In April 2015, IFN launched its inaugural IFN Investor Forum in Dubai to great success, allowing participants to focus on exactly the issues that are relevant to them and creating a targeted, effective and efficient platform for discussion, analysis and action on both sides of the industry coin.

Going forward, to ensure that the broadest and most effective global coverage is achieved, the annual IFN Investors Forum will alternate between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. This event will encompass everything related to Islamic investment, attracting a truly global audience and focusing on both the central issues to the area and also on the latest developments, trends and innovations across the sector. The wide-ranging program will include multiple and varied formats and sessions for maximum participation: including a brand new series of issuer case studies.

The IFN Investors Forum 2016 will take place in Kuala Lumpur.

Agenda

09:20 – 09:30

Welcome Remarks
Motion: Will alternative investment platforms become the new normal for the asset management industry?

 

09:30 – 10:30

Investing in Interesting Times

Moderator:	Khalid Howladar — Global Head of Islamic Finance, Moody’s Investor Services, the UAE
Panelists:	Edward Gustely — Managing Director, Penida Capital, Indonesia Michael Orzano — Director, Global Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices, the US Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid — Senior Managing Director and Deputy CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank Monem Salam — President, Saturna Malaysia

 

10:30 – 10:45

Presentation: Asia Pacific Asset Management 2020: Get Ready for the Asian Decade
Armin Choksey — Director, Head of Asian Investment Fund Center, PwC Singapore

 

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee & Networking

 

11:15 – 11:55

Integration of ESG/SRI funds in the Shariah funds Marketplace

Moderator:	Lawrence Oliver — Deputy CEO, DDCAP, the UK
Panelists:	Gerald Ambrose — CEO, Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management Maznah Mahbob — CEO, AmInvest Ruslena Ramli — Head of Islamic Finance, RAM Ratings

 

11:55 – 12:25

Real Asset Investing: What trends will we see shaping investments in oil, infrastructure, real estate and commodities?

Moderator:	Vineeta Tan — Editor, Islamic Finance news
Panelists:	Elias Moubarak — Partner, Trowers & Hamlins, Bahrain Lim Say Cheong — Head of Islamic Banking, Maybank Singapore Richard Thomas — Institutional, Governmental and Multilateral Relationships, Gatehouse Bank, the UK

 

12:25 – 12:35

Luncheon Address
Lawrence Oliver — Deputy CEO, DDCAP, the UK

 

12:35 – 13:45

Luncheon

 

13:45 – 14:15

The Challenge of Cross Border Distribution: What’s Holding the Industry Back?

Moderator:	Dinesh Virik — Managing Director, Novagni Analytics & Advisory
Panelists:	Armin Choksey — Director, Head of Asian Investment Fund Center, PwC Singapore Roslina Abdul Rahman — Managing Director, Amundi Malaysia Sandeep Singh — Country Head, Malaysia, and Head of Islamic Business, Franklin Templeton Investments

 

13:50 – 16:30

RFI Roundtable (See below)

 

 

14:15 – 15:05

Talking Shop with Fund Managers and Institutional Investors 

Moderator:	Stuart Hutton — Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, the UK
Panelists:	Jamaluddin Nor Mohamad — Director, Islamic Capital Market, Bursa Malaysia Mahdzir Othman — CEO, i-VCAP   Norashikin Kassim — CEO, CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management Saliegh Salaam — Portfolio Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group, South Africa Sohail Jaffer — Deputy CEO, FWU Group, the UAE

 

15:05 – 15:20

In Conversation: The Hunt for Yield, Challenge of Liquidity and Preservation of Wealth in a Stressed Economic Environment

Intervieweer:	Stella Cox — Managing Director, DDCap, the UK
Interviewee:	Professor Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdelkarim — CEO, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation

 

15:20 – 16:20

The Islamic Funds Landscape in the Age of Fintech: Blockchain, Crypto Currencies and Digital Distribution

Moderator:	Mohd Atasha Alias — Head of Scale Up Excellence, MDec and Founder of DigitalEconomist.co
Panelists:	Daniel Goettfert — Country Manager, FundedbyMe Malaysia Kyri Andreou — Director and Co-Founder, ATA Plus Mark Smalley — Co-founder and CEO, Neuroware Mohamed Izam Mohamed Yusof — CEO, IAP Integrated Naysan Munusamy — COO, pitchIN

 

16:10 – 16:40

Coffee and Networking

 

16:40

End of Forum

 

RFI Roundtable

13:50 – 14:05

Introductory Remarks:
Daud Vicary Abdullah — President and CEO, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)

 

14:05 – 15:00

Does ESG improve Islamic finance?

• How can Sukuk work for social impact in a unique way?
• Is 'following the law' and 'being Shariah compliant' the extent of Islamic finance's social responsibility?
• How do banks approach ESG?

Moderator:	Daud Vicary Abdullah — President and CEO, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
Panelists:	Blake Goud — CEO, RFI Foundation Khalid Howladar — Global Head, Islamic Finance, Moody's Investor Service

 

15:00 – 15:30

Break

 

15:30 – 16:30

Does Islamic finance create positive social impact that ESG cannot?

• Will Islamic finance broaden the reach of responsible finance in emerging markets?
• Can unlocking the creativity of Muslim Millennials expand the social impact of Islamic finance
• Where has Islamic finance succeeded and struggled to connect with other approaches to responsible finance?

Moderator:	Stuart Hutton — Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical
Panelists:	Abdulla Al Awar — CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre Professor Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdelkarim — Chairperson, The RFI Foundation Stella Cox — Managing Director, DDCAP, the UK

 

 

 

 

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