8th International Conference on Islamic Banking & Finance

11-13 November 2024

Conference Theme

Innovation & Sustainability

Welcome to the 8th International Conference on Islamic Banking & Finance (ICIBF-2024) organized by the Institute of Business Management. With its theme, “Innovation and Sustainability: Role of Islamic Banking & Finance in Navigating the Future Landscape,” we aim to provide an unparalleled platform for exploring the transformative impact of Islamic banking and finance on global economy.

Technological Innovations

Green Finance

Regulatory Frameworks

Islamic Microfinance

Industry 5.0

Financial Inclusion

Featured Speakers

Tilawat-e-Quran

Opening Talk

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kashif

Dean, CBM

Workshop 1: Islamic Social Finance

Prof. Dr. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans, USA

Workshop 2: How Sustainability is Natural to Islamic Finance?

Dr. Dawood Ashraf

Acting Associate Manager, Islamic Development Bank Institute, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah-KSA

Networking Lunch & Prayer Break

Workshop 3: Deciphering Authenticity Quotient of Islamic Banking and Finance

Prof. Dr. Humayon Dar

Director General, Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance, UK

Concluding Remarks & Certificate Distribution

Talib Syed Karim

President, IoBM

Refreshments

Inaugural Session (Ballroom, Movenpick Hotel)

Tilawat
National Anthem

Conference Flow

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kashif

Dean, CBM

Welcome Address

Mr. Talib Syed Karim

President, IoBM

Speeches

Prof. Dr. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans, USA

Mr. Yousaf Hussain

President & CEO, Faysal Bank Ltd.

Mr. Rizwan Ata

President & CEO, BankIslami Pakistan Ltd.

Mr. Atif Hanif

President & CEO, Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Ltd.

Mr. Basheer Janmohammad

Chancellor, IoBM

Dr. Ishrat Hussain

Ex. Governor SBP & Advisor to PM, Chairman IBA-CEIF

Mr. Saleem Ullah

Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan

Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Govt. of Pakistan

Tea / Networking Break

Strategies for enhancing financial inclusion among underserved populations using Islamic banking principles

Venue: Ballroom

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Aishath Muneeza

Associate Dean for Students and Internationalization, INCEIF University, Malaysia

Keynote Speeches

Prof. Dr. Alija Avdukic

Chair in Political Economy and Islamic Finance, School of Business, University of Dundee, UK

Ms. Khalida Habib

Executive Director – SECP, Islamabad

Panelist

Dr. Muhammad Imran

Group Head Islamic Banking, Bank Alfalah Ltd

Moderator

Irfan Saleem Awan

CFO / SEVP - Bank of Khyber, Peshawar

Prof. Dr. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans, USA

Mr. Azeem Iqbal Pirani

Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director EFU Life Assurance Ltd.

Prof. Dr. Alija Avdukic

Chair in Political Economy and Islamic Finance, School of Business, University of Dundee, United Kingdom

Mufti Najeeb Khan

Chairman Shariah Board, Bank Makrama Ltd.

Dr. Alfatih Gessan

Islamic Finance Centre, Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), Bahrain

Dr. Kinan Saleem

INCEIF, Malaysia

Keynote Address and Report Launch

Prof. Dr. Humayon Dar

Director General, Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance, UK

Digitization and Technology fueling the growth and development of Islamic Banking

Venue: Sumbul Hall

Session Chair

Mufti Ehsan Ahmed Waqar

Chairman Shariah Board, AIBG-NBP & Vice Chancellor Al Ghazali University, Karachi

Moderator

Ahmed Ali Siddiqui

Senior Executive Vice President, PDSC, Meezan Bank Ltd. (MBL)

Panelist

Mr. Shahzad Khokhar

Head of Islamic Banking, Mashriq Bank Pakistan Ltd

Mr. Saleemullah Shaikh,

Head - Islamic Banking HabibMetro Bank

Mr. Umer Iqbal Shaikh

Head Islamic Banking, Bank of Punjab

Mr. Amin Tejani

Head Islamic Banking, Soneri Bank

Mr. Faisal Shaikh

Head Product & Shariah Structuring, Faysal Bank Ltd.

