Turkey is another upcoming market for Islamic finance and one which many players have long had their eyes on. With a strong commitment from the Turkish authorities, the industry continues to flourish and IFN Turkey remains one of our strongest and longest-running events.
As the country steps up its Shariah compliant activities, new players, new regulations and new issuances make for a vibrant market driven by growing investor interest both domestic and international.
With exceptional support from the Turkish regulators making this a truly progressive event, IFN Turkey returns to the excellent facilities of Borsa Istanbul for its 2016 incarnation.
Agenda
08:00 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Motion: Can Participation Finance Play a Meaningful Role in Achieving Vision 2023?
09:15 - 09:30
Keynote Address Himmet Karadag — Chairman, Borsa Istanbul
09:30 - 10:15
Innovation as the Key to Turkey’s Participation Finance Growth As the global financial system adopts technological and product innovation to overcome disruptions set by fintech companies, how is participation finance adjusting to embrace this trend? We ask banking, fund management and debt capital markets luminaries to discuss innovation in each of these sectors.
Moderator: |
Sera Somay — Partner, Paksoy |
Panelists: |
Ali Tuglu — Assistant General Manager, Albaraka Turk Emre Besli — Partner and Risk Advisory Leader, EY Turkey Luis Maldonado — Professor, IE Business School, Spain Tayfun Ozkan — CEO, KT Asset Management |
10:15 - 10:50
In Conversation with Turkish Regulators
Moderator: |
Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group |
Panelists: |
Ahmet Bicer — Executive Director, Head of Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Aysegul Eksit — Executive Vice-Chair, Capital Markets Board of Turkey Raci Kaya — Deputy Undersecretary, Undersecretariat of Turkish Treasury |
10:50 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:50
Capital-Raising Roundtable: Bottlenecks, Strategies and Opportunities
Moderator: |
Hulusi Horozoglu — Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Turkey |
Panelists: |
Ahmed Al Qassim — CEO, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE Rizwan Kanji — Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE Sait Eryilmaz — Senior Associate, Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership Tanweer Bukhari — Former Head of Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East |
11:50 - 12:10
An Audience with HSBC
Interviewer: |
Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group |
Interviewee: |
Mohammed Dawood — Managing Director, Global Sukuk Financing, HSBC |
12:10 - 12:40
Getting Entrepreneurial Startups on Investors’ Radar
Moderator: |
Rachid Ouaich — Founder and Managing Director, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg |
Panelists: |
Adem Yakisirer — Private Market Specialist, Borsa Istanbul Cankut Durgun — Founding Partner, Aslanoba Capital Kerim Ture — Founder, Modanisa |
12:40 - 12:50
DDCap ETHOS Launch Henry Desch — Senior Manager, Business Development, DDCAP, the UK
12:50 - 13:50
Can Participation Finance Play a Meaningful Role in Achieving Vision 2023? It’s 2023, we ask participation finance luminaries where they see their respective businesses – what products are they offering? What has become obsolete? What strategies were employed to get here and most importantly has the participation finance industry collectively contributed to Turkey’s development goals? Or was too much faith placed on the industry as a key enabler to Vision 2023?
Moderator: |
Jawad Ali — Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding, the UAE |
Panelists: |
Dr Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu — Country Representative, Turkey, Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Avsar R Sungurlu — General Manager, BPY Asset Management Fehmi Tutulmaz — Head of Financial Institutions and Investment Banking, Ziraat Participation Bank Metin Tekeci — Head/General Manager, Turkiye Finans, Bahrain Dr Serdar Sumer — CEO and Board Member, Aktif Bank |
13:50 - 15:00
15:00
End of Forum
15:00 - 17:30
The Turkey Dialogue A high-level closed-door, invite-only, roundtable discussion comprising senior regulators and market leaders representing the participation finance industry in Turkey. A select group of international representatives will also be invited. This closed-door meeting will concentrate exclusively on Turkey’s bid to become a world-class financial center, with a focus on participation finance issues.
Moderator: |
Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group |
Panelists: |
Ahmet Bicer — Executive Director, Head of Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Avsar R Sungurlu — General Manager , BPY Asset Management Ayse Akkin — Managing Director, Debt Finance and Advisory, UNLU & Co Eda Tanyel — Group Manager of Structured Finance, HSBC Turkey Eser Sagar — Deputy Head of Corporate Finance Department, Capital Markets Board of Turkey Hakan Audogan — EVP-Financial Cooordination and HR, Ziraat Participation Bank Hakan Uzun — Executive Vice-President, Treasury, Turkiye Finans Raci Kaya — Deputy Undersecretary, Turkish Treasury Rizwan Kanji — Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE Saleh Jelassi — Resident Representative, IDB Group, Country Gateway Office, Turkey Selim Elhadef — Partner and Country Advisory Leader, EY Turkey Sera Somay — Partner, Paksoy Dr Serdar Sumer — CEO and Board Member, Aktif Bank Tayfun Ozkan — CEO, KT Asset Management Tanweer Bukhari — Former Head of the Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East |
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