| Day Two - Wednesday, 21 Nov. 2007 |
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| 8.30 am |
Morning Refreshments |
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| 8.50 am |
Welcome Remarks from the Chair |
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| 9.00 am |
Session FIVE
Islamic Fund Management:
Challenges, Growth and Potentials
• Gateway to the GCC: Deal flow and
opportunities for GCC investors in Malaysia
• Islamic asset classes – Advantages, requirements
and future prospects
• Hedge Funds in a Shariah compliant way – A
Case Study
• Reviewing Islamic private equity funds: Global
trends
• Islamic global funds – potential products and
instruments
• Opportunities in Islamic private banking &
wealth management
• Takaful funds – Examining the growth &
potential
• Legal and Legislative Issues in I-REITs
Moderated by
Ahmad S. Hariri
Director, Regional
Office, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Kuala
Lumpur
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Daud Vicary |
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COO, Asian Finance Bank |
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Tariq al Rifai |
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VP, UIB Capital Inc., USA |
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Henny Sender |
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Senior Special Writer, The Wall Street Journal, New York, USA |
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Dawood Taylor |
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Head, Takaful, Bank al Jazira, Saudi Arabia |
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Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Shariff |
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Managing Partner, Mohamed Ismail & Co. |
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| 10.30 am |
Tea Break |
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| 11.00 am |
Special Presentation
Towards A New Growth Phase In Islamic Sustainability
Moderated by
Karen Lane
Asst. Managing Editors, DJ Newswires
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A. Rushdi Siddiqui |
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Global Director, Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes (DJIM) |
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| 11.30 am |
Session SIX
Global Sukuk: Market Growth
and Future Trends
A panel of leading financial experts including Shariah scholars, policy makers and experts of Islamic corporate and investment banking products will discuss and debate the development and way forward for the global Sukuk and Islamic securitization.
• Overview and recent developments of global Sukuk: The road ahead
• Cross-Border Sukuk – Development & Innovation
• Case studies on Sukuk issuances:
- SR3 Billion Sabic Sukuk al Istithmar (Saudi
Arabia)
- USD2.53 Billion Aldaar Exchangeable
Mudarabah Sukuk (UAE)
- USD3.52 Billion Nakheel Sukuk (UAE)
- USD165.67 Million USA East Cameron Gas
Sukuk USA)
• Tax issues in global Sukuk issuances
• Risk Management Issues in Sukuk
• Ratings issues for corporate issuing Islamic securities
Moderated by
Nik Ruslin Nik Jaafar
Head ICM Dept, Securities Commission Malaysia
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Arshad Ismail |
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Head of Sukuk, HSBC Amanah, UAE |
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Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid |
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Head, Investment Banking, CIMB Islamic |
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Christopher Richardson |
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Vinson & Elkins LLP, Hong Kong |
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Jennifer Chang |
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Senior Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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Christina Maynes |
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Director, Moody's Singapore |
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| 1.00 pm |
Luncheon - Hosted by:
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| 2.30 pm |
Session SEVEN
Global Islamic Finance:
Opportunities and Prospects
• Islamic finance in Europe
• Islamic finance in GCC
• Islamic finance in Japan
• Islamic finance in Indonesia
• Islamic finance in Pakistan
Moderated by
Ahmad Zaini Othman
CEO, AmIslamic Bank
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Michael Ainley |
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Head, Wholesale & Investment Firms Dept, Financial Services Authority (FSA), UK |
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Bindesh P. Shah |
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Co-Founder, Amiri Capital LLP, UK |
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Takahiro Sekido |
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Associate Director, JCIF S’pore Office/ Bank of Japan |
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A. Riawan Amin |
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President Director, Bank Muamalat Indonesia |
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Azhar Kureshi |
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Executive Director, Development Finance Group, State Bank of Pakistan |
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| 3.30 pm |
Tea Break |
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| 4.00 pm |
Session EIGHT
Shariah Session: Shariah
Rulings and Fatwa – Shariah Compliance vis-à-vis Product Development
• Islamic financial products based on Wa`d
• Personal financing leveraging on Tawarruq. Alternatives?
• Islamic hedging instruments
• Sukuk – issues & challenges
Moderated by
Dr. Mohd Akram Laldin
International Islamic University Malaysia
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Sheikh Nizam Yaquby |
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Bahrain |
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Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar |
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Malaysia |
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah |
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Malaysia |
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| 5.30 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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End of KLIFF 2007 |
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