Haitham Abdou Senior Manager, Banking Marketing and Product Development International Turnkey Systems

Over 13 years of IT experience in the Banking and Finance Industry; Expertise in IT Strategies for financial institutions based on the latest service oriented architectures; Expertise in architecting technology to meet the requirements of Islamic financial institutions defining IT strategies for converting conventional Banks to Islamic Banks as well as Architecting Islamic Windows for Conventional Banks.

Suhail I. Ahmad Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Ittihad Securities Inc

Mr. Ahmad is the visionary Chairman & CEO of Ittihad Securities Inc., an ethical socially responsible investment (SRI) and financial services firm based in Canada. As the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Ittihad Capital Corporation, a private equity firm founded in 2004, and the parent company of Ittihad Securities Inc., Mr. Ahmad is a pioneer in ethical faith based financial services in Canada. Prior to joining Ittihad Mr. Ahmad served over 7 years as the President and CEO of Everest Financial Group Inc., and helped establish the firm’s financial advisory and risk management business. Mr. Ahmad also held the position of Vice-President Finance with an emerging IT company for three years and the position of Sales Manager with an emerging telecom firm for over 2 years, giving him “hands-on” management experience of small and mid-market enterprises (SME). Canadian born, Mr. Ahmad has a Bachelors in Economics from the University of Calgary, and has completed numerous financial and professional development courses and has earned both the LLQP and the Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation. With over 10 years of investment and financial services experience, Mr. Ahmad was recognized for his outstanding contribution to Canadian business with the Alberta Centennial Award in 2005 by the Government of Alberta (Canada).

Mahmood Akoob Managing Director Hannover Retakaful

Mr. Akoob joined Munich Reinsurance Company of Africa in 1976 and worked in various short-term insurance and claims departments. He was under more responsible for the management of the Fire Department and later for the Marine and Aviation Departments. He was appointed as General Manager in 1996, specifically responsible for Non-life operations, Finance and Strategy and Business Development. In November 2002 he was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer of Hannover Re Africa. His responsibilities included Corporate Finance, Investments, Information Technology and Reinsurance. He was also instrumental in establishing the first Takaful company in South Africa. In November 2006 he was appointed as Managing Director of the newly established Hannover ReTakaful in Bahrain, bringing with him a wealth of experience in both treaty and facultative underwriting. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee of Short Term Insurance and the Directorate of market abuse in South Africa, appointed by the Minister of Finance. He also serves as a director of the South African Reserve Bank Captive Insurance Company (SARBCIC).

Walid Alameddine Chairman Banking Control Commission of Lebanon

Mr. Alameddine has wide international experience in banking, general management, risk management, and banking supervision.  Has M.A. Economics from Rutgers University in N.J. U.S.A. in 1976, and B.A. in Economics from The American University of Beirut in 1972. He also attended post graduate executive programs at the INSEAD (1985), and Harvard University (1987, 1999, and 2006). His career has focused mainly on 22 years of work with Citibank/Citigroup in different international management positions, and seven years of work as Chairman of Lebanon's Banking Control Commission.

Aqeel Anwar CEO Anwar Global Properties

Aqeel Anwar is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anwar Global Properties Inc. The company which is headquartered in Toronto, Canada was incorporated in 2005 with the vision to be the market leader in Real Estate Investment, Management and Consulting. Aqeel is a Registered Real Estate Broker, has his I.C.I (Investment, Commercial and Industrial) distinction and is an active member of the Canadian Real Estate Association, the Ontario Real Estate Association, the Real Estate Council of Ontario and the Toronto Real Estate Board. Anwar Global Properties Inc. is also one of few companies in Canada who are exploring Shariah compliant products and financing in the real estate sector. Prior to starting Anwar Global Properties Inc., Aqeel spent over four years as a Realtor with Century 21 and HomeLife, where he won multiple awards including being among the top 5% for sales in Canada. While with HomeLife, Aqeel was in the role of office manager which included training of new and existing sales force.  He has years of experience in training and development.  Aqeel has also been speaking at several prestigious Real Estate Investment conferences around the globe.  The most recent being the Real Estate Investment World Middle East held in Dubai, and Real Estate Investment World Global Opportunities held in New York.  After attending York University majoring in Marketing, Mr. Anwar worked in the corporate world for several years in a management role with large companies such as Rogers Communication. Today, through Anwar Global Properties Inc., Aqeel is proud to offer a worldwide range of products and services which will meet the needs of both the individual and institutional investor.