Mr. Sohail Siraj Raja

GM - Islamic Banking, HBL

Dr. Zubair Ashraf Usmani

Chairman Shariah Board HBL

Mr. Farhan Ul Haq Usmani

Head Audit & Compliance, Meezan Bank Limited

Lunch & Prayer Break

The potential of Islamic finance to drive social impact through responsible investment practices

Venue: Ballroom

Session Chair

Mr. Ateeq ur Rehman

Economic Financial Analyst

Speeches

H.E. Dr. June Kuncoro

Consul General of Indonesia

H.E. Dr. Bakheet-Ateeq-Al-Remeithi

Consul General of UAE

H.E. Mr. Herman Hardynata Ahmad

Consul General of Malaysia

H.E. Ambassador Abdullah Ahmed Buqhous

Consul General of Bahrain

H.E. Engineer Sami Abdullah Salim Al Khanjari

Consul General of Oman

H.E. Cemal Sangu

Consul General of Turkey

Panelist

Dr. Irum Saba

Program Director/Associate Professor, IBA Karachi.

Moderator

Mr. Waqas Ahmed

CEO, Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited.

Mr. Muhammad Shoaib Ibrahim,

CEO, First Habib Modaraba

Mr. Imtiaz Gadar

CEO, Al Meezan Investment Management

Mr. Raheel Qamar Ahmad

CEO, OLP Modaraba (formerly ORIX Modaraba)

Mr. Saqib Zeeshan

CEO, Pak Qatar General Takaful Ltd.

Mr. Aftab Munshi

CEO, Al Habib Capital.

Mr. Asif Siddiqui

Head of Islamic Banking, BML

Mr. Syed Ahmad Zaidi

Managing Director & Chief Executive, Foundation Securities (Pvt) Ltd.

Mr. Nayyar Hussain

Executive Director, Salaam Takaful Limited

Key considerations and strategic frameworks for conventional banks transitioning to Islamic banking.

Venue: Sumbul Hall

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Aishath Muneeza

Associate Dean for Students and Internationalization, INCEIF University, Malaysia

Moderator

Mr. Muhammad Raza

SEVP-Group Head - General Services & Customer Support, Meezan Bank Ltd.

Panelist

Mr. Zaid Naveed

Group Islamic Banking - Unit Head Business Strategy & Market Intelligence, Habib Bank AG Zurich

Prof. Dr. Tahir Mansoori

Resident Shariah Board Member, Askari Bank Ltd.

Mr. Shaikh Salman Tahir

Head Corporate and Commercial Assets, Ikhlas Islamic Banking, Askari Bank Ltd.

Mr. Saud Shahid,

Head of Trade & Transaction Banking, UBL Ameen

Dr. Dawood Ashraf

Acting Associate Manager, Islamic Development Bank Institute, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah-KSA

Dr. Farrukh Habib

Co-founder and MD, Alif techs, UAE

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ayub

Director Research and Training (RCIB), Riphah International University, Islamabad

Risk Management and Resilience in Islamic Finance

Session Chair

Sheikh Shabbir Hassan Maisami

Founder & Chairman, Al-Sadiq (a.s) Institute of Islamic Banking, Finance & Takaful

Moderator

Dr. Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd. Rasid

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Islamic Finance, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha – Qatar.

Panelist

Dr. Fakhara Rizwan

Company Secretary Pakistan Stock Exchange

Dr. Mughees Shaukat

Senior Manager, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain

Mr. Aamir Ijaz Khan

Executive Director, ICMA International Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan

Mr. Muhammad Asad Ali

Wing Head - Policy, IFD, SECP

Mr. Junaid Naqi

President Korangi Association of Trade & Industry

Mufti Muhammad Hassan Kaleem

Vice Chairman Shariah Board DIB Pakistan

Venue: CBM Auditorium

Panel Discussion: Opportunities for international partnerships and knowledge sharing to advance sustainability in Islamic banking

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro

Rector IoBM

Keynote Address

Mr. Qanit Khalilullah

Finance Expert, Business Leader, and Economist

Panel Discussion

Prof. Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed

Pro-Chancellor, Al Ghazali University, Karachi

Moderator

Prof. Dr. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans, USA

Dr. Saad Azmat

Associate Dean Research, SDSB, LUMS, Lahore

Dr. Shafiullah Jan

Associate Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ayub

Director Research and Training (RCIB), Riphah International University, Islamabad

Prof. Dr. Tahir Mansoori

Resident Shariah Board Member, Askari Bank Ltd.

