9th International Conference on Islamic Banking & Finance

Justice Dr. Syed Muhmmad Anwer

Aalim Judge, Federal Shariat Court

Dr. Zahid ur Rahman Khokhar

Director, Islamic Finance Policy Department (IFPD), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Junaid Bahrum

Assistant Director (Business) & Head of Retail Banking Group Bank Islami Brunai Darussalam (BIBD)

Dr. Fazal Rahim

Head of Internal Sharia Control & ISSC Secretary Ajman Bank

Carol Kigome

Head of Strategy Gulf African Bank

Dr. Irum Saba

Director of the Center for Excellence in Islamic Finance(IBA)

Dr. Rizwan Malik,

Head of Islamic Finance Centre, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF) Bahrain

Panel Discussion: Islamic FinTech Frontiers

Venue: Sumbul Hall

Prof. Dr. Eskandar Shah Mohd

CEO, ISRA Consulting, Malaysia

Dr. Mohamed Lamin M. Seylla

International Islamic Fiqh Academy, OIC Jeddah, KSA

Prof. Dr. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans, USA

Prof. Dr. Dawood Ashraf

Senior Researcher, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank

Dr. Farrukh Habib

(Azka Advisor-UK)

Mughees Shaukat

Director Shariah Structuring and Strategic Relations

Dr. Mufti Awais Naeem

RSBM, UBL Ameen

Azeem Iqbal Pirani

Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, EFU Life

Panel Discussion: Harmonising Shariah Standards Across Banks

Venue: Nargis Hall

Prof. Dr. Shafiullah Jan

Head CEIF, IM Sciences, Peshawar

Dr. Muhammad Ayub

Riphah International University

Mufti Ehsan Waqar Ahmed

Chairman Shariah Board, NBP

Mufti Muhammad Hassan Kaleem

DIB Pakistan

Dr. Mufti Ejaz Samadani

HBL Islamic

Mr. Hasnain A Merchant

Head Islamic Banking & Head Payment Services. Sindh Bank Limited

Dr. Asad Zaman

Former Vice Chancellor, PIDE Islamabad

Networking Tea

Panel Discussion: Creating Smart Sukuks & Product Innovation Hubs

Venue: Ballroom

Dr. Saad Azmat

Associate Dean Research, SDSB & Chair of the Centre for Islamic Finance - LUMS

Ahmed Ali Siddiqui,

Senior Executive Vice President, MBL

Muhammad Faisal Sheikh

Head, Shariah Compliance & Advisory, Faysal Bank Limited

Dr. Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz

Chairman Shariah Board- BankIslami Pak & Chairman Shariah Committee, SBP

Saleemullah Shaikh

Head - Islamic Banking Habib Metro Bank

Mufti Muhammad Najeeb Khan

Chairman Shariah Board - Bank Makramah Limited

Mr. Salman Ahmed Khan

Head Islamic Banking, Bank of Punjab Taqwa Islamic Banking

Farhan ul Haq Usmani

Head of Shariah Audit & Advisory, Meezan Bank Ltd.

Panel Discussion: Open Banking & Digital Halal Payments

Venue: Sumbul Hall

Ahmed Abbas Zaidi

CEO, Foundation Securities Pvt Ltd.

Naveed Nasim

CEO, ABL Asset Management Company Limited

Imtiaz Gadar

CEO, Al Meezan Investment Management Limited

Nadir Rahman

CEO, Faysal Asset Management Limited

Mir Adil Rashid

CEO, HBL Asset Management Limited

Mohammad Shoaib

CEO, Lucky Investments Limited

Iffat Zehra Mankani

CEO, JS Investments Limited

Shaikh Salman Tahir

Group Head - Corporate Banking Group & SME, Pakistan China Investment Company Ltd.

The Future of Islamic Banking in Pakistan: Digital and Ethical Lens

Venue: Nargis Hall

M. Jehanzeb Saeed

SVP-Regional Head South, Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan

Muhammad Raza

SEVP- Group Head -Customer Support - Meezan Bank Ltd.

Asim Hameed

Head of Transformation, Habib Metro Bank

Syed Mazhar Abbas Zaidi

CEO, Al Sadiq Shariah Solutions

M. Amin Tejani

Group Head Islamic Banking, Soneri Bank

Ahsan Ali

Head Products, UBL – Ameen

Shahzad Khokhar

Head of Islamic Banking, Mashreq Bank Pakistan

Mohammad Aamir

Investment Banking and Islamic Finance Practitioner

Rukhsana Narejo

Chief Treasury & Alternate Investments, Raqami Islamic Digital Bank

Distribution of 11th Islamic Retail Award Followed by Gala Dinner

Panel Discussion: Sustainable Finance and ESG Reporting

Venue: Nargis Hall

Talha Anwar

Chief Sales & Distribution Officer, Al Meezan Investment Management

Zubair Haider Shaikh

CEO, Lumina Consulting Services & Head FPCCI Central Standing Committee on Islamic Economics & Finance

