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WIBC: The highest concentration of financial IQ in the world

INDUSTRY TITANS AND BUSINESS GURUS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS

H.E. Rasheed M. Al Maraj

Tom Peters

Kishore Mahbubani Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel

H.E. Jaloul Ayed Baroness Sayeeda Warsi

Robert Kaplan Nassim Nicholas Taleb Mark Mobius

H.E. Dr. MohammedY. Al-Hashel

Sir Howard Davies H.E. Heng Swee Keat


PAKISTANMaheen RahmanAlfalah GHP Investment Management Ltd.

USADr. Hani FindaklyClinton Group

CANADAJanet EckerToronto Financial Services Alliance UNITED KINGDOM

Abdul Haseeb BasitInnovate Finance

NIGERIARazack Adeyemi Adeola

Sterling Bank Plc

USASteve Polsky

Juvo Mobile

AUSTRALIATalal Yassine OAM

Crescent Wealth

MALAYSIAProfessor Datuk Rifaat Ahmed Abdel KarimIILM

OMANH. E. Hamood Sangour Al-ZadjaliCentral Bank of Oman

MALDIVESDr. Aishath Muneeza

Ministry of Finance & Treasury,Republic of Maldives INDONESIA

Matthew Joseph Martin

Blossom Finance

TURKEYAhmet Faruk Aysan

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

Khalid Hamad Abdul-Rahman HamadExecutive Director of Banking SupervisionCentral Bank of Bahrain

H.E. Hamood Sangour Al ZadjaliExecutive PresidentCentral Bank of Oman

“WIBC 2015 is set at an opportune time for us to assess what the modern Islamic commercial banking industry has achieved in its 40 years of existence and set the path for the industry going forward. Through its global presence and footprint and rapid growth of assets under management, Islamic finance has achieved a lot in its short existence. Yet, many issues remain outstanding including the shortage of available liquid assets, the gap between the underlying principles of Islamic finance and its current practice, its outreach to unbanked communities and its ability to universally appeal to a wider range of customers.”

“Islamic finance is based on sound principles. It is driven by sharing and caring and risk & reward. It does not operate in a vacuum but its propelled by purpose and activity.”

BAHRAIN

OMAN

GLOBAL LEADERS AT WIBC


H.E. Riaz RiazuddinDeputy GovernorState Bank of Pakistan

H.E. Nurlan KussainovDeputy GovernorNational Bank of Kazakhstan

Janet EckerPresident & CEOToronto Financial Services Alliance

Onur Takmak, CFAFounding Partner & ChairmanRHEA Asset Management, Turkey

“Recently Islamic finance has started to play one of the major role in the Global financial system. In this context, the role of Kazakhstan among the most attractive platforms for Islamic finance amplification becomes significan.”

Emerging from the global financial crisis, financial stability has been a watchword for a succesful financial hub. And Canada’s banking system has consistently been ranked as the safest in the world, providing our financial sector with a sound foundation for growing opportunities in Islamic finance and helping to build Canada as a hub for Islamic finance within North America. The World Islamic Banking Conference is a great platform to help build awareness of Canada’s value proposition.”

“Doubling its share in consolidated turkish banking industry assets to around 5% over the last decade, participation (Islamic) Banking is anticipated to command 20% of the sector by 2023. With state-owned banks muscling into the industry and further developements expected on the Capital Markets side, Islamic investment vehicles and banking products should reach to wider audiences across different geographic, social and economic segments of the society.”

PAKISTAN

KAZAKHSTAN

CANADA

TURKEY

“Every crisis brings an opportunity. It is on us how we benefit from it. The enhanced emphasis on stability of the financial system is the hallmark of the changing financial landscape. Development of the Islamic finance industry with it’s true value proposition has the ability to extend soundness to the overall financial system.”


Kurt LiebermanChief Executive OfficerMagni Global Asset Management LLC

Nicolas MackelChief Executive OfficerLuxembourg for Finance

Manjiang ChengChief Economist, Bank of China International (BOCI) / CEO, Research Company of BOCI

Yemi AdeolaManaging Director and CEOSterling Bank Plc

“It’s an honor to be asked to participate in this year’s conference. Since Magni is a global leader in country-level governance research, we believe our unique perspective will be interesting to the conference participants. Our research shows that countries with environments for effective corporate governance have outperformed over time and specific policies contribute to that performance.”

