IIFM Seminar On Islamic Finance: Sukuk And Islamic Trade Finance – Prospects And Challenges

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS

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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

RECITATION OF HOLY QURAN

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9:05 AM - 9:15 AM

WELCOME ADDRESS

Mr. Khalid Hamad Abdul Rahman Hamad, Chairman, IIFM, Bahrain

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9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

H.E. Mr. Mirza Adityaswara, Deputy Governor Senior, Bank Indonesia

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9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

SUKUK ISSUANCE TRENDS

- Global Sukuk Market (Domestic and International Issuances & Structural Preferences)
- Corporate Sukuk Market (Potential and Challenges)
- Potential for Sukuk in Project/Infrastructure Finance
- Overall Challenges in Sukuk Issuance (such Asset Based and Asset Backed etc)
- Lessons learnt from Sukuk Defaults and Restructuring

Moderator:

Mr. Usman Ahmed, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Citi Bahrain and Chief Executive Officer, Citi Islamic Investment Bank, Bahrain

Speakers:

Dr. Salman Syed Ali, Senior Economist, Islamic Research & Training Institute (IRTI-IDB), Jeddah

Mr. Lilian Le Falher, Executive Manager-Head of Treasury, Financial Institutions & Capital Markets, Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain

Mr. Ismail Dadabhoy, Advisor, IIFM

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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

RISK PARTICIPATION IN ISLAMIC TRADE FINANCE

- State of Islamic Trade Finance and Potential
- Islamic Trade Finance Products and Challenges (Funded and Unfunded)
- Islamic Risk Participation Agreements – Key Terms
- Impact of Standardized Risk Participation Agreements on Islamic Trade Finance Segment

Moderator:

Mr. Moinuddin Malim, Managing Partner, Alternative International Management Services (AIMS), Dubai

Speakers:

Mr. Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, Head, Financial Institutions (Africa, Asia & Turkey), Noor Bank, Dubai

Mr. Hussain Habib Al Nattaie, AGM-Head of International Banking, Al Baraka Islamic Bank, Bahrain

Mr. Cassim Docrat, Director, DDCAP (DIFC) Limited, Dubai

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Coffee Break and End of Seminar