Prof. Dr. Aishath Muneeza

Associate Dean for Students and Internationalization, INCEIF University, Malaysia

Dr. Kinan Saleem

INCEIF, Malaysia

Dr. Farrukh Habib

Co-founder and MD, Alif techs, UAE

Networking & Tea Break

Best practices for integrating CSR into the business models of Islamic financial institutions.

Session Chair

Sheikh Shabbir Hassan Maisami

Founder & Chairman, Al-Sadiq (a.s) Institute of Islamic Banking, Finance & Takaful

Panel Discussion

Muhammad Farhan Ul Haq Usmani

Head Audit & Compliance, Meezan Bank Limited

Moderator

Mr. Mujeeb Beig

Head Product, HBL (Islamic)

Mr. Zia Akhtar Siddiqui

Islamic Finance and Sharia Controls Specialist, Head Sharia Audit and Automations, Faysal Bank Ltd.

Mufti Abdullah Najeeb

RSBM, Al Barakar Bank Pakistan

Mufti Awais Ahmed

RSBM, UBL Ameen

Barrister Dr. Huma Sodhar

Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan

Mr. Raheel Baghar

Head Shariah Compliance Soneri Bank Ltd.

Mr. Asim Hameed

Head Product, Habib Metro Bank Ltd.

Mr. Saad Faruqui

Head Shariah Compliance, Mashriq Bank

Lunch & Prayers Break

The potential of Islamic finance to drive social impact through responsible investment practices.

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Humayon Dar

Director General, Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance, UK

Panel Discussion

Dr. Mughees Shaukat

Senior Manager, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain

Moderator

Mufti Muhammad Mohib ul Haq Siddiqui

Chairman Shariah Board, Faysal Bank Ltd.

Mufti Javed Ahmed

RSBM, BankIslami Pakistan

Mr. Muhammad Irfan Ahmed

Head - Shariah Compliance department at BankIslami

Mr. Qanit Khalilullah

Finance Expert, Business Leader, and Economist

Mr. Zeeshan Farrukh

Head Shariah Compliance, Bank Makramah Ltd.

Mr. Qazi Abdus Samad

RSBM – Bank of Khyber, Peshawar

Dr. Awais ur Rahman

University of Centeral Punjab, Lahore

Online Sessions

Panel A

Theme: Exploring the principles of ethical finance in Islamic banking and their implications for sustainable development.

Dr. Irfan Syauqi Beik

IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University) – Indonesia

Session Chair

Dr. Muhammad Arif, Captain (Rtd) Pakistan Navy, Tumgha-e-Imtiaz

Director Research, IoBM

Moderator

Dr. Rohail Hassan

Senior Lecturer – Resident Faculty, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business| Universiti Utara Malaysia

Professor Dr. Rossazana Bt Ab Rahim

Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Malaysia Sarawak

Dr. Ahmad Rijalul Dzikri

Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia

Dr. Maria Bhatti

Western Sydney University-Australia

Muhammad Ikram Thowfeek

Managing Director Global Group, Kuwait

Dr. Shariq Nisar

Managing Director, Shariah, Cap Advisors LLP, Mumbai, India

Panel B

Theme: Innovative approaches to risk management that align with Shariah-compliant finance and sustainability goals.

Prof. Dr. Tariq Ullah Khan

INCEIF, Malaysia

Session Chair

Dr. Imran Batada

Chief Digital Officer & Director, Center for Information Technology, IoBM

Moderator

Datuk Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin

CEO, ISRA, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. M. Ishaq Bhatti

La Trobe University, Australia

Dr. Zaheer Anwer

Associate Dean, Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia

Mr. Dean Gillespie

CEO Islamic Bank Of Australia

Prof Dr. Baharom Abdul Hamid

Lead Researcher, Centre of Excellence, Islamic Social Finance, INCEIF University, Malaysia

Dr. Hanudin Amin

Associate Prof., University Malaysia Sabah - Labuan International Campus, Malaysia

Dr. Aznan Bin Hasan

Dr. Aznan Bin Hasan, Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia

Panel C

Theme: Assessing how the latest trends in Islamic banking address climate change and promote sustainable environmental practices.

