior Policy Advisor, Principles for Responsible Investment
Kamran Butt – Managing Director – Head of International Business Development and Advisory, SEDCO Capital, Saudi Arabia
Jane Wilkinson – Head of Sustainable Finance, Luxembourg Stock Exchange

15.55 –16.05

Interview:Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders
Solving the Industry’s Human Capital Conundrum

Interviewee:	Celia De Anca – Director of the Saudi-Spanish Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance, at IE Business School, Spain
Interviewer:	Fara Mohammad – Consultant – Director of Islamic Finance, Foot Anstey

16.05 –16.10

Launch of the Quorum Report

16.10 –17.00

IFN Debate: This House Believes a Post Brexit Europe Will Create More Opportunities for Emerging Islamic Finance Markets

Debate Moderator:	Tariq S. J. Alrifai – Chief Executive, Quorum Centre for Strategic Studies
Debaters:	Ashley Freeman – President, Gateway John Sandwick – General Manager, Safa Investment Services, Switzerland Mustafa Hussain – Partner, Taylor Wessing Richard Thomas – Managing Director, Sustainable Economy (former CEO, Gatehouse Bank)

17.00 –17.30

Coffee & Networking

17.30

End of Forum

Side Events – 12^th - 13^th September 2017

IFN Dialogue
Real Estate Investment
Islamic Fintech
IIFM Workshop

Monday, 11th September 2017

Venue: Drawing Room, Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4N 8BH

1.30pm - 4.00pm

IFN Dialogues offer an independent and impartial platform for the identification and resolution of specific issues,challenges and opportunities facing the industry through a high-level discussion designed to determine the potential development of a particular country, sector or asset class. On the sidelines of the IFN Europe Forum REDmoney will host our first IFN UK Dialogue with UK-based financial regulators and market players on the 12th of September. The UK Dialogue is a high level, invite-only roundtable event comprising senior regulators and market leaders representing the Islamic finance industry in the UK. This closed door meeting will focus exclusively on London’s bid to become a world class Islamic investment destination. To facilitate open and honest discussion no media will be invited to cover the event. A summary of discussions will, however, be transcribed and distributed only to participants and submitted to the relevant regulators in the UK for their review.

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Global Real Estate Investment

Venue: Ashurst, 9 Appold St, London EC2A 2AP

Tuesday, 12th September 2017

9.00am - 12.00 noon

Real estate finance and Islamic finance have for a long time been closely associated. Real estate and property satisfy the requirement of Shariah for tangible, physical assets and, as such, the two have thrived in a highly synergetic manner. Real estate investments offer significant benefits and opportunities for the Shariah compliant investor, whether it be through direct/private equity-style investment, or indirectly through an investment fund. This 3 hour session will focus on where the opportunities lie for real estate investors globally, with a specific view on European and US real estate investments.

Agenda:

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome Remarks
Abradat Kamalpour –Partner, Ashurst

9:15 – 10:00

The Global Real Estate Market: Who’s investing, in what and where?

Moderator:

David Jones – Partner and Head of Capital Markets – Ashurst LLP

Panelists:

Aly Meghani – Vice President, International Real Estate, SEDCO Capital UK
Kevin Aitchison – CEO, Knight Frank Investment Management
Paul Perris – Group Managing Director, Crestbridge
Philip Churchill – Founder and Managing Partner,90 North Real Estate Partners
Richard Ellis – Partner, Amiri Capital, the UAE
Richard Payne – Director and Head of Real Estate Finance, Bank of London and the Middle East

10:00 – 10:15

Presentation: The Regulatory Environment Affecting Real Estate Transactions
Jake Green – Partner, Ashurst

10:15 – 10:30

Presentation: Opportunities in the US for Real Estate Investors
Dan Cooper – Partner, Head of North America, 90 North Real Estate Partners

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee & Networking

11:00 – 11:20

Evaluating options for Shariah compliant real estate structures

Moderator:	Abradat Kamalpour – Partner, Ashurst
Panelists:	Kamal Ikherrazen – Head of Operations, WCP Investments LP Naomi Heaton – Chief Executive Officer, London Central Portfolio Simon Swann – Partner, Ashurst

11:20 – 12:00

How are Equity Crowdfunding and PropTech Altering the Real Estate Landscape?