Luxembourg is one of the leading Islamic finance centres in Europe and is also the foremost wealth management centre in the Eurozone. It has a reputation for developing innovative solutions in both fields, thereby often acting as a first mover. This can be illustrated by various initiatives including the Luxembourg Stock Exchange being the first in a non-Muslim country to list a sukuk, in 2002, as well as the Luxembourg Government issuing the first sovereign Euro-denominated sukuk in 2014.

We are delighted to be part of the 22nd World Islamic Banking Conference. This annual gathering provides an opportunity to benchmark our experience over the previous 12 months and to present Luxembourg as a diversified Islamic finance platform in Europe.

After three decades of rapid development, China’s economy is moving into a new stage with slowing growth, gear-shifting and restructuring. The housing market has reached a turning point on the back of demographic shifts and inventory accumulation; manufacturing sector faces huge over-capacity pressure and should upgrade into high value-added chain. The expected monetary policy loosening may spur short-term rebounds in housing sales and infrastructure investment, but should fail to re-inflate the economy as the over-capacity and deflation pressure continues to restrain private expenditure. The economy is likely to further slow in 2016. China should accelerate its planned comprehensive structural reforms to improve resource allocation efficiency and increase total factor productivity to boost the medium prospect for the economy.

“Sterling Bank is one of top 30 most capitalized companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a foremost player in alternative finance, a segment that adds up to the over one million customers of the Bank. Operating from the largest economy in Africa which opens up an array of huge infrastructural and trade business opportunities, making the Country a good destination for foreign direct investment in sukuk, REITs and commodity trading. The Alternative Finance industry can experience exponential growth by paying attention to this African giant.”

UNITED STATES

LUXEMBOURG

CHINA

NIGERIA


WIBC - MORE THAN JUST AN EVENTWIBC has evolved over 24 years into an ecosystem encompassing:

• Islamic & conventional financiers, bankers and asset managers• Central bankers and regulators• Thought leaders & management gurus • Financial technology experts• Ethical finance pioneers• Disruptive leaders from other industries • Academia• International media• And more

A 24-YEAR HERITAGE

The world’s single longest running Islamic banking and finance forum, building on a rich heritage of 24 years and evolving into a globally renowned brand standing for excellence, innovation & growth. WIBC is also the Kingdom of Bahrain’s longest running event.

THE MIDDLE EAST’S DEFINITIVE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PLATFORM

For over 2 decades, WIBC has served as the definitive platform for thought leadership, playing host to luminaries such as Sir Howard Davies, Former Chairman of the European Central Bank, Professor Robert Kaplan of Harvard Business School, Nicholas Naseem Taleb, the author of “The Black Swan,” and Dr. Mark Mobius, Emerging Markets Guru and Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets.

WIBC 2016 witnessed the launch of no less than 8 intelligence reports by Thomson Reuters, EY & Simply Sharia. Historically, WIBC has partnered with Strategy Associates such as EY, Thomson Reuters, Harvard University and McKinsey & Company to produce cutting-edge pragmatic insights to serve the Islamic finance, banking and insurance industries.

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ANNUAL C-LEVEL GATHERING TO ADDRESS BUSINESS STRATEGY IN AN INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD

WIBC has long served as a platform for C-level executives to discuss strategies to navigate the myriad complexities and subtle nuances of the global economy – and with the uncertain economic environment that we find ourselves in, these discussions will prove even more critical to better understand the shifting economic, demographical, technological and regulatory landscape around us.

The WIBC Roundtable Series is a series of roundtables across destinations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to take the WIBC brand to new markets while providing them with an overview of issues in each market and addressing challenges faced by financial institutions in each market. Only open to the industry’s top executives, the series will engage C-level leaders on the topics of interest to the particular community in question. The topics will be based on in-house research by our industry experts and in collaboration with a key partner wishing to showcase its leadership to the Islamic finance & banking industry within the umbrella of a well known brand.


