In 2014, we will launch our inaugural global Islamic financial based forum. This follows HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s vision to position Dubai as a main player in a bid to create a world-class Islamic economy and REDmoney’s exclusive agreement with the Dubai Economic Council and the Dubai Government to collaborate on strategic projects that will not only support Dubai Government initiatives but will also boost the economy and sustainable economic development in Dubai and the UAE and to facilitate the implementation of the Dubai Government’s agenda on the ‘Islamic economy” issue.
This two-day, practitioner-based, event will be co-organized with the Dubai Economic Council, Dubai Government and other key regulators. All facets of the global Islamic financial markets will be featured either in the main forum hall or parallel sessions. The IFN Working Committee format will play a key role at this event, highlighting the necessity to develop the global Islamic financial industry. The forum is expected to attract the world’s leading practitioners. Dubai is also the strategic location to all key markets of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The annual IFN Global Forum is expected to be the largest event of the year, boasting industry players from established and up-and-coming markets across the world and bringing together the best and brightest in the industry to discuss key issues on a global platform.
Moderator: | Jawad Ali - Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding |
Panelists: | Emad Al Monayea - Board Director & Chief Executive Officer, KFH Investment Co., Kuwait Hamid Tehranfar - Vice Governor, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Murat Cetinkaya - Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Turkey Professor Datuk Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim - Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation |
Moderator: | Dr Abdulrazak Faris Alfaris - Chief Economist, Economic Policy & Research Centre, Dubai Economic Council (DEC) |
Panelists: | Aamir Rehman - Managing Director, Fajr Capital Advisors Ayman A Khaleq - Managing Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Chirag Shah - Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer, DIFC Authority Hussein Hassan - Managing Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, JP Morgan Chase Bank Kamran Sherwani - Head of Sharia Training, Dar Al Sharia Legal Financial Consultancy Monem Salam- President, Saturna, Malaysia |
Moderator: | Lauren McAughtry - Managing Editor, Islamic Finance news |
Panelists: | Ali Ahmad - Head of Capital Markets – FIG, Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank Anzal Mohammed - Partner & Head, Global Islamic Finance Practice, Allen & Overy Lim Say Cheong - Executive Vice President & Head of Investment Banking Group, Al Hilal Bank |
Moderator: | Abdulkader Thomas - Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE Financial |
Panelists: | Alan Robertson - Chief Executive Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle – Middle East & North Africa Christopher Combs - Executive Vice President & Head of Product Development and Distribution, Gatehouse Bank, United Kingdom Isam Salah - Partner, King & Spalding, USA Paul McViety - Legal Director, DLA Piper Rachid Ouaich - Managing Director, eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg Robin Williamson - Managing Director and Real Estate Industry Leader, Deloitte Middle East |
Panelists: | Omid Torabi - Managing Director, Innovation & Development Corp Maham Samanpajouh - Sales Engineering Manager, Innovation & Development |
Moderator: | Rizwan Kanji - Partner, King & Spalding |
Panelists: | Mehmet Fatih Kandemir – Executive Committee Member & Finance Manager, Ãstanbul International Finance Center Project Company Onur Aksoy - Director, Capital Markets Group, Aktif Investment Bank |
Moderator: | Qasim Aslam - Partner & Head of Islamic Finance - Middle East, Dentons |
Panelists: | Arul Kandasamy - Executive Vice President & Head, Investment Banking Group, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Bashar Al Natoor - Director & Islamic Finance Specialist, Fitch Ratings Farmida Bi - Partner & Head of Islamic Finance, Europe, Norton Rose Fulbright Feyzullah Egriboyun - Executive Vice President, Bank Asya, Turkey Yavar Moini - Managing Director, M Capital Group |
Moderator: | Abdulkader Thomas - Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE Financial |
Panelists: | Damian White - Treasurer, Noor Bank Farid Masood – Director, Head of Advisory Services and Asset Management, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, IDB Group Mohammed Reza Arabi – Deputy Head of Market & Issuers Supervision, Securities & Exchange Organization of Iran Mohieddine Kronfol - Chief Investment Officer - Global Sukuk and MENA Fixed Income, Franklin Templeton Investments |
Moderator: | Lauren McAughtry - Managing Editor, Islamic Finance news |
Panelists: | Khalil Belhimeur - Director, Debt Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Bank Naveed Ali - Chief of Corporate Banking, Dubai Islamic Bank Nirmal Govindadas - Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasury, Emirates Airline Richard O’Callaghan - Partner, Capital Markets, Linklaters Samad Sirohey - Chief Executive Officer, Citi Islamic Investment Bank |
Moderator: | Abdulkader Thomas - Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE Financial |
Panelists: | Eric Salomons – Director, Head of Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority Hajara Adeola – Managing Director and CEO, Lotus Capital, Nigeria Kemal Rizadi Arbi – Advisor, Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of Oman Mian Mohammed Nazir - Senior Vice President & Head of Legal, Dar Al Sharia Orkhan Xubanli - First Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Bank Standard, Azerbaijan Syed Amir Ali – Senior Executive Vice President & Group Head, Corporate & Investment Banking, Meezan Bank, Pakistan |
Moderator: | Sohail Jaffer - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, FWU Global Takaful Solutions |
Panelists: | Alex Armstrong - Managing Director - Head of Financial Institutions & Structured Finance, QInvest, Qatar Ashruff Jamall - Partner & Global Islamic Finance Leader, PwC Elias Moubarak - Senior Associate, Trowers & Hamlins Issam Al Tawari - Chairman & Managing Director, Rasameel Structured Finance Company, Kuwait |
Moderator: | Lauren McAughtry - Managing Editor, Islamic Finance news |
Panelists: | Hitesh Asarpota - Director, Capital Markets & Structured Finance, Emirates NBD Capital Mustafa Begun - Head of Investment Banking, Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank, Turkey Rizwan Kanji - Partner, King & Spalding |
Moderator: | Muneer Khan – Partner, Simmons & Simmons |
Panelists: | Kavilash Chawla - Managing Director, Nur Global Strategies, and Visiting Scholar, International Business Program, Drake University Mohamed Donia - Chief Executive Officer, IdealRatings, USA Monem Salam - President, Saturna Malaysia Dr Naveen Gunawardane - Managing Director, Amana Capital, Sri Lanka Patrick Rochette - Director & Principal Representative, Bank of London & The Middle East, Dubai |
Moderator: | Abdulkader Thomas - Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE Financial |
Panelists: | Asim Khan – Managing Director, Khalij Islamic, United Kingdom Cassim Docrat - Director, DDCap(DIFC) Laurent Marliere - Chief Executive Officer, IsFin Thom Polson - Chief Executive Officer, Falah Capital, USA |