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AIBTC Innovations

Awards

SIDC CPE-approved :

10 CPE Points

Network Partner

Honorary Keynote Address

YBhg Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan SerigarSecretary General of TreasuryMinistry of Finance, Malaysia

Keynote Address

Zahid Ur Rehman KhokherActing Secretary-GeneralIFSB

Distinguished Speaker PanelRaja Teh MaimunahAmBank GroupChief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank Berhad and Managing Director of Wholesale Banking

Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram LaldinBank Negara Malaysia Shari’ahMember of Advisory Council (SAC)International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)Executive Director

Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan bin Abd RahmanMunich Re Retakaful MalaysiaCEO

Zahid Ur Rehman KhokherIFSBActing Secretary-General

Nameer KhanFinTech and InsurTechIndependent Expert

Amer Khalil Ur RahamanBakhtar BankCEO

Syed Tariq HusainTakaful PakistanCEO

Nor Shahrizan Sulaiman Maybank GroupDeputy Head Group Islamic BankingMaybank Islamic Berhad (MIB)Deputy CEO

Dato’ Arif SiddiquiStandard Chartered Bank MalaysiaCIOStandard CharteredGroup CIO Islamic Banking

Tahir Ali SheikhCIMBHead of Islamic Advisory, Regional Debt Capital Markets

Imran SameeBank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD)Advisor

Amran MohammedSBI Islamic Fund (Brunei) LimitedCEO

Mohd Nazri ChikBIMB Holdings BerhadGroup Chief Shariah OfficerBank Islam Malaysia BerhadChief Shariah Officer

Kazi Mohammad Mortuza Alithe Board of Prime Islami Life Insurance Limited (PILIL) Chief Consultant Bangladesh Instituted for Professional Development (BIPD)Director General

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Distinguished Speaker Panel

Dr.Rusni HassanIIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance - IIUMAssociate Professor/Deputy Dean

Zainal Abidin Mohd KassimActuarial Society of MalaysiaPast President

Dr Syed MusaICIFEPresident

Farouq AlwyniCenter for Islamic Studies in Finance, Economics, and Development (CISFED),IndonesiaChairman

Amitabh SinghPrudential BSN Takaful, MalaysiaDirector of BancaTakaful and Head of Direct Distribution

Dr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al AmineIslamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) –Islamic Development BankShariah Advisor

Etsuaki YoshidaJapan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)Director & Senior Economist

Mohamed RoushdyBank AlbiladTechnology Advisor

Ahmad SabreeIslamic Banking and Finance (IIUM) International Islamic University MalaysiaResearcher

Dr Farrukh HabibInternational Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)Researcher

Richard AbdarRahman ChignellEthis Ventures Waqf World Growth FoundationChief Growth Advisor, Co-Founder & CEO

Lokesh GuptaRM ApplicationsCo-Founder

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7th AIBTC Advisory CommitteeDato Mohd Effendi Abdullah,AmInvestment Bank BerhadSenior Vice President/Head Islamic Markets

Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin, ISRAExecutive DirectorBank Negara MalaysiaMember - Shariah Advisory Council

Mohd Nazri Bin ChikBIMB Holdings BerhadGroup Chief Shariah OfficerBank Islam Malaysia BerhadChief Shariah Officer

Ahmed Ali SiddiquiMeezan Bank LimitedExecutive Vice President & Head, Product Development & Shariah Compliance

Dr.Rusni HassanIIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance - IIUM Associate Professor/Deputy Dean


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This year's highlightsAnnual C-Suite Roundtable

AIBTC Innovations Awards

Most awaited Annual Open Fatwa Session

regional Case Studies

Technology Power table

Parallel Takaful Stream

AIBTC Innovations AwardsDesigned with an inspiration, to acknowledge passionate industry experts and organizations, for their

selfless contribution to the Islamic finance Industry.

DAY 128th August 2017


8:00 Registration and Morning Coffee

8:45 Recital from the Holy Quran

8:50 Welcome Note by Fleming.

9:00 Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair

Assessing Regional Growth: Next Steps

09:20 Keynote Address : Regulatory insights into the islamic banking and takaful market

•Globalregulatoryinnovationsandstrategicframework:whatneedstobedone?•Puttingtogetheracomprehensiveregulatory,supervisoryandsurveillanceframeworkwithglobalfinancial

trends in mind•Ensuringthestabilityandresilienceoftheindustryasprimeimportance

Zahid Ur Rehman Khokher | IFSB | Acting Secretary-General

10:15 Coffee Break and Exhibition Viewing

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10:45 Case Study Brunei BIBD - From Presence to Market Dominance. Leadership through Islamic Banking

•HowBIBDhasbuiltitsbusinessinthepast11yearssinceitsinception•Strategicinitiativescompletedinthepast5yearsandhowtheyhavedemolishedtheconventionalbankingmodelintheBruneimarket

•BIBD'sascentfromformationtodominantmarketleadership-keymilestones,KPIs,etc.•LessonslearntbyBIBDandhowthesecanbehelpfultootherIslamicbanks

Imran Samee | Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) | Advisor

11:15 Special Address : Digital disruption in Banking- Opportunity or threat

•SocialnetworksandroleofArtificialIntelligence•Howcanbankstransformandreinventthemselves?•DoexistingbanksstandachanceagainstcompetitionfromlikesofFacebookorApple?•ImplicationsforIslamicfinanceandwayforward

Dato’ Arif SiddiquiStandard Chartered Bank Malaysia | CIO Standard Chartered | Group CIO Islamic Banking

11:45 Regional Leaders Majlis : Panel Discussion Expert analysis: Islamic finance road map for asia

In this session, the panelists aim to identify the challenges as well as opportunities and key success factors for the IFI’s in the asian countries and will present suggestions on developing islamic finance roadmap for Asia.

