Awareness Programme

Themed Preserving Wealth and Generating Long-term Value through Islamic Finance. The Executive Forum aims to provide a discourse on tailored-opportunities and appropriate strategies for the stakeholders of the Islamic finance industry going forward to fully realise the potential of Islamic finance in meeting the longer-term financial aspirations of the society. The sessions of the Forum will discuss different focus areas revolving around the role of Islamic finance to preserve wealth and create long-term value. Among the topics are a)the role of wealth management from an Islamic perspective, b)the role of the Takāful sector in offering innovative products to support long-term financial sustenance for individuals, c)Sharīʻah-compliant opportunities for retirement planning and wealth management, d)realising long-term societal development through social contracts in Islamic finance and e)regulator’s role in promoting risk management practices and facilitating innovation in the Islamic fund industry. The Executive Forum is a paying event. Special rates are offered to all member of the IFSB. Enjoy "50% discount on the third participant when you register 3 participants from the same organisation". (Not applicable to subsidiaries and affiliated companies) For registration and quiries, please email Mrs. Ida Shafinaz Ab. Malek at [email protected]   Event Snapshots Programme - Event Session(s)   Day 1 06/03/2018 08:30 - 09:30 Morning Coffee and Registration 09:30 - 09:45 Opening Address 09:45 - 11:15 Session 1: Realising Long-Term Societal Development through Social Contracts in Islamic Finance | Dr. Ziyaad Mahomad, Assistant Professor, INCEIF Contracts for Societal Development in Islamic Finance and their Potential Integration into the Commercial Islamic Finance Industry Adopting Waqf as a New Growth Driver to Broaden and Strengthen the Longer-term Development of the Society. Case Studies on Utilising Awqaf to Promote Longer-term Economic Development (MUIS Singapore, Zam Zam Tower Makkah, etc.) 11:15 - 11:45 Group Photo and Coffee Break 11:45 - 13:15 Session 2: Long-term Financial Sustenance of Individuals through Takaful | Nor Azman Zainal, Chief Executive Officer, Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad | Product Diversity and Innovation for the Long-term Investment Products Need for Financial Protection in the Globalised World – e.g. Healthcare, Mortality, Children’s Education, etc. Products and Innovative Offerings by the Takaful Industry Enhancing Market Access and Meeting Customers’ Needs Going Forward – Opportunities and Threats, Impediments and Solutions 13:15 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 16:30 Session 3: Interactive Session: Retirement Planning - The Next Frontier for the Islamic Finance Industry | Syed Hamadah Othman, Partner, Actuarial Partners Consulting Sdn Bhd, | Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan,CEO, Employees Provident Fund Financial Awareness and Literacy on Retirement Planning Shari’ah-compliant Opportunities for Management of Retirement Funds The Importance of Starting Early Retirement Planning Case Study 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break Day 2 07/03/2018 08:30 - 09:30 Morning Coffee 09:30 - 11:00 Session 4: Inter-generational Wealth Management and Legacy Planning: Fulfilling Maqasid Al-Shariah | Aderi Adnan, Director, Business Development, Labuan IBFC | Trust Structures and Foundations for Islamic Wealth Management Legacy Planning and Services by Islamic Financial Institutions Case Study 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break and Networking 11:30 - 13:00 Session 5: The Role of Wealth Management from an Islamic Perspective | Monem Salam, President, Saturna Sdn. Bhd. Economic Trends and the Driving Demand for Wealth Management Services Identifying the Value Propositions of Islamic Wealth Management Wealth Management Solutions: Managing the Complexity of Wealth Preservation and Asset Planning Products and Solutions Offered by Islamic Funds Constraints and Impediments Faced by Islamic Funds Industry 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 16:00 Session 6: Panel Discussion: Regulatory Regime for Fund Management and Pension Schemes: Avoiding a Social Economic Disorder | Prof. Dato Dr. Azmi Omar, PCEO, INCEIF, Mohammad Ridzuan Abdul Aziz, CEO, Sedania Al Salam, Zulkifli Ishak, Director, I-VCAP Managing Risk in the Islamic Fund Industry - Supervision and Enhancing Disclosure Regulator Role in Facilitating Innovation and Fostering the Emergence of Market Segments, Products and Services The Rise of the Digital Generation (Robo advisers, Equity Crowdfunding, Peer-to-peer Financing Platforms etc.) Regulatory Perspective 16:00 - 16:30 Closing & Certificate Giving Ceremony 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break