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
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?
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