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With nearly three decades of experience in this highly specialized and growing area, the firm is considered to be the only law firm with the expertise and depth to structure and implement sophisticated Shari’ah-compliant investment and financing transactions in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia. In Europe, the firm is recognized as a leader in structuring and advising on Shari’ah-compliant real estate financing and investments as well as advising various international investment banks in their capacities as arrangers in debt capital market transactions, particularly Sukuk issuances. In the United States, the firm is widely acknowledged as the firm of choice for Shari’ah-compliant investment and financing transactions in the United States. In the Middle East, the firm leads in the formation of investment funds across a range of asset sectors, and the innovative fund structures it has developed to deal with local ownership and financing restrictions are now precedents followed by the industry. The firm maintains a leading role in handling debt capital markets work, in particular Sukuk issuances for issuers and lead arrangers across the Middle East and Turkey. www.kslaw.com FEEDBACK FORM Please spare a minute to provide valuable feedback. 1. Overall Evaluation Excellent Good Average Poor • Pre-event contact • Venue & facilities • Overall evaluation of the event • Overall evaluation of the speakers 2. Which Sessions Were of Interest to You? Excellent Good Average Poor • Opening Panel Session: Advancing Saudi Arabia’s Progress in the Islamic Investment Landscape: A Global View • Global Real Estate Roundtable: Opportunities for Saudi Investors • Sukuk, Infrastructure and Project Finance In the GCC • Transaction Roundtable: Emirates NBD Capital SAR800 million Real Estate Fund • The Investment Landscape for Islamic Investors in Saudi Arabia p and the Gulf: Trends and Strategies for 2015 u o gr y e n o M 3. 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The company offers unequalled access to the elite of the industry: with relationships built up over a decade of trusted communication with market leaders to provide a detailed network covering every aspect of Islamic fi nancial services. events training www.islam(cid:149)icfi na(cid:281)ncenews.com www.islamicfi nancetraining.com www.REDmoneyevents.com www.REDmoneytraining.com www.REDmoneyevents.com 1 AGENDA 08:00 – 09:15 Registration 09:15 – 09:30 Keynote Address Sheikh Dr Mohamed Ali Elgari — Professor of Islamic Economics, King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia & Jury Member of the Royal Award for Islamic Finance Opening Panel Session: Advancing Saudi Arabia’s Progress in the Islamic Investment Landscape: A Global View 09:30 – 10:30 • Reviewing recent regulatory updates and central bank guidelines affecting Islamic fi nance transactions in Saudi Arabia • Discussing an industry-wide strategy required to encourage cross border participation in the kingdom’s Islamic capital market • What role will Saudi Arabia play in the global Islamic fi nance landscape and what needs to be done to advance this vision? • What growth is expected in the Takaful industry and how will the industry continue to develop in Saudi Arabia? • How will other leading Islamic fi nance markets impact further growth of Islamic fi nance activities in the kingdom? Panelists: Professor Azmi Omar — Director General, Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group Badlisyah Abdul Ghani — Chief Executive Offi cer, CIMB Islamic Dawood Y Taylor — Senior Regional Executive-Takaful, Middle East, Prudential Corporation Asia Sheikh Dr Mohamed Ali Elgari — Professor of Islamic Economics, King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia & Jury Member of the Royal Award for Islamic Finance 10:30 – 10:45 Signing Ceremony: Memorandum of Understanding between CIMB Islamic Bank and IRTI on the Islamic Finance Country Report for Malaysia 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee and Networking Global Real Estate Roundtable: Opportunities for Saudi Investors 11:15 – 12:00 Real estate projects currently underway in the GCC have been estimated to exceed US$1 trillion with Gulf nations accounting for approximately 87% of the investments. Investors in the Middle East are expected to spend a further US$180 billion in commercial real estate markets outside the Middle East over the next 10 years. As real estate continues to be a key driver for economies in the Middle East, Europe and other parts of the world, what trends are expected to unfold in Shariah compliant fi nancing to capitalize on and support this growth? • Innovation in real estate fi nancing structures and products • Which real estate markets are expected to outperform and why? • Investment trends, strategies and risks for the global real estate market Moderator: Jawad Ali — Managing Partner, Middle East Offi ces, King & Spalding, United Arab Emirates Panelists: Jamil Ghaznawi — Director & Country Head, Jones Lang LaSalle, Saudi Arabia Jean Philippe Besse — Founder, Parisian Real Estate Advisor Robin Williamson — Managing Director and Real Estate Industry Leader, Deloitte Middle East 11:15 – 12:45 Breakout Session KSA and Malaysia — Cross-Border Business Opportunities www.REDmoneyevents.com 2 AGENDA Sukuk, Infrastructure and Project Finance In the GCC 12:00 – 13:00 The drive by many Gulf countries to improve on infrastructure is set create opportunities for market players to fund infrastructure and power projects through Shariah compliant project fi nancing. This session will cover the trends, structures and opportunities available • Infrastructure and project Sukuk in the Saudi Arabia and the rest of the GCC: What’s in the pipeline? • Opportunities in cross border Sukuk through project and infrastructure fi nancing • Utilizing Islamic infrastructure fi nancing in public private partnership ventures • Trends and outlook for syndicated fi nancing of infrastructure projects • Assessing the potential of alternative assets and its suitability to Shariah compliant fi nancing: key considerations for issuers • Outlook for tradability of Sukuk Moderator: Qasim Aslam — Partner & Head of Islamic Finance — Middle East, Dentons Panelists: Hani Ibrahim — Managing Director, Investment Banking, QInvest, Qatar Muhammad Farhan — Director & Head of Islamic Banking, HSBC Saudi Arabia Rizwan Kanji — Partner, King & Spalding, UAE Tayeb Al Rais — Secretary General, Awqaf & Minors Affairs Foundation Tom Guest — Associate Director, Eiger Trading 13:00 – 14:30 Luncheon Transaction Roundtable: Emirates NBD Capital SAR800 million Real Estate Fund 14:30 – 15:00 Panelists: Nabil Issa — Partner, King & Spalding Qais Qureshi — Senior Director, Emirates NBD Saudi Arabia Salah Allaf — Managing Director, Head of Saudi Markets, Emirates NBD The Investment Landscape for Islamic Investors in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: Trends and Strategies for 2015 15:00 – 16:00 • What will 2015 hold for Islamic investors and fund managers • Assessing key investment markets in Europe, Africa and the Gulf: What do emerging markets have to offer Islamic investors? • Which asset classes and markets are expected to outperform and why • Risk vs. opportunity: Understanding the risks and impact on the Islamic asset management industry • The changing face of the institutional investment market: Discussing investment strategies and product trends for 2015 • Outlook for i-ETFs, Shariah compliant mutual funds Moderator: Lawrence Oliver — Deputy Chief Executive Offi cer, DDCAP Group, United Kingdom Panelists: Alain Verbeken — Director, Cross-Border Tax, Deloitte Tax & Consulting, Luxembourg Asim Khan — Chief Executive Offi cer & Managing Director, Khalij Islamic Faizal Bhana — Senior Associate, Trowers & Hamlins Monem Salam — President, Saturna Malaysia Omar Bassal — Head of Asset Management, MASIC 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee and Networking 16:30 End of Forum www.REDmoneyevents.com 3