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Hong Kong



Singapore	13^th April
Indonesia	15^th April
Thailand	26^th April
Hong Kong	11^th May
Australia	14^th May
Kazakhstan	7^th June
Egypt	9^th June
Turkey	11^th June
Japan	13^th July
Korea	15^th July
Nigeria	27^th July
India	3^rd August
Pakistan	5^th August
Canada	18^th November
United Kingdom	23^rd November
France	25^th November
Brunei	13^th December

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Programme

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08:00 – 09:00	Registration & Refreshment
09:00 – 09:05	Welcome
09:05 – 09:15	Opening Address Martin Wheatley - Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission
09:15 – 09:30	Introduction
	Muzaffar Hisham - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic
09:30 – 10:15	Session One What is Islamic finance and where are we now? Examining key developments in Islamic finance in Hong Kong and assessing how local practices compare and contrast to other regional centres.
Moderator	Dominique Gribot-Carroz - Vice President, Moody's Asia Pacific Ltd
Panelist	Stefan M. Gannon - General Counsel/Executive Director, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Roslinda Ahmad - Associate Director & Head of Investment Banking, CIMB Islamic Norazua Mohd Marzuki - Islamic Financial Services Manager, Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA)
10:15 - 10:30	Presentation Oiling the wheels of cross-border Islamic finance transactions Martin Crawford - Chief Executive Officer, Labuan IBFC
10:30 - 10: 50	Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:35	Session Two *Hong Kong* and the Islamic Financial Markets Discussing local and regional developments in Sukuk and Islamic capital markets, including taxation, regulatory and ratings issues.
Moderator	Umesh Desai - Chief Investment Correspondent, Asia Fixed Income, Thomson Reuters
Panelist	Florence Yip - Partner Tax Services - Investment Management Industry Group, PwC Kenneth Leung - Consultant, Clifford Chance Rudi Prenzlin - Chief Executive Officer, HK Islamic Index
11:35 - 11:45	Presentation Local IF Opportunities and Regulatory Issues in a Nutshell Stefan M. Gannon - General Counsel/Executive Director, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
11:45 - 12:30	Session Three The evolution and the use of Islamic Financial Products: what can and can't be done? Assessing the development of Islamic financial products in Asian market and exploring the potential for specilized financing solutions.
Moderator	Gerald Pasquier - Senior Associate/Lecturer, Lefevre Pelletier & Associates/ University of Strasbourg
Panelist	Philippe Jaccard - Managing Director, Citi Muzaffar Hisham - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Christina Tung - Managing Director, Mayfair Pacific Financial Group Limited Lee How Fen - Legal Associate, Loo & Partners
12:30 – 13:45	Lunch
14:15 – 15:00	Session Four Issuing & Investing in the Islamic financial markets Identifying important investor considerations for the Islamic capital markets: what are investors looking for and what how can issuers meet their needs?
Moderator	Sheikh Amirali B Nasir - Partner, Nasirs
Panelist	Anthony Yeung - Regional Director, Dow Jones Indexes Florence Yip - Partner Tax Services - Investment Management Industry Group, PwC Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin - Chief Executive Officer, i-VCAP Management Sdn. Bhd. Norazua Mohd Marzuki - Islamic Financial Services Manager, Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA)
15:00 – 15:45	Session Five Issuers & Investors Round-Table Examining current market trends, challenges and opportunities for the Islamic capital markets.
Moderator	Anthony Chan - Managing Partner, Hammonds China
Panelist	Umesh Desai - Chief Investment Correspondent, Asia Fixed Income, Thomson Reuters Charlene Low - Regional Head of Business Development, Asia Pacific, FTSE Group Adam Phua - Senior Marketing Manager, RCM Asia Pacific
15:45 – 17:00	Refreshments and Networking