The integration of Islamic finance in the European financial system requires a true European strategy especially that Europe has a common financial market.

 

The purpose of this conference is to study all the conditions necessary for the success of this industry in Europe from legal, tax, practical point of view.

 

The questions which will be discussed are mainly:

• Conformity of the Islamic financial system with European Standards and Regulations
  • The position of Islamic finance in the international economic system
  • Compliance and Legal requirements of Islamic finance
  • Tax requirements of Islamic finance

• Regulation Authorities of the Islamic financial market
  • Role of the Central Bank
  • Accounting and auditing Standards of the Islamic financial institutions
  • The Rating Agencies

• Comparative Study between the Islamic banking services and conventional services
  • Retail Banking
  • Investment Banking
  • Private Banking

• Opportunities of Shariah-Compliant products in Europe
  • Sukuk
  • Asset Management
  • Real Estate

 

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With the foremost experts on Islamic banking...

 

Mr Mohamad Bakkar

(Managing Partner, Bakkar Advocates & Legal Consultants) Lebanon

Mr Mohammed Amin

(Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) United Kingdom

Mr Anouar Hassoune

(Vice president  & Senior credit officer , Moody's) France

Mr Nazmi Camalxaman

(Manager, CIMB Islamic) United Kingdom

Mr Mohamed Boulif

(Chairman, Al Maalya) Belgium

Mr Alberto Brugnoni

(President and Founding Member, ASSAIF) Italy

Dr Hamim Syahrum Ahmad Mokhtar

(Manager - Islamic Banking & Takaful department, Central Bank of Malaysia) Malaysia

Mr Peter Ohnemus

(CEO & President, Asset4) Switzerland

Dr Pierre Weimerskirch

(Partner, Ernst & Young) Luxembourg

Mr Allen Merhej

(Associate, Norton Rose) United Kingdom

Mrs Miriam Gerver

(Senior Fund Solutions Manager, HSBC Securities Services (Luxembourg) S.A) Luxembourg

Mr Hicham Kabbaj

(Attorney at Law, Hogan & Hartson MNP) France

Shaykh Haytham Tamim

(Chairman, Utrujj Foundation) United Kingdom

Ms Farmida Bi

(Partner, Norton Rose) United Kingdom

Mr Adil Hussain

(Head of Legal, Gatehouse Bank plc) United Kingdom

Dr Mabid Ali Al-Jarhi

(Financial Expert & Head of Training, Emirates Islamic Bank) United Arab Emirates