THE COMPASS FOR ETHICAL BANKING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES

The team behind WIBC, Middle East Global Advisors, have long spearheaded the agenda of sustainable and inclusive economy and forged connections within the broader responsible finance industry. They are the conveners of the ground-breaking Global Ethical Finance Forum, in strategic partnership with the Scottish and UK Government, and the co-organisers of the Responsible Finance Summit, in strategic partnership with Bank Negara Malaysia.

A key focus at WIBC 2017 is identifying ways in which Islamic finance can connect with the broader ethical finance industry and benefit from collaboration with other ethical finance sectors to support their common growth prospects - SRI, ESG and faith-based investing – as well as looking at the model of community banking and microfinance to promote financial inclusion.

THE MOST ALL-ENCOMPASSING ISLAMIC FINANCE ECOSYSTEM

Over 24 years, WIBC has helped forge a robust ecosystem to widen the scope of Islamic finance to meet new realities, whilst staying true to its ideals.

WIBC is an open forum connecting all stakeholders across the entire ecosystem – regulators, policy makers, banks, asset managers, investors, thought leaders, academic, international media – to converge and drive critical discussions and strategic execution across a plethora of areas: fintech, women, emerging markets, asset allocation, etc. Ultimately, WIBC cultivates this ecosystem to help power the agenda for the C-level executive for the coming year.

Our innovative WIBC Leaderboard, a peer-to-peer assessment benchmark based on robust quantitiaive metrics, was aimed to promoted greater transparency within the Islamic banking industry and fed into the much-coveted WIBC Awards celebrating excellence in the industry.

The WIBC App proved an indispensable enabler to forge the WIBC global community – from Silicon Valley to London, from Nigeria to Australia. The series will leverage the app’s interactive tools to spur critical dialogue.

GROWTH ACCELERATION

During the past 24 years, the WIBC has played a critical leadership role in shaping discourse around the Islamic financial industry’s development and growth and this year’s event will not just look at what the future holds for Islamic finance but will challenge industry participants to accelerate the growth and find ways to make its impact broader than just the bottom line


WIBC 2017

The 22nd edition, WIBC 2015 raised the bar, challenging the industry by asking critical questions of the industry as it celebrated its 40th anniversary. Rather than simply celebrating the success of creating—from the ground up—an industry with $2 trillion in total assets, WIBC 2015 reflected on the lofty ambitions that drove the foundation of the Islamic finance industry and asked what could be done better in the future to realize the vision that they set out to create.

WIBC 2016 further built on these discussions amidst a backdrop of an uncertain economic climate by connecting global leaders with a broader values-based financial services industry.

This year’s edition will under the theme of “Drivers of Economic Growth and Risks: Policy Makers & Regulators”, underscores the need for increased leadership by the stewards of the global financial system to help navigate the world economies through turbulent and uncertain times.

WIBC 2017 OBJECTIVES ARE:

1. Focus on the impact of growth in the industry• Identify appropriate metrics for measuring how the state of the Islamic finance impacts the wider society or

whether assets & profits alone can define its success and guide its future growth• Discuss challenges & solutions facing Islamic finance to support financial inclusion

2. Highlight successes • Understand how past success builds a foundation for future growth

3. Acknowledge shortcomings and deliver change• Identify solutions to avoid repeating past mistakes and support innovations to develop success

4. Deliver fact-based insights:• Using data to better understand the present & shape the future for Islamic finance

5. Highlight market opportunities• Drive expansion into new markets and collaboration with other values-based financial sectors

6. Drive actionable dialogue and connectivity• Facilitate dialogue between technology innovators, financial practitioners and regulators to unlock

widespread adoption• Facilitate a two-way interaction to map out future needs and areas where technology has yet to offer a

solution


CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS

Dr. Hani K. FindaklyVice ChairmanClinton Group

“One potentially huge source of funding for investment in the region is in Islamic finance: liquefying the Awqaf system that according to my own estimates hold over $1 Trillion that can be use to energize the region’s economies and create jobs. This will not be easy but require flexibility and imagination.”

