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IIFM Sukuk Report Webinar

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IIFM Sukuk Report Webinar

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INAUGURAL SESSION

09:00 - 09:05

Recitation of the Noble Quran

- Sayyed Zarrar, Officer, IIFM

09:05 - 09:10

Welcome Remarks

- Dr. Ahmad Rufai, Head of Compliance, IIFM

09:10 - 09:20

Opening Address

- Nik Mohamed Din, Director General, Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) and Vice Chairman of IIFM

09:20 - 09:30

Keynote Address

- Dr. Sami Al-Suwailem, Acting Director General, Islamic Development Bank Institute, Jeddah

09:30 - 09:40

Special Address

- Dr. Ghiath Shabsigh, Secretary-General, Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) (TBC)

09:40 - 10:00

Launch of Annual IIFM Sukuk Report (13th Edition) - Presentation on key findings of the report

- Ijlal Ahmed Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, IIFM

10:00 - 11:15

SESSION ONE

Global Sukuk Market Trends

- Market conditions and key drivers of the Sukuk market
- Sukuk issuances (Sovereigns, Qausi-Sovereigns, Supranationals, Financial Institutions and Corporates)
- Jurisdictional short-term Sukuk issuances 
- Sukuk vs Bond pricing and investors appetite 
- Sukuk secondary market activity
- Role of private placements in development of Sukuk market
- Use of Sukuk portfolio for liquidity management
- Innovation in Sukuk such as Crowd funding platforms by SME’s

Moderator:
- Hammad Hassan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bank ABC Islamic, Bahrain

Presenters/Panelists:
1) Mohamad Safri Bin Shahul Hamid, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM), Kuala Lumpur

2) Ahsan Ali, Managing Director - Head of Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Bank Saadiq, Dubai

3) Khalid Al-Rukhayes, Executive Manager - Capital Markets, Kuwait Finance House, Kuwait

4) Sabri Ulus, Executive Vice President, Treasury and Strategy Group, Vakif Katilim Bankasi, Istanbul (TBC)

5) Salman Ahmed, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Muscat

11:15 - 11:30

SESSION TWO

Special Presentation: Unlocking the Potential of Asset Tokenization in Islamic Finance: RAMZ – the next phase of Islamic Capital Market Instrument

- Ja'afar Rihan, Head of Islamic Business Development, Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA)

11:30 - 11:45

SESSION THREE

Special Presentation: Islamic Social Finance – Indonesia’s Award Winning ‘Cash Waqf Linked Sukuk’ Initiative

- Dr. Dadang Muljawan, Executive Director, Islamic Economics and Finance Department, Bank Indonesia

11:45 - 13:00

SESSION FOUR

Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Considerations and Sukuk Market Development

- Sustainable Finance Frameworks - Challenges and Opportunities
- Sustainability-Linked, Green and SRI Sukuk issuances process and Market Insights

Moderator:
- Mustafa Adil, Head of Islamic Finance, Data and Analytics, London Stock Exchange Group, Bahrain

Panelists:
1) Dr. Zamir Iqbal, Vice President, Finance (Chief Financial Officer), Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah

2) İsmail Vural, Secretary General, Participation Banks Association of Türkiye (TKBB), Istanbul (invited)

3) Luma Saqqaf, Director - Middle East, Africa and India (IMEA), UN Principles of Responsible Investment, Dubai (TBC)

4) Tallat Hussain, Partner, ESG and Sustainability, Energy and Natural Resources, Reed Smith LLP, London

5) Lawrence Oliver, Director, Deputy CEO, DDCAP Group, London

13:00 - 13:10

Closing Remarks

- Ijlal Ahmed Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, IIFM

The program is subject to change