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Haroon Ahmed
Head of Business Development
Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited
Haroon is the Head of Business Development at Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited. He has fourteen years of experience in the financial services industry specialising in Islamic finance. Prior to joining Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited, he spent seven years with HSBC in various roles including Head of Strategy for HSBC Amanah in Dubai and VP Investment Product Development in New York. |
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Ahsan Ali
Head of Islamic Origination
Standard Chartered SAADIQ |
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Ismail Ali
Marketing Manager – Banking
ITS |
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Johan Bastin
CEO
CIMB Standard
CIMB Standard is a joint venture established by CIMB, one of Southeast Asia’s main universal banking groups and Standard Bank, a global emerging markets bank. CIMB Standard is the leading dedicated infrastructure private equity fund manager in Southeast Asia and has three funds under management with total commitments of USD 460 million—including the ADB and IDB sponsored Islamic Infrastructure Fund which had an initial closing at USD 262 million in July 2009 and has a target size of USD 500 million. Dr. Bastin has over 25 years of experience and wide-ranging expertise in principal investing in infrastructure, transportation and energy utilities in a variety of emerging and transition economies. |
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Adnan Chilwan
Chief of Retail and Business Banking
Dubai Islamic Bank |
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Stella Cox
Managing Director
DDCAP (Invited)
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Mohammed Dawood
Director Capital Markets
HSBC Amanah
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Debashis Dey
Partner, Head of Capital Markets and Structured Finance Middle East
Clifford Chance
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Mohamed Donia
CEO and co-founder
Ideal Ratings
Mr. Donia is the CEO and co-founder of Ideal Ratings, the market leader in screening Islamic equities. Prior to establishing Ideal Ratings, he was co-founder of Cogency software where he helped to develop the business into a leading IT solution provider for some of the world’s largest hedge funds and funds of funds. Prior to joining Cogency Software, Mr. Donia was Vice President of Applications at Ten Fold Corporation, held several management positions at PepsiCo, and started his career at Proctor and Gamble. |
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Richard Ellis
Partner
Amiri Capital |
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Dr Hussein A. Hassan
Head of Structuring MENA and Global Head of Islamic Finance
Deutsche Bank
Dr Hussein Hassan is Head of Structuring MENA and Global Head of Islamic Finance for Deutsche Bank. He has been actively engaged in MENA structuring and the Islamic Finance industry for a number of years. Dr Hassan is an expert in both English Commercial law and Shari'a having completed postgraduate studies in both. He has practised commercial law and taught both commercial law and Shari'a at Oxford University. |
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Muhsen Al Harbi
CEO
Sorooh Investment Company
Muhsen is the CEO of Sorooh Investment Company, a shariah compliant investment and business development company based in Kuwait. He currently manages US$140m of assets. Previously, he was CEO of Global Investment House (Qatar). Prior to these roles Muhsen was responsible for a number of start-ups and turnaround situations in the GCC. Muhsen is a Chartered Wealth Manager and has taken part in the Harvard Business School executive leadership programme. |
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Edward Hesson
Manager Corporate and Treasury
Abu Dhabi TDIC |
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Khalid Howladar
Vice President – Senior Credit Officer Asset Backed and Sukuk Finance
Moody’s
Khalid Howladar has worked on every publicly rated securitisation in the region and is a leading figure in the industry. Based in the DIFC, he has extensive experience of both structured products and MENA markets having specialised in these areas since he joined Moody’s in London in 2001. Prior experience includes four years at Credit Suisse as an analyst in the emerging markets fixed income group. |
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Hussain Ismail
Deputy Director
Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance |
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Sharada Iyer
Manager – CRM Development
Etihad Airways
Sharada has over fourteen years of marketing experience specialising in loyalty programmes, product and partnership development and direct marketing activities. She has developed and managed several loyalty programmes for leading airlines including Emirates (Skywards), Qatar Airways (Privilege Club) and now the award winning Etihad Airways (Etihad Guest), which she launched in 2006. Sharada is also responsible for the CRM solution and securing the complete partnership portfolio including co-brand card proposition. |
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Abdul Baset Al Janahi
CEO
Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development |
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Omar Kassim
CEO
Al Bogari Holdings
Omar Kassim is the CEO of al bogari Holdings, a cutting edge trading and investment firm. Omar joined al bogari Holdings in 2006 and has spent the last four years in transforming the business from an owner driven enterprise to incorporating three core lines of business including physical commodities trading, principal capital investment and precious metals services. The firm's core principle is to be completely Sharia based. He holds a science degree from the University of Warwick in the UK. |
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Baljeet Kaur Grewal
Managing Director and Vice Chairman
Kuwait Finance House Research Ltd
Kuwait Finance House is also the only Islamic Bank worldwide with a notable investment banking research presence. Baljeet has a wealth of experience of investment banking gained through roles in credit structuring, origination and syndication and capital market research at Maybank Group Malaysia, ABN AMRO Bank and Deutsche Bank, and has participated in notable fund raising transactions in Asia & the Middle East. Under Baljeet’s leadership, KFH Research has won multiple awards for Islamic Finance Research. |
