The Islamic Finance Council UK (IFC) and the International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), in association with K&L Gates invite you to an event addressing the Shari’ah governance model. The event will include the UK launch of the IFC and ISRA External Shari’ah Audit Report 2016.
9.30 am - Registration and breakfast
10.00 am - Morning sessions
12.30 pm - Networking lunch
1.30 pm - Afternoon sessions
3.45 pm - Event concludes
The event will cover several key themes including:
- How the current Shari’ah governance model works; its gaps and limitations
- Examining the role of scholars alongside areas of potential conflict and impairment
- The role of external Shari’ah audit
- Regulatory differences in approach – is there a ‘best practice’?
- Is it all about the fatwa? To what level are Islamic bankers individually and personally responsible?
Speakers and agenda:
Welcome (10:00 am - 10:15 am)
Scholars Session (10:15 am - 12:00 pm)
- Umer Suleman, Senior Regulatory & Operational Risk Project Manager, HSBC / Islamic Finance Council UK – Session Chair
- Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin, Executive Director, ISRA
- Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, Director, Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith Dialogue, Bayero University, Kano
- Bilal Khan, Dome Advisory
- Sheikh Haytham Tamim, Founder, Shariah Solutions
- Dr. Marjan Muhammad, Director of Research, ISRA
- Sheikh Haytham Tamim, Senior Lecturer and resident Scholar, Utrujj
External Shariah Audit Report Launch (12:00 pm - 12:30 pm)
Lunch (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm)
Regulators Session (1:30 pm - 2:15 pm)
- Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCAP Group – Session Chair
- Saeed Ahmad, Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
- Arshadur Rahman, Manager - Shari’ah Compliant Facilities Project, Bank of England
Individual Ethics Session (2:15 pm - 3:40 pm)
Event Partners
External Shariah Audit Report Sponsors