European Islamic Investment Bank to host corporate & investment banking summit at the 13th Annual WIBC
Bahrain Islamic Bank declared Retail Banking Partner
Recognising the increasingly global nature of Islamic banking, European Islamic Investment Bank will participate in the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) 2006 as the 'Corporate & Investment Banking Partner'. This key international industry event takes place in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 9 -11 December.
John Weguelin, Managing Director, European Islamic Investment Bank plc, said: "I am delighted, on behalf of EIIB, to be attending and speaking at the 13th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference. The conference will be an excellent opportunity to share our thoughts on the development of EIIB and Islamic banking, more generally, in the UK and Europe."
European Islamic Investment Bank Plc (EIIB) is the first independent, Sharia'a compliant Islamic investment bank to be authorised and regulated by the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA). Headquartered in London, EIIB's range of products and services include Sharia'a compliant investment banking activities like Islamic Treasury and Capital Markets, including Structured Trade Finance, Asset Management, including Private Banking and Corporate Finance and Advisory.
The Corporate & Investment Banking Summit: The Next Wave of Big Deals will be held on the 10th of Dec focusing on Exploring the latest trends in the corporate & investment banking markets, Implications of Basel II, Assessing new developments in the Islamic capital markets & Capturing emerging opportunities in the sovereign & corporate Sukuk markets.
The session will be moderated by Saad Rahman, Director: Islamic Banking of Calyon Corporate & Investment Bank and highlighting the huge growth of Islamic finance in international markets the audience will hear from leading bankers from the UK, Europe, South Africa, India and the GCC. Experts include Danie Marx, Head of Treasury and Capital Markets European Islamic Investment Bank (EIIB), Nadim Zaman, Managing Director - COO Bahrain - & GBT Head - MENA , Deutsche Bank, Richard Thomas, Head of Islamic Financial Services, Islamic Asset Management and alburaq, ABCIB Islamic Asset Management Ltd, Adam Ebrahim, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Oasis Group Holdings (PTY) Ltd & Ruchit Puri, Senior Vice President, Kotak Mahindra (UK) Ltd.
Running in parallel the Retail Banking Summit will focus on Capturing the Consumer Banking Growth Opportunity and will be hosted by the Bahrain Islamic Bank.
Bahrain Islamic Bank has maintained its leading position in the Islamic banking sector through adopting innovative Islamic investment and financing products, supported by superior retail and corporate banking services. It has established the largest network of branches among Islamic banks in the Kingdom. These branches offer quality banking services, financing and investment opportunities for individual and corporate customers which are compliant with Shari'ah requirements.
Paul McNamara, Managing Editor & Associate Publisher of CPI Financial will moderate the session, which will focus on Capitalising on the latest trends, new product innovations and market opportunities in the consumer banking segment, Tackling the challenges of operational delivery and service quality improvement & Where will the next wave of growth come from in the consumer banking market?
The session will hear from Yousif Saleh Khalaf, Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Islamic Bank
Asif Mumtaz, Global Head: Onshore Banking , HSBC Amanah, Hanuman Tripathi, Managing Director
Infrasoft Technologies Limited, Tariq Bahar, Head of Retail Banking, Shamil Bank, and Haitham Abdou, Manager Banking Marketing & Product Development, International Turnkey Systems (ITS).
Complementing the big picture scenarios of the Keynote sessions which feature the Governors of key Central banks plus international management gurus such as Tom Peters and Gary Hamel, the WIBC Break-Out Summits will provide additional depth and focus, allowing delegates to choose from segment specific issues in parallel summits on the Retail Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking environments.
With the Consumer Banking market providing exciting growth opportunities and the Corporate & Investment Banking arena being driven by landmark Sukuk activities and the Islamic financing of large-scale projects, the WIBC Break-Out Summits will provide a highly focused forum for exploring these international opportunities in more detail.
Further testament to the truly international nature of Islamic finance is that over 700 senior bankers who will attend WIBC 2006 will come from more than 30 countries across the world. More information on the World Islamic Banking Conference is available on the conference website www.megaevents.net/wibc
-Ends-
About Middle East Global Advisors (MEGA)
Middle East Global Advisors (MEGA) is the leading business information firm focused on achieving business results for the Islamic banking & finance industry since 1993. The portfolio of MEGA brands represents the landmark industry conferences and our clients are the leading players in the international financial markets.
Issued on behalf of Middle East Global Advisors (MEGA) by Hill & Knowlton. For more information, please contact Jamil Alsharif on Tel: +973 17533532 Fax: +973 17533370 or e-mail: jamil.alsharif@hillandknowlton.com.
© Press Release 2006