Nazim Ali Director Harvard Islamic Finance Project

Alka  Banerjee Head of Global Equities Standard & Poors

Alka Banerjee is vice president of Global Index Management and the Chairperson of the S&P/Citigroup Equity Indices and the S&P Emerging Market Indices.  Alka is responsible for the policy guidelines and methodology governing these indices.  She oversees the creation and management of Standard & Poor's global indices, focusing on creating new benchmarks for international equity markets and maintaining the integrity of index calculations. Alka is also responsible for the S&P/Citigroup Global Property/REIT Index methodology, guidelines and maintenance procedures.  She serves on various index committees for various other S&P global indices.  She is involved in analyzing the international equity markets, and setting up procedures and guidelines for tracking the performance of stocks, analyzing companies, foreign currency changes, country specific financial regulatory laws and monitoring procedures of international stock markets.  Alka was closely involved with the transition of IFC’s Emerging Market Indices to Standard and Poor’s Index Group in 2000, and in the integration of the S&P/Citigroup Indices into the Standard and Poor’s Index family in 2004. Prior to joining Standard & Poor's in 2000, Alka worked for The Bank of New York where she was responsible for the creation, maintenance and marketing of The Bank of New York ADR Index.  Before coming to the US, she worked for the State Bank of India for ten years in India. Alka holds a Masters in Economics from Lucknow University in India and an MBA in finance from Pace University, New York.

Ajmal Bhatty Chief Executive Officer, Takaful Tokia Marine Middle East Limited

Mr. Bhatty is CEO Takaful, Tokio Marine Middle East Limited based in the DIFC, Dubai. Tokio Marine Group has presence in 41 countries and 102 cities world-wide. Its Middle East platform based in the DIFC provides technical and management services to insurance and takaful companies including its Group companies in the MENA region. It seeks opportunities in the region to develop takaful businesses with technical and operational synergy from Tokio Marine Group.  Mr. Bhatty’s takaful experience spans over 20 years. This includes practical exposure to several markets managing businesses ranging from multinational organizations to smaller companies and start-up ventures. As a recognized industry figure, he is actively engaged in industry debate through the platforms of AAOIFI(Accounting & Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions), IFSB and IDB. He is member of a sub-committee of Islamic Development Bank and Bank Negara Malaysia on development and promotion of takaful amongst the members of Organization of Islamic Countries.

Usama DeLorenzo Investment Manager Saturna Capital

Usama DeLorenzo, Investment Manager with Saturna Capital and the Amana Funds. Usama received his BSc in Finance from Virginia Commonwealth University. In the finance industry, Usama worked with Shape Financial as an analyst on a consultative basis for two years, after which he worked with Oppenheimer and Co. in New York for one year before joining Saturna. Prior to working within the  capital markets, Usama was engaged in IT work that varied in nature with both private and public sector entities.

Saeid Hamedanchi President & CEO Florentez Investment Management (ShariahShares)

Dr.  Aznan Hasan Shari'ah Scholar, Shari'ah Advisory Council Bank Negara Malaysia

Dr. Aznan Hasan is an Assistant Professor in Islamic law and the former head of Islamic law Department, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia. He taught subjects such as Islamic Legal Theory, Islamic Commercial Law and Islamic Banking and Finance at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has served as a Shariah advisor to various financial Institutions and corporate bodies. Currently he served as a member of Shariah Advisory Council of Bank Negara Malaysia, the Supreme Shariah Board that oversees the practice and implementation of Islamic principles in Malaysian Islamic banking and finance. He is also a licensed Shariah Advisor for the issuance of   Islamic securities and Islamic Unit Trust Schemes, Securities Commission of Malaysia. He is also an external Shariah Fellow at Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Malaysia (IBFIM)  Dr. Aznan Hasan received his first Degree in Shariah from University of al-Azhar. He then successfully completed his Master degree in Shariah from Cairo University with distinction (mumtaz). He then obtained his Ph. D from University of Wales, Lampeter, United Kingdom. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Jurisprudence (External) at University of Malaya.

Jay Hebert Partner  Vinson & Elkins, LLP

Jay Hebert is a Partner in Vinson & Elkins’ New York office. His primary areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, and public and private offerings of securities, with particular emphasis in the telecommunications and energy industries. Jay has provided counsel to clients on a wide variety of corporate reorganization issues, including taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcy reorganization issues, and public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. Jay also has extensive experience in the formation of investment funds, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and other investment or business vehicles. Jay graduated from Harvard Law School, J.D. magna cum laude and is admitted to practice in Texas, District of Colombia, New York, United States Supreme Court, Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas, U.S. Tax Court, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Salam Ibrahim President & CEO Sunrise Equities, Inc.

