Organized By
Afkar ConsultingThe Middle East Business Forum
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Endorsed By
UK Trade & Investment
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2008 Summit Programme
15-16 July 2008, The Jumeirah Carlton Hotel, London, UK
Global Partnership - Capitalising on Growth Potential
Day One : Tuesday, 15 July 2008
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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)
   
8:30 - 9:00   Arrival & Registration
   
9:10 AM Welcoming Remarks & Special Address
     
    London's Contribution to Takaful/Re-Takaful
Market Development
H. E. Alderman David Lewis
Lord Mayor of City of London
     
9:30 AM Keynote Addresses
     
   
Malaysia's Key Role in the Development of Takaful
Dato’ Muhammad Bin Ibrahim
Assistant Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
     
10:00 AM Key Overview
     
   
Will Takaful Penetration Match Conventional Insurance? Implications
Ajmal Bhatty
CEO Takaful, Tokio Marine Middle East, Dubai
   
10:30 AM   Refreshments
   
10:45 AM Innovative Approaches to Takaful Development
     
    Rebranding as a Tool for Corporate Transformation in a Takaful Environment
Shahril Azuar Jimin
EVP & Head of Corporate Planning, Etiqa Takaful
   
    Entry Strategy and Issues for Takaful in Europe
Mohammed Khan
Director, Price Waterhouse Coopers
   
    Can the UK Experience be Rolled out in Europe and Beyond
Susan Dingwell
Partner, Norton Rose LLP, UK
     
11:45 AM Country Experiences of Takaful Operations
     
    Developing a Family Takaful operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Bank Aljazira's Takaful Ta'awuni - a Modern Day Success Story
Dawood Yousef Taylor
Group Head, Takaful Ta'awuni Division, Bank Aljazira
   
    Developments in the Saudi Takaful Market
V A Tommy
Deputy Genaral Manager, Al Rajhi Insurance Company, Saudi Arabia
   
    The Sudanese Experience In Takaful: The Model, Practice & Development
Zaki Hamdan Abu ElBashar
Deputy MD, Shekhan Insurance & Reinsurance Company, Sudan
   
12:45 PM   Lunch & Zuhr
   
2:00 PM The Growing Takaful Market - Areas to Watch
     
    The Bancassurance Route to Marketing Takaful
Sohail Jaffer
Partner, International Business Development, FWU Group
   
    UK - Regulatory Issues
Anne Foster
Lovells LLP
   
    The IFC Involvement in Takaful
Richard Gyles
International Finance Corporation [IFC]
   
3:00 PM   Coffee Break
   
3:15 PM Models, Rating and Corporate Governance of Takaful Operations
     
    Are Takaful Models Converging?
Zainal Abidin Mohamed Kassim
Principal Actuary, Mercer Zainal Consulting Sdn Bhd
   
    Rating of Takaful / Re-Takaful Companies
Kevin Willis
Director Financial Services, Standard and Poors
   
    The relevance of Enterprise Risk Management for the Takaful Industry
Nav Garayal
Senior consultant, Aon Limited, UK
     
4:15 PM Road Blocks In the Way of Growth of Takaful / Re-Takaful
     
    The Insurance Halal/Haram Conundrum
Dato Mohamed Fazli
First International Consulting Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
   
    Evolving Shari'ah Views of Takaful
Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatulla
   
    Marketing Islamic Financial Products in the UK
Kenny Gibb
Head of Investments, The Children’s Mutual
   
5:00 PM   End of Day One
   
     
     
 
Day Two : Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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9:00 AM Opening Remarks
     
    Utilising Reinsurance Expertise for Re-Takaful
Peter Taylor
Partner, Lovells, LLP
     
9:15 AM Challenges of Takaful / Re-Takaful
     
    Can Takaful Fit Into the Lloyd's Structure?
Majid Mohamed
CEO, Labuan Re, Malaysia
   
    Innovative Approaches to Quasi Reinsurance
Alexander Milberg
Head of ReTakaful, Aon Re Global
   
    From Reinsurance to Re-Takaful
Duncan Garland
MD, Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd
   
    The Need for Retakaful & Existing Capacity
Chakib Abouzaid
CEO, Takaful Re, Dubai
   
    Beyond Capacity - Development Paths for Re-Takaful
Dr Ludwig Stiftl
CEO, Munich Reinsurance Company / Munich Re Retakaful
   
10:30 AM   Coffee Break
   
10:45 AM Key Overview
     
    The Challenge of Asset Management for Takaful / Re-Takaful Operators
Ghazal Zahid Khan & M Iqbal Asaria
     
11:15 AM Asset Management for Takaful Companies
   
 
Short Term Liquidity Management
Judith Benson
COO, Prime Rate Capital Management
Shuaa's Arab Islamic Gateway Fund
Marc Hambach
Senior Operation Officer, Shuaa Asset Management, UAE
Islamic Asset Management's Role in Enhancing Takaful Providers Assets
Mohamed Dhamshal Awang Damit
Associate Director, CIMB Islamic (Head, Group Asset Management)
Key Role of Alternative Assets and Structured Products
Bindesh Shah
Co-Founder, Amiri Capital LLP
   
12:30 PM   Salaat & Lunch 
   
2:15 PM Growing Markets and Marketing
     
    Understanding the UK Market for Islamic Insurance
Bradley Brandon-Cross
CEO, Principal Insurance, UK
   
    Lessons from Marketing Islamic Financial Products in the UK
Keith Leach
Head of Alburaq
   
    Barriers to Entry to the UK Market for Takaful Products
Bruce Graham
Finance Director, John Holmans and Sons
   
3:15 PM   Coffee Break
   
3:30 PM Enabling and Expanding the Scope of Takaful
     
    Takaful Wrappers for Sukuk Issues
Hamid Yunis
Partner, Taylor Wessing LLP
   
    Using Niche Modalities - Friendly Societies, Discretionary Mutuals etc
John Gilbert
Consultant, Lovells LLP
   
    Micro Takaful as a Service to Micro Finance
Dr Alberto Brugnoni
Director General, ASSAIF
     
4:15 PM Vote of Thanks and Closing Remarks
   
Dato' Dr Adnan Alias
MD / CEO, Islamic bankihng and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM)
The International Takaful Summit 2008 featuring a cutting edge Masterclass, leading industry insight and presentations and the International Takaful Awards will take place at the Jumeirah Carlton Towers, London UK, 14th - 16th July 2008. The programme and venue may be subject to change and at the discretion of the organisers. Admittance to the Summit and related proceedings is by invitation only

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