2009 Speaker list

Shari’ah scholars:

• Sheikh Hussain Hamed Hassan
• Dr. Mohamed A. Elgari
• Sheikh Nizam Yaquby
• Dr. Muhammad Imran Ashraf Usmani
• Sheikh Esam M. Ishaq
• Dr. Mohammed Daud Bakar
• Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatulla
• Dr. Aznan Bin Hasan, Shari’ah Scholar, Maybank Investment Bank
• Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin, Executive Director, ISRA
• Muhammad Nurullah Shikder, Head of Shari’ah Advisory and Shari’ah Compliance, Gatehouse Bank

Ministers and governors:

• Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Central Bank of Malaysia
• Sheikh Salem Abdul Aziz Al-Sabah, Governor, Central Bank of Kuwait
• Dr. Ahmad Jachi, First Vice Governor and Chairman of Islamic Banking, Central Bank of Lebanon

Regulators and public agencies:

• Dr. Mohamad Nedal Al Chaar, Secretary General, AAOIFI
• Robert B. Gray, Vice Chairman, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
• George Handjinicolaou, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
• Ijlal Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
• Simon Gray, Director, Supervision, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)
• Khairul Nizam, Assistant Secretary General, AAOIFI

Senior industry practitioners

• Salah Jaidah, Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Islamic Bank
• Emad Al Monayea, Chairman and Managing Director, Liquidity Management House (subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House)
• Saad Zaman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, DIB Capital (subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank)
• Mukhtar Hussain, Global Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah and, Chief Executive Officer, Global Banking and Markets, Middle East and North Africa, HSBC
• Marcus Andrade, General Manager, Head of Corporate Banking, Al Rajhi Bank
• Dr. Hussein A. Hassan, Head of Structuring MENA and Head of Islamic Finance, Deutsche Bank
• Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Bank
• Abdulmoshin Al Omran, Chief Executive Officer, The Family Office Company
• Mark Watts, Head of Asset Management, European Finance House
• Raul Biancardi, Chief Operating Officer, NCB Capital
• Rushdi Siddiqui, Independent
• Moyn Uddin, Senior Vice President, Macquarie Capital Advisors
• Moinuddin Malim, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Badr Al Islami
• Muneer Khan, Partner, Head of Islamic Finance, Simmons & Simmons
• Neill Gibson, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
• Aamir Khan, Head of Global Private Equity, Unicorn Investment Bank
• Charles Peal, Chairman, BLME Umbrella Fund, Bank of London and The Middle East
• Rafe Haneef, Managing Director, Fajr Capital
• Nadeem Lodhi, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets and Syndications, DIB Capital (subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank)
• Luma Saqqaf, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Linklaters
• Joseph Rodriguez, Head of Specialised Finance, Al Rajhi Bank
• Nadim Khan, Partner, Head of Islamic Finance, Herbert Smith
• Mohieddine Kronfol, Managing Director, Asset Management, Algebra Capital
• Aref Al Khouri, General Manager, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
• Lee Sims, Treasurer, Gatehouse Bank
• Richard Bryant, Managing Director, Dar Capital
• James Hume, Chief Financial Officer, Energymixx
• Tariq Aslam, Chief Financial Officer, Blue Ocean Wireless
• Charles Yeterian, Vice President, Leasing and Finance, Novus Aviation Services
• Michael Clark, Chief Executive Officer, European Finance House
• David Testa, Chief Executive Officer, Gatehouse Bank
• Jean-Marc Riegel, General Manager, Investment Banking and Development Group, Qatar Islamic Bank
• Mohammed Dawood, Director, Global Capital Markets, HSBC Amanah
• Rustum Shah, Partner, Islamic Finance, Lovells
• Andrew Roberts, Partner, Linklaters
• Darren Sumich, Managing Associate, Linklaters
• Thomas Prum, Managing Associate, Linklaters
• Rahail Ali, Partner, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Lovells
• Debashis Dey, Partner, Head of Capital Markets and Structured Finance, Middle East, Clifford Chance
• Mohammed Lawal, MENA Structuring, Deutsche Bank
• Tariq Hameed, Associate, Islamic Finance, Simmons & Simmons
• Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCap
• Mohammed Saleem, Head of Treasury, Dubai Islamic Bank
• Rudy Yaksick, Partner, Concord Capital
• Nicholas Edmondes, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
• Rajit Nanda, Chief Financial Officer, ACWA
• Joseph Rodriguez, Head of Specialised Finance, Al Rajhi Bank
• Simon Monk, Head of Infrastructure Investment, Instrata Capital
• Elena Palei, Team Leader, Infrastructure, MIGA
• Mouhamadou Niang, Deputy Head, Structured Finance Unit, Islamic Development Bank
• Robin Ward, Independent
• Mohammad Izani Ghani, Senior Vice President, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
• Kevin Wong, Managing Partner, Singapore, Linklaters
• Syed Mustafa, Treasury Manager, Mobily
• Irfan Said, Head of Project Finance, Samba
• Baljeet Kaur Grewal, Managing Director, KFH Research Limited
• Asim Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Khalij Islamic
• Asad Ansari, Director, Australia, Kuwait Finance House
• Ayman Sejiny, Managing Director and Board Member, Unicorn Investment Bank
• Phillip Thigpen, Treasurer and Head of Capital Markets, Saudi Home Loans
• Neale Downes, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
• Kamal Mian, Head of Islamic Banking, Saudi Hollandi Bank