Mr. Kazi Abdul Muktadir
Deputy Governor (Banking)
State Bank of Pakistan

Mr. Kazi Abdul Muktadir was appointed to the Board of Directors of State Bank of Pakistan in 2013.

He is a Non-Executive Director being nominee of Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Pvt.) Limited. He is also a Member of Board Audit Committee.

Mr. Kazi completed his higher studies from McGill University Canada, London University, Sindh University and Karachi University. Holding Masters Degree, he has to his credit numerous diplomas and certificates in the field of Banking, Islamic Banking, Agri-business, Management, Planning, Energy etc.Presently he is Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Prior to taking over as SBP Deputy Governor, Mr. Kazi had been serving the State Bank of Pakistan as its Executive Director since December, 2002. He had been Group Head of Banking Supervision since June, 2010 and was responsible for On-Site Examination, Off-Site Surveillance and Enforcement actions over all banks in Pakistan. In this capacity, he gained repute within the banking community as a high caliber professional known to handle difficult issues and situations.

Before joining the SBP in January 1997, Mr. Kazi served many distinguished organizations such as Habib Bank Limited and the then Pakistan Banking Council in prominent capacities. Prior to that, he worked in Canada. He also served Sindh Agricultural University Tandojam, Agha Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP), International Labour Organization (ILO) project, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Rabka Limited Karachi.

Mr. Kazi represented Pakistan at different international forums and has been a member of a number of bodies and task forces, including the Conference of Banking Supervisors of Bank for International Settlements, HR Task Force of Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), Selection Board, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Board of Studies of a number of Universities, committee on formulation of the National Housing Policy and implementation committee on the Trade Policy, Ministry of Commerce.

Haji Abdul Malik Bin Abul Kassim,
Penang State Minister for religious affairs, domestic trade and consumer affairs,
Chairman, Halal Penang, Malaysia

PENANG STATE MINISTER FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS, DOMESTIC TRADE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Chairman, Halal Penang

Abdul Malik Kassim graduated in Public Administration from Mara Institute of Technology, has had extensive experience in various level of Business Management from Managing small and Medium scale companies to a Multi-National Electronic company. He started his 30 over years of career with a Multi-National Japanese Chemical company and there-after managed a member of companies including Housing Development, Construction, Construction Material Trading, Electrical Engineering, Food Packing, Multi-National Electronics Co and Travel & Tours.

He has also had the opportunity to hold Senior Technical Management position in 2 International Engineering & Construction Companies, Christiani & Nielson UK and Boskalis International Dutch for 2 projects in Ports and Submarine Engineering works.

His International exposure in the Middle East started with his engagement in Saudi in 1998 for a year as a Business Development Manager with a Saudi-Malaysian Company in Jeddah and Makkah. He was involved in a number of International Business Development Projects in Middle East mainly in Saudi before being elected as a member of Penang State Legislative Assembly and appointed State Minister for Religious Affairs, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs after the last general election in March 2008.

With his wide experience and background, Abd Malik was entrusted by the Chief Minister of Penang to drive the development of the State’s Penang International Halal Hub initiative. He currently leads as the Chairman of the Penang International Halal Hub Taskforce, and oversees the running of nine Halal Steering committees that focus on developing and implementing the sectoral strategies for the Halal industries and services. He is also the Chairman of the Penang International Halal Hub Development the state arm for development and promotion of halal initiatives in Penang.

Under his leadership, Halal Penang has strived to facilitate, develop and promote the halal industry in Penang. Since establishment in April 2009, he has led the initiative of garnering foreign direct investment in to the Penang Halal Industrial Park amounting to more than 484 million in investment value.

He was also responsible in the rebranding of Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department to the Halal Management Division Unit handling halal certification applications, procedures and inspection resulting in a tremendous leap from a number of 55 halal certified companies (2008) up to 498 companies (as at December 2012); an increment of 805%.

His supervision has witnessed the Halal Mangement Unit outreached and certified foreign industry players in the Henan Province of China, Bangladesh and Belgium.

Halal Penang is also acknowledged by international halal players, when he was given the chance to present and speak at the international platform.

He was honored and invited to speak at international conferences such the “Global Halal Congress 2010 in Pakistan”, “The Halal Industry and Halal Services Conference 2011 in Kuwait”, WHASIB-Phuket 2010, Thailand, “International Conference and Expo on Halal Industry”, Pakistan and “The First International Conference on Halal Food Control & Exhibition (ICHFCE), Riyadh and during “The World Halal Forum’ in 2012 at the Westminster University, London and many other local and foreign forums.