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Aris Kekedjian
CEO
GE Capital Middle East and Africa, and Managing Director, GE Strategic Development
As CEO of GE Capital Middle East, Aris oversaw the launch of GE Capital’s $500m five year sukuk in 2009, making GE Capital the first ever US corporate issuer of an Islamic bond. In his role as Managing Director, GE Strategic Development, he has been responsible for the development and launch of the comprehensive GE-Mubadala global partnership encompassing multiple strategic investment streams. |
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Jarmo Kotilaine
Chief Economist
NCB Capital
Jarmo Kotilaine joined NCB Capital as Chief Economist in May 2008. He previously oversaw financial services consultancy at Control Risks Group (CRG), a London-based international business risk consultancy firm. Prior to that he headed the Financial Services practice area of Oxford Analytica, where much of his work focused of emerging capital markets. His main clientele has consisted of banks, stock exchanges and financial regulators, some of which he has further served as an external advisor. Jarmo studied economics and economic history at Oxford (BA/MA), Cambridge (MPhil), and Harvard (AM, PhD). He subsequently joined the faculty at Harvard where his primary focus was the long-term economic and institutional development of Eurasia as well as on international trade and finance. |
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Mohieddine Kronfol
Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income Asset Management
Algebra Capital
Mohieddine Kronfol sits on the Investment Committees of Algebra Capital’s funds, and is responsible for the management of fixed income assets in private and public markets across the MENASIA region. Prior to joining Algebra Capital, he was Head of Debt Asset Management, Fund Manager of The Arab Income Fund (TAIF) and Head of Capital Markets at SHUAA Capital. He has over thirteen years of experience in financial services. |
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Andrew Leamon
Director Trusts and Securities Services
Deutsche Bank |
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Wallace Long
CFO
Abu Dhabi TDIC |
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Ezzeldin El Massry
COO
Abu Dhabi National Islamic Finance (ADNIF)
Mr. Ezzeldin H. Elmassry is a veteran Banker and Financial Executive with over 25 years of local, regional, and international banking and finance experience.
He is currently occupying the role of Chief Operating Officer of the Islamic Banking Group at NBAD, comprising of the Islamic Finance Company ADNIF & The Islamic Banking Division of the Bank. Prior to that, he has served in various senior positions as SVP heading different businesses and divisions within reputable financial institutions in the UAE and the region. He headed teams in the areas of Islamic Banking, Corporate Banking, Credit Risk Management, Investment Banking Services, as well as Wealth Management, among others. He also served in other capacities such as Chairman of the BOD of a Financial Services subsidiary owned by one of the UAE based banks he worked for in other capacities as well. His earlier career was spent with international institutions such as Chase Manhattan, Bank of America, and American Express Bank, both internationally and regionally. His other regional exposure involves senior roles with leading financial institutions in KSA, Egypt, Bahrain, and the UAE. Mr. Elmassry holds a BA in Economics, and post graduate qualification from Harvard University. In addition to being a Fulbright Scholar, he is a recipient of various academic and professional awarded. |
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Salem Al Muhairy
Treasury Government Liaison Manager
Abu Dhabi TDIC |
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Moinuddin Malim
CEO
Badr Al Islami
Moin is CEO of Badr Al Islami, the Islamic banking arm of Mashreq Bank. Previously, he established the Asset Management and Capital Markets unit at Dubai Islamic Bank and has lead arranged some of the highest profile sukuk in history (including the first ever US$1 billion Sukuk Al Ijara, Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai) and created a full spectrum of shariah compliant investment products. Prior to joining DIB, he was a Senior Partner at The International Investor and headed the International Finance Division at Al Tawfeek Company for Investment Funds (Dallah Al Baraka Group). |
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Christophe Mariot
Regional Head of Structured Finance GCC
BNP Paribas
Mr Mariot coordinates BNP Paribas’s structured finance activities in the Gulf, including project finance and advisory. He also leads the local Energy & Commodities and Project Finance teams and has responsibility for Asset Finance activities. Mr. Mariot has been strategically involved in high profile projects in the Gulf over the past ten years, including Al Hidd II ECA/Islamic ($1bn), a $1bn Islamic tranche for Dolphin Energy and a $1bn refinery revamp financing for the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco). He is also a member of the bank’s Executive Committee for the Islamic Banking unit. |
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Dr. Shehab Marzban
Product Development Director and Head of Research
Ideal Ratings
Dr. Marzban is an expert in Islamic fund management services who joined Ideal Ratings in August 2008. Prior to joining Ideal Ratings he worked as consultant, researcher and project manager in a number of international projects and institutions in Egypt and Germany. He received his PhD magna cum laude entitled "Strategies, Paradigms and Systems for Shariah-compliant Portfolio Management" from the University of Cologne in Germany. His extensive research in Islamic Fund Management, Shariah Screening and Purification has been published in a number of highly ranked international journals and magazines. Dr. Marzban is a Visiting Fellow at Durham University in the UK and a guest speaker in various Islamic Finance programs such as at the University of Strasbourg and Cass Business School. |
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Kamal Mian
Head of Islamic Banking
Saudi Hollandi Bank