Prof. Dr. Athar Mehboob

Vice-Chancellor, Al-Kawthar University

Sheikh Shabbir Hasan Maisami

Founder & Chairman, Al-Sadiq Institute of Islamic Banking & Takaful

Zahid Latif Khan

Founder, ZLK Group

Ateeq Ur Rahman

Economic & Financial Analyst

Amir Ijaz

Executive Director, Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan

Dr. Fakhara Rizwan

Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance, Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, Pakistan Stock Exchange

Panel Discussion: Global Bridges: Aligning Islamic Finance Standards

Venue: Sumbul Hall

Mohammad Fahad

SVP Meezan Bank

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Asutay

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

Prof. Dr. Ghiyath Nakshbendi

American University Washington DC

Dr. İhsan Övüt

The Secretary- General of the Standards and Metrology Institute for the Islamic Countries (SMIIC), Turkey

Dr. Iqbal Akhtar

Florida International University, Miami-USA

Mufti Yousuf Sultan

Founder & CEO, Adl Advisory Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Shariq Nisar

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

Sitwat Rizvi

Islamic Finance Expert

Panel Discussion: Green Governance: Finance for a Sustainable Ummah

Venue: Ballroom

Shoaib Malik

SVP Faysal Bank

Raheel Bhagar

Head Shariah Compliance, Soneri Bank Ltd.

Mufti Mohib ul Haq Siddiqui

Chariman Shariah Board Faysal Bank Limited

Mufti Khwaja Noor Ul Hassan

Resident Shariah Board Member, Sirat – HabibMetro Bank Ltd.

Mufti Abdullah Najeeb-ul-Haq Siddiqui

RSBM - Al Baraka Bank Pakistan

Dr. Afef Khalil

Assistant Professor, University of Manouba, Tunisia

Dean Gillespie

CEO Islamic Bank of Australia

Muhammad Islam Ahmed

Founder and CEO of Al-Nasay Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Networking Tea

Panel Discussion: Modaraba & Takaful: Funding the Green Future

Venue: Ballroom

Faraz Younus Bandukda

CEO, Al-Hilal Advisors

Waqas Ahmad

CEO, Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited

Muhammad Shoaib Ibrahim

CEO, First Habib Modaraba

Naveed Aseem

CEO, ABL Fund

Saqib Zeeshan,

CEO, Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited

M. Farid Alam

CEO, AKD Securities (Pvt) Limited

Raheel Qamar Ahmad

CEO, OLP Modaraba

Asif Qureshi

CEO, UBL Fund Managers Limited

Panel Discussion: Halal Finance Frontiers: Global Horizons

Venue: Sumbul Hall

Dr. Azam Ali

Ex. Joint Director, Policy Division Islamic Banking DepartmentState Bank of Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Mehboob Ul Hassan

King Saud University Riyadh, KSA

Prof. Dr. M. Ishaq Bhatti

La Trobe University (LTU), Australia

Prof. Dr. Abdulazim Abozaid

Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Dr. Hanudin Amin

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

Yigermal Meshesha

Director | Ethiopian Chapter, Global Institute of Shariah Research & Advisory Services (Pvt.) Ltd.

Faizan Ahmed

Chief Finance Officer and Member Board of Directors TRUSTBANK AMANAH, Republic of Suriname

Panel Discussion: Islamic Social Finance Without Borders

Venue: Nargis Hall

Muhammad Haris Munawar

Group Head - Wholesale Banking, BankIslami Pakistan Limited

Dr. Fadillah Mansor

Associate Prof. and Head Department of Shariah and Management, Universiti Malaya | University of Malaya

Dr. Elias Abu AL-Haija

Emirates College of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Naila Hammed

Islamia University

Dr. Ismail Naguib

Expert in Halal Industry & Islamic Economy

Dr. Shamsiah Bte Abdul Karim

CEO, Pergas Investment Holdings, Singapore

Mufti Faraz Adam

Chief Executive Officer & Head Shariah Advisor, AMANAH Advisors UK

Dr. Rohail Hassan

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

Panel Discussion: Green Halal Finance: SDG Pathways for the Global Village

Venue: Ballroom

Dr. Awais Ur Rehman

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia

Dr. Muhammad Ayub

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

Dr. Aznan Bin Hasan

Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia

Dr. Huma Sodher

Barrister the Bar Standards Board

Mufti Imtiaz Alam

Shariah Board Member, Mashreq Bank Pakistan

Mufti Muhammad Abdullah

Resident Shariah Board Member, Mashreq Bank Pakistan

Muhammad Zeeshan Farrukh

Head Shariah Compliance & Secretary Shariah Board, Bank Makramah Limited

Dr. Kamola Ergun

Associate Professor, Department Of Islamic Economics And Finance, Kto Karatay University, Konya, Türkiye

TECHNICAL SESSIONS (PARALLEL RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS)

Technical Session #1 Research Paper Presentation

Venue: Sumbol Hall

Dr. Jamil Ahmed

Dr. Omer Rafiq

1. Dr. Ahmad Ali Jan

Nexus of Corporate Governance and CSR Disclosure: Insights from Islamic Banking Industry.

