THEME: SETTING THE ROAD AHEAD TOWARDS ECONOMIC RECOVERY

This year’s 16th Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum 2021 (KLIFF 2021) will be held on March 9th & 10th and will be participated by more than 1,000 delegates virtually. After a decade as a prestigious annual gathering of industry experts and key players, KLIFF 2021 is a premier and leading Islamic Banking and Finance event, recognised regionally and globally, with a wide range of delegates and speakers from diverse backgrounds and institutions including industry stakeholders and experts from regulatory authorities, Shariah scholars, bankers, legal practitioners, Takaful operators, consultants and academicians, sharing their views and opinions in moving the Islamic Banking and Finance industry forward. KLIFF 2021 will continue as a platform for debates, discourse and solutions based on knowledge and experience. KLIFF 2021 also provides a platform for enhanced branding appeal, reaching out to Islamic finance leaders in the Asia-Pacific Region via its extensive media coverage and wide promotion. Due to the current Covid-19 environment, we have decided to bring this event in a virtual webinar format, extending our reach to delegates globally. Welcome to KLIFF 2021.

 

9th & 10th MARCH 2021

All time indicated are referring to Malaysian Time GMT+8

DAY 1 

 

1345 – 1400

 

1400 – 1405

1405 – 1410

1410 – 1420

 

1430 – 1500

 

 

 

 

 

1500 – 1515

1515 – 1530

1530 – 1645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

1645 – 1745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

1745

 

9th MARCH 2021

*Final list of speakers will be updated soon

Registration

OPENING CEREMONY

Welcoming Remarks by Chairperson

Quran Recitation

WELCOMING ADDRESS

  • Datuk Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar, Chairman of the Organising Committee for KLIFF 2021

KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND OPENING SPEECH

SETTING THE ROAD AHEAD TOWARDS ECONOMIC RECOVERY

  • His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfurlah The Sultan of Perak Darul Ridzuan and the Royal Patron for Malaysia’s Islamic Finance Initiative

SPECIAL ADDRESS

STRENGTHENING ISLAMIC FINANCE TOWARDS SHARED PROSPERITY

  • Y.B Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz Finance Minister of Malaysia

  • Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar Chairman, Bursa Malaysia

SESSION ONE

GLOBAL ISLAMIC FINANCE – THE ROAD AHEAD

  • Islamic Finance amid Covid-19 pandemic
  • Digital Banking and Islamic Fintech
  • Islamic Social Finance
  • Alternative Investment
  • Human Capital
  • Governance, Standardisation and Regulation

Moderator: Datuk Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar  Chairman, Amanie Group

Panelist: 

  1. Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid Assistant Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
  2. Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia
  3. Dr. Firas Raad Country Manager, World Bank
  4. Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta Secretary-General of Islamic Financial Services Board IFSB
  5. Farmida Bi CBE Chair, Europe, Middle East, and Asia, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
  6. Rafe Haneef CEO, Group Transaction Banking, CIMB Bank

SESSION TWO

GLOBAL ISLAMIC CAPITAL MARKET OUTLOOK

  • Global Sukuk Outlook
  • Asset Management Updates
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Investment banking
  • Global Liquidity Management

Moderator:  Dato’ Mohd Redza Shah Bin Abdul Wahid Chairman, Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YAPEIM)

Panelist:

  1. Ahmad Shahriman Mohd Shariff CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad
  2. Dr. Mohamed Damak Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings
  3. Shahril Anas Hasan Aziz CEO, Malaysia Venture Capital Management (MAVCAP)
  4. Shahariah Shaharudin President, Saturna Malaysia
  5. Dr. Umar Oseni CEO, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM)

END OF DAY ONE

DAY 2

1345 – 1400

1400 – 1405

1405 – 1415

 

 

1415 – 1530

 

 
 
 

1430 – 1545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1545 – 1615

 

 

 

 

 

1615 – 1730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1730 – 1740

 

10th MARCH 2021

Registration

Welcoming Remarks

SPECIAL PRESENTATION 1
STRATEGIES TO SURVIVE COVID19 EFFECTS: SME PERSPECTIVE

  • M Nazri Adj Practice Prof (AI) , Founder / Group CEO, MyFinB & CE.A.I

SPECIAL PRESENTATION 2

ISLAMIC FINANCE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

  • Ayman Sejiny CEO, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD-IDB), Saudi Arabia

SESSION THREE

GLOBAL UPDATE ON ISLAMIC DIGITAL BANKING AND ISLAMIC FINTECH

  • Global Updates on Islamic Digital Banking
  • Islamic Finance in the Global Digital Economy
  • Islamic Fintech Outlook
  • Islamic Social Fintech and Halal Economy

Moderator:  Khairul Kamarudin CEO, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad

Panelist:

  1. Prof. Dato’ Dr Mohd Azmi Omar President, International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
  2. Robin Lee CEO, Hellogold
  3. Mohd Muazzam Mohamed CEO, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
  4. Roslan Ahmad Chief Representative DDGI Limited

SESSION FOUR:

Islamic Social Finance Instruments & Strategies towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Moderator: Razi Pahlavi Abdul Aziz Managing Director, Amanie Holdings & Honorary Secretary of Mercy Malaysia

  • Mr Houssam Chahine Chief of Private Sector Partnerships MENA, UNHCR
  • Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah Member, Shariah Advisory Council of Bank Negara Malaysia and Securities Commission Malaysia

SESSION FIVE: 

GLOBAL TAKAFUL AND ISLAMIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT OUTLOOK

  • Global Updates on Takaful and Retakaful
  • Islamic Wealth Management Outlook
  • Digitalization of Takaful Business

Moderator:  Mohd Tarmidzi Ahmad Nordin Chairman, AmMetLife Takaful

Panelist:

  1. Nik Shahrizal Sulaiman Risk Assurance Partner, PwC Malaysia
  2. Bashar Al Natoor Global Head of Islamic Finance, Fitch Ratings
  3. Chakib Abouzaid Secretary-General, General Arab Insurance Federation
  4. Othman Abdullah CEO, Islamic Banking at Silverlake Group
  5. Marcel Omar Papp Principal Officer, Swiss Re Malaysia

CLOSING REMARKS

END OF KLIFF 2021

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