•Loweroilandcommoditypricesresultingineconomicslowdowninkeyregions.Strategisingdomestically,regionally and internationally

•ImpactofASEANregionalintegrationthroughgreaterfinancialintegrationthusboostingcrossbordertransactions

•InputsfromIndonesia,Japan,Pakistan,Srilanka,Bangladesh,India,MalaysiaandBrunie

Distinguished Panelists: Farouq Alwyni | Center for Islamic Studies in Finance Economics, and Development(CISFED), Indonesia Chairman Imran Samee | Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) | Advisor Amran Mohammed | SBI Islamic Fund (Brunei) Limited | CEO Etsuaki Yoshida | Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) | Director & Senior Economist

12:30 Product and Process training in retail banking

Co-presented:

Jack Davies | Xpert Learning | Strategy Consultant

Karl Reddy | Xpert Learning

12:50 Conference Lunch



“The event is very informative for SME Banking”- Relationship Manager | EXIM Bank, Malaysia

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Stream Banking Perspective

14:00 The role of sukuk

•DevelopmentandprogressoftheIslamiccapitalmarket in terms of institutions, regulatory support, as well as government initiatives

•Exploringopportunities,challengesandissuesfaced by the industry

•Casestudy:developingtheIslamiccapitalmarketfrom the perspective of benefits, policy and legal frameworks

•SaudiAramco’shybridstructureforadomesticofferofriyal-denominatedIslamicbondsTahir Ali Sheikh | CIMB | Head of Islamic Advisory, Regional Debt Capital Markets

14:40 Case Study: Assessing the impact of a slowdown and volatility in economic markets

•AreIslamicbankswellpositionedtosurviveinaneraoflowoilprices?

•HowlongcanIslamicbanksweatherlowoilprices?

•Keepingpacewithchangesintheglobalmacro-economic trends

Farouq Alwyni | Center for Islamic Studies in Finance Economics, and Development (CISFED), Indonesia | Chairman

Stream Takaful Perspective

14:00 Case Study : Uberisation of Takaful - Blending New Technologies For Effective Distribution, Enhanced Customer Value and Centricity

Nameer Khan | FinTech and InsurTechIndependent Expert

14:40 Distribution strategies:

•Strengtheningandinnovatingthedeliverymechanisms for enhanced

•penetrationandgrowth•Alternativedistributionchannels–howtoinnovatetoincreasegrowth?

•BancaTakaful–lookingattheopportunitiesineffective collaboration

•betweentakafuloperatorsandbanks

Amitabh SinghPrudential BSN Takaful, MalaysiaDirector of BancaTakaful and Head of Direct Distribution

15:20 Coffee Break


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16:00 Case Study : Role of fintech : Adopting and integrating technology

•Technologicalinnovations:HowareIBsadoptingand integrating technology to enhance their overallproposition?

•HowwellaretheIBsintheregionpreparedtodeal with disruptions in the banking industry due tofinancialtechnology,orFinTech?

•AreyoupreparedtoreinventyourIBbusinessmodel in competitive established markets tobestbenefitfromrapidlygrowingFinTechinnovations?

Mohamed Roushdy | Bank AlbiladTechnology Advisor

16:00 Case Study Bangladesh : The role of microtakaful in financial inclusion

•Howmicrotakafulcontributestotheavailabilityof risk coverage products to the wider sections of society•Initiativesofvariouscountriesandinstitutions

while discussing how the excluded sections of societybenefitfromtheshariahcompliantandaffordableinsuranceproductsandservices•Thechallengesfacedbytheregulatorsin

harmonizing the standards of the conventional insurance and takaful

Kazi Mohammad Mortuza AliBangladesh Institute for Professional Development | Director General

16:40 Chairman’s closing remarks

17:00 Close of Day1




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8:00 Registration and Morning Coffee

8:45 Chairman Opening remarks and welcome

9:00 Honorary Keynote Address : Building a resilient economy

•Capitalisingonthedigitaleconomyandcontributingtothenation’sincome•Openingmoremarketopportunitiesandinvestment•Boostingincreaseinexportsandinvestments,andjobcreation

YBhg Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar | Secretary General of Treasury, Malaysia | Ministry of Finance

9:30 Coffee break and exhibition viewing

10:00 Annual CEO Roundtable Levelling the playing field: innovating to compete

•HowcantheIslamicbankstailorproductstonon-faith-basedcustomers?•Maturityofkeymarkets,searchfornewgrowth,newmarketsvsfinancialdeepeningofexistingmarkets?•ShouldIslamicfinancefocusondevelopingclosertieswithethicalfinanceindustry?

