IFN ASIA Forum

AGENDA

Equities & Financial Markets Day 19th October 2011

08:00 – 09:00

Registration & Refreshments

09:00 – 09:15

Keynote Address
Luc Frieden - Minister of Finance, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

09:15 – 09:30

Chairperson's Introduction
Abdulkader Thomas - President & Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE™ Financial Corp.

09:30 – 10:30

Session 1: Developments in the Islamic Financial Markets in 2011 and Beyond (Speakers meeting at 08:30)

•	OICs establishment of a free trade area and Islamic economic union: What does this mean for the Islamic financial market?
•	Developing a vibrant stock market to attract asset flow and support the growth of Islamic finance
•	Mergers of stock exchanges and what does this mean to the future of Shariah compliant stocks
•	Legality and permissibility of Islamic financial products
•	Facilitating cross-border trading: Building indexes and ETFs
•	The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM): Its role in Southeast Asia and what affect this might have on interbank market and product range

Issam Z. Al Tawari - Chairman & Managing Director, Rasameel Structured Finance Company
Eldred Buck - Managing Director, Eiger Trading Advisors
Norfadelizan Abdul Rahman - Acting Global Head, Islamic Markets Division, Bursa Malaysia
Raja Teh Maimunah - Industry Practitioner

10:30 – 10:45

Country Presentation: Oman
Ahmed Saif Al Rawahi - Chairman, Bank Nizwa

10:45 - 12:30
Breakout Session
Luxembourg For Finance

10:45 – 11:15

Break & Networking

11:15 - 11:30

Country Presentation: Pakistan
Bilal Rasul - Director Enforcement Department, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan

11:30 – 12:15

Session 2: Growth of Islamic Private Equity and Venture Capital Market (Speakers meeting at 10:30)

•	Islamic private equity and venture capital: Where is the market headed now?
•	Tapping potential in growing industries: Real Estate, technology and healthcare
•	The growth of private investment funds
•	Industry challenges and solutions: Clear investment and exit strategy
•	Expanding the market for secondary buyout: Opening the market for upscale transactions

Aderi Adnan - Islamic Finance and Banking Advisor, Labuan IBFC
Jawad Ali - Managing Partner, King & Spalding Dubai
Cassim Docrat - Director, DDCAP (DIFC) Limited
Adi Arman Abu Osman - Principal, CMS Opus Private Equity

12:15 - 12:30

Presentation One: Islamic Derivatives
Muhammad Faozie Shahari - Head Islamic Structuring APAC, BNP Paribas

12:30 - 12:45

Presentation Two: Cross Border Islamic Equity Funds
Monem A Salam - Director of Islamic Investing/Deputy Portfolio Manager, Saturna

12:45 - 14:00

Luncheon

12:45 - 13:00

Luncheon Address
YB Dato' Seri Haji Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah - Minister of Finance II, Ministry of Finance Malaysia

14:00– 14:15

Country Presentation: Japan
Naoki Ishikawa - Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

14:15– 14:30

Power Presentation: Islamic REIT: Cross-Border Listing of Assets
Abas A. Jalil - Chief Operating Officer and Head International Business, Amanahraya Capital Group

14:30 - 15:15

Session 3: Equity and Equity Linked Products: Moving Forward (Speakers meeting at 14:00)

•	Market recap on listed Islamic equities- ETFs and REITs: Shariah vs. conventional
•	The growth of equity and equity linked products in Asia: What does the market need now?
•	Where does the market for Islamic ETFs stand now? Is the market growing as envisaged?
•	Facilitating trading and ensuring liquidity of Islamic equity and equity linked products in the market
•	Conversion of a conventional REIT into an Islamic REIT:
•	Islamic Real Estate through a Mudaraba platform
•	Natural disasters and their effect on asset backed Sukuk. Lessons learnt from AXIS Reit and the Japan disaster

Abdul Jalil - Head of Equities, Aberbeen Islamic Asset Management
Mahdzir Othman - Chief Executive Officer, i-VCAP Management
Indri Pramitaswari Guritno - Partner, Banking, Finance and Major Projects, Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)
Stewart La Brooy - Chief Executive Officer, Axis REIT Managers
Muhammad Shoaib Ibrahim - Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, First Habib Modaraba

15:15 - 15:45

Break & Networking

15:45 - 16:00

Presentation: Shariah-Compliant - the FTSE Physical Industrial Metals Index
Simon Glover - Partner & Member of the Board, Merit Commodity Partners

16:00 - 16:15

Country Presentation - Iran
Mehrdad Farahabadi - Senior Expert, Department of Supervision of Financial Institutions, Securities & Exchange Organization of Iran

16:15 - 17:00

Session 4: Islamic Hedging Market: Status, Opportunities & Challenges (Speakers meeting at 15:45)

•	Use of traditional Islamic hedging contracts and principals (Murabaha, Arboun, Salam, Wa’ad) versus innovation
•	Utilizing the concept of Ibaha in justifying Shariah compliance of Islamic hedging products
•	Is hedging a growth oriented segment or need driven? Keys differences between Islamic hedging and conventional derivatives
•	Designing a credit support annex to complement the Tahawwut agreement
•	Devising a viable trading formula and products: Commodities futures and options
•	Benchmarking and measuring Islamic risk management

Associate Professor Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki - Head Research Affairs, International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance
Ijlal Ahmed Alvi - Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market
Christopher Aylward - Managing Partner, SNR Denton
Ahmad Nazir Che Yen - Senior Vice President, Treasury Islamic, Group Treasury, CIMB Islamic

17:00 - 17:15

Chairperson's Closing
Abdulkader Thomas - President & Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE™ Financial Corp.

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