Agenda Day 01 – 9th International Conference on Islamic Banking & Finance | IoBM

ICIBF 2025

Day 01

November 19 (Wednesday), Day One, Movenpick Hotel

AGENDA.

Registration

Inaugural Session (Ballroom, Movenpick Hotel)

Recitation of Holy Quran
National Anthem

Opening Remarks

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kashif

Dean, College of Business Management (CBM)

Welcome Address

Talib Syed Karim

Conference Patron & President, Institute of Business Management (IoBM)

Dr. S.M. Tariq Rafi

Chairman, Sindh HEC

Keynote Speakers

Yousuf Hussain

President & CEO, Faysal Bank

Muhammad Atif Hanif

CEO, Al Baraka Bank Pakistan

Dr. Mohamed Lamin M. Sylla,

Dr. Mohamed Lamin M. Seylla

International Islamic Fiqh Academy, OIC Jeddah, KSA

Saleem Ullah

Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan

Exclusive Session with Dr. Ishrat Hussain and Mr. Irfan Siddiqui

Dr. Ishrat Hussain

Former Governor, SBP

Irfan Siddiqui

President & CEO, Meezan Bank

Networking Tea

CEO Talk – Visionaries’ Reflections

Umair Aijaz

CEO, Raqami Islamic Digital Bank Limited

Shahid Ali Habib

CEO, Arif Habib Group

Dr. Amjad Waheed

CEO, NBP Fund Management Limited

Tariq Naseem

Head Islamic Finance, SECP, Islamabad

Muhammad Ali Gulfaraz

CEO, Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan

Rizwan Ata

President & CEO, BankIslami Pakistan

Reflective Remarks

M. Bashir Janmohammad

Chancellor, IoBM

Scholars' Launchpad: Unveiling The Next Chapter of Global Islamic Finance

Book Launch – Authored by Prof. Dr. Imam Uddin (Director, CIBF, IoBM)
• Islamic Transformation of Conventional Finance and Economy: Navigating Opportunities, Overcoming Challenges, and Implementing Solutions (Emerald Publishing)
• Islamic Financial Institutions: An Introduction (Routledge, UK)

Global Islamic Finance Report by Cambridge IFA

Prof. Humayon Dar

Managing Director Cambridge, IFA

Cambridge, IFA

Keynote Speeches

Prof. Dr. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans, USA

Prof. Dr. Eskandar Shah Mohd

CEO, ISRA Consulting, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Dawood Ashraf

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

Lunch & Prayer Break

Panel Discussion: One Shariah One Finance

Venue: Ballroom

Prof. Dr. Humayon Dar

Managing Director Cambridge, IFA

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. Sylla,

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

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

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