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