Distinguished Panelists:

Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan bin Abd Rahman | Munich Re Retakaful Malaysia | CEO

Raja Teh Maimunah | AmBank Group | Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank Berhad and Managing Director of Wholesale Banking

Amer Khalil Ur Rahaman | Bakhtar Bank | CEO

Syed Tariq Husain | Takaful Pakistan | CEO

10:40 Guru IT Innovations panel : How can Islamic finance adapt to the Fintech revolution?

•Capitalisingontheinnovationsinfinancialtechnologysuchasbitcoin,crowdfunding,Mpesatobetterdeliveron inclusive financial services

•AreIslamicbanksmorevulnerabletobedisruptedbyfintechbecauseoftheirslimmerprofitmargins?•Usingblockchaintoallowfinancialproductstructuringtobreakawayfromtraditional•Shariahperspectivesontheabove

Distinguished Panelists:

Dato’ Arif SiddiquiStandard Chartered Bank Malaysia | CIOStandard Chartered | Group CIO Islamic Banking

Mohamed Roushdy | Bank Albilad | Technology Advisor

Nameer Khan | Pak Qatar Takaful Group | Group Head of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives

Lokesh Gupta | RM Applications | Co-Founder


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11:10 Annual Open Fatwa Session Innovations need of the hour

•HoweffectiveareIslamicbanksinimplementing Shariahgovernancerequirements?•IslamicFinanceeducationandtalentdevelopmentforIslamicFinance.Havewedoneenough?•HowfarhasIslamicfinancegoneinaddressingitssociallyresponsiblevalues?•WhydoesMalaysiahavearelativelystrongerrepresentationofwomenintopleadershiprolesinIFI’s,shariahandgovernment?

•Shariahgovernanceandinnovationintakafulofferings-Howtoaligntoachievethemaximumpotentialoftakaful industry

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin Bank Negara Malaysia Shari’ah Advisory Council (SAC) | Member International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) | Executive Director

Distinguished PanelistsDr.Rusni Hassan | IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance - IIUM | Associate Professor/Deputy DeanDr Syed Musa | ICIFE | PresidentDr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al Amine | Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) –Islamic Development Bank | Shariah Advisor

12:00 Innovation Awards at 7th AIBTC

13:00 Conference Lunch


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16:00 Product development•Whatneedstobedonetoencourageproduct

innovation and sophistication •AssessingIslamicwealthmanagement

opportunities •Standardizationofproductsforcrossborderopportunity:Howcanthisissuebeaddressedandwhathasbeendone?-Nor Shahrizan Sulaiman Maybank GroupDeputy Head Group Islamic BankingMaybank Islamic Berhad (MIB)Deputy CEO

16:40 Case Study : Afghanistan Market as newly developed market for Islamic BankingAmer Khalil Ur Rahaman | Bakhtar Bank | CEO

16:00 Taking Takaful to the next level •DeliberatingonthewayforwardfortheTakafulindustry

•Takafuloutlook,underlyingopportunities,andhowtheindustryshouldbraceitselfforthedevelopment in the next decadeZainal Abidin Mohd Kassim | Actuarial Society of Malaysia | Past President

16:40 Takaful Open Panel Discussion

The conference chair, shall take questions from the audience through sli.do and discuss the solutions and outcome.

16:50 Chairman’s closing remarks

17:00 Close of Conference Day 2

15:20 Coffee Break

Stream Banking Perspective14:00 Case Study : Assets securitization

to support Islamic capital market development

•Islamicassetmanagement-thenextareaofgrowth?

•Challengesofbusinessentitiesusingsecuritization to support robust development of Islamic capital market industryDr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al Amine Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) –Islamic Development Bank | Shariah Advisor

14:40 Product Innovation in Islamic Liquidity Management

•RoleofCentralBanks•DevelopmentofIslamicFinancieroflastresort

facilities•Mortgagesecuritization•Diversifiedliquiditymanagementinstruments•MovingawayfromcommodityMurabaha

Dr Farrukh Habib | International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)Researcher

Stream Takaful Perspective

14:00 Case Study: Risk management and governance in takaful

•Discussingvariousgovernancestructuresproventobeeffectiveforjurisdictionsinmanagingtherisks in takaful operation

•Keyelementsofriskmanagement:Enhancingunderstanding of how takaful operators are able tobetterequipthemselvesinmanagingthediverse risks

Syed Tariq Husain | Takaful Pakistan | CEO

14:40 Case Study : Innovation via Islamic crowdfunding Platforms

Co-presented:

Ahmad Sabree | Ethis VenturesCompliance and Shariah Consultant

Richard AbdarRahman ChignellEthis Ventures Waqf World Growth FoundationChief Growth Advisor, Co-Founder & CEO,

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Distinguished Speaker PanelMr. Zahid ur Rehman KhokherIslamic Financial Services BoardActing Secretary-General

