Confirmed Speakers List

• Dr. Abdulrazak Faris Alfaris - Chief Economist, Economic Policy & Research Centre, Dubai Economic Council (DEC)
• Asim Khan - Managing Director, Khalij Islamic
• Cassim Docrat - Director, DDCAP (DIFC)
• Dawood Y Taylor - Senior Regional Executive-Takaful, Middle East, Prudential Corporation Asia
• Emad El Sahhar - General Manager, Islamic Banking Sector, Banque Misr
• Faizal Bhana - Senior Associate, Trowers & Hamlins
• Farid Mohamed Masmoudi - Global Head of Business Development and Partnerships, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, IDB Group
• Dr Hatim El-Tahir - Director, Islamic Finance Group, Deloitte
• Ibrahim Shoukry - Director, Financial Institutions Development Department, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
• Ijlal Alvi - Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market
• Jawad I. Ali - Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding
• Kashif Naeem- Executive Vice President & Group Head - Retail & Microfinance, Bank of Khartoum, Sudan
• Dr Khaled Al Fakih - Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer, AAOIFI
• Mehmet Fatih Bulac - Vice President, Financial Institutions & Islamic Syndications, Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi A.S.
• Mian Mohammed Nazir - Senior Vice President & Head of Legal, Dar Al Sharia
• Michael Grifferty- President, The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association
• Mohamed Hamra-Krouha - Partner, Clifford Chance
• Mohammad Farrukh Raza - Managing Director, IFAAS
• Mohammad Kamran Wajid - Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Financial Services and Emirates NBD Capital
• Moinuddin Malim - Chief Executive Officer, Mashreq Al Islami
• Mourad Bouzrouri - Corporate & Structured Finance Manager, International Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
• Dr Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al-Amine - Group Head - Shariah Assurance, Bank Alkhair
• Neil Miller - Global Head of Islamic Finance, Linklaters
• Rajal Vaidya - Consumer Banking Director, Barclays Africa
• Rodney Mkansi - Deputy Director, Liability Management, National Treasury of South Africa
• Salman Ahmed - Partner, Head of Islamic Finance MENA, Trowers & Hamlins
• Samad Sirohey - Managing Director, Citigroup and Chief Executive Officer, Citi Islamic Investment Bank
• Sameeulhaq Thanvi - Managing Director, Tokio Marine Egypt Family Takaful
• Prof Dr Shahinaz Rashad- Vice Chairman - Metropolitan Group, Egypt
• Sohail Zubairi - Chief Executive Officer, Dar Al Sharia Legal & Financial Consultancy, Dubai Islamic Bank
• Sohail Jaffer - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, FWU Global Takaful Solutions
• Taofiq Agbaje - Managing Director, Lotus Capital Financial Services, Nigeria
• Wasim Akhtar Saifi - Global Head of Islamic Banking, Consumer Banking & Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq, Malaysia
• Zafrullah Khan - Group Managing Director, Chase Bank, Kenya
• Zakiyoulahi Sow - Sukuk Project Manager, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, IDB Group