GLOBAL GURU THINKER


LAUNCH OF INTELLIGENCE REPORTS PROVIDING RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICAL INSIGHTS

Talal Touqan, CFAVP/ Head of Research & AdvisoryAl Ramz Capital

“Larger economic channels, plus much higher worldwide correlations, dictate a better understanding on how global factors boll down to regional drivers. We at Al Ramz understand this dynamic change and realize how new technologies are speeding up business cycle as well as transforming investment styles into a global context. WIBC gives us a wonderful opportunity to listen to and network with a growing community, while tailoring a further emphasis on what challenges lie ahead.

ASSET ALLOCATION OUTLOOK

Reports launched at WIBC 2016



WIBC LEADERBOARD RANKING THE TOP ISLAMIC BANKS ACROSS VARIOUS CRITERIA

EXCLUSIVE WIBC APP TO MAXIMISE NETWORKING AND FACILITATE VOTING ON KEY ISSUES


INTERACTIVE DELEGATE EXPERIENCE

WIBC 2017 will harness the power of technology, social media & cutting edge research and insights to give delegates a rich and interactive global Islamic financial services experience.

From curate content for impactful panels to maximising audience engagement through voting & twitter conversations on hot topics, to facilitating meetings seamlessly through the WIBC App, WIBC offers a powerful platform for our delegates.

Live Voting via MEGA Connect Mobile Application

Building on WIBCdigital experience

Live Dynamic Backdrop: one full screen with

multiple functionalities

Detailed Briefings for each session for

moderators,speakers and

audience

MEGA App - functionality includes social media, networking with attendees, attendee list, feedback, agenda, speakers, sponsors, etc.

Pre-event Social Media Campaign: Facebook, Twitter (#WIBC2016)LinkedIn

Twitter feed to project proceedings

to an audience of thousands

Expedited registration

Roundtable format breakout streams to facilitate interactivity and engagement


WIBC 2017 THEMESThe themes for WIBC 2017 are build around the various nodes of the WIBC ecosystem that have evolved throughout the platform’s 24-year history. They include:

WIBC BANKING PERFORMANCE

Objective: • To promote greater transparency across the industry and an honest look at performance based on robust quantitative methodology• To recognise excellence in the Islamic banking & finance industry

Regional Economic Outlook

Regulatorychallenges

Sukuk &Capital Market

Digital Banking

Fintech & DisruptiveTechnologies

Islamic Economy series

Halal Ecosystem

Asset AllocationOutlook 2017

Sharia Issues

Financial Inclusion

Emerging Markets


WIBC LEADERBOARD

The WIBC Leaderboard is an groundbreaking & innovative benchmarking tool providing Islamic banks with a peer-to-peer assessment across various governance and financial metrics, utilising data from the ICD Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Development Indicator and Bankscope.

WIBC AWARDS

WIBC 2016 witnessed the annual WIBC Awards which celebrated excellence across the industry based on the robust, quantitative methodology from the ground-breaking WIBC Leaderboard.

Best Performing Islamic Bank – GlobalBoubyan Bank

Best Performing Islamic Bank – OmanBank Nizwa

Best Performing Islamic Bank – TurkeyAl Baraka Turk

Financial PerformanceSub-Indicators: Total Assets, Asset Growth, Return on Average Assets, Return on Average Equity, Cost-to-Income ratio

Banking StabilitySub-Indicators: Non-Performing Loans / Gross Loans, Loan-Loss Reserves/Non-Performing Loans, Loan-Loss Reserves/Gross Loans, Total Capital Ratio and Tier 1 Ratio

Governance and Social ResponsibilitySub-Indicators: Financial Disclosure Score, CSR Score

Aggregate Score of the WIBC LeaderboardAn aggregated index combining all the sub-indicators of the financial performance, banking stability and governance and social responsibility metrics.


Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul AzizChief Executive OfficerHong Leong Islamic Bank

“We are honoured to be recognized as the best performing bank and we believe that the recognition gained is based on our transparency and our strict adherence of Islamic banking principles which include honesty and integrity to all our stakeholders. At Hong Leong Islamic Bank, we engage in proactive reporting to support the fundamental elements of corporate sustainability as well as to enhance market perceptions on Islamic finance. More importantly, an element reflecting an increased global financial reporting standards in our Annual reporting is that also includes Shari’ah audit report”.

