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Date: 21st September 2016 Venue: Le Meridien, 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