Conference Day 1: Tuesday 23rd November 2010

08:00 to 09:00
Registration and Refreshments
09:00
Opening of The 17th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference
09:00 to 09:05
Reading from the Holy Q’uran
09:05 to 09:10
Introductory Remarks
09:10 to 09:15
Moderator’s Welcome & Opening Remarks

09:15 to 10:00
Session 1: Inaugural Plenary Session:Regulatory Perspectives - Strengthening Industry Foundations to Sustain Growth in  a Challenging Climate

Key Discussion Points:
  • Lessons learnt from the global financial crisis Ensuring financial stability
  • Creating a more rigorous and robust architecture
  • Managing risk Overcoming liquidity risk and the high concentration of risk in real estate
  • Assessing new international regulatory developments


10:00 to 11:00
Session 2: Keynote Plenary Session: CEO & Industry Leaders’ Insights – Building a New Growth Paradigm

Speaker:
Dr: Saleh J: Malaikah
Chairman
Rusd Investment Bank

Key Discussion Points
  • Islamic finance and the new global financial landscape How can strong growth be sustained into the future?
  • The outlook for Islamic finance Has the market rebounded and are we now in a healthy recovery for Islamic banking?
  • Where will new growth come from?
  • Towards an enhanced and diversified business mix Assessing growth prospects for the consumer banking, corporate banking and investment banking markets
  • Exploring new geographic high-potential markets Expanding the Internationalisation of Islamic finance
  • Managing the pressure on the profitability of Islamic banks

11:00 to 11:30
The World Islamic Banking Exhibition
Official Opening & Refreshment Break

11:30 to 11:45
Session 3:The Launch of the WIBC Competitiveness Report 2010/11: Conducted by McKinsey & Company

A comprehensive update on the competitive performance of the leading Islamic banks and the development of new strategies for
the new global financial landscape:

11:45 to 11:55
Session 4: The Changing Nature of Leadership in the New Economic Environment

Speaker:
Dr: Montassar BenMrad
Executive Partner - Leader Financial Services Sector MENA

IBM Global Business Services

Key Discussion Points:
  • Insights from the IBM study Capitalizing on Complexity, which featured over 1500 face-to-face interviews—the largest known study of its kind with CEOs from companies of all sizes across 60 countries, representing 33 industries
  • Today, CEOs are telling us that the complexity of operating in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world is their primary challenge
  • In a world fraught with uncertainty, what are today's CEOs doing to strengthen their position against competitors?
  • How are leaders dealing with this level of complexity? What strategies are the most successful organizations employing to tap into new opportunities, and overcome the barriers to growth?  

11:55to 12:25

Session 5A: Defining the Next Stage of Industry Evolution:
New Market and Product Strategies for New Economic Realities


Session Chair:
Rushdi Siddiqui
Global Head of Islamic Finance and OIC Countries
Thomson Reuters

Speakers:
Jacques Tripon
Chief Executive Officer
BNP Paribas Najmah (Islamic Banking)

Dr: Salah Addeen A Qadar Saeed
General Manager – Credit & Risk Management
Bahrain Islamic Bank


Raja Teh Maimunah
Global Head – Islamic Markets
Bursa Malaysia

Craig Hewett
Chief Business Officer
Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX)

Key Discussion Points
  • Beyond the crisis How will the industry evolve?
  • The need for stress testing in Islamic finance
  • Re-thinking the business model and value proposition
  • Product innovation and the next generation of Islamic
    finance solutions

11:55 to 12:25
(by invite only)
Session 5B: McKinsey Closed Door

11:55 to 12:25
(parallel session)
Session 5B: Ernst & Young Islamic Funds & Investments
Report 2010 (IFIR)


Presented by:
Ashar Nazim
Director and Head – Islamic Financial Services Group Advisory Services (IFSG)
Ernst & young Bahrain

12:25 to 12:45
Session 6: Interactive Panel Debate: Controversies in Islamic Finance - Lessons Learnt?

Session Leader:
Sameer Abdi
Partner
Ernst & Young

Panelist:
Rushdi Siddiqui
Global Head of Islamic Finance and OIC Countries
Thomson Reuters

12: 45 to 13:35
Session 7: The Shari’ah & Business Open Forum
Addressing Key Shari’ah Challenges – Towards Standardisation of Shari’ah Interpretations and Rulings

Session Chair:
Abradat Kamalpour
Partner
Ashurst LLP

Panelists:
Justice (R) Khalil-UR-Rehman Khan
Shariah Scholar

Sheikh Amin Fateh Amer
Resident Advisor
Minhaj Shari’ah Financial Advisory

Dr: Mohamed A: El-Sheikh
Minhaj Shari’ah Financial Advisory (USA)

Dr: Aznan Hasan

Assistant Professor & Shair'ah scholar
Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws

Key Discussion Points
  • Towards international harmonisation
  • Steps towards achieving cross border product standardisation and acceptance

13:35 to 14:50
Conference Luncheon hosted by Central Bank of Bahrain

15:00 to 16:00
Session 7A: Industry Burning Platforms: An Interactive Session Focusing the Key Issues in Islamic Finance



Parallel Session


15:00 to 16:00
Session 7B: Global Market Updates: An Interactive Session Focusing on Exciting New Developments in Key Geographies for Islamic Finance



19:30
Gala Dinner hosted by Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain
International Industry Awards Ceremony
21:00
Close of Day 1

Note:  Prayer rooms are available throughout the day at the conference venue