Top level experts to speak at CBK-IFSB conference

Islamic finance confab themed; A Universal Value Proposition

KUWAIT CITY, April 16: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) are pleased to announce the top-level speakers who will participate at the upcoming CBK-IFSB Islamic finance conference on May 2, in Kuwait City.

Over 20 speakers have confirmed their participation in the conference, including 4 central banks governors and deputies, and 5 CEOs of Islamic banks. Senior executives from international bodies including the World Bank, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, IFSB, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation, etc, will be speaking in the conference alongside leading Sharia scholars, representatives of FinTech firms, ratings agencies and other industry stakeholders.

HE Dr Mohammad Y. AlHashel, Chairman, IFSB and Governor, CBK will deliver the keynote address for this year’s conference.

The event will feature the following high profile speakers:

1. HE Dr Ahmed Abdulkarim Alkholifey, Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority

2. HE Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori, Governor, Central Bank of UAE

3. HE Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain

4. Dr Wimboh Santoso, Chairman of the Board Commissioner of Indonesia Financial Services Authority

5. Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice-President, The World Bank Group

6. Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta, Secretary-General, IFSB

7. Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia

8. Abdul Aziz Ba, Acting CEO, IILM

9. Peter Kruschel, Director, The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany

10. Noel Reynolds, Member of the Secretariat of the BCBS, BIS

11. Anwar Jawad Bukhamseen, Board Member, KIB

12. Hamad Abdulmohsen AlMarzouq, Chairman, Kuwait Finance House

13. Adel Al-Majed, Vice Chairman and CEO, Boubyan Bank

14. Mazin Saad Al-Nahedh, CEO, Kuwait Finance House

15. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO, Mashreq Group, UAE

16. Mohamed Rafe Mohamed Haneef, CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank, Malaysia

17. Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz Al-Fares, CEO, Alinma Bank

18. Dr Mohamed Damak, Senior Director & Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P, Global Ratings

19. Dilip Rao, Global Head of Infrastructure Innovation, Ripple, USA

20. Dr Abdulaziz AlQassar, Chairman of Shariah Board of Boubyan Bank, Kuwait

HE Dr Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel said: “The CBK is very pleased with the response that we have received from speakers for this event. We have confirmed participation from central banks governors and high-level executives from around the world. This demonstrates the keen interest of various stakeholders in coming together to address the key issues facing the Islamic finance industry. We hope that the discussions that take place during this conference will go a long way in addressing many of the challenges facing the industry.”

The conference will be held on May 2, 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Kuwait City, Kuwait, in conjunction with the IFSB Annual Meetings 2018, hosted by the CBK from May 1-3, 2018.

Alongside the conference, CBK is also hosting the IFSB Public Lecture, Members and Industry Engagement Session, the IFSB’s General Assembly and Council Meetings during the 3 days. Please visit the IFSB website (www.ifsb. org) or the conference website www.cbk-ifsb2018.com for more information and participation details.