Kuwait is an interesting and developing Islamic finance market and 2016 will see the first IFN Kuwait Dialogue, building on the success of IFN Kuwait Forum and with the support of both local regulators and international participants to explore and encourage Shariah compliant investment opportunities into the country.
The Dialogue
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.
Chaired by IFN’s Editor this thought-provoking exclusive session brings together the industry’s elite with extensive knowledge of that particular market and industry regulators.
The Kuwait Dialogue will consist of local regulators and industry practitioners and international key players with a solid understanding of the local market but with an outsider point of view
Participants
Abdulkader Thomas — CEO, SHAPE Financial
Alex Saleh — Partner and Head of Kuwait Office, Al Tamimi & Company
Issam Al Tawari — Founder and Managing Director, Newbury Economic Consulting
Mohammad Al-Qahtany — Managing Director, Abwab Capital
Mubarak Al-Refaei — Director of Corporate Finance & Governance, Capital Markets Authority
Norashikin Mohd Kassim — CEO, CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management, Malaysia
Qasim Aslam — Partner, Dentons, the UAE
Tariq Al-Rifai — Chief Executive, Quorum Center for Strategic Studies, UK
09:30 - 12:30
The IFN Kuwait Dialogue This two and a half-hour closed-door round-table styled session, is for a select group of Kuwait’s leading Islamic finance industry’s practitioners and regulators, to openly discuss the benefits and concerns facing the Shariah compliant financing and investment market today.
Islamic finance industry’s practitioners and regulators, to openly discuss the benefits and concerns facing the Shariah compliant financing and investment market today.