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ISSUERS DAY - "ISSUING ISLAMIC PAPER"
The Issuers Day offers an insight into the industry today and how one can feasibly issue Islamic paper. It also showcases the developments, challenges and opportunities of Islamic finance in Asia and beyond.

Participants will consist of senior management from key markets� listed Shariah compliant companies and those interested in issuing Islamic paper.

Venue: Sapphire Room, Level 1, Mandarin Oriental KL

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26th October 2010

08:00 – 09:00

Registration & Refreshments

09:00 – 09:15

Keynote Address
Sheikh Prof Dr Mohamed Ali Elgari

09:15 – 09:30

Keynote Address
Dr Mohamed Nedal Alchaar - Secretary General, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)

09:30 – 09:40

Chairpersons Introduction
Abdulkader Thomas - President &CEO, SHAPE™ Financial Corp.

09:40 – 10:45

Session 1:
CEOs’ Session - Islamic Finance Developments and Expansions in Asia

▪		Recent developments in the Islamic capital markets: Where is the market today?
▪		What are the practical, everyday challenges we are facing?
▪		Emergence of new Islamic finance players and markets
▪		Opportunities for issuers in the upcoming financial year
▪		Lessons from defaults: What could have been done, and where do we go from here?

Rafael Dalmau - Global Head of Sharia-compliant Portfolio Management (Sukuks), BNP Investments Partners
Badlisyah Abdul Ghani - Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic
Steven Choy - President & Chief Executive Officer, Cagamas
Dheerasak Suwannayos - President, Islamic Bank of Thailand
Afaq Khan - Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq

10:45 – 11:15

Break & Networking

11:15 – 12:15

Session 2:
Islamic Capital Markets: Opportunities and Challenges in Asia and Beyond

▪		The Asian Sukuk market as a vibrant and permanent funding source
▪		Local versus international: How do you choose where to issue?
▪		Attracting, gaining and retaining investors' trust and backing: What more can be done with credit quality?
▪		Assessing the options: Sukuk, conventional bonds, syndication
▪		Choosing the right legal counsel, arranger and trustees
▪		The corporate bond boom and what it means for Islamic capital markets & Sukuk
▪		Future sovereign issuances: Where and are these a good buy?

Jamelah Jamaluddin - Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Finance House
Rafe Haneef - Managing Director Global Markets, HSBC Amanah
Mohd Effendi Abdullah - Director/Head, Islamic Markets, AmInvestment Bank
Datuk Bazlan Osman - Group Chief Financial Officer, Telekom Malaysia
Masroor Haq - Head of Middle East and Africa, VTB Capital

12:15 – 13:00

Session 3:
Examining Regulatory, Risk and Taxation Issues in Today's Islamic Capital Markets

▪		What are the challenges facing Asian regulation in Islamic finance?
▪		What regulatory lessons can the Islamic finance industry learn from precedents set by conventional finance?
▪		Key taxation issues in emerging Islamic financial markets: What are the chances of equalization?
▪		Regulation, ratings and the issue of default
▪		Key legal and governance issues: Documentation, guarantees, transparency
▪		Understanding the risks and transparency in Islamic capital markets and investment products

Sheikh Nizam Yaquby - Shariah Scholar
Nicholas Crist - Executive Director, KPMG
Nik Norishky Thani - Islamic Finance Specialist, Bank Negara Malaysia
Hooman Sabeti-Rahmati - Partner, Allen & Overy
Tariq al-Rifai - Director Islamic Indexes, Dow Jones Indexes
Surinder Kathpalia - Managing Director, Standards and Poors Singapore

13:00 – 14:30

Luncheon

13:00 – 13:15

Luncheon Address
Shared Services and Outsourcing in the BFSI Sector
Mohd Safuan Mohd Zairi - Head Shared Services & Outsourcing (SSO), Multimedia Development Corporation (MdeC)

14:30 – 14:45

Country Presentation - Korea
Yul-Hee Lee - Head of Islamic Finance Team & China Team, Korea Investment & Securities

14:45 – 15:15

Session 4: POWER PRESENTATIONS:
Presentation One: The Developing Role of the Professional Trustee
Andrew Leamon - MENA Client Management Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank

Presentation Two: Sukuk Restructuring
Mohammed A. Al-Sheikh - Co-Head Islamic Practice Group, Latham & Watkins

15:15 – 16:00

Session 5:
Assessing Contemporary Islamic Capital Market Products and Structures

▪		Where are we with Sukuk today?
▪		Examining the crucial issue of Shariah compliance for today's Islamic capital market structures
▪		Managing Shariah risk in product development
▪		Asset-backed versus asset-based: What does it mean for today's issuer?
▪		The need for standardization and innovation: where is the balance?

Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Shariff - Partner, SKRINE
Qudeer Latif - Head of Islamic Finance, Clifford Chance
Dr Mohamed Nedal Alchaar - Secretary General, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)
Ijlal Ahmed Alvi - Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
Ismail Dadabhoy - Head of Islamic Finance, UBS

16:00 – 16:30

Break & Networking

16:30 – 17:15

Session 6:
Growth, Stabilization and Progress in the Islamic Capital Markets

▪		Exploring other funding options: Syndicated loans, equities
▪		Secondary markets: Engaging the critical mass and increasing liquidity
▪		Putting in place instruments for sustainability
▪		Discussing the potentials of emerging markets: Thailand, China, Central Asia, Australia, Korea etc…

Chaaban Omran - Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Investment Australasia
Nadim Khan - Partner, Herbert Smith
Nicholas Edmondes - Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Alhami Mohd Abdan - Head, International Finance & Capital Market, OCBC Al-Amin Bank

17:15 – 18:00

Session 7:
Scholars Round Table
Mufti Muhammad Nurullah Shikder - Shariah Scholar
Sheikh Dr Jumuah al-Raqibi - Shariah Scholar
Dr Mohammad al-Suhaibani - Shariah Scholar
Sheikh Mohd Kamal Mokhtar - Shariah Scholar
Dr. Layachi Feddad - Algeria
Assoc Prof. Dr. Said Bouheraoua - Shariah Scholar

18:00 – 18:05

Chairperson's Closing
Abdulkader Thomas - President & CEO, SHAPE™ Financial Corp.

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