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
• Hossam Abdullah - Legal Counsel & Managing Partner, Al-Hossam Legal – Adlouni & Partners
• 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

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