- 200+ participants
- 14+ countries represented
- 50+ international speakers
- 2 in-depth pre-conference workshops
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Sheikh Nizam Yaquby
Shariah Scholar
Bahrain
Naveed Kahn
Managing Director
ABC Islamic Bank
Rushdi Siddiqui
Global Director - Islamic Financial Market Index
Dow Jones
David Testa
Chief Executive Officer
Gatehouse Capital PLC
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Workshops:
Pre-conference workshop:
May 19, 2008
Retail foucs day:
May 20, 2008
Conference:
Day 1
May 21, 2008, 8.30am - 5:30pm
Day 2
May 22, 2008, 8.30am - 5:30pm
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Islamic Finance World North America 2008 is the only conference in the US to provide an inside look at the development of Islamic finance in North America.
After an extremely successful event in 2007, the conference has grown even larger. Two concurrent master classes will provide an inside look at how to develop Shariah compliant funds and sukuk, two conference days will focus on the key industry issues including, identifying opportunities within North America, creating Shariah complaint products, the growing importance of Islamic finance and much more!
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Why you need to be there:
- Hear insider perspectives from industry leaders within the North American Islamic finance community
- Position your organization to meet the challenges of providing successful Shariah compliant financial products
- Gain industry intelligence on the relatively untapped opportunities for Shariah compliant products
- Debate the future of Islamic finance and investment in North America
- Network with leading international and local industry players
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2008 conference themes will include:
- The opportunity: The growing importance of Islamic finance
- Supervision & regulation of Islamic Banks
- Identifying opportunities in the Americas
- Sourcing capital in the global Islamic financial community
- Shariah compliant structured products
- Structuring Islamic sukuks
Serving the local and global demand for Islamic financial products
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Our speakers
Experts already confirmed to speak in 2008 include:
- Sheikh Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, Chief Shariah Scholar, Shariah Capital
- Dr. Muhammad Zubair Usmain, Shariah Scholar, Shariah Advisor, Islamic Banking Division, MCB Bank
- Walid Alameddine, Chairman, Banking Control Commission of Lebanon
- Dr. Aznan Hasan, Shariah Scholar, Shariah Advisory Council, Bank Negara Malaysia
- Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Director – Islamic Market Index, Dow Jones
- Andreas (Andy) Jobst, Economist, International Monetary Fund
- Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Partner, Skybridge Capital
- Stephen Ranzini, President & Chairman, University Bank
- Usama DeLorenzo, Investment Manager, Saturna Capital
- Dr. Steven R. Watts, Professor of Islamic Economics, Pepperdine University
- Nasim Siddiqi, President & CEO, Anchor Finance Group
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Make sure that you don't miss out on receiving expert advice from these speakers and more.
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And this year's hot topic
Regulatory perspective: a look at bringing Islamic finance to North America
Regulatory bodies play major role in the development of Islamic finance within North America. At Islamic Finance World North America you will hear from some of the major players from a number of regulatory bodies around the globe.
Walid Alameddine, Chairman of Lebanon’s Banking Control Commission, joins us to discuss the issues we face when it comes to regulation.
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