International Islamic Finance Forum

The Middle East | Economy

Third Party Event

16 May 2010

16 – 19 May 2010

The Monarch, Dubai, UAE

The International Islamic Finance Forum organised by IIR Middle East is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President and Prime minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The flagship event will bring together a selection of governors, shariah scholars, heads of Islamic finance, CEOs and issuers to share their expert insights on the most current issues in Islamic banking including the recent Sukuk defaults, new developments in liquidity management and progress in the development of shariah compliant risk management tools. The event will discuss case studies and real world examples and will include panel sessions and plenty of opportunity to quiz the expert panel members during the Sukuk Summit day, the two-day main conference and the Islamic Retail Banking day.

Featured Speakers Include:

Dr Christian Menegatti

VP Global Economic Research

Roubini Global Economics

Mohammed Dawood

Director Capital Markets

HSBC Amanah

Aris Kekedjian

President and CEO

GE Capital Middle East

Khaled Hassan Rashed

CEO

ORECAP

Johan Bastin

CEO

CIMB Standard

Log onto www.iiff.com for more information!

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