Mr. Zahid Ur Rehman Khokher was appointed as the ActingSecretary-General of the Islamic Financial ServicesBoard (IFSB)effective15April2017bytheCounciloftheIFSBinits30thmeetingon 6 April 2017. Mr. Zahid Ur Rehman has been working withthe Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) since January 2008and has more than 19 years of regulatory and standard-settingexperience in the financial sector. He supervises the standard-settingandresearchprogrammesoftheIFSB,includingtheannualflagship Islamic Financial Services Industry Stability Report. HealsooverseestheprudentialdatabaseprojectonIslamicfinancialindicators. Apart from leading the implementation of Integrated ResultBasedManagementFrameworkfortheorganisation,hisroleinvolvesfosteringrelationshipswiththeIFSBmembers,MultilateralDevelopmentBanksandotherinternationalorganisations.BeforeassumingthepositionofAssistantSecretary-GeneralinJune2013,his experiencewith the IFSB includesworking as senior projectmanager and team lead for preparing new standards and guiding principles for Islamic finance, while adopting global regulatory reforms on liquidity, capital adequacy and supervision. He wasalso closely involved in assisting the member countries in the implementationof IFSBstandards. HehasalsoworkedasJointDirectorintheIslamicBankingDepartment,StateBankofPakistan,where he was involved in assignments related to the introduction and enhancement of prudential and regulatory framework for Islamic banking sector in the country. His experience in thecentral bank also includes on-site inspection, foreign exchangesupervision, and treasury. Zahid is a Chartered Islamic finance Professional(CIFP)fromINCEIF,Malaysia(2009).HeholdsMastersin Business Administration (2005), Computer Science (1998) aswellasStatistics(1995).HealsoholdsPGDinIslamicbankingandinsurance from IIBI, London, UK (2001). He is amember of theBaselConsultativeGroup.

Amer Khalil Ur Rahaman, Bakhtar Bank, CEO

Amer Khalil ur Rehman is expert in setting up Islamic Bankingfrom scratch. Hands on Islamic corporate Banking, StructuredFinance, Sukuk Issuance, Islamic Product Development, IslamicRiskManagement,etc.Hespentmostof1990sinANZGrindlaysbank plc. Topped their management training program. AlsoenjoyedHPO(HighPotentialOfficer)category.HeplayedkeyroleinintroducingVisaCards.HespentNext13+yearsinAskariBankandplayedkeyroleinintroducingIslamicBankingnetwork,ofnowover50+dedicatedIslamicBankingBranches,withover500+staff,fromscratch.BecameSeniorVicepresident in 2007.As IslamicCorporateHead, alsowon star PerformerAward. In addition tobanking career, visiting associate professor at the international Islamic University, Islamabad , (IIUI), since 2005. Teaching andtrainingatSBPsNIBAF,IBP,ICMAP,ICAPetc.FullsemestercoursestaughtatvariousuniversitiesatpostgradleveltoMBA,PGD,MSc,MPhil,MSandPhDstudents . these include investment |BankingattheIBAinKarachi,ManagementofFinancialinstitutionsattheuniversityofPunjabRiskManagement,AAOIFIstandards,IslamicproductDevelopment,MoneyandCapitalmarketsattheIIUI,RiskManagement for IfIs and financial reporting for IfIs at the riphah InternationalUniversityetc.

Dato’ Arif SiddiquiStandard Chartered Bank Malaysia, CIOStandard Chartered, Group CIO Islamic Banking

Dato’ Arif was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1955. He obtained aMasterDegreeinAppliedMathematicsfromKarachiUniversity.Inthe80’sheworkedfor8yearsinPakistan,astheHeadofComputerDivision in the Cotton Export Corporation, the largest GLC inPakistan.Dato’ArifwastheHeadofSystemDevelopmentandITsupportattheStandardCharteredBankinPakistanwherehefirstjoinedSCBin1990.HeassumedtheroleofHeadofTechnologyin1999.Dato’movedfromPakistantoMalaysia in2005andjoinedScopeInternationalMalaysia,StandardChartered’sGlobalSharedServices Centre in Kuala Lumpur as the Head of InternationalSoftwareCentreMalaysia (ISCM)andwasappointedas theCEOin 2008. Under his leadership, Scope International provides awide rangeof services to theStandardCharteredBank inmorethan70countries.Scope’sservicesincludesoftwareandsystemsdevelopment, wholesale and consumer banking operations, contact centre, information technology and helpdesk services. Scope’ssoftwaredivision,InternationalSoftwareCentreMalaysia(ISCM) houses the largest software development centre inMalaysia.DuringhistenureastheScopeCEO,Dato’ArifwasalsoappointedastheCIOofSCBMalaysia.In2012,Dato’movedfromScopeanddouble-hat the roleofgroupCIO IslamicBankingontopof thecountryCIOrole.AsCIOofStandardCharteredBankMalaysia, Dato’ Arif oversees the full spectrum of Technologyand operations and is responsible for systems development, technologysupportandbankingoperations for theBank’s retailand corporate banking businesses in Malaysia. Cognizant of the trickle-down effect in an organization, Dato’ Arif has activelyworked towards fosteringa results-orientedculture that’sbasedon innovation whereby people are empowered to maximize their potential. His ability to elicit high quality output from his staffis in line with the respect he naturally commands by way of his personality.Hisgreatestachievementwasin2012whenheledaprojectthatrevampedthetechnologicalinfrastructureofStandardCharteredBankMalaysiaandsuccessfullyimplementedastate-of-the-artcorebankingsystem.TheprojectrequiredDato’Arif’sskillsin mobilizing over 1,000 employees across multiple geographies includingMalaysia,IndiaandSingapore.StandardCharteredBankMalaysia currently employs more than 2,500 employees. Dato’Arif is the Country Champion for environment and oversees other sustainability initiatives at Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia.Dato’AriflivesinKualaLumpursince2015withhiswifeandthreechildren.Inhisfreetime,heenjoysbadminton,photographyandtheatre performances. Dato’ Arif sits on the Industry AdvisoryBoardMember(Business)ofIntiInternationalUniversity. AWARDS RECOGNITION • Top100CIO2015byCIOAsiaMagazine• CIOAwards2014byCIOAsiaMagazine• FinalistCIO100Honouree2013–CIOAsia2013• Banking& InnovationTrailblazerAwards2013–SpecialCommendation