2. Noor Elahi

Impact of Corporate Governess On Firm Performance.

3. Sumera Mehmood:

Examining the Determinants of Consumer Intentions to Adopt Islamic Personal Examining the Determinants of Consumer Intentions to Adopt Islamic Personal Financing in Pakistan.

4. Zoya Khan

Perceived Integration of Fintech and Blockchain in Islamic Banking: A Quantitative Study of Employee Perspectives

5. Muhammad Ishaq

Role of Nonprofit Organization in Health Improvement: A Case Study of SIUT.

6. Alishbah

The influence of social media influencer in digital marketing

7. Maryam Qasim

Pakistan’s Social Economic and Sustainable Development Goals: A Case of Alamgir Welfare Trust International.

Technical Session #2 Research Paper Presentation

Venue: Nargis Hall

Dr. Sumaira Shahid

Dr. Asif Balouch

1. Nisma Shafi Khan

Role of the charity in Edhi child home.

2. Wajeeha Asif

Society for Children in Need of Special Attention (SCINOSA): Pakistan’s First Syndrome related institutions.

3. Nimra Naseem

Effects of optimizing warehouse resources on sustainable performance: Revealing the Moderating role of seasonal variations.

4. Rabbia Abdul Qadir

Funding Technical Education in Pakistan.

5. Alishbah Shafiq

Role of Influencers in Digital Marketing: The moderating impact of follower’s interaction.

6. Najeha Afzaal Bela

Asset Quality and Finance Nexus-an Empirical study of Emerging countries.

7. Muhammad Faisal

Hytium Blockchain and Smart Contracts for Awqaf: An Innovative Paradigm for Sustainable Governance in Not-for-Profit Human Development Institutes (NPHDIs).

Lunch & Prayers Break

Panel Session on Digital Transformation

Venue:Ballroom

Dr. Imran Batada

Director CIT and CIO IoBM

Syed Yaseen, ACCA, CSAA, CIFE

Head of Product Development Department Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Ltd

Dr. Asif Zaman

Head of Department: Accounting, Economics and Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dr Hurriyah El Islamy

CEO & Founder of HGC Firm| Islamic Finance Expert

Adil Mohammed Sami

Executive Vice President and Head of Marketing Meezan Bank Limited

Qanit Khalilullah

Chartered Accountant, Economist & Public Policy Expert; Co-Founder & Director, Univision Consulting (Pvt) Ltd

Muhammad Saad

Vice President - Business Planning Manager & MANCOM SecretaryAl Baraka Bank Pakistan

Syed Umair Alam Zaidi

SVP-Head Debt Capital Markets and Syndications Faysal Bank Limited

Technical Session #3 Research Paper Presentation

Venue: Sumbul Hall

Dr. Samina Qasim

Dr. M. Irfan Khan

1. Laiba Arif

The Role of Employee Motivation in Enhancing Organizational Productivity: A Comprehensive Analysis

2. Maria Muslim

Emerging economy recruitment: how informative communication and social presence matters.

3. Munashira Irfan

Shaping the Future of Finance: Digital Literacy and Entrepreneurial Decision-Making in Pakistan.

4. Hafiza Shameela Khan

Islamic Social Finance in Humanitarian and Impact Investing: A Case of Al-Khidmat Foundation, Pakistan.

5. Samreen Liaquat

The Impact of Academic and Service Quality on Student Satisfaction: Evidence from Business Schools.

6. Mushabar Ali

Analytical Study of Help International Welfare Trust’s Role on our Social Wellbeing.

7. Asma Bano

DO CEO ATTRIBUTES, AUDIT QUALITY, AND GENDER DIVERSITY INFLUENCE EARNINGS MANAGEMENT? EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN.

8. Farrukh Zafar

Forecasting interest rate of china using univariate, multivariate and combination technique.

Technical Session #4 Research Paper Presentation

Venue: Nargis Hall

Dr. Ameenullah Shaikh

Dr. Zubair Ahmed

1. Sunila Siddiqui

The Moderating Role of IFRS in the Relationship Between Financial Statement Analysis and Investment Decision Making

2. Areesha Yaseen

A Grey DEMATEL-Based Approach for Digital Warehouse Management in Supply Chain Networks.

3. Maryam Yousuf

How Advanced Technology and Cost Strategies Help Build Efficient and Sustainable Automotive Supply Chains in Pakistan.

4. Hira Shafi

Resilient Employees and Sustainable HRM: Drivers of Organizational Competence.

5. Fasiha Kanwal

The effects of demographic characteristic on job performance.

6. Ayesha Khan

Consumer Purchase Intentions toward Branded Luxury Fashion Clothing: The Influence of Social Media Influencers

7. Syed Ashar Ahmed

Impact analysis of artificial intelligence in Marketing

8. Muneeza Ashfaq

The impact of financial efficiency on Return on asset.

Technical Session #5 Online Research Paper Presentation

Online Session

Dr. Tarique Mahmood

Dr. Kiran Jameel