Salman Ibrahim is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Equities Inc., and Sunrise Development Group. Mr. Ibrahim has led the company through numerous successes with his vision and innovative thinking.  Under his leadership Sunrise was able to achieve ambitious endeavors and helped set new landmarks and trust within the local community.  His vision to establish a Real Estate Investment Trust and an Islamic Bank are well within reach as Sunrise is maintaining its fast growth through acquisitions and development of exciting new projects.  Under the supervision of world renowned Shariah Scholars and Shariah Board of America Mr. Ibrahim successfully developed commercial and residential real estate financial products for US Muslim consumers and local banks.  He is positive about the growing need for more Shariah Compliant products and continues to strive for their development.  Mr. Ibrahim is a CPA and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University, Chicago.

Sufyan Ismail Chairman & Chief Executive 1st Ethical

Sufyan is the Founder & CEO of The 1st Ethical Group. Having graduated from The University of Manchester in 1998 with a Joint Honours Degree in Economics & Corporate Finance he proceeded to work with Deloitte & Touche. In 2001 Sufyan identified the gap in the marketplace for a specialist firm to provide shariah-compliant financial services to the UK Muslim Community. The rest as they is history; as within 3 years the firm becoming a national brand and is the now widely acclaimed as the most admired financial brand in the UK Muslim Community.  1st Ethical’s blistering growth has landed Sufyan a string of awards and media coverage. Sufyan (along with fellow Director Bashir Timol) is the winner of the Shell Livewire Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2003 for the North-West Region as well as runners-up in the National Final. In addition, 1st Ethical was recognized as the UK’s Fastest Growing Company in 2003. In 2006, Sufyan received the prestigious Lloyds TSB Professional Excellence award. Various newspapers and magazines have run media profiles on 1st Ethical including the Financial Times, The BBC & Management Today. Sufyan is also heavily involved in the 1st Ethical Charitable Trust as a founding Trustee.  The Trust has 2 clear purposes, firstly to provide relief aid and clean water to developing countries and secondly, to educate the UK Muslim community on key aspects of Islamic finance.  The latter objective is achieved via a string of events each year in UK Mosques and community centers highlighting issues such as Islamic Wills, Zakat, Investments and the like.  To date nearly US$3m have been contributed to the Charitable Trust.

Andreas Jobst Economist International Monetary Fund, Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Andreas (Andy) Jobst is a mid-career economist at the Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on structured finance, risk management, sovereign debt management, financial regulation, and time series econometrics. He previously worked at the Division for Insurance and Research at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Center for Financial Studies (CFS) in Frankfurt/Main, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of England, the Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) of the United Nations, the European Securitization Group of Deutsche Bank, and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Mr. Jobst holds a PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE). He was also educated in Oxford, Cambridge, Leicester and Maryland.

Omar Kalair CEO UM Financial

Omar Kalair obtained his bachelors degree in Business Economics and completed post-graduate studies in Business Administration at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. Before establishing UM Financial, he worked in the finance departments at Hewlett Packard Canada and Airmiles Loyalty Group. In launching UM Financial, Mr. Kalair succeeded in creating financing and deposit products that offer rates and features similar to conventional products yet are usury-free. At the end of 2006 – in just one and half years, UM Financial reached close to $100 million in assets that were used to finance Muslim home purchases. Today, UM Financial has eight regional offices and a staff of twenty. Mr. Kalair was recognized among CIC’s top twenty pioneer Muslim business leaders at the Canadian parliament in Ottawa. Mr. Kalair was invited to speak on Islamic Finance in at the 6th International Islamic Finance Forum in Istanbul, Turkey and the Islamic Finance Forum at McGill University. Mr. Kalair has attended and been a guest speaker on Islamic Economics and Finance in a variety of forums and has been interviewed on the subject by some of the country's leading media outlets such as the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail and CBC Radio. The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper, is profiling nine entrepreneurs for the year 2007 and has selected Omar Kalair as one of the nine. Additionally, Mr. Kalair has been admitted to a PhD program in Islamic Economics Finance. His thesis study will be on the implementation of usury-free financial products in the Canadian business environment. In founding UM Financial, Mr. Kalair obtained the exceptional ability to see and lead the industry from a technical, marketing, financial and regulatory angle.