Process excellence Award for Customer Centricity• CIOExcellenceAward-ByNationalICTAssociationofMalaysia(PIKOM)(2012)

• CIOoftheYear-AsianCIOLeadershipAwards(2012)• BestCSRPracticesunderAsianOutsourcingLeadershipAwards(2012)• IndiraAchievers&LeadersAward2012• ICTOrganisationoftheYear2011–ByNationalICTAssociationofMalaysia(PIKOM)

• MSCMalaysiaSharedServicesAmbassadorAward(December2010)• MSCMalaysiaSharedServicesIndustryAward(December2010)• K-WorkersDevelopmentInitiative(March2010)• InauguralMSCMalaysiaSharedServices&OutsourcingCEO’sDialogueand Appreciation Event 2009 MSC Malaysia & Industry Collaboration‘EnhancingSkills,GlobalizingTalent’(Nov.2009)

• Inventions,InnovationsandDesignAward(IRDCUiTM)(2008)• MSCMalaysiaCapabilityDevelopmentAchievementEvent(2007)• StandardCharteredChairmanAward(2005&1997)


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Distinguished Speaker PanelAmitabh SinghPrudential BSN Takaful, MalaysiaDirector of BancaTakaful and Head of Direct Distribution

AmitabhSinghistheDirectorofBancaTakafulandHeadofDirectDistributionforPrudentialBSNTakaful,Malaysia’s#1TakafulOperator.PreviouslyhehasbeenHeadofBusinessStrategyforPruBSNTakafulandHeadofMarketingforPrudential inVietnam.Amitabh is aBanking& InsuranceprofessionalwithexperiencemanagingBancassuranceacrossmultiplecountriesinAsia,both from a distribution perspective as well as in a manufacturing capacity. Amitabh can be reached at http//www.linkedin.com/amitabhsinghiiml

Ahmad SabreeIslamic Banking and Finance (IIUM) International Islamic University MalaysiaResearcher

AhmadisfromAtlanta,GeorgiaUSA.HebeganhisIslamiceducationfromchildhoodandcompletedmemorizationoftheQuranatage14.HeholdsaBscinUsulFiqh(Shariah)andMscIslamicBankingandFinancebothfromInternationalIslamicUniversityMalaysia(IIUM).HisthesiswasonthetopicofadaptingCrowdfundingforSMEFinanceinMalaysia.Hisresearchledhimto become a specialist and consultant in Crowdfunding. Ahmad provided Shariah and Crowdfunding Consultation to Lawyers structuring Ethiscontracts andwas instrumental in coordinating Shariah discussions anddecisionswith leading internationalShariahadvisoriestoacquireShariahcompliant Status of the current Ethis contracts. His understanding ofcrowdfundingandShariahareessentialtoensurethatthenewapproachesand structures explored and adopted by ethis Ventures Are both compliant and true to the spirit of Islamic finance.

Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan bin Abd Rahman Munich Re Retakaful Malaysia, CEO

DrRafickistheCEOofMunichReRetakaful(MRR)andhasbeenwithMunichResince2008.HisinitialbackgroundwasinthefieldofmedicalservicesandhasbeenintheMalaysianinsuranceindustrysince1999.Hisexperienceislargelyinmedicalunderwritingandclaims.Hebringshisbroadexperienceinmedicineand insurance intoplayandhelps the industry.Hisexposurein medicine, disability, reinsurance and direct insurance in the region has helped the various stake holders in the insurance industry to achieve a balance relationship in achieving a sustainable relationship between policyholders and insurance companies. He is an active communitymember and support various community related functions in management. He sits onboardof severalNGO’s and JointManagementBodies. In Jan2009 he was honored by The New Straits Times as one of the “Heroes2008” for his contribution to the community during the landslide tragedy in BukitAntarabangsa,Malaysia.DrRafickiscontactablealwaysviahisemaildrrafick@munichre.comorhismobilephone+60122218956.

