Central Bank of Jordan is hosting the Summit. Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 13/05/2008 08:30 - 09:30 Registration 09:30 - 10:30 Opening Session 10:30 - 11:00 Networking Session and Coffee Break 11:00 - 12:30 Session 1: Globalisation of Islamic Financial Services – Opportunities and Challenges Topics to cover: • Globalisation of Finance, and Pattern of Global Imbalances, and Their Implications for Supply and Demand for Islamic Finance • Growth in Different Industry Segments – Recent Developments, and Domestic and International Factors • Opportunities in Islamic Finance – Potential Returns to Innovation and Specialised Technology • Challenges in Legal Infrastructures, Regulation and Human Resources 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Prayers 14:00 - 15:30 Session 2: Cross-Border Capital Flows Topics to cover: • Evolving Role of Islamic Finance in Cross Border Capital Flows – Size, Patterns of Flows, and Their Determinants • Role of Islamic Capital Markets in Fostering Cross Border Capital Flows – Domestic and Global Issues • Constraints on Cross Border Flows of Islamic Finance 15:30 - 16:00 Networking Session and Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:30 Session 3: Regional Integration of Islamic Financial Markets, including Islamic Capital Markets – Key Issues Topics to cover: • Promoting Regional Integration of Islamic Financial Services – Rationale (Intermediating regional surpluses to support regional economic growth, strengthening competitiveness of capital market institutions, such as stock exchanges in the region) • Catalytic Role of Government – Issuance and Management of Government Financing Instruments, Providing Enabling Conditions to Develop Domestic Markets and Facilitate Their Regional Integration Through Appropriate Macroeconomic and Financial Policies Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format
