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Issuers
Investors
Agenda - ISSUERS
MONDAY 14th AUGUST 2006
08:00
Registration Opens
08:00 – 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 – 09:30
Opening Address
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz,
Governor,
Bank Negara Malaysia
09:40 – 09:50
Event Moderator
Abdulkader Thomas,
President & CEO,
Shape Financial Corporation
Introduction
09:50 – 10:40
1st Session
Malaysia: the International Islamic Financial Centre (Issuers’ Perspective)
Conventional and Islamic Capital Markets
Islamic Banking: Global Trends and Outlook
Malaysia 's Dual Financial System: Islamic and Conventional
Financial Market Liberalization in Malaysia
Islamic Finance in Malaysia: Key Figures
Moderator: Abdulkader Thomas, President and CEO – Shape Financial Corporation
- Datuk Nazir Razak, Group Chief Executive, CIMB
- Dato' Abdul Hamidy Hafiz, Chief Executive Officer, Affin Bank (Malaysia) - Harry Naysmith, Country Executive, ABN AMRO (Malaysia) - Dato' Zarir J Cama, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, HSBC (Malaysia)
10.40 – 10:55
Coffee Break
10.55 – 11.10
Key Note Address
Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, Secretary General, IFSB
11:10 – 12:00
2nd Session
Islamic Finance as a Preferred Choice in Fund Raising
Issuing Capital in Malaysia: Alternative and Opportunities
Meeting the Needs of Issuers
Moderator:
Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, CEO, Bursa Malaysia
- Iqbal Khan, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah (UK) - Mohsin Ali Nathani, Chief Executive Officer, Citi Islamic Investment Bank
- Azizi Ali, Chief Operating Officer, Cagamas (Malaysia)
-
Nathif Adam,Head of Investments and International Banking, Sharjah Islamic Bank (UAE)
12:00 – 12:45
3rd Session
Routes to the Islamic Bond Market
The Development and Rationale of Sukuk
(Islamic Bonds)
Structuring a Sukuk
Moderator: Abdulkader Thomas, President and CEO – Shape Financial Corporation
- Baljeet Kaur Grewal, Chief Economist/Head, Investment Banking Research, Aseambankers (Malaysia)
- Mohd Effendi Abdullah,
Head Islamic Market, AmInvestment Group (Malaysia)
- Liza Mohd Noor, Head Islamic Rating Services, Rating Agency Malaysia
- Jean-Marc Riegel, Assistant General Manager, Group Chief of Corporate Investments & Development, Qatar Islamic Bank
12:45
Morning Session Ends
13:00 – 13:15
Luncheon Address
Regulatory Opportunities and Challenges for transacting Islamic Finance between Malaysia and Dubai
David Knott,
Chief Executive
Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)
13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
Sponsor
14:15 – 15:00
4th Session
Successfully Meeting Local and International Regulatory
Requirements
- Y. Bhg. Dato' Azizan Abdul Rahman, Director-General, LOFSA (Malaysia) - Jal Othman, Partner, Shook Lin and Bok (Malaysia) - Jennifer Chang,
Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Malaysia) - Humayon Dar, Managing Director, Dar Al Istithmar (UK)
15:00 – 15:50
5th Session
Rising to the Challenge: Meeting the Needs of the Market
The Importance of Ratings
Structuring Business Operations to be Shariah Compliant
International Financial Markets: Perspectives
Tailoring Financial Products for Business Needs
Islamic Stock Broking Framework
Moderator: Abdulkader Thomas, President and CEO – Shape Financial Corporation
- Mohammed Rashdan Yusof, Managing Director, BinaFikir (Malaysia) - Asri Awang, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (Malaysia)
- Hamdi Abdullah, Partner, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill (Malaysia)
- Dato' Idris
Md Tahir, Executive Director Operations, BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
15:50 – 16:10
Coffee Break
16.10 – 16:50
6th Session
Learning from Successful Malaysian Islamic Issuers
Key Success Factors
Lessons Learnt
Moderator: Abdulkader Thomas, President and CEO – Shape Financial Corporation
- Rasheed Khan, Barrister-at-Law, Azmi and Associates (Former General Counsel, Shell Malaysia) - Mashitah Hj Osman, First Senior Vice President, RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers (Malaysia)
-
Mohammad Zainal Shaari, Chief Operating Officer, Khazanah Nasional Bhd
16:50 – 17:30
7th Session
Looking Ahead: Issuers and Investors Roundtable
What Investors are Looking for
Views from the International Investment Community
Moderator:
William Pesek, Senior Correspondent, Bloomberg