This recognition is at par with other panel professional speakers which mainly comprises of foreign ministers.

Prof. Dr. Azmi Omar,
Director General IRTI
Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia

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Professor Dr. Steve Bradley
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Lancaster University, UK

Steve Bradley is a Professor of Economics. He was educated at Leeds Metropolitan University and Lancaster University from which he holds masters and doctorate degrees. Prior to his entry to academia, Steve spent ten years working in Local Government as a member of the Education Department of Lancashire County Council. Professor Bradley's current research interests focus on the determinants of youth unemployment and economic inactivity for Britain, Italy and Spain, the effect of teaching quality on the educational attainment of secondary school pupils and the analysis of transition behavior in the adult labor market.

In his role as PVC (International) Professor Bradley has responsibility for international teaching and research partnerships, and the recruitment of overseas students to the Lancaster campus.

Mr. Saleem Ullah
Director, Islamic Banking Department
State Bank of Pakistan

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Prof. Dr. Monzer Kahf
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies,
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Prof .Dr. Monzer Kahf is a Syrian American professor of Islamic economics and finance. He received his Ph.D. in economics from University of Utah in 1975 . Dr. Monzer Kahf is currently working as an independent Consultant/Trainer on Islamic Banking, Finance, Zakah, Awqaf, Islamic Inheritance, Islamic estate planning, Islamic family law, and other aspects of Islamic Economics, finance, Islamic transactions (Mu'amalat)

Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi
Senior Economist, IRTI
Islamic Development Bank Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi is Senior Economist at Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank. His areas of interest are Development Economics, Public Finance and Islamic Economics. The focus of his research has been on Development Economics, Public Finance and Islamic Economics. He has number of publications to his credit, including research articles in the national and international journals, books and research reports.

Before joining IRTI, IDB, he has been all along working as a University teacher and researcher over a period of last 31 years. He served International Islamic University, Islamabad holding different positions including Dean School of Economics, Director Research, International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE), Director General (IIIE), Dean Student Affairs IIUI. He has worked for Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, International Islamic University Malaysia and Suleyman Demirel University, Almaty, Kazakhistn. He also served Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund in a consultative capacity.

Dr. M. Kabir Hassan
University of Orleans, USA

Dr. M. Kabir Hassan is a financial economist with consulting, research and teaching experiences in development finance, money and capital markets, Islamic finance, corporate finance, investments, monetary economics, macroeconomics and international trade and finance. He provided consulting services to the World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), African Development Bank (AfDB), USAID, Government of Bangladesh, Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC), Federal Reserve Bank, USA, and many corporations, private organizations and universities around the world. Dr. Hassan received his BA in Economics and Mathematics from Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, USA, and M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA respectively. He is now a tenured Full Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has 145 papers published in refereed academic journals to his credit. Dr. Hassan supervised 32 doctoral theses, and many of his students are now well placed in the academia, government and private sectors. He is editor of The Global Journal of Finance and Economics and Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, International Journal of Excellence in Islamic Banking and Finance and Co-Editor of Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development. Dr. Hassan has edited and published many books along with articles in refereed academic journals. Dr. Hassan is co-editor (with M.K. Lewis) of Handbook of Islamic Banking and Islamic Finance, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics (Edward Elgar, 2007), and co-editor (with Michael Mahlknecht) Islamic Capital Market: Products and Strategies (John Wiley and Sons, 2011). He is co-author Islamic Entrepreneurship (Routledge UK, 2010). Dr. Hassan has completed a textbook on Islamic Finance, (co-authored with Rasem N Kayed and Umar A Oseni) which was published by the UK based Pearson Publishing Company. Dr. Hassan is now completing an edited volume on Islam and the Economy to be published by the Oxford University Press. A frequent traveller, Dr. Hassan gives lectures and workshops in the US and abroad, and has presented over 270 research papers at professional conferences and gave 103 invited lectures.

