| 08:00 – 09:00 |
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Registration & Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 09:15 |
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Welcome |
| 09:15 – 09:30 |
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Introduction
Mas'od Mazlan - Country Manager, CIMB Investment Bank, Brunei |
| 09:30 – 10:15 |
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Session One: Islamic Finance Regulatory and Infrastructure Developments |
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Discussing key industry and regulatory developments and cashing in on opportunities
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Where does Islamic finance stand in Brunei now? |
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Discussing local and regional developments in Islamic markets, including taxation, regulatory, and ratings issues |
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Discussing the local prudential and capital markets regulatory environment |
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Role of governmental bodies, regulators and private bodies in encouraging Islamic finance in Brunei |
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Moderator:
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Mohd Zahid Abdul Aziz - Director, Muamalah Financial Consulting |
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Panelist: |
Mas'od Mazlan - Country Manager, CIMB Investment Bank, Brunei
Muhd Jamil Abas Abdul Ali - Senior Partner, Abrahams Davidson & Co.
Javed Ahmad - Acting Managing Director, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam
Wan Rizaidy Bin Wan Mamat Saufi- Head, Product Development, Islamic Capital Markets, Bursa Malaysia
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| 10:15 – 11:00 |
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Session Two: Islamic products: What Can and Can’t be Done? |
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Assessing the development of Islamic finance products in Brunei and the regional markets
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Shariah compliant versus Shariah based products |
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Developments and updates in existing products including; |
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Takaful, re-Takaful & Bancatakaful |
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Private equity |
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Structured products |
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Fund & wealth management |
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The potential for further innovation |
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Standardization of products to increase cross-border acceptability |
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Recent regulatory and taxation changes relevant to Islamic finance in Brunei, and what they really mean |
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Moderator:
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Azrin Hj Besar - Lecturer, Universiti Brunei Darussalam |
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Panelist: |
Ahmad Fadhlan Yahya - Vice President- Head Shariah Secretariat & Compliance Department, Al Rajhi Bank
Ariff Sultan - Business Development Director, Dow Jones AER Company Inc
Hajah Salma Haji Abdul Latiff - Managing Director, Crescent Global Educators
Wan Rizaidy Bin Wan Mamat Saufi - Head, Product Development, Islamic Capital Markets, Bursa Malaysia |
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
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Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:00 |
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Presentation
The Role of Exchanges in Enhancing Islamic Liquidity Management
Mohd Faiz Bin Rahim - Associate, Product Development, Islamic Capital Markets, Bursa Malaysia |
| 12:00 – 12:45 |
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Session Three: Issuing & Investing in the Islamic Financial Markets |
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The development of Islamic issuance and investments in Brunei and Southeast Asia, and it's potential
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Challenges for private issuers |
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Growth of private equity and sovereign wealth funds in Islamic finance |
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Identifying growth areas, market opportunities, potential investors and issuers |
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Discovering and adapting to changes in the issuing and investing market place |
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Increasing foreign participation in Brunei's Islamic financial market |
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Moderator:
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Shazali Sulaiman- Partner, KPMG Brunei |
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Panelist: |
Robin Cheok Van Kee - Managing Partner, Cheok Advocates & Solicitors
Mohamad Damshal Awang Damit - Managing Director, Amundi Islamic Malaysia
Mas'od Mazlan - Country Manager, CIMB Investment Bank, Brunei
Mohd Farid Kamarudin- Head of Sukuk and Alternative Investment, AmIslamic Funds Management, Aminvestment Group |
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| 12:45 – 13:30 |
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Session Four: Increasing Islamic Finance Growth Pace in Brunei |
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Identifying challenges facing Islamic finance in Brunei, and finding solutions
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Macro issues concerning Islamic finance in Brunei |
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Addressing taxation issues and recent developments |
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Financing policies and procedures in Brunei's Islamic finance and how they are evolving |
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Addressing imbalances between rapid growth and bank capability are Brunei's financial institutions prepared for further growth of Islamic finance? |
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Comparing management of Islamic finance in Brunei to Malaysia and South East Asia - Can Brunei compete? |
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Moderator:
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Ariff Sultan - Business Development Director, Dow Jones AER Company Inc |
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Panelist: |
Sri Anne Haji Masri - Executive Manager, Ethica Consultants
Shazali Sulaiman - Partner, KPMG Brunei
Ahmad Fadhlan Yahya - Vice President- Head Shariah Secretariat & Compliance Department, Al Rajhi Bank
Muhd Jamil Abas Abdul Ali - Senior Partner, Abrahams Davidson & Co. |
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
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Lunch and Networking |
Osman Akyüz, who obtained his degree from the faculty of political sciences at Ankara University, began his career as a certified public accountant at the finance ministry in 1978. He worked with the Sezai Türkes - Fevzi Akkaya Group from 1983 till 1985, after which he was appointed the manager of financial and administrative affairs at Albaraka Türk.
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