Naveed Kahn Managing Director ABC Islamic Bank

Naveed spent his formative years in banking with Citigroup following education at the University of Punjab, Lahore where an honours degree in Economics was followed by an MBA with Finance and Treasury specializations.  Over a 15 year period with Citigroup, Naveed moved from Karachi, where he was Citi’s Corporate Bank Head to Citibank London, Budapest, New York and finally back to London where his last role was as East European Treasurer.  Naveed’s responsibilities included most aspects of treasury and capital markets products.  In 1999, Naveed moved to Riyadh to become Head of Islamic Banking at Citi affiliate Saudi American Bank.  The role was a wide one covering Shari’a-compliant consumer, corporate, treasury and private banking services as Division Head in SAMBA.  In mid 2004 Naveed was approached by Arab Banking Corporation to move over to Bahrain to re-shape and re-focus its wholly-owned subsidiary ABC Islamic Bank; he joined the bank in the newly created position of Managing Director in August 2004.

Ayman Khaleq Partner Vinson & Elkins, LLP

Ayman Khaleq is a Partner in Vinson & Elkins' Dubai office. His principal areas of practice focus on Islamic finance and investments, in particular the structuring and documentation of ground breaking Islamic investment products such as hedge funds, PIPEs, private equity and LBO, Sukuk and asset securitization among others. In addition, Ayman advises on securities, capital markets, and corporate finance, with an emphasis on cross border and privatization transactions in the Middle East. Ayman graduated from the University of Jordan, Faculty of Law, LL.B with Highest Honors in 1993, and the George Washington University, LL.M. cum laude, in International and Comparative Law in 1994. Ayman is admitted to the bar associations of Jordan and New York State. Ayman speaks frequently about investment funds, capital markets and at leading Islamic finance conferences and has published extensively in the area of Islamic finance and Middle Eastern regulatory and transfer of technology issues.

Dr.  Aly  Khorshid Islamic Finance Scholar Elite Horizon Economic Consultant

Dr Khorshid has been involved with financial institutions for over 3 decades with comprehensive skills and knowledge in Islamic finance; He is recognised expert on Shariah compliant finance, within the Islamic law, Islamic moamlat, and Islamic contracts. Dr Khorshid started his carrier with international marketing and trade; He served as a Shariah board member of bank Al-Baraka (The first Islamic bank in the UK) he dealt with the U.K treasury and Bank of England departments in relation to the regulatory of Islamic banking issues. Dr Khorshid gives consultancy services on Islamic finance on legal and financial issues and Shariah compliant products, with particular experience in harmonising the western conventional financial systems with the Islamic financial structure. He is a Consultant to central bank on establishing Islamic banking system through Central bank regulatory policies and corporate governance.  Dr Khorshid also took part in structuring Islamic home purchase scheme and Islamic capital market products. He is a trustee member of Oxford Academy (UK), member of the institute of management consultancy (UK), and visiting lecturer in El-Azhar University ”Egypt” and ‘SOAS’ University of London on Islamic finance.

John Lightstone President Lightstone Capital Management LLC (LCM)

John Lightstone is President of Lightstone Capital Management LLC (LCM), which develops and runs quantitative investment strategies. Dr. Lightstone is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Pace University, Lubin School of Business, White Plains, NY, where he teaches investment analysis and advanced topics in financial management. His areas of research include market inefficiencies, investment strategies, the usefulness of estimate revisions and earnings surprises in predicting stock returns, and the effect of socially responsible guidelines on investment performance.  He was coauthor of “Volatile Exchange Rates can put Profits at Risk," published in Harvard Business Review and his paper on Quantitative Methods of Stock Selection in the Construction and Testing of Sharica-Compliant Strategies was published in the proceedings of the Fifth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance in April, 2002. Dr. Lightstone has a B.A. in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Finance from New York University.

David Loundy Vice President & Corporate Counsel Devon Bank

David Loundy is Corporate Counsel, a Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors for Devon Bank.  He is also in charge of Islamic finance strategy for Devon Bank At Devon Bank, David has created the products for the Bank’s Islamic finance program and has worked to expand the Bank’s Islamic finance program out to cover over half of the U.S. states to date.  He has designed, received any necessary regulatory clearance, and in many cases implemented, more Islamic banking products in the United States marketplace than any other banker in the U.S.

