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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
	Tai Boon Leong - Executive Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
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 Singapore, and assessing how local practices compare and contrast to other regional centres.
Moderator	Mohamed Ridza Abdullah - Managing Partner, Mohamed Ridza & Co
Panelist	Vince Cook - CEO, The Islamic Bank of Asia Christina Maynes - Senior Vice President and Representative Director , Moody's Investor Services Andrew White - Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University Muzaffar Hisham - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Eugene Yeoh - Head Alternative Investment Group, KFH Asset Management Sdn Bhd
10:15 – 11:00	Session Two *Singapore* and the Islamic Financial Markets Discussing local and regional developments in Sukuk and Islamic capital markets, including taxation, regulatory and ratings issues.
Moderator	Hooman Sabeti - Consultant, Allen & Overy
Panelist	Allan Redimerio - Associate Director, Standard and Poor's John Yip - Senior Vice-President, The Islamic Bank of Asia Paul Lau - Partner, PwC
11:00 - 11: 30	Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15	Session Three Islamic Products: what can and can’t be done? Assessing the development of Islamic financial products in Singapore and the Southeast Asian market and exploring the potential for further innovation.
Moderator	Jill Hoffman - Deputy Manager Business Development Actuary, Munich Re
Panelist	Connie Wong - Senior Director-Insurance Ratings Asia, Standards and Poor's Bernardo Vizcaino - Managing Director, Amsar Partners Arsalaan Ahmad Siddiqi - Islamic Finance Specialist (GCC based bank) Kareem Hussaini - Vice President, Islamic Bank of Asia Sadali Rasban - Managing Director, HTHT Advisory Services
12:30 – 13:45	Lunch
12:50 – 12:55	Luncheon Presentation Dr. Lim Boh Soon, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Finance House Pte Ltd
14:00 – 14:15	Presentation Singapore As A Regional Fulcrum in the Development of Islamic Finance
	Syed Alwi Bin Mohamed Sultan - Vice-President, The Islamic Bank of Asia
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	Marc Ronez - Managing Director, ARIMI
Panelist	Ariff Sultan - Business Development Director, Dow Jones AER Company Inc Yeo Wico - Partner, Allen & Gledhill Hooman Sabeti - Consultant, Allen & Overy Rafael Martinez Dalmau - Director, Emerging Markets and Islamic Investments, FFTW, BNP Paribas Investment Partners Rushdi Siddiqui – Global Head of Islamic Finance, Thomson Reuters
15:00 – 15:45	Session Five Issuers & Investors Round-Table Examining current market trends, challenges and opportunities for the Islamic capital markets.
Moderator	Dayan Candappa - Editor Asian Treasury News, Thomson Reuters
Panelist	Devan Selvanathan - Head Debt Capital Markets, CIMB Bank Jayant S Parande - Treasurer/ Senior Vice President, Olam International Charlene Low - Regional Head of Business Development, South Asia, Hong Kong, FTSE Group Rafael Martinez Dalmau - Director, Emerging Markets and Islamic Investments, FFTW, BNP Paribas Investment Partners Rushdi Siddiqui – Global Head of Islamic Finance, Thomson Reuters
15:45 – 17:00	Refreshments and Networking