Moderator:	Philip Churchill – Founder and Managing Partner,90 North Real Estate Partners
Panelists:	Anouar Adham – CEO, MercyCrowd Azeemeh Zaheer – Managing Director, Naissance Capital Javed Khan – CEO, PropTech Crowd Zeeshan Uppal – COO & Co-Founder, Yielders

12:00 – 12:05

Closing Remarks

12:05 – 12:30

Refreshments

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Islamic Fintech

Venue: Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St London EC2Y 9SS, UK

Tuesday, 12th September 2017

2.00pm - 5.00pm

With growing influence on global investments and altering how business is being conducted, the importance and relevance of technology-based financial companies can no longer be ignored. Driven by innovative start-ups, the booming fintech industry is capturing traditional market share with its approach and there have been calls for traditional financial services companies to tie up with fintech companies to leverage on their penetration levels, rather than compete head-on. This 3-hour breakout session will explore how the convergence of fintech and Shariah compliant financing will advance the Islamic finance industry and most importantly, the possible synergies that exist between new platforms and traditional banking systems.

Agenda:

14:00 – 14:15

Welcome Remarks

14:15 – 14:30

Keynote Address

Speaker:

David Parker – Executive Director, Financial Services Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board

14:30 – 15:00

Regulators’ Roundtable: Supporting and Regulating Islamic Fintech
How are financial regulators in key Islamic finance markets driving innovation through regulation and the creation of sandbox and incubator programs? What are the unique requirements to ensure compliance to Shariah principles?

Moderator:	Muneer Khan – Partner, Head of Middle East Financial Markets, Regulatory & International Islamic Finance, Simmons & Simmons
Panelists:	Subas Roy – Global Chairman, International RegTech Association Suhail Ahmad – Partner, Exolta Capital Partners Yasmeen Al Sharaf – Licensing Directorate of Central Bank of Bahrain

15:00 – 15:30

Gaining Access to Islamic investors
Can conventional Fintech players access the pool of Shariah-compliant capital raisers and investors through their existing platforms?

Moderator:	Abdul H Basit – CFO, Innovate Finance
Panelist:	Angus McLean – Partner, Intellectual Property, Simmons & Simmons Junaid Wahedna – CEO, Wahed Invest Maisa Shunnar – Head of Strategy Implementation & Transformation, Bahrain Islamic Bank

15:30– 15:45

Presentation: Artificial Intelligence in the Islamic Investing Space
A look at what impact deep learning, big data and robo-advisors will have on the Islamic funds industry

Presenter:

Yasser Aboudkhil – Chief Technology Officer, Wahed Invest

15:45 – 16:30

Alternative Lending: The Evolution of Islamic Crowdfunding and P2P Platforms
How are these platforms evolving to meet the financing needs of their intended audience?

Moderator:	Lauren McAughtry – Managing Editor, REDmoney Group
Panelists:	Frederico Tavares de Carvalho – Business Development Analyst, Liberis Hassan Waqar – Founder, Ummah Finance Irfan Khan – Founder, Yielders Shahbaz Mirza – Director, Finocracy Tom Woolf – Founder and CEO, EdAid

16:30 – 16:40

Closing Remarks

16:40 – 17:30

Coffee and Networking

Workshop on IIFM Standards

9:00 – 14:00
Workshop on IIFM Standards - Islamic Hedging and Liquidity Management – A Practical Approach
Venue: Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ, United Kingdom

Wednesday, 13th September 2017

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Agenda:

9:00 – 9:15

Registration

9:15 – 9:30

Welcome Remarks

Speaker:

Mr. Malcolm Sweeting – Senior Partner, Clifford Chance LLP, London

9:30 – 11:30

Islamic Hedging Standards

Background and Overall Developments in Islamic Hedging Segment
ISDA/IIFM Tahawwut Master Agreement (TMA)
- Unique Clauses and Designated Future Transactions (DFT) Examples
Islamic Hedging Product Confirmations
- Islamic Profit Rate Swap
- Islamic Cross Currency Swap
- Islamic Foreign Exchange Forward
Islamic Credit Support Deed
EU Variation Margin Regulation (Islamic Banks Perspective)
Law Reforms in Islamic Jurisdictions and TMA Legal Opinions

Speakers:

Habib Motani – Partner, Clifford Chance LLP, London
Ijlal Ahmed Alvi – Chief Executive, IIFM, Bahrain
Dr. Peter Werner – Senior Counsel, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA),London (TBC)

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:45

Collateralized Murabahah Standard – Alternate to Repo

IIFM Standard Collateral Documentation & Guidance Memorandum – Key Features
Legal aspects such as:
- Security Interest vs Title Transfer
- Maintenance of Collateral Level
- Treatment of Collateral in case of default etc
Monitoring and treatment of pledge securities for bilateral transactions
Bilateral and Triparty Collateral Management arrangements

Speakers:

Ismail Dadabhoy – Advisor, IIFM, Dubai
Habib Motani – Partner, Clifford Chance LLP, London
Lawrence Oliver – Director, Deputy CEO, DDCAP Limited, London
Sara Cescutti – Deputy Head, Sales & Relationship Management, Euroclear SA/NA, London

12:45 – 13:30

Unrestricted Wakalah Standard – An Emerging Islamic Liquidity Management Alternative