Dr.Rusni HassanIIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance - IIUM, Associate Professor/Deputy Dean

Dr.RusniHassan isanAssociateProfessorandDeputyDeanat the IIUMInstitute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM. She graduated with LLB(Honours), LLB (Shariah) (FirstClass),MasterofComparative Laws (MCL)andPh.DinLaw. SheistheShariahCommitteeanumberof institutionsinMalaysia suchasHongLeong IslamicBank andAssociationof IslamicBanking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM). Internationally, she is the ShariahCommitteeforHDFCandHDCMaldives.SheisaregisteredShariahAdvisorwith the Securities Commission Malaysia. She is also active in the theAssociationofShariahAdvisorsinIslamicFinanceMalaysia(ASAS)andtheInternationalCouncilofIslamicFinanceEducators(ICIFE)wheresheistheSecretary and theAssistantSecretary forbothassociations respectively.She has spoken extensively in seminars, workshops, conferences andtrainingsonvariousIslamicFinanceissues.Herpublicationincludesbookson Islamic Banking and Takaful, Islamic Banking under Malaysian Law,CorporateGovernanceof IslamicFinancial Institutionsandmanyarticlesinlocalandinternationaljournals.ShehasreceivedawardsasaPromisingResearcheratIIUMin2012.HerworksandcontributiontoIslamicFinancehasalsobeenrecognizedinternationallywhenshewaslistedamongtheTop10WomeninIslamicFinancebyCPIFinancialin2013andbeenawardedasMostTalentedWomenProfessionalinIslamicBanking,AsiaIslamicBankingExcellence Awards, CMO Asia, 2014; and Women of Distinction in hercontribution in the field of Islamic finance and law by Venus International WomenAwards(VIWA2016).

Kazi Mohammad Mortuza Ali, the Board of Prime Islami Life Insurance Limited (PILIL), Chief ConsultantBangladesh Instituted for Professional Development (BIPD), Director General

KaziMohammadMortuzaAli,ChiefConsultanttotheBoardofPrimeIslamiLife InsuranceLimited(PILIL)&DirectorGeneralofBangladesh InstitutedforProfessionalDevelopment(BIPD)isaqualifiedAssociateofCharteredInsuranceInstitute(ACII)London.HeservedasCEOofPrimeIslamiLifeInsurance Limited, Director (CEO) of Bangladesh InsuranceAcademy formore than a decade. Mr. Mortuza Ali has provided Consultancy ServiceunderADBprojectandWHOprojectas“InsuranceRegulatorySpecialist”andSocialhealth insuranceconsultant.He receivedseveralnationalandinternational awards including S.K. Desai Award from Insurance Instituteof India.Hesecured firstprizeofFAIR internationalessaycompetition in2010.HeisamemberofGovernanceandEthicsCommitteeoftheBoardof Accounting and Auditing organization for Islamic finance Institutions (AAOIFI), Manama. He is also member the Development Committee ofInternational Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF),London.


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Distinguished Speaker PanelMohamed RoushdyBank Albilad, Technology Advisor

With more than two decades of IT experience of which more than 12years as a CIO/COO in Financial Services industry (Conventional andIslamic).MohamedRoushdyhadbeenworkingformajorfinancialservices,conglomerateandsoftwareservicescompaniesintheregion.Hehadthedistinction of being an executive team member on establishing four Islamic FinancestartupsinGCCandNorthAfrica,aswellheledtheITteamonthefirstevertransformationofconventionalBankintoIslamicBank.MohamedworkedforMajorFinancialservicesorganizations inMENAaswellasanAdvisorwithBoozandCoinestablishingaprominent financialservicesstartupinNorthAfrica.CurrentlyMohamedholdthepositionasTechnologyAdvisoratBankAlBilad–SaudiArabia.MohamedhasastrongexpertiseinITstrategy,DigitalTransformation,Governance,ApplicationsServices,networking, Information security and Infrastructure management. MohamedholdMBAfromManchesterBusinessSchool(MBS)andreceivedtheawardofMiddleEastAmbassadorofManchesterBusinessSchool in2013. Mohamed has been rated amongst the top 50 CIos in the Middle east 2012 by CnMe magazine and had been nominated as one of the technology leadersinMiddleEastbyFTSummitinmanyyears.

Dr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al Amine, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) –Islamic Development Bank, Shariah Advisor

Dr.MuhammadAl-BashirMuhammadAl Amine is the Shariah Advisor oftheIslamicCorporationfortheDevelopmentofthePrivateSector(ICD)–IslamicDevelopmentBank.PriortojoiningICDhewastheGroupHeadoftheShari’ahDepartmentofBankAlkhair.Dr.Al-BashirservedearlierastheHeadofProductDevelopmentandShari’ahComplianceattheInternationalIslamic Financial Market (IIFM). He was also a part-time lecturer at anumberofuniversitiesinMalaysiaandBahrain. Dr.Al-BashiristheauthorofnumberofbooksandresearchpapersincludingGlobalSukukandIslamicSecuritization Markets: Financial Engineering and Product DevelopmentBrill,2008)andRiskManagementinIslamicFinance:AnIslamicAnalysisofDerivativesInstrumentsinCommodityMarkets(Brill,2008)Dr.MuhammadholdsaLLB(Shari’ah)fromtheIslamicUniversityofMadina,andaMastersand PhD in Law with particular reference to Islamic Finance from theInternationalIslamicUniversity,Malaysia

Nor Shahrizan Sulaiman Maybank Group, Deputy Head Group Islamic Banking Maybank Islamic Berhad (MIB), Deputy CEO