Mr. Waheed Qaiser
President & Vice Chairman,
Maxim Corporate Finance LLP PT Gain Crescent Capital, UK

Waheed Qaiser (WQ) is the Lead Founder of first Islamic bank in UK that was licensed in 2004. Waheed is also founder, CEO and Chairman of another Islamic bank in Europe that has applied for a Licence. WQ is Chairman PT Gain Crescent Capital, President and vice Chairman of Maxim Corporate Finance LLP. Waheed held executive management positions at Citibank, HSBC, UBS, IIBU, IBB, and QCC. Waheed is a Professional conventional & Islamic banker & Management Professional, having led Operations, Retail/Private banking, Business development, sales & marketing and all areas of Islamic banking. Waheed has proven expertise on bank start-up, management & financial consulting and Corporate Finance advisory.

WQ is a founding member of the Bank of England working party on Islamic mortgages that brought the historical amendment on double stamp duty for Islamic mortgages and a founding Member UK technical group at Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments for Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) London. WQ co-authored a book on Islamic retail Banking & Finance. Waheed is the first Pakistani British to take various initiatives on Islamic banking front in the West.

Professor Dr. Kent Matthews
Cardiff Business School,
Cardiff University, UK

Prof. Dr. Kent Matthews is Associate Dean for Engagement and Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance, Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom. Dr. Matthews recent research has been in four main areas: Modeling and forecasting the macro economy, Monetary and Credit influences on the economy, Money and Banking deregulation in developing economies and the Economics of the underground economy (including violent injury determination). He has a number of research article and Book publications in the area of Economics.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Ajlouni
Qassim University, KSA

Dr Ahmed Taha Al Ajlouni is Assistant Professor in finance program at Qassim University. He won top 100 Educators 2012 award. He is an author of more than 13 articles and 2 Books and also member of Islamic international Foundation for Economic and Finance. His major areas of research are Islamic Finance & Banking, Financial Globalization.

Dr. Mehmet Asutay
Director, Durham Doctoral Training Center of Islamic Economics and Finance, Durham University, UK

Dr. Asutay is is director of the Durham Doctoral Training Center of Islamic Economics and Finance at Durham University Business School. His recent research includes the construction of Islamic moral/political economy, which is considered as an incomplete project since early 1970s. By following the earlier contributions made by the founding fathers, he aims to systemize Islamic political economy as the defining framework for the moral or social economy aimed at by Islamic economics, a term fall short of the aspirations. Secondly, he develops the discourse around 'social and developmentalist failure' of Islamic banking and finance in relation to the expressed ideals of Islamic moral economy. In reflecting on the political economy nature of Islamic finance, he is also researching the political economy of (under)development of Islamic finance in Turkey.

Professor Dr. Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera
Dean, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia

Dr. Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia.He holds a Ph.D. degree in Finance from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, U.S.A. His undergraduate and Masters Degrees were in the field of Economics from the International Islamic University Malaysia.

His areas of interest and expertise include Money & Banking, Islamic Banking and Finance, International Finance, Financial Markets, Investment Analysis, Macro-Economics, Economics of Social Issues and Quantitative Methods. He has wide experience in teaching, training, consultancy and research in the above areas. His works have been published in local and international journals.

His current research interest is in real money systems that include the gold dinar and commercial barter exchange. He is the author of the books The Islamic Gold Dinar(2002)and The Theft of Nations(2004), both published by Pelanduk Publications and Real Money (2009) published by the International Islamic University Malaysia

Currently Dr. Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera is the Head of the Department of Finance in the same faculty. He is serving as Dean, Centre for Postgraduate Studies and Dean of the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia.

Dr. Ahmad Jamal
Cardiff Business School, UK

Dr Ahmad Jamal is Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy in Cardiff Business School. Ahmad has a long standing research interest in Islamic Consumption including Islamic Finance. He recently won a 4 year PhD Studentship jointly funded by the ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre and the Cardiff Business School with the title of: Making Sense of Islamic Financial Consumption. He has published very widely and his recent work on motivations and barriers to adoption of Islamic Banking and Finance in the UK was featured in the online version of a special report on Islamic Banking and Finance published by The Times on 30th April 2013. The research project was conducted in association with Islamic Banking and Finance Centre, UK.

Hajah Salma Latiff
Crescent SDN BHD, Brunei Darussalam

Salma lectured at the University of Brunei Darussalam from 2000 to 2009. She introduced Islamic banking and finance to the Faculty of Business, Economics and Public Policy.

Salma conducted Islamic finance courses such as Principles of Islamic Business Ethics, Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance, Theory and Practice of Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Accounting and Regulating and Supervising Islamic Financial Institutions, at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. She also held non-academic positions such as Head of Business and Management and Deputy Dean of the Faculty.

