Past Event
Moinuddin Malim, Managing Partner, Alternative International Management Services (AIMS), Dubai
Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer, DIFC Authority
Khalid Hamad Abdulrahman Hamad, Executive Director of Banking Supervision, Central Bank of Bahrain and Chairman of IIFM
Ismail Dadabhoy, Advisor, IIFM
i. IIFM-BAFT Master Participation Agreements (MPA’s) for Trade Finance Transactions
– Framework Documentation Structure (Unfunded & Funded)
– Shariah, Legal and Operational Aspects of the Participation Arrangements
– Guidance Memorandum – Highlights
ii. Challenges in Structuring Innovative Islamic Trade Finance Products
Moderator:
Lilian Le Falher, Executive Manager, Head of Treasury, FI & Capital Markets, Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain)
Presenters:
Ijlal Ahmed Alvi, Chief Executive, IIFM
M. Delwar Hossain, Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie Limited, Bahrain
Panelists:
Khurram Hilal, Managing Director-Head of Group Islamic Products, Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai
i. Key Findings of the Annual IIFM Sukuk Report 2019
– International and Domestic Sukuk Issuances
– Types of Issuers and Structure Trends
ii. IIFM Standardized Sukuk Documentation Initiative
– Sukuk Al Ijarah Suite of Documentation
– Sukuk Al Mudarabah Suite of Documentation
Moderator:
Hamza Bawazir, EVP – Head of Shariah Division, National Commercial Bank, Jeddah
Presenters:
Ijlal Ahmed Alvi, Chief Executive, IIFM
Ahmed Choudhry, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance LLP, Dubai
Panelists:
Ahsan Ali, Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai
Mohamed Abderrezak, Senior Product Manager, Bank ABC Islamic, Bahrain
– Global Syndication Market and Trends
– Types of Syndicated arrangements and Structures
– Legal, Regulatory and other Issues being faced by the Syndication market
Moderator:
Moinuddin Malim, Managing Partner, Alternative International Management Services (AIMS), Dubai
Speakers:
Maher Al Kaabi, Group Head of Al-Watani Al-Islami, Emirates NBD, Dubai
Sabir Ahmed, Executive Director, Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai
Amine Regaya, Director, Structured Finance & Syndications, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
– Use of FinTech, RegTech, Blockchain and Smart Contracts for efficiency and operational cost reduction
– Business segments and Products where Smart Contracts will be useful
Moderator:
Lawrence Oliver, Director, DDCAP Limited, London
Presenters:
Ismail Dadabhoy, Advisor, IIFM
Dimitrios Vourakis, Chief Product Officer, Wethaq (Capital Markets), Dubai
Panelists:
Mian Muhammed Nazir, Chief Executive Officer, Dar Al Sharia Islamic Finance Consultancy, Dubai
Maher Al Kaabi, Group Head of Al-Watani Al-Islami, Emirates NBD, Dubai