Nor Shahrizan is currently the Deputy Head of Group Islamic Banking,Maybank Group and Deputy CEO for Maybank Islamic Berhad (MIB).ShahrizanholdsaMBAspecializinginIslamicBankingandFinancefromtheInternationalIslamicUniversityofMalaysia(IIUM)andaBachelor’sDegreeinBusinessFinanceandAccountingfromIndianaUniversity,Bloomington,USA.ShahrizanjoinedMaybankGroupinNovember2009astheDirectorof Islamic InitiativeundertheLEAP30TransformationProgram. InAugust2010,ShahrizanwasappointedastheHeadofRatesTrading,lookingafterthebank’stradingandinvestmentbooksundertheGlobalMarketsIslamic.HisportfolioexpandedwhenhewasappointedtheHeadofGlobalMarketsIslamic in December 2010 managing an asset of RM15billion. Shahrizanhas over 20 years of experience, of which he spent 12 years with Citibank BerhadwherehestartedasaManagementAssociateandleftastheVicePresident,InvestorSalesDesk-aclientcoverageunitwithintheTreasurydepartment lookingafternon-bankingFinancial Institutionalclients.PriortojoiningMaybankGroup,ShahrizanwastheAssistantGeneralManagerofMarketRisk&RiskAnalyticsofBankIslamMalaysiaBerhadfrom2005-2009

Raja Teh Maimunah AmBank GroupChief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank Berhad and Managing Director of Wholesale Banking,

RajaTehMaimunahhasover23yearsofexperienceinbankingandfinance,focusing on areas of Islamic and investment banking. She is at presenttheChiefExecutiveOfficerofAmInvestmentBankBerhadandManagingDirector of Wholesale Banking, AmBank Group. Prior to her currentappointment,shewastheManagingDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficerofHongLeongIslamicBankBerhad.Priortothat,sheholdsthepositionoftheGlobalHeadofIslamicMarketsatBursaMalaysia,ChiefCorporateOfficerand Head of International Business at Kuwait Finance House Malaysia,Senior Director of Bank Alkhair Malaysia (previously known as UnicornInvestmentBank)andHeadofInvestmentBankingatRHBSakuraMerchantBank (nowRHB InvestmentBank). Raja TehMaimunahalsoextendedherservices in Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad (Malaysia’s nationalassetmanagementanddebt recoveryagency)during theAsian financialcrisisin1998andwaswithCIMBInvestmentBankoveraperiodofalmost10yearscoveringdebtandequityoriginationandequitysales.ShespentherearlydaysatKPMGPeatMarwickConsultants.RajaTehMaimunah istheAdviseronIslamicBankingandFinancetotheWorldIslamicEconomicForumFoundation,aBoardMemberofIBFIM(IslamicBankingandFinanceInstituteMalaysia), and amember of the Islamic Finance Committee forthe Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She was awarded an HonoraryDoctorateofLawfromtheUniversityofEastLondon,UnitedKingdomandalso holds an LLB (Hons) from the same university. She also sits on thecommitteeofPertubuhanTindakanWanita Islam(PERTIWI),a47yearoldNGO,andAgensiInnovationMalaysia’sSocialImpactCommittee.

Syed Tariq Husain

Takaful Pakistan Limited, Chief Executive Officer

Mr.SyedTariqHusainiscurrentlytheCEO/MDofTakafulPakistanLimited.HehasalsobeenassociatedwithTakafulPakistanasadirector/chairmansince2007.Mr.Husainiswell-knownasanexperiencedbankerinfinancialcircles particularly wholesale and investment banking and also insurance. He has vast experience in top positions mainly internationally. Prior tojoiningTakafulPakistan,Mr.HusainwasthefoundingCEOoftheformerlyEmirates Global Islamic Bank (later merged with AlBaraka Bank). Mr.Husainhasservedatsenior levelpositionsboth inPakistan,Gulf,UKandCanadawithrenownedgroupsincludingSpicerandPegler(subsequentlyDeloittes),ArthurYoungClarksonGordoninToronto,MinistryofFinance–GovernmentofOntario,PriceWaterhouseCoopers(A.F.Fergusons&Co.),ANZBank,Dubai InvestmentGroup,Emirates InvestmentGroup,andTheHunarFoundation.Mr.Husainhasalso ledestablishmentofvarious foodandagriculturalprojects,mainlyinthegulfregion,particularlytheGCCinpartnership with leading international food and agri companies at emirates InvestmentGroup (a leadingprivate equity investor)wherehe served asChief ExecutiveOfficer. Besides various accolades and certifications, heis a qualifiedCharteredAccountant fromEngland&Wales and holds anMBAdegreefromYorkUniversity,Toronto,Canada.HealsoqualifiedasaChartered Accountant both in Canada and in Pakistan.


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Distinguished Speaker PanelSuleman Muhammad Ali Leading Bank in Oman, Head of Products & Segments

SulemanMuhammadAliistheHeadofProductsandSegmentsataleadingbank in oman. Prior to this he was associated with Product Development, ShariahComplianceandInvestmentBankingunitsatMeezanBankLimitedleading the product development function related to Islamic Structuredfinance, Sukuk Issues, Treasury, Corporate & SME Finance and IslamicFinance training. He has been involved in the structuring of a majornumberofSukukandIslamicsyndicationsexecutedinPakistanincludingstructuring of the country’s first ever short term Sukuk (KAPCO Sukuk),SoveriegnGOP IjarahSukuk,PMCLAir timeSukuk,EngroRupyiahSukuketc. Mr. Ali has been involved in various industry level initiatives for instance thedevelopmentofIslamicBenchmarkinPakistanandIslamicSecondaryMortgageSecuritization.Mr.AliisalsoaregulartraineronIslamicFinanceatStateBankofPakistan’sNationalInstituteofBankingandFinance(NIBAF)andisregularspeakeronthesubjectatlocalandinternationalconferences.

