Lord Mayor of London to Open 2013 London Sukuk Summit

Thursday 23rd May 2013, London, United Kingdom

We are proud to announce the 2013 London Sukuk Summit inaugural session on the morning of the 12th of June 2013 will be opened by the Lord Mayor of London and will include keynote addresses from leading Islamic Financial Services industry stalwarts. Participants will have a fantastic opportunity to gain first hand insight into the key factors driving the impressive global growth of Islamic Capital Market products and global Sukuk markets.

Inaugural session keynote speakers include:

• The Lord Mayor of the City of London - Alderman Roger Gifford

• H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Saoud Al-Thani Governor, Qatar Central Bank & Chairman, IFSB

• Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim - CEO, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM)

• Ibrahim Turhan - Chairman & CEO, Borsa Istanbul (Istanbul Stock Exchange)

Following sessions at the London Sukuk Summit will also include insightful presentations from other leading industry practitioners and market players. These include:

• Dr. Abdel-Rahman Taha - CEO, The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment & Export Credit (ICIEC)

• Khaled Al-Aboodi - CEO, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

• Dato Dr Nik Ramlah Mahmood - Deputy Chief Executive, Securities Commission Malaysia

• Issam Al Tawari - Chairman & Managing Director, Rasameel Structured Finance

• Lim Say Cheong - Executive Vice President, Al Hilal Bank

• Farid Masood - Director of Advisory Services & Asset Management Department, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

• Adil Babiker - Head of Legal Affairs, The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment & Export Credit (ICIEC)

• Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Group

• Uğurlu Soylu - Managing Director, Kuveyt Türk Germany

• Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid - Deputy CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank

• Zhaslan Hasenovich Madiyev - CFO & Deputy CEO, Development Bank of Kazakhstan

• Abdullah Celik - Coordinator for Subsidiaries & Foreign Business Development, Bank Asya

• Fawad Hussain - Director of Islamic Solutions, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)

• Stella Cox - Managing Director, DDCAP

• Apostolos Bantis - Credit Analyst, Commerzbank AG

• Adnan Halawi - Head of Zawya Islamic Finance, Thomson Reuters

• Trevor Norman - Director - Islamic Finance & Funds Group, Volaw Group

• Amelle Elkhabli - Legendre-Patrimoine

• Prof. Dr. Shahinaz Rashad - President, Egyptian Leasing Association

• Sheikh Faizal Manjoo - Shariah Scholar & Lecturer, The Markfield Institute of Higher Education

Furthermore the:

UK Minister of State for International Development to Host 2013 London Sukuk Summit Luncheon Reception
On the afternoon of the second day of the London Sukuk Summit, 13th of June 2013, UK Trade & Investment will be hosting an exclusive Luncheon at Lancaster House where Summit delegates will be addressed by Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development.

In keeping with previous London Sukuk Summits the participants will be presented with an excellent opportunity to network and meet in this prestigious, historic, and intimate environment.

For further information and more detail on the sessions and the Sukuk Summit itself, please visit: www.sukuksummit.com

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