World Islamic Banking Conference 2017

4, 5 & 6 December 2017 – ART Rotana Hotel
Amwaj Islands, Kingdom of Bahrain

Confirmed Speakers at the 24th WIBC:

His Excellency Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj Governor Central Bank of Bahrain
Alex Tapscott CEO NextBlock Global
Tailya Minullina Chief Executive of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Member of the Investment Council of the Republican of Tatarstan
Khalid Hamad Abdul-Rahman Hamad Executive Director of Banking Supervision / Chairman Central Bank of Bahrain, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
Simon Martin CMG British Ambassador to Bahrain
Adnan Ahmed Yousif President & Chief Executive Al Baraka Banking Group
Xen Baynham- Herd Head Of Strategy and Lead Economist Blockchain
Lawrence Wintermeyer Co-Founder & Principal Elipses
Sheikh Nizam Yaquby Shariah scholar
Abdul Hakeem Alkhayyat Managing Director & CEO KFH Bahrain
Hassan Amin Jarrar Chief Executive Officer Bahrain Islamic Bank
Abdul Haseeb Basit Co-Founder & Principal Elipses
Ahmad Hafiz Abdul Aziz Financial Sector Specialist World Bank Group
Ahmed Al Rayes CIO IbdarBank Ibdarbank.com/management
Ahmed Albalooshi Group CIO Al Baraka Banking Group
Ahsan Ali Managing Director & Head of Islamic Origination Standard Chartered Bank
Dr Aishath Muneeza Associate Professor INCEIF
Ali Adnan Ibrahim Chair Sustainable Development Committee of the Bahrain Association of Banks
Andrew Sims Chief Executive Officer NEC Payments
Ashar Nazim Managing Director Finocracy
Ashraf Gomma Ali Regional Head, Sharia and Governance CIMB Islamic Bank
Ayman Sejiny Chief Executive Officer IbdarBank Ibdarbank.com/management
Badr El Din A. Ibrahim Senior Microfinance Consultant Arab Gulf Fund for Development (AGFUND)
Bashar Al Natoor Global Head, Islamic Finance Fitch Ratings
Cassim Docrat Director DDCAP (DIFC) Limited
Darin Rovere Founder & CEO Sustainability Excellence
Daud Vicary Abdullah Managing Director DVA Consulting
Esam Alkheshnam CEO International Turnkey Systems (ITS)
Fadi Al Faqih CEO Bank of Khartoum (BOK)
Fadi Al Qutub Chief Investment Officer Al Istithmar Capital
Fadi Al Said Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst Lazard Gulf Ltd. (Dubai)
Fadi Hani VP MEA & Turkey Avaya
Fatih Kazan Financial Sector Specialist Global Islamic Finance Development Center World Bank
Gonzalo Rodríguez General Coordinator, Saudi-Spanish Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance IE Business School
Dr Hatim El-Tahir Director, Islamic Finance Group Leader Deloitte ME Islamic Finance Knowledge Centre (IFKC), Deloitte & Touche – Bahrain
Hussein Abdulhaq Head of Treasury & Financial Markets Al Salam Bank, Bahrain
Iftikhar Ali Deputy Managing Director Bank ABC Islamic
Dr Imran Lum Director, Islamic Finance Corporate & Institutional Banking | National Australia Bank Limited
Dr. Jarmo Kotilaine Chief Economist Bahrain Economic Development Board
Jessica Robinson Founder and Managing Director Moxie Future
John A. Sandwick General Manager Safa Investment Services
Junaid Wahedna CEO and Founder Wahed Inc
Khalid Al Kayed Chief Executive Officer Bank Nizwa
Khalid Howladar Managing Director and Founder Acreditus
Kurt Lieberman CEO Magni Global Asset Management LLC
Marco Lichtfous Partner Deloitte Tax & Consulting
Meliksah UTKU CEO Al Baraka Participation Bank
Michael Mellinghoff Managing Director Techfluence
Mohammad Damak Senior Director & Global Head of Islamic Finance Financial Services Research S&P Global Ratings
Mohamed Nazri Omar Managing Director/CEO Danajamin Nasional Bhd
Mohammad Shaheed Khan VP, Shariah Compliant Banking Gulf International Bank
Mohammed Ameen Hassen Head- Shari’ah Banking Standard Bank Group
Mohammed Kateeb Group Chairman & CEO Path Solutions
Monem Salam President Saturna Sdn. Bhd.
Mujtaba Khalid Head, Islamic Finance Centre BIBF
Mustafa Adil Head of Islamic Finance Thomson Reuters
Nick Lee Authorisation Director-Financial Services Regulatory Authority Abu Dhabi Global Market
Peter Kruschel Director, Banking Supervision Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Raghu Mandagolathur Head of Research Kuwait Financial Center (Markaz)
Rajashekara V. Maiya Head of Product Strategy Infosys Finacle
Redha Al Ansari Research Team Leader – MENA THOMSON REUTERS
Robin Amlot CEO CPI Financial
Dr. Saeeda Jaffar Managing Director Alvarez & Marsal-Middle East
Salam Slim Director - Global Solution Lead/ Islamic Banking Oracle Financial Services
Serdar Guner Director Supervision, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Stuart Hutton Chief Investment Officer Simply Ethical
Subhi Bora Communications Director Zileej
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Sultan Director, Corporate Support Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
Dr. Yahia Abdul-Rahman Chairman and CEO LARIBA – LARIBA Bank of Whittier
Rama Mohammed Co-Founder CBX Unit LLC
Elizabeth De Freitas Account Manager Darktrace
Kebbie Sebastian Managing Director Penser
Ammar Radhi Head of Strategy and Special Projects Thomson Reuters
Professor Humayon Dar Chairman & President Edbiz Corporation
Shariq Nazim Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Finocracy
Dr Aly Khorshid Professor (Visiting),Fellow (Visiting) UTM University Malaysia, University of Reading, UK
Ron Bohlander Policy Lead on Islamic Finance HM Treasury
Abdulla Al-Najran Al-Tuwaijri Deputy Chief Executive Officer Boubyan Bank