While at the University, Salma concurrently served as Director of the Centre for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (CIBFM). She was primarily responsible for setting up this new institution in 2006. She introduced the first regional Master in Islamic Banking and Finance program at the Centre. The program has since obtained international recognition with the presence of overseas students from countries such as Japan and India. As Director of CIBFM, she worked closely with various Ministries in Brunei, in particular, Ministry of Finance. She also received support from the banking communities, both conventional and Islamic banks, and with overseas Islamic educational institutions such as Islamic Training and Research Institution (IRTI) of Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah.

Hajah Salma’s strength in banking arose from her 11 years experience with Standard Chartered Bank, for the last 3 years as Head of Operations for Corporate Banking Division, Brunei Darussalam, prior to joining the University. The Bank also sponsored her Postgraduate Course in Retail of Banking Products with Management Institute of Singapore and a Masters in Business Administration degree from Henley Management College, UK.

Salma graduated from University of Kent in Canterbury with B.A. in Accounting (Honours) in 1980. She worked as an Auditor with the then Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. (Accounting & Auditing firm), Singapore for 5 years following her graduation.

Dr David Simm
Lancaster University, UK

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Dr. Jill Johnes
Lancaster University, UK

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Dr Vasileios Pappas
Lancaster University, UK

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Amir Islam
Vice President Islamic Banking Division
Muslim Commercial Bank

Profile of Mr. Amir Islam:

Mr. Amir Islam is working as Vice President in MCB Islamic Banking Division, holding a corporate area. He has about 17 years of experience in all banking areas including Corporate/SME, Consumer and Operation department, in prestigious Pakistani banks. He has extensive experience of Corporate/SME, Consumer Banking along with handling of Credit Administration Department/ Securitization of financing documents, financial analysis and risk management. He has a thorough understanding of Bank Operations/transactions, Credit policies etc. He has been engaged in various training programs regarding Banking, Islamic Banking, Credit Documentations, Financial Analysis, Management, Consumer lending products, Staff Development etc throughout his career.

Kamran Masud
Group Head Islamic Banking
Bank of Khyber

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Dr. Habib Ahmed
Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law & Finance
Durham University, UK

Habib Ahmed is the Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law & Finance at Durham University, United Kingdom. Before joining Durham University in August 2008, he worked at the National Commercial Bank and Islamic Development Bank Group (IRTI) in Saudi Arabia and taught at the University of Connecticut, National University of Singapore, and University of Bahrain. Professor Ahmed has authored/edited more than 65 publications, including articles in international refereed journals, books and other academic papers/monographs. His current research interests include contemporary applications of Islamic commercial law, product development in Islamic finance, inclusive finance, and the integration of waqf and financial sector.

Ms. Camille Silla Paldi
Chief Executive Officer,
FAAIF, Dubai

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Nabee Mohomed Mamode Raffick
AL Barakah Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited
Mauritius

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Hylmun Izhar
Economist
Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank

Dr. Izhar obtained his master degree in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management with distinction at Loughborough University, United Kingdom (MA degree in collaboration with the Markfield Institute of Higher Education) and earned PhD in Islamic Finance from Durham University, United Kingdom during which he was honored a prestigious Doctoral Fellowship by the Graduate School, Durham University, United Kingdom.

He is frequent speakers in various international conferences and has conducted professional training courses for regulators, bankers and market players in the area of Islamic economics and Islamic finance. Having been an active contributor to Muslim World Book Review, Dr. Izhar’s academic articles appear in a number of refereed journals such as Review of Islamic Economics, IIUM Journal Economics and Management, Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance, Kyoto Bulletin of Islamic Area Studies, and Afro EuroAsian Studies. He also serves as an advisory board and academic referees for a number of prominent blind peer reviewed academic journals.

Dr. Izharhas worked in diverse roles from lecturing at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE), Leicester, United Kingdom where he taught Islamic Financial Instruments, Economic Development and Finance and Cross Culture Management to consulting for Islamic Finance Advisory services at Oxford Islamic FinanceLtd, a wholly owned subsidiary company of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OXCIS), Oxford, United Kingdom and The International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), Malaysia.

Dr. Izhar has recently accepted an invitation from ISLAMIC FINANCE News (IFN) to become IFN exclusive contributor which would allow him to provide his views and insights on various issues in Islamic finance on monthly basis, particularly in the area of risk management.

