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The Rt. Hon. Kitty Ussher
MP, United Kingdom
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Kitty lives in Burnley with her husband Pete; their daughter Lizzie was born in Burnley General Hospital in June 2005. She was elected as Member of Parliament for Burnley in 2005, replacing long serving Member of Parliament Peter Pike to whom she paid tribute in her maiden speech. Kitty is the first female Member of Parliament for Burnley.
An economist by training, Kitty previously worked as poli.. more
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Governors and Regulators |
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Michael Ainley
Head of International Firm Department, Financial Services
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Michael Ainley is Head of Wholesale Banks and Investment Firms Department with overall responsibility for supervising 350 foreign banks in London as well as over 2,500 investment firms, including asset managers, hedge funds and corporate finance and private equity firms.
His previous career has been mainly at the Bank of England. From 1995-1998 he was a Senior Manager, supervising the Middle Eas.. more
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Prof. Rifaat Abdel Karim
Secretary General, Islamic Financial Services Board
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Secretary General of the IFSB - MalaysiaSecretary-General of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), the international body that sets prudential and supervisory standards for the Islamic financial services industry, a post he has held since 2003. He was the Secretary-General of the Accounting and Auditing - - Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), a post he held for eight y.. more
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Nasser Mohammed Bin Hussein Alshaali
CEO, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority
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Nasser Al Shaali was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the DIFC Authority in November 2006. Mr. Al Shaali also serves on the Board of the DFM, Emirates University, Business College Advisory, (Ministry Social Welfare Fund) and Dubai Statistics Centre.
Prior to this, Nasser held the position of Chief Operating Officer at the DIFX, where he helped to launch the region's only international exchang.. more
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Dr. Abdur-Rahman Taha
General Manager, The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC)
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Dr. Abdel-Rahman EItayeb AIi Taha, is General Manager of the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) an affiliate of the Istamic Development Bank.
He graduated and earned an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1965 and 1966 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1970. Dr... more
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Etsuaki Yoshida
Deputy Director, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
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Etsuaki Yoshida is Deputy Director at Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Before moving to JBIC in April 2007, he was a Bank of Japan economist in charge of Japan and foreign exchange markets.
During 2003-2006, he was based in Singapore and covered Southeast Asian economies and financial markets, including Islamic Finance. His works include the Japanese book, "Introduction to Islamic Financ.. more
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Edmond Lau
Executive Director,
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Edmond Lau is responsible for monetary management, and examining and developing strategic responses to the impact on the HKMA's policies and operations of such processes as the globalisation and liberalisation of financial markets and technological change. Mr Lau joined the HKMA in 1997 as Head (Banking Development) and has been involved in banking reform and the establishment of the Deposit Prote.. more
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Market Players
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Amr Abou El Seoud
Executive Vice President, Investment Dar Company, Board Member, Aston Martin
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Mutlaq Al-Morished
Vice-President, Corporate Finance, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic)
(Confirmed)
Mr. Al-Morished is the Vice President of Corporate Finance at SABIC. Prior to his present post, he was Vice President of Shared Services and President of SADAF and HADEED consecutively. Currently, Mr. Al-Morished is the Chairman of the board of directors of YANSAB, of SAUDI KAYAN and of SABIC Captive Insurance Company Limited, member of the Executive Committee of SABIC R&T, and member of the b.. more
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Adnan Al Mussalam
Chairman & Managing Director, Investment Dar
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Adnan A. Al Musallam is well known in the Islamic financial industry for his pioneering vision and business acumen. He established Investment Dar in 1994, and was the driving force behind the company, once a small consumer house, that has since then turned into a leading international financial institution with associate projects and assets under management exceeding USD 15 billion. A conglomerate.. more
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Sheikha Al-Sudairy
Manager - Islamic Finance Department, HSBC Saudi Arabia
(Confirmed)
Sheikha is a manager at HSBC Saudi Arabia's Islamic finance department. She part of the team of professionals that built HSBC's investment banking franchise in Saudi Arabia, where the focus is on high-profile, high-value clients in both the public and private sectors. Since joining HSBC in 2004, Sheikha has worked on a number of landmark transactions in the area of Islamic finance, such as the fir.. more
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Sandeep Arora
Finance Director, Tabreed
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Sandeep is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of Commerce. He has over 22 years experience and has worked with international accounting and consulting firms and with large contracting companies in the past. Sandeep has been a member of Tabreed's senior management since its inception and is responsible for all of the Groups finance, accounting and banking activities.