Kamal has over ten years diverse experience of Islamic Banking. He led the team that closed the first Tier II Capital Sukuk in the Middle East, for Saudi Hollandi Bank, a deal which has won two Equity Deal of the Year awards. He holds a Masters in Corporate and International Finance Law from Harvard Law School and is a regular contributor to industry think tanks and publications covering the development of the sukuk market. |
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Mian Muhammad Nazir
Senior Vice President
Dar Al Sharia (subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank)
Before joining Dubai Islamic Bank in 2005, Mian held the roles of Legal Advisor for Dallah Al Baraka Group, Saudi Arabia and Director, Law and Regulatory Affairs, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Mian Nazir is an accomplished and renowned shariah lawyer in the field of Islamic banking and finance. In his current role, Mian is involved in the structuring and documentation of various shariah compliant financial products and transactions. |
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Khaled Hassan Rashed
CEO
CORECAP
Khaled Rashed is founder and CEO of CORECAP, a leading alternative investment firm. Previously, Mr. Rashed was CEO and Board Member of Amwal, Vice President of Abraaj Capital, Manager of Direct Equities in Dubai Islamic Bank and a corporate banker in Commercial International Bank. In 2009, he was awarded “Entrepreneur CEO of the Year” and selected in the “Gulf’s 50 Most Admired Executives”. Mr. Rashed holds an MBA from ESLSCA University in France. |
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Gilles Rollet
CEO
Mirabaud Middle East
Since April 2007, Gilles is leading Mirabaud’s operations in the Middle East and Subcontinent out of Dubai, UAE. Prior to joining Mirabaud, Gilles was at ABN AMRO Bank. There, he held a number of positions including Head of Investment Banking, Country Manager and more recently CEO of Middle East and Subcontinent for Private Banking. Gilles’ various roles have meant living and working in many different parts of the world from Johannesburg, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong to Geneva and San Francisco. Before ABN AMRO, Gilles worked for Goldman Sachs in New York and BCFE in Vietnam. |
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Ossama Salah El Din
EVP Retail Banking Group Head
Sharjah Islamic Bank
Ossama has over 22 years of multinational banking experience with two of the biggest financial institutions in the world: Citigroup and Credit Agricole group. His experience has spanned a range of key banking disciplines in both corporate and retail, including marketing, branding, product management, budgeting, strategic planning, sales, money market, bank’s reconciliation, accounting, placements. Ossama currently heads theRetail Banking Group at Sharjah Islamic Bank with growth plans for individuals, high net worth and SME segments as targets. He is accountable for all aspects of the bank’s retail activities including branches, marketing, business development, e-channels, direct sales, credit, SME and priority banking. |
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Ahmed Ali Siddiqui
EVP Product Development and Shariah Compliance
Meezan Bank
Mr Siddiqui is EVP Product Development & Shariah Compliance (PDSC) & Secretary, Shariah Supervisory Board at Meezan Bank. The job responsibilities include managing product development initiatives, formulation of policy guidelines, Islamic banking training, Shariah audit & review of bank activities along with the Shariah Advisory and managing external product development advisory services. Mr. Siddiqui is also a member of Advisory team for Center of Islamic Economics (CIE), Jamia Darul uloom Karachi and a visiting faculty member at IBA Karachi, IQRA University & Shaikh Zahid Islamic Center, University of Karachi. He is a member of several task forces at the Central Bank level related to Islamic banking products and Shariah Standards & Secretary of PBA Islamic banking Sub-committee. |
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Samad Sirohey
CEO
Citi Islamic
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Daniel Smaller
Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income Asset Management
Algebra Capital
With over 25 years of experience in financial services including over 20 years in the MENA region, Daniel Smaller is in charge of delivering fund solutions, discretionary mandates and structured products for a mix of institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Daniel’s career spans a range of senior international roles with Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Lehman Brothers and UBS and major achievements include setting up Deutsche Bank’s asset management business in MENA and being the first to introduce institutional investors to the MENA region while at Lehman Brothers in the early 1990s. |
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Issam Zaid Al Tawari
Chairman and Managing Director
Rasameel Structured Finance Company
Mr. Issam Al Tawari is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Rasameel Structured Finance company, a capital markets focused investment company supervised by the Central Bank of Kuwait and Chairman of Rasameel Investment Bank, a DIFC regulated bank. His latest area of interest is the development of Islamic debt Capital Markets. Prior experience includes roles in loans and syndication for the European and GCC markets at Arab Banking Corporation and a period as Associate Director with responsibility for syndication and marketing for ABC Islamic Bank. He was formerly COO of The International Investor in Kuwait and has served on the board of directors of a number of companies and funds. |
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Jacques Tripon
CEO
BNP Paribas Najmah
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Sohail Zubairi
CEO
Dar Al Sharia (a subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank)
Sohail Zubairi is the CEO of Dar Al Sharia Legal & Financial Consultancy, a subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) launched in July 2008). He previously served as SVP and Head of Sharia Structuring, Documentation and Product Development at Dubai Islamic Bank and has over twenty years experience of large corporate finance, risk management and syndication in the GCC and has been an active proponent of Islamic Finance since 2001. Sohail started his banking career with MCB Bank in Karachi in 1975. |