Farouq Alwyni Center for Islamic Studies in Finance, Economics, and Development (CISFED), Indonesia, Chairman

FarouqAlwyni,Chairman,CenterforIslamicStudiesinFinance,Economics,and Development, Indonesia farouk is both an Islamic finance practitioner and lecturer.He spentmost of his Islamic finance career in the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank Headquarters handling hundreds ofUS$million IDBtrade financeoperations inmanycountries inAsia&CIScountries suchasBangladesh, Indonesia, Iran,Kazakhstan, theMaldives,andTajikistan(1998-2007).PriortorunningPT.AlwyniInternationalCapital(AIC) in2012,Faroukwasamemberof theexecutivemanagementofPT.Al-Ijarah Indonesia Finance (ALIF), the first Islamic leasing company inthecountry (owned jointlybyBankMuamalat Indonesia andGulf Islamicfinancial institutions), in 2007-2009 and PT. Bank Muamalat Indonesia(BMI) in2009-2011whereheinitiatedandimplementedanumberofnewinitiatives. He is also the chairman and co-founder of Center for IslamicStudies in Finance, Economics, and Development (CISFED), a Jakartabasedthinktankwhoseobjectiveistodevelopanintegratedparadigminaddressing Indonesian and global development issues. farouk obtained hisBachelor inBanking&FinancialManagement fromPerbanas Institute(Jakarta-Indonesia), MA in Economics from New York University (USA),and MBA in International Banking & Finance from the University ofBirmingham(UK).HealsohasDiplomain IslamicFinancefromCharteredInstituteofManagementAccountant(CIMA),London,UK&IslamicFinanceQualification (IFQ) from Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment(CISI), London, UK. Farouk speaks and writes about Islamic Finance inlocalaswellasinternationalforumandmedia.HealsolecturesonIslamicfinance,financial institutions,andeconomicdevelopmentsubjects.HeisoneofthecountrycorrespondentsforKualaLumpurbased-IslamicFinancenews.

Mohd Nazri Bin Chik, BIMB Holdings Berhad, Group Chief Shariah Officer, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, Chief Shariah Officer

MohdNazriChik,aCertifiedShariahAdviserandAuditor(CSAA–AAOIFI),is the Group Chief Shariah Officer of BIMB Holdings Berhad and ChiefShariahOfficer, Bank IslamMalaysia. He is also Deputy Chairman of theShariahSupervisoryCouncilofAmanaBankLimited,SriLanka;AccreditedPanel of finance Accreditation Agency and executive Committee Member ofAssociationofShariahAdvisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS).Heholds aMaster Degree and Bachelor Degree in Shariah (Islamic Jurisprudence)fromUniversityofMalaya.HestartedhiscareerasatutorinUniversityofMalayain2001;untilhejoinedBankIslaminJune2004.HelefttheBanktojoinNoorInvestmentGroup,DubaiinSeptember2009asitsShariahAuditManager and during this time, he has been appointed as a member of the ShariahSupervisoryCouncilofBankIslamuntilherejoinedtheBankasitsHead of ShariahDivision in January 2011. InMay 2014, theAsian Bankermagazine selected him as the recipient of the “Promising Young BankerAward 2014.”

Zainal Abidin Mohd KassimActuarial Society of Malaysia, Past President

Mr. Zainal’s consulting experience spans the full spectrum of actuarialservices including life and general insurance consulting, family and general Takaful consulting, retirement and employee benefit consulting andinvestment consulting.Hewas among the first fiveMalaysians toqualifyas a Fellow of an actuarial professional body.With the benefit of a longand diverse career in actuarial consulting he currently specializes in the strategicaspectsofTakaful, insuranceandretirementconsulting.He isafirm believer that the best solutions are those that consider the long term needsofall stakeholders.This requires lookingatproblemsonaholisticbasis and recognizing the limitations of solutions that overly rely on laws to regulatebehaviours.Hewastheleadconsultantinateamofinternationalconsultants which undertook a recent review of pension, social security andhealth care systems inMalaysia.Hehas alsoconsulted to insuranceregulators, most recently to insurance regulators in the Middle east. Zainal’shaswrittenmanyarticlesandspokenatconferencesgloballyonhisexperienceswiththedevelopmentofTakaful.HewasthefirstactuaryinTakafulinMalaysia.HehasalsobeeninvolvedinstrategicanalysisandthesetupofTakafulandretakafuloperatorsinAsia,AfricaandEurope.Zainalstarted his career as a pension actuary and remains active in retirement consulting. He is currently a member of the International AccountingStandardsBoardWorkingGroup in Londonwhich is reviewingproposedchangestoIAS19,accountingforpensionsandotherretirementbenefits.HeisaFellowoftheInstituteofActuariesoftheUK,aFellowoftheActuarialSociety of Malaysia, Fellow of the Singapore Actuarial Society and anAssociateoftheSocietyofActuariesintheUSA.Hegraduatedin1978fromCity University in Londonwith a First Class Honours degree in ActuarialScience.HeisapastPresidentoftheActuarialSocietyofMalaysia.


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