In addition to serving as co-editor of Islamic Economic Studies; an international refereed journal published by Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank, he is currently working on the following projects:
i) Development of “Practice-Driven Risk Management Standards for Financial Institutions Offering Islamic Banking Services” in collaboration with Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP);
ii) Stress Testing Framework for Islamic Financial Institutions; and
iii) Mid-term Review of the Islamic Financial Services Industry Development: 10-Year Framework and Strategies in collaboration with the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB).

Mohammad Farrukh Raza
Managing Director , IFAAS (Islamic Finance Advisory & Assurance Services)

Farrukh is the founder and managing director of IFAAS, an award-winning professional consultancy dedicated to Islamic Finance currently providing expertise to a range of institutional clients across several countries, from its offices located in the UK, France and Bahrain.

Farrukh holds an MBA in Strategic Management and has exceptionally rich experience across various sectors of the Islamic finance industry. He has led many pioneering Islamic Finance projects in Europe, Central America, GCC and Africa where IFAAS is particularly active in the French speaking regions. Farrukh’s experience includes advising the key stakeholders and regulatory authorities on developing the regulatory, legal and tax frameworks for implementing Islamic Finance in several markets including France, Senegal, Niger, Mauritania and Morocco. He has also led the ground-breaking market research projects sizing the retail markets for Islamic banking in France, Belgium and Oman.

He has previously held senior roles at Islamic Bank of Britain, the first Islamic bank in Europe and also played a key role in rolling out the first Takaful company in Europe. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK), Islamic Finance Experts Group (UK), Islamic Finance Commission at Paris Europlace (France), Business & Economics Committee of Muslim Council of Britain (UK) and Mosaic Network of The Prince’s Trust.

Farrukh is a highly experienced trainer and a popular speaker at international industry conferences. He also lectures frequently at many reputed universities worldwide. He speaks several languages with excellent command on English, French and Urdu.

Dr. Khaled Al Fakih
Secretary General & CEO
AAIOFI, Bahrain

Dr. Khaled Al Fakih is the Secretary General of Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), the international organisation responsible for standards on accounting, auditing, ethics, governance and Shari’a for the global Islamic finance industry. Dr. Al Fakih has extensive experience in banking and finance and unique combination of expertise in Islamic law, risk management, audit and technical finance. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon, and MBA in Banking and Finance. Dr. Al Fakih is a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA), and Certified Control Self-Assessment (CCSA). He was a member of the Islamic Banks Committee of Association of Banks in Lebanon. He was also a member of venture capital and Islamic securitization study group as well as Islamic corporate governance study group at Central Bank of Lebanon in 2007. In addition, he has lectured on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh Al Mu’amalat) at Islamic University of Beirut’s Al Sharia College, and delivered seminars in different countries in collaboration with International Monetary Fund, ABL and Union of Arab Banks, covering major Islamic finance topics on principles of Islamic finance, structured finance, risk management and audit. Prior to AAOIFI, he was heading Bank Audi sal’s group Islamic banking operations.

Dr. Zamir Iqbal
The World Bank
Washington DC, USA

• First Chairholder of YTI Professorial Chair in Islamic Finance and Banking at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).
• Professional Faculty, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Washington, DC USA
• Lead Investment Officer, the World Bank in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Iqbal earned his Ph.D. in international finance from the George Washington University. He has extensive research experience in the area of Islamic finance. He has published articles in reputed academic journals and has presented papers at international conferences. His areas of interest are financial engineering, risk management, and corporate governance in Islamic finance. He is co-author of several books on Islamic finance including “An Introduction to Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice,” “Risk Analysis for Islamic Banks,” and more recently, “Risk-Sharing in Finance: Islamic Finance Perspective.”

Mr. Alberto Brugnoni
Chairman , ASSAIF, Italy

Alberto G Brugnoni, a former director with Merrill Lynch Bank, is an independent consultant on Islamic finance focusing on the development of Shariah-compliant products and capacity building. His unique professional background combines the Islamic, conventional and ethical finance sectors. His practice focuses on the creation of wealth through the full implementation of the 'social capital' and 'territorial added value' concepts. An innovative use of the financial mechanisms and structures applied to ethical monies allows the emergence of new forms of governance that take into account the social, cultural and economic inclusion of all parts of society.

