2nd Annual World Islamic Retail Banking
Following the successful launch of the 1st World Islamic Retail Banking Conference, Fleming Gulf is proud to announce the 2nd Annual World Islamic Retail Banking Conference in Dubai from the 25-27 Oct 2010.
The theme of the 2nd Annual World Islamic Retail Banking Conference is ‘Spearheading change in Islamic retail banking landscape’. The Islamic Retail Banking industry is gradually expanding from regional business into Global. The main competition faced by Islamic retail banks is from conventional banks. Islamic financial institutions hold assets that exceed $822 billion (Dh3 trillion) and the value of Shariah-compliant bonds was $100bn in 2009, Saudi Arabia's central bank governor Muhammad Al Jasser said. Islamic Retail banking is to lead asset growth of the Islamic Finance industry.
Key speakers:
- Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Mr. Khalid Al Jasser - Bank Al Bilad, Saudi Arabia - CEO
- Musa Shihadeh, Jordan Islamic Bank - Vice Chairman and General Manager
- Irfan Siddiqui, Meezan Bank, President & Chief Executive Officer
- Omar Kalair, UM Financial Canada - President and CEO
- Dr. Fouad Matraji, Arab Finance House S.A.L (Islamic Bank), Board Member & G.M
- Dr. Malaikah, Rusd Investment Bank, Salama Saudi Arabia & Best Re, Chairman
- Dr. Imran Usmani, Meezan Bank, Sharia Advisor
- Dr. Adnan Chilwan, Dubai Islamic Bank, EVP - Chief of Retail & Business Banking
- Moinuddin Malim, Mashreq Al Islami, CEO
- Mohammad J.A. Zaqout, Al Hilal Bank, EVP-Personal Banking Group
- Mufaddal Khumri, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Senior Vice President, Head - Islamic Banking
- Dr.Taha Eltayeb Ahmed, Mashreq Al Islami, Head of Shariah Governance & Compliance
- Mohammed Iqbal Mankani, Dubai Islamic Insurance & Reinsurance Co (Aman),Chief Operating Officer
- Mannan Mansoor, HSBC Amanah, Head of Central Shariah Group
- Muhammed Ikram Thowfeek, Barwa Bank-Qatar, Chief Financial Officer, Founder- First Global-Sri Lanka
- Ahmed El Shall, Dubai Bank, Chief Financial Officer
- R.Lakshmanan, Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions, Chief Executive Officer
Advisory Panel:
- @ Khumri, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Senior Vice President, Head - Islamic Banking
- Dr.Taha Eltayeb Ahmed, Mashreq Al Islami, Head of Shariah Governance & Compliance
- Abdulrahman Al Turki, Bahrain Islamic Bank BSC, General Manager, Retail Banking
- Mannan Mansoor, HSBC Amanah, Head of Central Shariah Group
- Ossama Salah El Din, Sharjah Islamic Bank, Executive Vice President Retail Banking Group Head
- Dr. Adnan Chilwan, Dubai Islamic Bank, EVP - Chief of Retail & Business Banking
- Dr.Humayon Dar, BMB Islamic UK, Chief Executive Officer
- Muhammed Ikram Thowfeek , Barwa Bank, Chief Financial Officer
- Professor Rodney Wilson, Qatar Foundation, Faculty of Islamic Studies
- Sohail Jaffer, FWU Group, Partner and the Head of International Business Development
Key topics:
- Analysing Conventional Competition
- Promoting ‘Islamic Brand’ Vs ‘Innovative Product’
- Customers have become more sophisticated and demanding, what need to be done to satisfy their need for new products?
- Stepping Out from the Middle East Boundaries: CEO Perspective
- CASE STUDIES: Regional and Global Expansion
- v Islamic Retail Products: Islamic Cards, Mortgages, Takaful
- Harnessing Technology for Efficient Customer Service
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