He actively participates in.. more
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Darshan Bijur
Director - Corporate Finance, KPMG
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Darshan Bijur is the Director of Islamic Finance Advisory within the Debt Advisory team of KPMG Corporate Finance. Darshan is a chartered accountant, based in London, and has been focused on this sector for the past few years. His team advises borrowers in both conventional and Islamic finance markets helping them understand their range of options and then in negotiations with their bankers. Prior.. more
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Geert Bossuyt
Global Equity Derivatives - Structured Product, Deutsche Bank
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Geert Bossuyt is Head of Structuring for the Middle East in Global Markets' Emerging Markets Group and as such is also in charge of Deutsche Bank's Shari'a products platform which he built from scratch to one of the leading and most innovative players in the Islamic financial industry. He joined Deutsche Bank in August 2001 and worked in the Global Equity Derivatives' origination and distribution .. more
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Nazmi Camalxaman
Manager, Global Markets, CIMB
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Nazmi Camalxaman, 26, began his career with one of the big four accounting firms where he was involved in the fields of tax and corporate finance. In 2005, he joined the Islamic financing arm of Malaysia's leading investment bank called CIMB Group. He has participated in numerous groundbreaking Islamic debt capital market transactions including:-
the world's first Islamic residential mortgage bac.. more
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Sultan Choudhury
Commercial Director, Islamic Bank of Britain
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Sultan Choudhury is an Executive Board Director at the Islamic Bank of Britain. Sultan has been with the Bank since January 2004 during which time he set up Head Office Operations, increased the number of branches from one to eight, implemented the UK's first Halal Savings and Personal Finance products and raised the profile and awareness of Islamic Bank of Britain through public relations work in.. more
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Stella Cox
Managing Director, DDCAP
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Stella Cox is Managing Director of DDCAP and its subsidiaries DD&Co Limited and DDGI Limited.
Previously she was a Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Limited ("KB") where she had responsibility for Middle Eastern institutional
relationships and product development for KB's Islamic clients. Stella's team managed assets aggregating over US$2bn and extended over
US$250mn of finance to suppo.. more
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Darko Hajdukovic
International Product Manager, London Stock Exchange
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Darko Hajdukovic is responsible for the primary market offering for international companies at the London Stock Exchange. Darko joined the Exchange in 2007 as Debt Product Manager looking after Exchange’s offering for fixed income securities. He is also responsible for the Islamic Products at the London Stock Exchange and has contributed to HMT's Islamic Finance Experts Group.
Before joining the .. more
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Raymond Hill
Head of Emerging Markets, FitchRatings
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Raymond P. Hill has been with Fitch Ratings in London since 1998, where he has focused on telecommunications and emerging market corporate credits.
Raymond brings to Fitch over 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. After spending the first 11 years of his career focusing on the UK markets with both Barclays and Hill Samuel, he then spent the next 11 years working in Corporate B.. more
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Hammad Hassan
First Vice President & Head of Marketing, ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.), Bahrain
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Hammad has over thirteen years of banking experience, most of it with Citigroup and its affiliate in Saudi Arabia, Samba Financial Group.
After graduation from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) with MBA in Finance, Hammad joined Citigroup in Pakistan in 1994. In 1997, Hammad moved to Samba Financial Group and worked in different areas of the corporate bank before moving to the Islam.. more
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Abradat Kamalpour
Partner, Dechert LLP
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Abradat Kamalpour is a Partner in the Finance and Real Estate team of Dechert LLP. Abradat has extensive experience in securitisation, debt capital markets and structured finance transactions. He has been at the forefront of structuring Islamic-compliant capital markets and securitisation transactions, transforming non-compliant structures into instruments acceptable to Islamic investors.
Abradat.. more
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Datuk Mohamed Azahari Kamil
Managing Director / CEO, AmanahRaya Investment Bank Limited Labuan ("ARIB")
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Datuk Azahari is the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of AmanahRaya Investment Bank Limited Labuan ("ARIB"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amanah Raya Berhad.
The establishment of ARIB is to enhance as well as create financial values in originating foreign dominated financial instruments in the international marketplace.
With vast experience and capabilities in offshore investment, ARI.. more
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Mohieddine Kronfol
Managing Director, Asset Management, Algebra Capital
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Mohieddine has 11 years of relevant experience in financial services including a 3 year track record in regional fixed income markets and founding roles in 3 start up businesses.
Prior to committing to Algebra Capital, Mohieddine was the Head of SHUAA Capital's Debt Asset Management Department as well as the Fund Manager of The Arab Income Fund (TAIF).
Mohieddine was also Head of SHUAA Capital's.. more
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Neil Miller
Partner and Global Head of Islamic Finance, Norton Rose LLP
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Neil D. Miller is a Partner in the international law firm of Norton Rose LLP and Global Head of the firm's leading Islamic finance practice. He has been actively involved in the industry for over 13 years and is a regular speaker and writer on Islamic finance topics. Now based in London, Neil was managing partner of the Norton Rose office in Bahrain from 1995 to 2000, where he developed a very bro.. more
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Trevor Norman
Director - Islamic Finance & Middle East group, Volaw Trust Company
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Trevor Norman joined Volaw Trust Company in 1988 and was appointed a director in 1989. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983. He gained an Honours Degree in Business Studies in 1980, and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the International Tax Planning Association and the I.. more
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Lawrence Oliver
Director, DDCAP
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Lawrence Oliver has been working in the Islamic financial sector since 1995.
Until March 1998, Lawrence was a Manager of the Islamic Finance and Investment Department at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Limited. Working alongside Stella Cox, he had responsibility for managing Islamic client assets totalling in excess of US$2bn.