Dr. Ishaq Bhatti,
La Trobe University, Australia

Dr. Ishaq Bhatti is the Founding Director of Islamic Banking and Finance program at La Trobe University (LTU), Australia. Prior to joining LTU he held Professorial level academic positions at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman, Kuwait, King Saud, Riyadh, International Islamic University, Islamabad, UAE University and Lectured at Griffith and Monash. He held visiting position at Rider (USA), Magberg (Germany), Hitotsubahi (Japan), European Business School Paris and International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance, Malaysia. He is an author of more than 80 articles, 4 books and a member of the editorial board of various Business and Finance journals. His major areas of research, scholarship and teaching are in Islamic Finance, International and Quantitative finance. He is a winner of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Major Grant at SQU, HEC’s Pakistan Grant in Financial modelling, Victorian Dept of Education ESL financial modelling and Australian Research Council Discovery Grant. He is a casual consultant with Islamic Development Bank and winner of Australian National ALTC Award 2010, LTU’s Learning and Teaching Awards 2009/2010.

Dr. Abdulazeem Abozaid
Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation

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Prof. Dr. M. Nauman Farooqi
Ron Joyce Center for Business Studies, Canada

M. Nauman Farooqi, Professor & Head of the Department of Commerce. He also serves as the Coordinator for the Norway and The Hague International Exchange Programs. During 2005-6 he also served as the Director of Leadership Mount Allison. Dr. Farooqi brings a unique blend of corporate and academic experience to the Commerce Program. Previously he served as the Chief Executive Officer of a money management firm and successfully launched a multi-million Dollar mutual fund. He has conducted corporate consulting, training, workshops, seminars, and projects in the United States, Canada, UAE, Kazakhstan and Pakistan on behalf of the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, banks, development finance institution's and government departments.Dr. Farooqi was awarded the Paul Pare Excellence Award in recognition of excellence in both teaching and Research at Mount Allison University in 2005 and 2006

Dr. Zubair Usmani
Sharia advisor, MCB

Mufti Muhammad Zubair Usmani completed his Doctorate in Islamic Finance form Karachi University. He is also the Fazil Takhassus (specialist of Islamic Fiqh and Fatawa) from Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi and is also a research scholar and teacher. Besides being the Shari’ah Advisor, Muslim Commercial Bank; he is also the member Transformation Commission Sub-committee, State Bank of Pakistan; Islamization of Economic Committee Chamber of Commerce, Karachi; Implementation of Supreme Court Judgment on Riba Committee, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan and governing body Al-Markaz-ul-Islami, Dhaka, Banglades.

Prof. Dr. Yildiray Yildirim
Syracuse University, USA

Professor Yildirim is the head of the Finance Department at Syracuse University. His research interests are credit risk and rating (theoretical and empirical), structured finance, real estate in particular securitization and commercial leasing. He was a visiting scholar at Princeton University, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, and Borsa Istanbul. He is a co-creator of the Jarrow-Yildirim framework for pricing inflation linked securities, and the founding partner of WOTN – a CMBS risk management company (2001-2005). He provided consultancy at the U.S. Department of Housing regarding issues concerning multifamily mortgage default and foreclosure, and most recently received a grant from JP Morgan Chase on commercial mortgage origination and tenant risk. He developed the undergraduate real estate program at Syracuse University in 2009 and has taught finance and real estate courses, including real estate finance and investment, real estate capital markets, case studies in real estate investment, fixed income securities, and corporate finance. Professor Yildirim has published in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Real Estate Economics, The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Annals of Applied Probability, among others. He graduated from Yildiz Technical University with a BS in Computer Science and Engineering. He received both his Ph.D. in Statistics and MA in Economics at Cornell University.

Mr. Akmal Hanuk
Chief Executive
Islamic Banking & Finance Centre, UK

Akmal Hanuk is Founder & CEO of IBFC-UK, Islamic Banking and Finance Centre. He is the member of UKTI committee in Islamic Finance, Trustee and treasure of Muslim council of Wales, chair and independent member of The Standards and Ethics Committee- Cardiff Country Council, member of study of Islam in UK school of Religious and Theological Studies, co founder and executive director of EBSP Leadership, Equality and diversity Training Center and member of Cardiff School of Management.

Samir Alamad
Islamic Bank of Britain PLC

Samir Alamad is a member of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions and is a Certified Sharia Advisor and Auditor. He advises the Bank as an internal representative of the Bank’s Sharia Supervisory Committee and undertakes regular Sharia compliance audits into the Bank’s operations.