Robert Kott Associate General Council, Legal Division Freddie Mac

Robert Kott is an Associate General Counsel in the Legal Division of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).  His primary areas of responsibility involve real estate law as it relates to the purchase of mortgages by Freddie Mac.  Mr. Kott provides a wide range of legal support to Freddie Mac's marketing and sales areas.  In addition, throughout his years at Freddie Mac, he has worked extensively on the development of new mortgage products.  In that capacity, he has, since 2001, worked closely with lenders and other companies to develop residential financing structures that are both Sharia compliant and eligible for purchase by Freddie Mac.  Mr. Kott has become Freddie Mac's authority on Sharia compliant mortgages. Prior to working at Freddie Mac, Mr. Kott was with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of State.  He received his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Chris Smith Director of Business Development Siraj Capital

Robert Kott is an Associate General Counsel in the Legal Division of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).  His primary areas of responsibility involve real estate law as it relates to the purchase of mortgages by Freddie Mac.  Mr. Kott provides a wide range of legal support to Freddie Mac's marketing and sales areas.  In addition, throughout his years at Freddie Mac, he has worked extensively on the development of new mortgage products.  In that capacity, he has, since 2001, worked closely with lenders and other companies to develop residential financing structures that are both Sharia compliant and eligible for purchase by Freddie Mac.  Mr. Kott has become Freddie Mac's authority on Sharia compliant mortgages. Prior to working at Freddie Mac, Mr. Kott was with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of State.  He received his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Christopher Messina Managing Director Mannahatta Partners, LLC

Mannahatta Partners, LLC is a specialist advisory firm focused on asset management as well as business strategy and product planning for the financial services industry.  We develop and advise on investment policies, products and distribution strategies for asset management companies and broker/dealers.  We advise on a variety of financial services transactions, including investment product structuring, exchange traded and OTC market development and selected private equity transactions.  The firm’s four principals have over 100 years of experience in financial services, with diverse skill sets in investment banking, alternative assets due diligence, derivatives underwriting, broker/dealer creation and management and exchange development.

Eric Meyer President & Chief Executive Officer Shariah Capital

In 1998, Forbes magazine identified Eric Meyer as “an emerging force” in hedge fund investing. In 2005, Banker Middle East magazine identified Mr. Meyer as “a pioneer in Islamic finance.” Today, as President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Shariah Capital, Inc., Mr. Meyer is widely recognized for his skill and creativity within the worlds of both Western finance and Islamic banking. Initially, Mr. Meyer established himself as the pioneer of Islamic products with his creation of Meyer Fund Management in 2005, and its predecessor Meyer Capital Partners in 2001 where he served as founder and CEO, respectively.

Umar F. Moghul Attorney Murtha Cullina LLP

Umar F. Moghul practices in the realm of banking & finance, private equity, and mergers & acquisitions.  Mr. Moghul’s practice focuses encompasses Islamic finance and Islamic law generally. Mr. Moghul has represented an array of financial institutions (including the Islamic) as well as joint ventures and high net worth individuals, in a variety of cutting edge financing transactions. He has advised on conventional and Islamic corporate acquisitions (both controlling and non-controlling). In the realm of real estate, Mr. Moghul’s practice has included the establishment of real estate investment funds and one-off financing transactions, novel Islamic warehouse financing transactions and the design and documentation of novel Islamic residential and commercial financing products. His legal practice also encompasses counseling financial institutions with respect to their obligations under the USA Patriot Act. Mr. Moghul has published several articles pertaining to Islamic law and Islamic finance. He is a lecturer in law at the University of Connecticut School of Law and an adjunct faculty member at the Western New England College School of Law where he teaches Islamic law. Mr. Moghul earned his J.D. from Temple University and his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Stephen Lange Ranzini Chairman and President University Bank

Stephen Lange Ranzini is Chairman and President of University Bank of Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He is also Chairman and President of University Islamic Financial, the first Islamic Banking Subsidiary of a bank in the U.S. Mr. Ranzini played the leading role in the acquisition of the Bank in 1988 when he became the nation’s youngest bank holding company President at age 23, and since then has been President and CEO of the Bank’s holding company, University Bancorp (NASDAQ Symbol UNIB).  Stephen is responsible for formulating and enacting the strategic plan, annual budget and overall management of the bank.  He is the portfolio manager of the Bank’s investment portfolio, and is a registered investment advisor, managing the bank’s clients’ funds.  Stephen has successfully established numerous branch locations and broadened the company’s product range to include insurance, mortgage banking, mortgage subservicing, merchant banking, Islamic banking and foreign exchange.

