DURHAM ISLAMIC FINANCE AUTUMN SCHOOL 2011
inISTANBUL
DURHAM CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, DURHAMUNIVERSITY, UK
in cooperation with
ISAR (Istanbul Foundation for Research and Education)and UTESAV (International Technologic Economic and Social Research Foundation)
Supported by Istanbul Commerce University,Participation Banks Association of Turkey, and Alliance ofCivilizations Institute of Fatih Sultan MehmetVakifUniversity
19thSeptember – 22ndSeptember 2011, ISTANBUL
PROGRAMME
19th September 2011, Monday
10.00Registration and Coffee
10.30Opening Remarks
11.00 Break
11.30 An Introduction to Islamic Moral Economy
Dr Mehmet Asutay, Director, Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance, Durham University, UK
13.00 Break and Lunch
14.30 Islamic Financing Instruments
Professor Rodney Wilson, Professor of Islamic Finance, Durham University, UK
16.00 Break
16.30 The Continuing Global Economic Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for Islamic Finance
Iqbal Khan, CEO, Fajr Capital; London, UK
18.00 End of the Day
18.30 Bosphorous Tour - Istanbul
20th September 2011, Tuesday
09.30Islamic Asset Management
DrNatalie Schoon, Head of Product Research, Bank of London and the Middle East, London, UK
11.00 Break
11.30 Innovation and Financial Engineering in Islamic Finance I
Dr Humayon Dar, Chairman, President & CEO, Edbiz Consulting Ltd., London, UK
13.00 Break and Lunch
14.30Development of Interest-Free Banking and Capital Markets in Turkey,
Mustafa Büyükabacı, Birler Investment Ltd, Ex-board member of Family Finance House, Founder of Tac Investment Trust and Bizim Securities, Istanbul, Turkey
16.00 Break
16.30Shari’ah Screening Systems
Dr Shehab Marzban, Ideal Ratings Co., Cairo, Egypt
18.00 End of the Day
19.00 Dinner and Whirling Dervishes
21th September 2011, Wednesday
09.30Sukuk
Murat Çetinkaya, DeputyGeneral Manager ofKuveyt Turk, Istanbul, Turkey
11.00 Break
11.30 Islamic Capital Markets
Iqbal Asaria, Afkar Consultancy, London, UK
13.00 Break and Lunch
14.30 Shari’ah Governance in Islamic Financial Institutions
Farrukh Raza, Managing Director, IFAAS (Islamic Finance Advisory & Assurance Services), UK
16.00 Break
16.30 Takaful and Re-Takaful
Abdurrahman Al-Tolefat, former CEO, Allianz Takaful, Bahrain
18.00 End of the Day
19.00 Dinner
22nd September 2011, Thursday
09.30 Product Development in Islamic Banks
ProfessorHabib Ahmed, Sharjah Professor of Islamic Finance and Law, Durham University, UK
11.00 Break
11.30 The Risk Exposure of Asset & Liability Management in Islamic Financial Institutions
Majdi Chaabouni, Founder and President of Amanah Consulting, Paris, UK
13.00 Break and Lunch
14.30Risk Sharing and Islamic Finance: Implications on Financial Stability
Mahmoud Mohieldin, Managing Director, World Bank, USA
16.00 Closure of the Programme & Certificates