- John Sandwick, Chief Executive Officer, Encore Management S.A (Switzerland) - Naseeruddin Khan, Managing Director, RUSD Investment Bank (Saudi Arabia)
- Md Noor Bin A Rahman, Senior General Manager of Investment, Lembaga Tabung Haji (Malaysia)
Convergence of the Middle East and Asia : the Need for Cooperation
Addressing International Structuring and Liquidity Issues
Islamic Equity Capital Markets
The Way Forward
Moderator: Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, CEO, Bursa Malaysia
- Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, Head Islamic Banking Division, CIMB Islamic (Malaysia)
- Rafe Haneef, Head of Islamic Banking, Citigroup Asia (Malaysia) - Ijlal Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market (Bahrain) - Agil Natt, Chief Executive Officer, INCEIF (Malaysia)
11:15 –
11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 –
12:15
3rd Session
Islamic Real Estate Investment Trusts (I-REIT's)
Structuring I-REIT's in Malaysia
Investor Base and Liquidity
Shariah Parameters
Regulatory and Tax Issues
Moderator:
Pushpa Rajadurai, Executive Director, AmMerchant Bank
- Mohammed Ridza, Managing Partner, Mohamed Ridza and Co (Malaysia) - Dr Veerinderjeet Singh, Managing Director, VS ON TAX Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
-
Salman Younis, Managing Director, Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia)
-
Datin Paduka Siti Sa'diah Sh. Bakir, Managing Director, KPJ Healthcare (Malaysia)
12:15
–
13:00
4th Session
Managing Liquidity: Islamic Treasury Products
Meeting Market Expectations
Swaps and Derivatives
Product Design and Development
Risk Management: Learning from the Mistakes of Conventional Finance
Moderator: En Muhammad Ibrahim, Assistant Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
- Arul Kandasamy, Head of Islamic Banking, Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank (Bahrain)
-
Ijlal Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market (Bahrain)
-
Dr Malik Al-Awan, Distinguished Professor of Shariah, INCEIF (Malaysia) - Abdulkader Thomas, President and CEO – Shape Financial Corporation
13:00
Morning Session Ends
13:15
–
13:30
Luncheon Address
Dato' Johan Raslan, Executive Chairman, PriceWaterHouseCoopers
13:30 – 14:15
Lunch
Sponsor
14:15 – 15.15
5th Session
Growth and Potential of Asset Management and Islamic Funds
What do Islamic Investors Want?
Islamic Wealth Management: an Overview
Accessibility of Malaysian Funds
Evolution of the Islamic Asset Management Industry
- Daud Vicary Abdullah, Managing Director, Hong Leong Islamic Bank (Malaysia) - Jamal Abbas Zaidi, Chief Executive Officer, Islamic International Rating Agency (Bahrain) - Dr Omar Marwan Kamal, Head of Strategic Investment, Al Salam Bank (Bahrain) - Haissam Arabi, Managing Director, SHUAA Asset Management (UAE)
15:15 – 16:10
6th Session
Growth of Takaful and Re-Takaful
Takaful as a Means of Mobilizing Funds
Players, Markets and Products
Comparisons with Conventional Insurance
Mono line insurance alternatives
Investment of Surpluses
Moderator: En Azmi Abu Bakar, Chief Executive Officer, Syarikat Takaful Malaysia (TBC)
- Jeremy Camps, Executive Chairman, JCC ReTakaful (Malaysia)
- Sohail Jaffer, Partner & Chief Investment Officer, FWU Group (Luxembourg) - Keith Driver, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah Takaful (Malaysia) - Tan Kin Lian, Chief Executive Officer, NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative (Singapore)
16:10 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:20
7th Session
Alternative Islamic Investment Structures
Private Equity
Hedge Funds
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Marketability of Alternative Investments
Takaful Investment -Linked Opportunities
Moderator: Abdulkader Thomas, President and CEO – Shape Financial Corporation
- Douglas Clark Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Calyx Financial (USA) - Saif Dhorajiwala, Vice President, Avigo Corporation (India) - John Sandwick, Chief Executive Officer, Encore Management S.A (Switzerland)
-
Mohammad Shaheed Khan, Manager Islamic Product Development, ABN AMRO (Pakistan)
17:20 – 17:30
Conclusions of the day
17:30 – 17:45
Closing Keynote
Dato' Mohd Razif Abdul Kadir, Deputy Governor,
Bank Negara Malaysia
The subject matter, format and content of the Malaysian Islamic Finance event is subject to change at the discretion of the producers and hosts of the event.