Sam Saladino CEO Trinity Fiduciary Partners, Invest Catholic
Sam serves as the President of the Epiphany Funds, a Catholic values mutual fund.  Sam is also the Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Fiduciary Partners, LLC (Trinity).  Trinity is the investment advisor for Epiphany Funds, and provides marketing, social screening, shareholder activism, and investment management services to individuals and mutual fund companies.

Isam Salah Partner King & Spalding

Isam Salah is a senior finance partner in King & Spalding’s New York and Dubai offices and  heads up the firm’s Middle East-Islamic Finance Practice Group. His practice covers a broad range of international and domestic finance and investment matters, with particular emphasis for the past ten years on the structuring of Shari’ah-compliant finance and investment transactions.  His work in this area has included the first, and more than a dozen, Shari’ah-compliant financings for private equity investments, the utilization of a Rule 144a high-yield note offering to fund the Shari-ah-compliant financing of private equity investment, several billion dollars worth of Shari’ah-compliant property investments, the implementation of the first Euro-Sukuk transaction on behalf of a corporate issuer, the structuring of mezzanine and junior secured property financings (securitized and rated), and the structuring of a home mortgage product.  He is a frequent writer and speaker on the topic of Islamic finance and investment.

Zafar Sareshwala CEO & Managing Director Parsoli Corporation

In 1995 Mr. Zafar Sareshwala successfully floated the Company Parsoli Corporation Ltd. Subsequently the company became a member of NSE and than also became a member of BSE. Currently he is the CEO and Managing Director of Parsoli Corporation Ltd., which has emerged as a full flagged Financial services company specializing in creating financial products for the Muslim communities. Parsoli Corporation Ltd is a 100 Crores plus company with Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG a leading German bank owning 25 percent and Gulf Investment Services Co, Oman owning 20 percent respectively. Mr. Sareshwala has extensively written on Islamic Finance and Islamic Funds. He has presented papers in Islamic Funds at various Islamic Finance forums. He is also a visiting facility at Islamic Institute of Banking and Finance London. Parsoli Corporation Ltd has successfully conducted 10 The First Islamic Investment Opportunities conferences and seminars in various cities in India. Parsoli Corporation Ltd been adjudged as the "The Best Brokerage Firm in Islamic Finance" for the year 2007".

Abdi Shayesteh Associate Attorney King & Spalding

Abdi Shayesteh is an associate in the New York office of King & Spalding and a member of the Middle East and Islamic Finance Practice Group. Mr. Shayesteh’s experience and practice cover a broad range of corporate, finance and bank regulatory matters relating to Islamic finance, emerging growth industries and international business transactions. Prior to joining King & Spalding, Mr. Shayesteh was a regulatory specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he was responsible for reviewing and approving major bank proposals. Mr. Shayesteh was a member of the Federal Reserve’s Islamic Banking Working Group - a high profile team of regulators focused on researching and working with financial institutions that propose to offer Shari’ah-comp

Arsalaan Ahmad Siddiqi Islamic Finance Specialist

Arsalaan Ahmad Siddiqi is a practitioner and expert in Islamic Finance. He has has hitherto stewarded initiatives in Islamic finance, and specializes in transaction management, product development, sharia' structuring, and investment/corporate banking. Arsalaan brings with him the experience of working with conventional and Islamic Financial Institutions. He has been previously associated with Meezan Bank Pakistan, the largest Islamic Bank of the country with shareholding of Islamic Development Bank, Shamil Bank Bahrain, and Noor Financial Investment Company. Arsalaan has been a faculty member in Islamic Finance and contributes regularly for Blue Chip magazine.  He holds Masters degrees from the George Washington University (GWU) and the Business School in Karachi (IBA). Arsalaan also has specializations in Islamic Finance from the State Bank of Pakistan (NIBAF), Center for Islamic Economics (CIE), and Meezan Bank Limited (MBL).

Walied Soliman Lawyer Ogilvy Renault

Mr. Soliman has worked on both public and private financings for senior and junior Canadian issuers, including financial institutions and companies in the energy and mining sectors. His corporate governance experience includes playing a leading role in the establishment of board, committee, CEO and chairman mandates for one of Canada’s leading financial institutions, and advising boards on acquisition and related party transactions. Mr. Soliman regularly advises on regulatory issues, including continuous disclosure and other compliance matters. His structured product experience includes the establishment of dozens of index-linked and equity-linked deposit products for Canadian financial institutions and numerous Islamic finance compliant products.

Bashir Timol Managing Director 1st Ethical