WIBC Awards

WIBC 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

• STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE PLATFORMTopping the agenda in 2017 will be deep insights gained from evidence-based research, high quality speakers and networking opportunities catalysed through a redesigned app that includes the latest tools to connect you with the leaders who are shaping the future of Islamic finance.

• FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGYSessions will explore how to take Islamic finance forward in a digitally connected world with insights from pioneers and innovators in the financial technology space.

• BANKING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT INSIGHTSMost of the key sessions are focused on insights for the BANKING and ASSET MANAGEMENT industry. The objective is to provide a holistic view of opportunities in 2017 from both the perspective of asset allocation and leadership challenges in banking, including views on the sectors and economies with the greatest promise.

• INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONA key focus at WIBC 2017 is identifying ways in which Islamic finance operates as a sector within a broader ethical finance industry and finding opportunities to benefit from collaboration with other ethical finance sectors to break into the mainstream.

• PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

CONFERENCE THEMES

The WIBC Leaderboard, now in its third year provides high visibility rankings of Islamic banks and financial institutions based on an aggregate performance index. This aggregate index holistically ranks the entities on the basis of stability, performance and governance measures. The WIBC Leaderboard and particularly the aggregate performance ranking, is the basis for the WIBC Performance Awards, to be announced at the Gala Dinner of the conference.


INNOVATION, IMPACT, INCLUSION AND LEADERSHIP FOR FUTURE GROWTH

The financial world has changed as new business practices and new technologies revolutionize the way we think about financial intermediation and the role of banks. The future of Islamic banking has to consider how to find the right leadership going forward to manage the impacts of disruption by technology of established business models and find ways to have a better impact on the global ‘real’ economy, particularly by recognizing the challenge of financial inclusion.

INNOVATION

The banking sector has not traditionally been home to disruptive innovations as banks and their regulators prefer to avoid rocking the boat. The internet and the now near ubiquity of mobile phones has upended the model of banks managed from the top-down through branches. As new business models like mobile money, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending allow individuals to perform traditional banking services outside of the formal banking system, it undermines the banking sector’s business model, which has long been protected behind prudential regulation. At the same time as the banking business model is changing, technology is also undergoing a transformation as mobile payments like M-pesa are developed and alternative currencies like Bitcoin spring up that are built to avoid banks entirely by using blockchain to record the transfer of funds from one side of the world to the other.

IMPACT

After the global financial crisis, the conventional wisdom that the banking system efficiently moved capital from depositors to the best productive uses vanished. Instead, people saw the financial sector as working for its own benefit at the expense of the broader economy, rigging markets and leaving others out in the cold while getting bailouts when things went wrong. The post-crisis world will be built around institutions that can successfully rebuild trust with consumers by not only avoiding the same mistakes but also by focusing on making a positive change. An area where the financial sector has performed poorly is in providing affordable access to financial services to the broadest share of the population, which is especially notable in Muslim majority countries where 72% of the Muslim population is financially excluded.

LEADERSHIP

A good leader doesn’t wait until the facts on the ground change to make a change. A good leader anticipates the possible changes and develops the best strategy in advance to manage the most important changes ahead. The disruptive role of technology, business practice innovation and a much more heightened importance placed on financial inclusion represent changes that have not fully materialized and the Islamic finance industry does not have enough leaders who can chart a course to build on changes occurring beyond his bank’s walls or beyond her country’s financial markets.

INCLUSION

One unique aspect to be discussed is the role of technology in delivering financial services -as a bridge towards greater financial inclusion of the 72% of Muslims around the world who do not have access to financial services. Alongside this important goal is how to better integrate Islamic finance not just within Muslim communities but to reach out and recognize the opportunity for building an industry that is no longer viewed as a niche but which works in both non-Muslim majority countries and with the broader responsible investing and finance sector.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• International business leaders offering Islamic financial products• Ministers, policymakers, political leaders, senior government officials from countries with Islamic

financial institutions or links to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries• Technology company C-level executives, business development managers• Innovators in the financial technology sector• Ethical finance leaders with current or potential operations in OIC countries• Business specialists and professionals, mid-level management, business development managers,

analysts, risk professionals in the Islamic finance sector• Senior representatives of multilateral bodies, policy making, stakeholder, infrastructure and export

finance/export promotion institutions • Shariah scholars and advisors• Lawyers and legal experts• Professors, academics and journalists

WHY ATTEND?

