IFN Europe Forum

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Welcome to the much anticipated launch of the IFN Europe Forum.

Following the phenomenal success of the annual IFN Asia Forum, which celebrated its 5th anniversary in 2010, the IFN Forum concept is now taking its first step into a new market,
and where better than Europe?

With an expected audience of 650 during the two-day event, IFN Europe 2011 will instantly become the largest annual event on European shores.

The Issuers & Investors concept will see the first day focusing on and targeted towards the issuer community, whilst the second day will be for the investors. Two very separate and
distinct days ensuring nobody need attend more than one day – another reason why this concept is unique.

More sessions, topics, speakers and coverage than seen before in Europe


Turkey	3^rd November
Brunei	30^th November
India
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AGENDA

Issuers Day 7th July 2011

08:00 – 09:00

Registration & Refreshments

09:00 – 09:15

Keynote Address
Sovereign Debt Crises and Debt Limits: What Can Islamic Finance Offer?
Dr. Armen V. Papazian - Chief Executive Officer, Keipr

09:15 – 09:30

Chairperson's Introduction
Mohammed Amin - Writer and Islamic Finance Consultant

09:30 – 10:30

Session 1

CEOs Session – Islamic Finance and Capital Markets Developments in Europe

•	Where is Europe today in terms of market size and demand, regulatory environment and market players?
•	The role and importance of governments and their Islamic finance initiatives
•	Opportunities for potential issuers in the coming year
•	Regulatory change in Europe and the likely implications for Islamic finance
•	European specific challenges for Islamic finance

Andrew Sulston - Partner, Allen & Overy
Badlisyah Abdul Ghani - Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic
Neil D Miller - Global Head Islamic Finance, KPMG
Rafael Dalmau - Global Head of Shariah Compliant Management (Sukuk), BNP Paribas
Richard Thomas - Chief Executive Officer, Gatehouse

10:30 – 10:45

Country Presentation - Germany
Islamic Finance Experience and Development in Germany
Dr. Johannes Engels - Senior Advisor, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

10:45 – 11:15

Break & Networking

11:15 - 11:30

Country Presentation - Bermuda
Bermuda for Islamic Finance
Peter Hughes - Group Managing Director, Apex Fund Services

11:30 – 12:15

Session 2

Islamic Capital & Sukuk Markets – Opportunities and Challenges in Europe

•	The need for benchmark and milestone issues: European sovereign Sukuk
•	What issuers are looking for from Islamic finance
•	Assessing options for the European issuer: Sukuk, conventional, syndication
•	The rise and importance of cross-border deal making
•	What investors want: Credit quality; clarity in cases of default; yield
•	Lessons from the GCC and Malaysia: The world’s biggest Islamic capital market
•	What issuers and investors want - do they differ?

Walid Sarieddine - Head of Islamic Finance, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe
Mohammad Khan - Head of Islamic Finance, PwC
Mohamad Damshal Awang Damit - Managing Director, Amundi Islamic Malaysia
David Testa - Managing Director, David Testa Consulting
Massoud Janekeh - Head of Islamic Capital Markets, BLME

(12:11 - Zohor prayers)

12:15 - 12:30

Country Presentation - France
Latest French Legal and Tax Framework Developments
Gilles Saint Marc- Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel & Ex-chairman Islamic Finance Committee, Paris Europlace

12:30 - 12:45

Country Presentation - Ireland
Islamic Finance in Ireland
Tom Woods - Head of Islamic Finance Practise, KPMG

12:45 - 14:00

Luncheon

(13:05 - Zuhr prayers)

12:45 - 13:45

Luncheon Address

14:00 - 14:45

Session 3
Key Issues with Sukuk Products & Structures in Europe: What can be done

14:00 - 15:30
Breakout Session
Business for Bermuda

•	Asset quality and structure: successfully structuring investment grade Sukuk for international investors
•	Sukuk structures that have worked in European markets: Ijarah, Musharakah, Istisnah
•	Listed Sukuk: what the Tabreed LSE-listed issue meant for the UK Sukuk market
•	Asset based, asset backed or hybrid structures? What does it really mean for the issuer?
•	Managing advisory teams: legal, tax, arrangers and Shariah advisors

Asim Khan - Managing Director & Head of Structuring, Dar Al Istithmar
Jamie Durham - Partner, Allen & Overy
Alain Verbeken - Director, Deloitte
Mohammad Farukh Raza - Managing Director, Islamic Finance Advisory & Assurance Services
Murat Çetinkaya - Executive Vice President, Kuveyt Türk

14:45 - 15:30

Session 4

Examining Regulatory, Risk, Ratings and Taxation in Today’s European Islamic Capital Markets

•	Regulation in the UK, US and major European markets post crisis: evolution, change, and where Islamic finance fits
•	Can the Islamic finance industry go beyond regulatory precedents set by conventional finance?
•	Key taxation issues in the UK and European Islamic markets: assessing equalization and exemption possibilities
•	Key legal and governance issues: documentation, guarantees, transparency
•	Understanding the risks and transparency in Islamic capital markets and investment products
•	Effectively employing and managing Shariah boards

Niels Muller - Patrner & Co-head of Islamic Finance, Loyens & Loeff N.V
Philippe Neefs - Partner, KPMG Luxembourg
Robert Elsen - Deputy Head of Section INT 1, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Roustam Vakhitov - Head of Tax and Financial Consulting Group, UFS Federation Investment Company
Trevor Norman - Director Islamic Finance and Funds Group, Volaw Trust Company

15:30 - 15:40

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Product Launch

15:40 - 16:10

Break & Networking

16:10 - 16:55

Session 5
Restructuring and the Role of Refinancing in Islamic Finance Today

16:10 - 17:40
Breakout Session
Russian Delegation

•	Restructuring Sukuk: the reality
•	What effect oil price movements will have on outstanding Islamic issues
•	Lessons from the Gulf: bringing players back to the market
•	Regulatory and legal implications of restructurings
•	Managing Shariah risk from the outset

Sheikh Muddassir Siddiqui - Partner & Shariah Scholar, SNR Denton & Co
Madzlan Hussain - Partner & Head of Islamic Financial Services Practice, Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Etsuaki Yoshida - Director/Head of Middle East & Africa, Japan Bank for International Corporation
Amar Meher - Senior Associate, Vinson & Elkins
Abradat Kamalpour - Partner, Ashurst

16:55 - 17:40

Session 6

Shariah Scholar's Roundtable

Sheikh Muddassir Siddiqui - Partner & Shariah Scholar, SNR Denton & Co
Dr. Humayon Dar - Chief Executive Officer, BMB Islamic
Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatulla - Shariah Advisor, Islamic Bank of Britain
Sheikh Bilal Khan - Executive Director & Shariah Scholar, Islamic Finance Education Council (IFEC) UK

17:40 - 17:45

Chairperson's Closing
Mohammed Amin - Writer and Islamic Finance Consultant

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