9th Annual World Islamic Retail Banking Conference 2017 | Fleming | 6 November 2017 | Dubai, UAE

In many Middle Eastern economies, Islamic banking accounts for a major proportion of total banking assets and plays a central role in growth and development. Growing populations and economies, with high proportions of Muslims, are creating a market with huge potential in the region.

The road to growth though, is filled with challenges for the Islamic banking industry in the Middle East; rapidly changing developments in technology and growing aspirations of customers make this challenge even greater. With FinTech innovations adding upto 150 million new Islamic banking customers by 2021, the GCC banking sector sees significant opportunities from FinTech innovations, enhancing consumer experience.

With this prespective, the 9th Annual World Islamic Retail Banking Conference (6-7 November 2017, Dubai- UAE) aims to address this “Digibanking Revolution.” sweeping not only the conventional banking system but also the Islamic finance sector.

• Region’s only Islamic retail banking conference
• Country case studies: Nigeria, Tanzania & Malaysia
• Regulatory view: Smart contracts
• Special address: VAT & Islamic Finance

Key Topics

• UAE Smart Government initiative and UAE vision 2021
• Introduction of VAT: understanding tax parity between conventional & Islamic finance transactions
• Guru Retail Banking Panel: How to be accessible and seamless across all platforms?
• Annual open Fatwa session: Shariah guidelines for collaborative and competitive fintech companies

Takeaways & Special Features

• Annual open Fatwa session
• Regulatory Panel
• Guru Retail Banking panel
• CEO Panel
• Guru IT Panel

2017 Speakers:

Thomas Hirschi
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Executive Director, United Arab Emirates

Omar Farouk
Ministry of Finance, IT Governance & Security, United Arab Emirates

Aladdin Al Deesi
Mashreq Al Islami, Chief Executive Officer, United Arab Emirates

Irfan Siddiqui
Meezan Bank, President and CEO, Pakistan

Neil Hiltz
Facebook, Inc. Menlo Park, CA, Head of Global Financial Services Strategy, United States

Mohammad Ali Allawala
Standard Chartered Bank, Head Islamic Banking - Retail Clients, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Muhammad Imran
National Bank of Oman, Head of Muzn Islamic Banking, Oman

Eddie Mhina
National Bank of Commerce, AG. Head of Islamic Banking - Retail Banking, Tanzania

Tariq Madani
Sharjah Islamic Bank, Assistant Vice President – Echannels, United Arab Emirates

Mudit Saxena
Commercial Bank of Dubai, Head of Retail - Islamic Banking, United Arab Emirates

Mirna Sleiman
Union of Arab Banks, Strategic Advsior, Digital Transformation Advisory, Government Affairs and Strategic Communications, United Arab Emirates

Tamás Erni
Loxon Solutions, Managing Partner, Hungary

Rizwan Ata
Bank Alfalah Limited, Group Head, Islamic Banking, Pakistan

Mohamed Roushdy
Bank Albilad, Technology Advisor, Saudi Arabia

Mirza Ashraf Beg
Commercial Bank of Dubai, Head of Treasury, Investment and Islamic Operations, United Arab Emirates

Tanvir Shah
Harvard Club of UAE, Alumni Member, United Arab Emirates

Momin Hyat
Mashreq Al Islami, Head - Shariah Governance & Compliance, United Arab Emirates

2017 Sponsors:

• Associate Sponsor
• Loxon