• Largest and most prestigious gathering of Islamic banking and finance leaders in the world

• Connect one-to-one with senior industry leaders, partners and institutional investors

• Stay abreast of the most pressing issues in the Islamic banking and finance industry

• Stay ahead of the technology and innovation forces shaping the financial services industry

• Build relationships with counter parties from all over the world

WHY SPONSOR?

• Showcase your institution’s capabilities to decision makers across the global Islamic banking and finance industry

• Enhance visibility of your brand in front of global leaders in Islamic banking and finance

• Acquire lucrative deals and investment mandates from Islamic financial institutions

• Engage in high value partnerships with global financial institutions looking to enter emerging markets

• Direct yield - One to one meetings organised on your behalf with potential partners

SPEAKERS

The 24th World Islamic Banking Conference will feature a selected group of industry experts and leaders who will share knowledge and expertise with participating delegates. The speaker profiles are:

Government Ministers and Central Bank Governors Researchers and Thought Leaders

First-mover and Pioneering EntrepreneursC-Level Executives from the Banking & Finance and Asset Management Industries

Heads of Divisions and Strategic Business Units


AGENDA DAY 1 Tuesday - 5 December 2017

AGENDA DAY 2 Wednesday - 6 December 2017

CBB Governor and other governors in attendanceKEYNOTE ADRESSES:GURU ADDRESS: Moral & Ethical Considerations of the ‘Financialisation’ of the Global Economy, by leading Moral Philosopher

KEYNOTE PLENARY: STRENGTHENING AND DEVELOPING THE ISLAMIC ECONOMY A Conversation with distinguished Islamic economists, Islamic finance visionaries and veterans on the future course of the Islamic economy, Format: Panel discussion including live polling and audience Q&A.

DIGITAL BANKING - HARNESSING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO STAY COMPETITIVE AND ADDRESS EVOLVING CUSTOMER PREFERENCES Format: panel discussion with digital technology experts and CIOs of banks, session to include live polling and audience Q&A

STREAM A- PANEL DISCUSSIONS

1. DYNAMIC CAPITAL MARKETS: SUKUK VS BONDSFormat: panel discussion with Sukuk specialists, thought leaders and rating agencies, session to include live polling and audience Q&A

2. SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH -ENHANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH ISLAMIC FINANCEA panel discussion on capitalizing on Waqf capital and Islamic microfinance to promote financial inclusion in Islamic countriesFormat: panel discussion amongst leaders of Islamic finance institutions and Awqaf, session to include live polling and audience Q&A

STREAM B- WIBC KNOWLEDGE SHARING SERIESFormat: Presentations/speeches followed by audience Q&A and discussion amongst a panel of experts

2. LEVERAGING ISLAMIC CAPITAL MARKETS FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: Aviation Financing Alternative/ Renewable Energy Financing Social Entrepreneurship Financing (Islamic Venture Capital)

3. UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL OF DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES:

Artificial Intelligence IoT and Big data Block Chain and Cryptocurrency Crowdfunding

1. WIBC ISLAMIC ECONOMY SERIES: Developing a Halal Ecosystem

3. NEW HORIZONS FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE Format: panel discussion amongst leaders of Islamic finance institutions in new and emerging markets, session to include live polling and audience Q&A

LUNCHONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWA vision for the next 40 years of Islamic Finance Format: onstage interview of an Islamic finance veteran

THE REGULATIONS POWER TABLE:Fostering Synergies Among Regulators, Standard Setters and Global Financial Regularities Authorities to further Islamic FinanceFormat: panel discussion amongst regulators, representatives of regional and global standard setting bodies, session to include live polling and audience Q&A

EXECUTIVE DIALOGUE A panel discussion on increasing market share and geographical footprint of Islamic banksFormat: panel discussion amongst leaders of banks and asset managers, session to include live polling and audience Q&A

COFFEE BREAKREGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK A panel discussion on the economic diversification of GCC, influence of energy prices and VAT and the effects of recent global economic and political developments, Format: panel discussion including live polling and audience Q&AISLAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT: The role of Institutional Investors in driving the Growth in the IndustryAsset Allocation Outlook, Format: panel discussion with asset managers and investors, session to include live polling and audience Q&A ESG INVESTING- A SILVER LINING FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE Format: panel discussion including live polling and audience Q&A

