Conference Day One: Tuesday, 22nd January 2008

09.00 Identifying The Driving Forces Of Global Islamic Banking

• What are the current trends and implications for Islamic Banking and Finance in Asia?
• How can institutions and investors capitalise on global trends in Islamic Finance?
• What is the impact of petrodollars on the financial market?
• Identifying strategies to harness the key success factors in a growing and competitive market

Baljeet Kaur Grewal
Director & Chief Economist Head Research
Kuwait Finance House

09.30 Development Of Islamic Smart Partnerships – Asia As A Gateway For Middle Eastern Investment

• How important is government support in Asia towards the flow of capital?
• What are the steps that Asia has taken to facilitate the flow of investment?
• What are the current investment opportunities available in Asia to Islamic investors from the Middle East (through funds, sukuk, private equity or other forms)?
• How active are Middle East investors in Asia? What are the recent activities?
• Understanding mutual cooperation in international Islamic Finance development
• Comparing Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Brunei, Jakarta and Hong Kong as Islamic Financial centres Will Labuan be the leading Islamic financial sector? How will this affect the rest of financial centres in the region?

Vince Cook Chief Executive Officer The Islamic Bank of Asia

Salman Younis Managing Director Kuwait Finance House Malaysia

Faisal Alshowaikh Chief Executive Officer Asian Finance Bank

11.00 Comparing Islamic Financial Services For Muslim And Non-Muslim Markets

• What activities have been done by financial institutions to reach Muslim and non-Muslim investors?
• How successful have they been?
• To what extent can Islamic products be used as tools for portfolio protection and diversification?
• How successful are Islamic investments as risk mitigation tools and ethical alternatives?
• Analysing the future areas for improvement in Asia (ex-Middle East) to target the Muslim and non-Muslim market

Shamsun Anwar Hussain Director, Global Market - Middle East CIMB Islamic

Adrian Gunadi Head of Shariah Banking Permata Bank Jakarta

Dheerasak Suwannayos Chairman of Executive Board of Directors & Acting President Islamic Bank of Thailand

11.40 Shari Ah Scholar Perspective: A Closer Look At Compliance - Shari Ah Law And Financial Models

• Analysing Shari ah Law and its application in the financial markets
• Reviewing the differences in interpretation of Shari ah Law
• Assessing the principles and governance processes for Shari ah compliance
• To what extent is the more relaxed Malaysian environment an impediment to Islamic Finance? Or is this something that can be capitalized upon (for example sukuks)?

Muhamed Becic
Sharia a Controller & Research Analyst
Shape Financial Corporation, Kuwait

14.00 Islamic Banking: A Safe Haven From The Turmoil Surrounding Conventional Banking Or Another Storm On The Horizon?

Mark Bendeich Bureau Chief Reuters Malaysia and Brunei

Vince Cook Chief Executive Officer The Islamic Bank of Asia

Adrian Gunadi Head of Shariah Banking Permata Bank Jakarta

Dr. Mohammed Abdel-Haq MD, Global Head HSBC Amanah Private Banking UK

14.40 Islamic Wealth Management – Where Is It Headed?

• Examining the drivers behind the demand for Islamic Wealth Management
• Strategies that differentiate and provide investment channels to reach the desired destinations
• The costs and complexities of creating the channels - innovation s battle?
• What's on the horizon?

Syed Abdul Kareem Hussaini
Vice President, Product Development
The Islamic Bank of Asia

15.30 New Thinking And Strategies For Islamic Wealth Management And Private Banking

• Analysing the critical issue in Islamic Wealth Management and private banking — return on investments, time to market, developing own funds and using third party distributor products
• Reviewing Islamic private banking and the recent developments in this area
• Examining strategies on how institutions attract new clients and handle the increasingly competitive market
• Assessing best practices in private banking and global wealth management
• Using capital markets products to service sophisticated investors

Dr. Mohammed Abdel-Haq MD, Global Head HSBC Amanah Private Banking UK

Dr. Angelo M. Venardos Executive Director Heritage Fiduciary Services

16.15 Product Imitation Or Innovation? How Will Islamic Products Co-Exist With Conventional Finance?

• Innovation - will it ever be the mainstream? Or will it be a copy of the conventional?
• What are the trends towards complexity and more sophisticated Islamic products?
• Assessing basic contracts permitted in the Shari ah and how they can be used to construct structured products

Syed Tariq Husain President and Chief Executive Officer Emirates Global Islamic Bank

Margrith Lutschg-Emmenegger President FIMBank plc Malta

17.00 End Conference Day 1

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