Inaugural 2007 London Sukuk Summit:
Keynote Addresses

The Challenge for a Global Islamic Capital Markets - Strategic Developments in Malaysia Tan Sri Dato Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
Islamic Finance and Asia - Leveraging Japan's Emerging Role Etsuaki Yoshida, Deputy Director, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Developing the UK as a Centre for Islamic Finance Michael Ainley, Head of International Firm Department, Financial Services

2008 London Sukuk Summit:

Sukuk Summit UKTI Reception Address Kitty Ussher, MP, United Kingdom
Islamic Capital Markets in Asia - Emerging Challenges and new entrants Edmond Lau, Executive Director, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Developing Islamic Capital Markets - New challenges and opportunities for Islamic Financial Centres Nasser Mohammed Bin Hussein Alshaali, CEO, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority

Wary of the impact of the global credit crunch, which seems to have affected the Western banking majors and economies the most, but attracted by the high GDP growth economies of Asia and the huge projected project spend in the region, investors from the Middle East and Malaysia, armed with huge petrodollar surplus liquidity, are increasingly looking to diversify their investments both in terms of asset classes and locations. Not surprisingly, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia are experiencing a boom in interest from these investors. This interest is further consolidated by the fact that the flow of trade, especially GCC oil, gas and petrochemical exports, is firmly in the direction of the above Asian countries.