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| DAY ONE, Thursday, 1st Nov 2007 |
8.30 a.m. |
Registration
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Chair For the Takaful Summit
Dr Alberto Brugnoni
Director General of ASSAIF
(Associazione per lo Sviluppo di Strumenti Alternativi e di Innovazione Finanziaria) |
9.10 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks & Special Address:
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Islamic Finance and Inter-Faith Harmonisation
Aldrman John Stuttard
Lord Mayor of City of London
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9.30 a.m. |
Keynote Addresses:
Enabling the Global Development of Takaful
Dato' Dr Awang Adek Hussin
The Honortable Deputy Finance Minister Malaysia
Mainstreaming Islamic Finance - The MIFC Initiative
Dato' Zamani Abdul Ghani
Deputy Governor, Bank, Negara Malaysia
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| 10.00 a.m. |
Refreshment & Networking Break |
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10.00 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Takaful Opportunitites in UK & Europe
Bradley Brandon Cross click here
CEO, British Islamic Insurance Holdings, UK
Faizal Mohamed Dawjee click here
Associate, Afkar Consulting Ltd
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Moderator
Mustapha Hamat
Distinguished Academic Fellow, IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance
International Islamic University, Malaysia |
11.00 a.m. |
Regulatory Approaches to Takaful
Susan Dingwall click here
Partner, Norton Rose LLP, UK |
11.30 a.m. |
The Legal and Regulatory Framework of the Malaysian Takaful Industry
Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Osman click here
Deputy Director, Bank Negara Malaysia
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12.00 noon |
The Regulation of Takaful In the Dubai International Financial Centre
Simon Gray click here
Director, Supervison, Dubai Finacial Services Authority
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12.30 p.m. |
Jurisprudential Issues in Takaful Operations
Associate Professor Dr Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku Ali
National Shariah Advisory Council, Malaysia
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1.00 p.m. |
Lunch & Networking Session |
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2.15 p.m. |
Different Takaful Business Models In Practice: Concepts and Modalities
Zainal Abidin Mohamed Kassim click here
Principal and Actuary, Mercer Zainal Consulting Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
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2.45 p.m. |
A Friendly Society Route to Takaful in the UK
John Gilbert click here
Consultant, Lovells LLP, UK
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3.15 p.m. |
Q & A Session |
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3.30 p.m. |
Refreshment & Networking Break |
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Moderator
M Iqbal Asaria
Associate, Afkar Consulting Ltd |
4.00 p.m. |
Contrasting the Malaysian and GCC Takaful Experience
Jelena Bjelanovic click here
Rating Specialist, Standard & Poor's, UK
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4.30 p.m. |
Expert Panel Discussion: Rating of Takaful / Re-Takaful Companies
Greg Carter
Managing Director - Insurance EMEA, Fitch Ratings, UK
Simon Harris
Team Managing Director - Insurance EMEA, Moody's Investors Service, UK
Jamal Abbas Zaidi
CEO, Islamic International rating Agency, Bahrain
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5.15 p.m. |
End of Day One |
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| DAY TWO, Friday, 2nd Nov 2007 |
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Moderator
Abdul Khudus Mohamed Naaim
First International Consulting, Malaysia
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9.00 a.m. |
Challenges and Opportunities for Retakaful
Praveen Sharma click here
AON Limited, UK
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9.30 a.m. |
The Role of Pure Retakaful Operators Versus Conventional Reinsurers: Envisoning the Future Kamasani Tati click here
CEO, Tokio Marine Retakaful Pte Ltd, Singapore
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10.00 a.m. |
Q & A Session |
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| 10.15 a.m. |
Refreshment & Networking Break |
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10.45 a.m. |
What is New in the Takaful Products range?
Atsuhiko Ayabe click here
General manager, Hong Leong Tokio Marine Takaful Bhd, Malaysia
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11.15 a.m. |
A Takaful Wrapper for Sukuk Issues?
Hamid Yunis click here
Partner, Taylor Wessing LLP, UK
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11.45 p.m. |
Q & A Session |
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| 12.00 p.m. |
Friday Prayers - Led by Mufti A K Barkatulla
(a prayer room has been arranged for delegates at the hotel) |
1.15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Moderator
Mohamed Hassan Mohd Kamil
Group Managing Director, Takaful Malaysia Bhd
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2.00 p.m. |
Investment Challenges for Takaful Companies in the GCC
Ajmal Bhatty click here
Head, Takaful Operations, Tokio Marine Takaful, Dubai
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2.30 p.m. |
Expert Panel Discussion: Shariah Compliant Investment of Takaful / Retakaful Funds
Suhail Arain
Investment Director, Global Equities, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, UK
Suryono Darnor
Head, Asset Management, CIMB Islamic, Malaysia
Roslan Abdul Razak
Director, Islamic banking and Finance Institute, Malaysia
Bindesh Shah
Partner, Amiri Capital LLP, UK
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3.30 p.m. |
Refreshment & Networking Break |
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Moderator
Sabir Patel
Senior Vice President, ICMIF
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4.00 p.m. |
Marketing Financial Services
Bassel Issam Hanbali click here
Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Solidarity, Bahrain
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| 4.30 p.m. |
The Bancassurance Route to Takaful Distribution
Hj. Mohd Tarmidzi Bin Ahmad Nordin click here
Chief Executive Officer of Takaful Nasional Sdn Berhad
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| 5.00 p.m. |
Vote of Thanks and Closing Remarks
Dato' Dr Adnan Alias
MD / CEO, Islamic bankihng and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) |
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End of Conference |
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