He obtained an MA degree in Islamic Banking Finance and Management from Loughborough University and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma and BA in Islamic Studies from leading universities in Damascus.

Samir has extensive knowledge of Sharia law and Islamic commercial law and is experienced in their applications in Islamic banking and finance. He combines knowledge and experience of both Sharia and economics and finance and has delivered numerous trainings, workshops and lectures.

Dr. Gavin M. Brown
Lancaster University, UK

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Dr. Momna Saeed
Lancaster University, UK

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Dr. Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah.
International Islamic University Pakistan

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Abdul Samad
Shariah Advisor
The Bank of Khyber Islamic Banking Division

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Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Alazhari
Jamia Al-Azhar, Egypt

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Dr. Wafica Ali Ghoul
Academic, Lebanese International University
Lebanon

Dr Wafica A. Ghoul is the lecturer in Lebanese International University. She is an author of more than 12 articles related to business management and 5 scientific research articles. She conducted her research and teaching in finance and Business Development topics in the MENA region. She the Former member in American Chemical Society, WSU MBA Association, APICS and current member of Beta Gamma Sigma. In her other achievements, she won “Outstanding Young Women of America" in 1991 in USA and also listed in Who is Who in American Education.

Prof Dr. Rodney Wilson
Durham University, UK

His research is primarily concerned with the influences of religious belief on economic behavior. He has written extensively on Islamic finance and take an active interest in the trade, investment and development of the economies of the Middle East.

Dr. Gerhard Böwering
Professor of Islamic Studies
Yale University, USA

Gerhard Böwering has been Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies since 1984.He taught previously at the University of Pennsylvania and has been a visiting professor at the University of Innsbruck, Princeton University, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. He has published Mystical Vision of Existence in Classical Islam, Berlin-New York 1980; The Minor Qur'an Commentary of al-Sulami, Beirut 1995, 2nd ed. 1997; Sufi Treatises, Beirut 2009; Sufi Inquiries and Interpretations, Beirut 2010; and The Comfort of the Mystics, Leiden 2013; as well as numerous articles, including those in the Encyclopaedia of Islam, the Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, and the Encyclopaedia Iranica. He is the editor-in-chief of The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton 2012; Work in progress includes the following books: Islam and Christianity: the Inner Dynamics of Two Cultures of Belief, Notre Dame University Press; and The Dreams and Labors of a Central Asian Muslim Mystic. He was the recipient of a Mellon fellowship (1992), a Guggenheim Fellowship (2005-2006), and a fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (2006). In 2004-2005 he gave the Erasmus Lectures at Notre Dame. He has been a member of the American Philosophical Society since 1994.

Saudah bt Sofian
University Teknologi Malaysia

Member of International Economics Development Research Committee (IEDRC)(2012-).
Member of British Accounting Association (2004-2005).
Member of Knowledge Management Association of Malaysia (2005-2006).

Muhammad Zubair Mughal

Muhammad Zubair Mughal is a passionate and hardworking individual with a strategic vision of Islamic Microfinance. He is a skilled professional of Islamic Microfinance and an ardent learner of Islamic Microfinance and Islamic Micro Insurance with excellent speaking and training skills. He has 10 years of strong professional background on Islamic Banking & Finance. He has privileged to develop many Islamic Microfinance Products utilized in Pakistan, Middle East and Africa. Also, he has presented the research papers on Islamic Microfinance in many international conferences all around the world.

Farrukh is a highly experienced trainer and a popular speaker at international industry conferences. He also lectures frequently at many reputed universities worldwide. He speaks several languages with excellent command on English, French and Urdu.

Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed
Shariah Advisor
The Bank of Punjab, Islamic Banking.

Dr Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed has done Shahadat Ul Alimiyya From Jamia Darul Ulom Karachi and specialization in fiqh and Ifta From Darul Ifta Karachi, he has also got PhD Degree in Islamic Studies, major in Islamic Finance from the university of Peshawar, he served on different positions in Islamic Banking industry since 2006. Presently he is serving as Shariah advisor of BOP Islamic Banking, he is also attached as visiting faculty of Islamic Finance with the university of Peshawar. He is supervising different research works of M.Phil and PhD students of kohat university of science and technology. He has also published research papers in leading national and international highly ranked, peer reviewed and ISI listed Journals on various aspects of Islamic banking and Finance