Lawrence is now a Director of DDCAP Group, which is the joint venture init.. more
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Mushtak Parker
Editor, Islamic Banker
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Mushtak Parker is Editor of Islamic Banker Magazine, one of the foremost journals in the industry with a global circulation in the major Islamic Financial institutions
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David Richards C.B.E.
Chairman, Aston Martin
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After studying accountancy, David became a professional rally co-driver, competing for the factory Leyland, Opel and Ford teams. Whilst with Ford, he co-drove Ari Vatanen to victory in the British and Scandinavian Championships, and finished his competition career by winning the World Rally Championship title with Vatanen in 1981.
Following the 1981 season, David devoted his time to developing hi.. more
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Walid Sarieddine
Executive Director - Head of Islamic Finance, WestLB AG
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Walid Sarieddine has worked for WestLB for three years, specialising in the bank's flourishing Islamic finance deals. Since 2005 he has worked on more than 16 Islamic financing projects with a combined value in excess of US$7 billion and covering a large array of Islamic financing structures. Walid closed, with his team the US$1.1 billion Arcapita deal, the largest Murabaha financing by the bank t.. more
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Ayman Sejiny
Advisor to the Chairman, Dar Al-Arkan
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Ayman Sejiny is a Founding Investor of Unicorn Investment Bank and a member of both the management team and the Board of Directors.
Mr. Sejiny has over 15 years of corporate and investment banking experience in the region. Prior to joining Unicorn, he worked for Saudi American Bank (SAMBA) as Assistant General Manager in the Bank's Corporate and Investment Banking Group. At SAMBA (Citibank Affili.. more
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Richard Thomas
Managing Director, Global Securities House UK
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Richard Thomas has recently incorporated GSH (UK) Ltd in London on behalf of Global Securities House of Kuwait and Securities House KSCC. GSH is a leading provider of Islamic Finance solutions to a wide client base, and is currently involved in significant expansion into overseas markets. Richard is a member of the UKTI Financial Services Advisory Board (FSSAB) and chairs the sub committee on Isla.. more
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Emmanuel Volland
Director - Financial Institutions Ratings - EEMEA, Standard & Poor's
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Emmanuel is Director in Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, based in Paris (France). He is responsible for banks in the Middle East & Africa (MENA), and has a team of five analysts. His expertise also encompasses the Stock Exchanges and Clearinghouses in Europe. Emmanuel joined Standard & Poor’s in Paris in 1991. He initially worked for the Financial Institutions Group with responsibilities o.. more
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Mark Waters
Head of Debt Capital Markets, Middle East, BNP Paribas
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Mark Waters joined BNP Paribas in October 2001. His responsibilities include the arranging and structuring of transactions in the Middle East with a specific focus on corporates and financial institutions. He has arranged both conventional and Islamic based financings.
Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Mark was employed by The Royal Bank of Scotland where he was responsible for the development of len.. more
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Shariah Scholars |
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John Weguelin
CEO, European Islamic Investment Bank (EIIB)
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European Islamic Investment Bank plc (EIIB) is the UK's first independent Sharia'a compliant investment bank authorised and regulated by the FSA. It was established and incorporated in January 2005 and listed on London's AIM market in May 2006.
In June 2005, John Weguelin joined the Company as Managing Director and was appointed to the Board. John has over 30 years' banking experience. Until 2003.. more
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Dr. Fahad Al Zumai
Manager of Legal Affairs & Sharia Compliance, Bank of London and The Middle East plc
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Dr. Fahad Al-Zumai, LLB (Kuwait University), LLM- International Business Law (University of Manchester), MA International Business (London Metropolitan University), LLM- Corporate Finance Law- (University of Westminster), PhD (University of London), is a qualified Kuwaiti lawyer, former lawyer in Clifford Chance, Dubai, former Lecturer in the American Intercontinental University, London, former le.. more
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Muhammad Nurullah Shikder
Dubai Islamic Bank
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Muhammad Nurullah Shikder is a non-practicing Barrister-at-Law and former Imam at Tunbridge Wells Mosque, Kent. He studied Sharia (Arabic and Islamic Studies) at Darul Uloom Al Arabiyya Al Islamiyya, Bury, UK and has degrees in law; LL.B (Hons) (London Guildhall), PGDip in Professional Studies (City University) and LL.M (Master of Laws) in Banking and Finance Law (University College London).
He h.. more
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Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah Bint Engku Ali
Associate Professor, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
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Dr Engku Rabiah Adawiah is currently an Associate Professor at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She obtained her LLB and LLB (Shari'ah) from the IIUM. Shortly thereafter, she successfully completed her Masters of Comparative Laws (MCL) from the same university. In 1998, she was conferred with PhD in law from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingd.. more
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Shaykh Haytham Tamim
(Confirmed)
Shaykh Haytham Tamim is the senior lecturer and scholar and has studied Islamic law for over 20 years. His academic background includes accreditation in interpretation and sciences of the Qur'an, Prophetic sayings (hadith) and jurisprudence (fiqh) from scholars of As-Sham. As well as verifying over 20 books, his specialities include comparative jurisprudence, principles of jurisprudence (usool ul .. more
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