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
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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
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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:
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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?
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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
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11:55 to 12:25
(by invite only) |
Session 5B: McKinsey Closed Door
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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
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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
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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
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15:00 to 16:00 |
Session 7B: Global Market Updates: An Interactive Session Focusing on Exciting New Developments in Key Geographies for Islamic Finance
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19:30 |
Gala Dinner hosted by Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain
International Industry Awards Ceremony |
| Note: Prayer rooms are available throughout the day at the conference venue |
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