Dr. Farzihan Duriat

Euclid University, Singapore

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Brigadier (R.) Muhammad Abbas

Dean CCSIS, IoBM

Moderator

Dr. Adnan Aziz

Chief Program Officer (CPO) - Global Islamic Finance Program for Climate, Nature, and Development (GIFP), UAE

Mr. Sitwat Rizvi

Islamic Finance Expert, UAE

Dr. Elias Abu AL-Haija

Emirates College of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ahmet F. Aysan

Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Islamic Finance and Economy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation

Dr. Abdulazeem Abo. Zaid

Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Prof. Dr. Abdussalam Ismail Onagun

Managing Director & CEO, Qitmeer Smart Management Consultanies

Panel D

Theme: The alignment of Islamic financial products with the United Nations SDGs and strategies for achieving these goals.

Prof. Dr. Toseef Azid

College of Business and Economics, University of Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Session Chair

Mr. Raza Abbas

Head of Incubation Centre, IoBM

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Mehboob Ul Hassan

King Saud University Riyadh, KSA

Dr. Edib Smolo

Islamic Finance Professional & Assistant Professor Effat University, Jeddah, KSA

Dr. Muhamed Zulkhibri

Senior Economist, Islamic Development Bank, KSA

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aliyu D. Muhammad

Department of Economics, Bayero University Kano

Dr. Syeed Khatija

Managing Director, Al Hilal International, Hong Kong

Dr. Ashraf Gomma Ali

Group Chief Shariah and Sustainability, MBSB, Malaysia

Mr. Marco Lim

Web3 Partner, Solowin Holdings, China

Panel E

Theme: Developing training programs for staff to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills in Islamic finance.

Dr. Fazdila Mansoor

Department of Syariah and Management University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

Session Chair

Dr. Salman Sarwat

Associate Professor, HoD, Accounting and Finance Department, CBM, IoBM.

Moderator

Dr. Areeba Khan

Lecturer Islamia University, Bahawalpur

Dr. Abdus Sattar Abbasi

Director Islamic Banking Center, COMSATS, Lahore

Mufti Muhammad Abdul Mubeen

Head Shariah Department (Global), Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai

Dr. Mufti Yousuf Sultan

Founder & CEO, Adl Advisory Sdn Bhd, Malaysia.

Prof. Dr. Abdul Rashid

Director General (DG), International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE), International Islamic University, Islamabad

Mr. Mehmood Arshad

Executive Director, Pak Qatar Takaful Ltd.

Mr Faisal Iqbal

Meezan Bank Ltd, & Member Islamic Economics & Finance Committee, FPCCI

Dr. Rahmatina Kasri

Director at Centre for Islamic Economics and Business, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia.

Panel F

Theme: Exploring how AI is transforming risk management practices in Islamic banking and enhancing sustainability.

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Asutay

Director, Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance, Durham University, UK

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zahid

Dean, Bahria Business School, Bahria University

Moderator

Dr. Iqbal Akhtar

Florida International University, Miami, USA

Prof. Dr. Ghiyath Nakshbendi

American University Washington DC, USA

Prof. Dr. Asad Zaman

USA, Ex-Vice Chancellor, PIDE

Mr. Shiraz Jamsheer Ali

Director - Caribbean Chapter, GISRAS

Mr. Vehbi Zeqiri

Executive Director; START Organization, KOSOVO

Dr. Asif Zaman

Head of Department: Accounting, Economics & Finance, Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK

Dr. Faizal Manjoo

Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK.

Dr. Ismail Naguib

CEO, Egyptian Islamic Finance Association – Eifa, & Islamic Affairs Expert - Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Professor Dr. Hussein A. Abdou

Chair in Finance & Banking and Director of Research & Knowledge Exchange, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.