LUNCHINNOVATION SHOWCASE: STARTUPS REVOLUTIONIZING ISLAMIC BANKING INDUSTRYFormat: presentations by extraordinary startups in the Islamic finance industry, session to include live polling and audience Q&A

END OF THE CONFERENCE

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW: CENTRALIZED SHARIAH BOARDSSHARIAH STANDARDIZATION AND FOSTERING NEW GENERATION OF SHARIA EXPERTS

END OF THE CONFERENCE


About Us

A 24-year heritageThe world’s single longest running Islamic banking and finance forum, building on a rich heritage of 24 years and evolving into a globally renowned brand standing for excellence, innovation & growth. WIBC is also Bahrain’s longest running event.

The Middle East’s definitive thought leadership platformOver the past 24 years, WIBC has served as the definitive platform for thought leadership, playing host to luminaries such as Sir Howard Davies, Former Chairman of the European Central Bank, Professor Robert Kaplan of Harvard Business School, Nicholas Naseem Taleb, the author of “The Black Swan,” and Dr. Mark Mobius, Emerging Markets Guru and Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets.

Over the years, WIBC has partnered with Strategy Associates such as EY, Thomson Reuters, Harvard University and McKinsey & Company to produce cutting-edge pragmatic insights to serve the Islamic finance, banking and insurance industries.

Annual C-level gathering to address business strategy in an increasingly interconnected worldWIBC is a platform for C-level executives to discuss strategies to navigate the myriad complexities and subtle nuances of the global economy – and with the uncertain economic environment that we find ourselves in, these discussions will prove even more critical to better understand the shifting economic, demographical, technological and regulatory landscape.

The WIBC Roundtable Series is a series of roundtables across destinations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to take the WIBC brand to new markets while providing them with an overview of issues in each market and addressing challenges faced by financial institutions in each market. Only open to the industry’s top executives, the series will engage C-level leaders on the topics of interest to the particular community in question. The topics will be based on in-house research by our industry experts and in collaboration with a key partner wishing to showcase its leadership to the Islamic finance & banking industry within the umbrella of a well known brand.

Compass for Ethical Banking practicesThe team behind WIBC, Middle East Global Advisors, are the conveners of the ground-breaking Global Ethical Finance Forum, in strategic partnership with the Scottish Government, and the co-organisers of the Responsible Finance Summit, in strategic partnership with Bank Negara Malaysia.

A key focus of the renewed WIBC is identifying ways in which Islamic finance can connect with the broader ethical finance industry and benefit from collaboration with other ethical finance sectors to support their common growth prospects - SRI, ESG and faith-based investing – as well as looking at the model of community banking and microfinance to promote financial inclusion.

The Islamic finance ecosystem Over 24 years, WIBC has helped forge a robust ecosystem to widen the scope of Islamic finance to meet new realities, whilst staying true to its ideals.

WIBC is an open forum connecting all stakeholders across the entire ecosystem – regulators, policy makers, banks, asset managers, investors, thought leaders, academic, international media – to converge and drive critical discussions and strategic execution across a plethora of areas: fintech, women, emerging markets, asset allocation, etc. Ultimately, WIBC cultivates this ecosystem to help power the agenda for the C-level executive for the coming year.


Who are Middle East Global Advisors?

The conveners of WIBC throughout its 24-year history, Middle East Global Advisors is the gateway for connectivity and intelligence on opportunities in the dynamic countries from Morocco in the West to Indonesia in the East - The Middle East North Africa South Asia (MENASEA) connection. We are building on our history in these rapidly emerging markets for the past 24 years as we chart the way forward.

VISION: To be the leading independent intelligence platform for the high growth MENASA markets spanning from Morocco in the West to Indonesia in the East.

MISSION: To facilitate the development of knowledge based economies in the MENASEA region through the production of forward looking research and insights and technology and connectivity platforms that accelerate the dissemination of information and knowledge.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: To connect industry professionals in the MENASEA region with the latest advances in technology, research and thinking.

www.meglobaladvisors.com

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