Venue
Mansion House
Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4N 8BH, UK

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Event Date Mon Sep 4 BST (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Sun Sep 3 7:00pm - Sun Sep 3 7:00pm
Location Mansion House
Walbrook, London EC4N 8BH, UK
Region EMEA
Details

Growing from strength to strength, Europe’s longest-running Islamic finance conference will once again take place in London in the majestic Mansion House under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of London.

Supported by His Majesty’s Government, TheCityUK and The City of London, IFN UK Forum is a fixture in the calendars of Islamic finance professionals in the region, attracting an international profile of bankers, investors, intermediaries and service providers.

Differentiated by its quality on-stage discussions and unparalleled networking opportunities, the IFN UK Forum continue to uphold itself as a pillar for productive Islamic finance engagement, capacity building and driver for further growth in Europe.

Speakers

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Alderman Vincent Keaveny
Representative of the Lord Mayor of the City of London

Lord Johnson
Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade

SPEAKERS:

Ahmad Shahizam Mohd Shariff
General Partner, Mekar Capital

Ahsan Ali
Managing Director and Head, Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Saadiq

Areeb Siddiqui
Founder and CEO, Kestrl

Arshadur Rahman
Senior Manager, Bank of England

Asal Saghari
Counsel, King & Spalding

Farmida Bi
Chair, Europe, Middle East and Asia, Norton Rose Fulbright

Khaled Khalifa
Senior Advisor and Representative to the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Lawrence Oliver
Executive Director, Deputy CEO, DDCAP Group

Lim Say Cheong
CEO, Saudi Venture Capital Investment Company

Luma Saqqaf
CEO, Ajyal Sustainability Consulting

Dr Martina Macpherson
Head of ESG Product Management, SIX

Mike Tirman
Partner, Ice Miller

Dr Mohamed Damak
Senior Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings

Dr Mohammed Kroessin
Head of Global Islamic Microfinance Unit, Islamic Relief Worldwide

Mohammed Saifullah Khan
CEO, Dar Al Sharia

Munirah Khairuddin
Country Head and CEO, Principal Asset Management

Nasser Al-Thekair
General Manager, Trade & Business Development, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

Dr Natalie Schoon
CEO, REDmoney Consulting

Nicholas Edmondes
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Nitish Bhojnagarwala
Senior Vice-President, Financial Institutions Group, Moody’s Investors Service

Omar Shaikh
CEO, COCOA Invest

Rafiza Ghazali
Director, Digital Banking, KAF Investment Bank

Raza Ullah
CEO, Pfida

Dr Scott Levy
Founder, Al Waseelah

Shakeel Adli
Founder and CEO, Zunikh

Simon Meldrum
Innovative Finance, Private Sector and Innovation Unit, Partnerships and Resource Development, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Sultan Choudhury
Advisory Board Member, Islamic Finance Council UK

Dr Sutan Emir Hidayat
Director of the Islamic Economy Supporting Ecosystem, the National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance (KNEKS)

Dr Usman Chaudry
Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director, Gatehouse Bank

Vineeta Tan
Managing Editor and Director, Islamic Finance news

Zakky Bantan
Head of Funding, IsDB

Zalina Shamsudin
Head of International Programmes, Climate Bonds Initiative

ADVISORY BOARD:

Amir Firdaus
Partner, CFO, OFFA

Henry MacNevin
Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Service

Dr Natalie Schoon
CEO, REDmoney Consulting

Richard Thomas
Managing Director, Sustainable Economy

Dr Scott Levy
Founder, Al Waseelah

Stella Cox
Managing Director, DDCAP

Tom Reynolds
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Dr Usman Chaudry
Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director, Gatehouse Bank

Zalina Shamsudin
Head of International Programmes, Climate Bonds Initiative

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Partners

MULTILATERAL STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• ICD
• ICIEC
• ITFC
• Islamic Development Bank Group Business Forum-THIQAH

PARTNERS:
• Al Waseelah
• DDCAP Group
• Eiger
• Gatehouse Bank
• Ice Miller Legal Counsel
• Ideal Ratings
• King and Spalding
• Moody's Investors Service
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Principal
• S&P Global Ratings
• Saudi Venture Capital
• Standard Chartered - Saadiq Islamic
• Trowers and Hamlins

CONSULTANCY PARTNER:
• Redmoney Consulting

LEAD MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Islamic Finance News
• IFN Fintech
• Islamic Sustainable Finance and Investment

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• CIBE
• International Business Times
• Trade Finance Global