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        2011 FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCE CONFERENCE


                         March 8-10 2011
                   Nikko Hotel, CBD Kuala Lumpur
                            MALAYSIA



     FOUNDATION SERIES:


     The next conference on the Foundations of Islamic Finance
     Series is being sponsored by leading institutions well
     known for training, practice and research on Islamic
     Finance. You are invited to participate in the second
     Foundations of Islamic Finance Conference with the theme
     "Islamic Banking Products: Theory, Practice & Issues". The
     first Symposium held in May 2010 in Dubai was well received
     by the industry resulting in a manuscript to be published
     internationally: the book has 13 well-researched chapters
     written by eminent practitioners and scholars on the theme
     "Sukuk Securities: Theory, Practice and Issues".



     TOPICS:


     This event is a joint effort by tertiary institutions and
     top industry players to create public discussion and
     authentic literature for the industry and for universities.
     Professionals and scholars need to attend this and the
     ensuing conferences in the years ahead to keep abreast of
     the literature being created. The main focus of the 2011
     Conference is to generate a series of publications based on
     contributions from scholars, regulators, and industry
     players on Islamic Banking more narrowly focusing on
     Islamic banking products:


     - Banking: Framework of maqasid al-Shariah & Related Issues
     - Banking: Product structuring, instruments & innovation
     - Banking: Issues of Shariah Laws, Regulation and
       Compliance
     - Banking: Accounting, legal and regulatory issues
     - Banking: Risk management & Treasury operation



     FURTHER INFORMATION:


     For more information, please see the page "Call for papers
     and Participation", see:


     http://sgsm4.upm.edu.my/Islamic_Conference/call_for_papers.php


     The aim of this research-based series is to encourage open
     discussion leading to quality publications: authentic
     books, refereed journal articles, doctoral proposal
     discussions and conference proceedings. All papers will be
     carefully peer-reviewed by practitioners and scholars in
     order to provide a forum for advancing this new niche
     Islamic finance being taught in tertiary institutions.


     Islamic Finance has grown rapidly over its short 50-year
     history. The total assets managed by some 500 institutions
     amount to US$ 3,000 to US$ 4,000 billion in 76 countries.
     With about two-thirds of the markets being managed in
     Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur has emerged as the major hub for
     Islamic financial markets although there are six other
     sizeable markets elsewhere.



     SPONSORS:


     The conference series is sponsored by: Graduate School of
     Management, University Putra Malaysia; Association of
     Islamic Banks Malaysia; International Center of Excellence
     in Islamic Finance (INCEIF); International Shariah Research
     Academy for Islamic Finance; and Malaysian Islamic
     Financial Center.



     PARTICIPANTS:


     The chief guest giving the keynote is very likely to be
     from the Bank Negara Malaysia (central Bank). Prof Abbas
     Mirakhor, formerly of IMF, is an expert on Islamic Finance,
     will deliver a keynote speech on day 2 of the conference.
     The following industry professionals and scholars have
     agreed to participate:


     Industry Experts:


     - Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (invitation pending
       confirmation)
     - Dr Abbas Mirakhor (INCEIF-ISRA formerly IMF)
     - Prof Bambang Permadi Brodjonegoro (Islamic Development
       Bank)
     - Mr. Mohd Rithuan Dato' Mohd Shamsudin (Executive Director
       Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia)
     - Mr. Meor Amri Meor Ayob (CEO, Bond Pricing Agency)
     - Dr. Yeah Kim Leng (Group Chief Economist, Rating Agency
       of Malaysia)
     - Mr. Peter Casey (Director of Policy and Head of Islamic
       Finance, Dubai)
     - Dr. Nasser Saidi (Chief Economist, DIFC, Dubai)
     - Prof. Norredine Karchene (INCEIF, formerly IMF)
     - Mr. Syed Alwi (Director of Origination, Standard
       Chartered Saadiq)


     Researchers:


     - Prof. Syed O. Alhabsi (Chief of Academic Affairs, INCEIF)
     - Emeritus Prof. Rodney Wilson (Qatar Foundation &
       University of Durham: pending confirmation)
     - Prof. Munawar Iqbal (ex IDB and Dean of Faculty of
       Islamic Banking & Finance)
     - Prof. Mervyn Lewis (Chair in Banking, Australia)
     - Prof. Obiyathulla I Bacha (Head Postgraduate Studies,
       INCEIF)
     - Dr. Akram Laldin (Executive Director, ISRA)
     - Dr. Asyraf Wajdi (Head of Research Affairs, ISRA)
     - Prof. Abdullah Saeed (Sultan Qaboos Chair, University of
       Melbourne Centre of Excellence in Islamic Studies)
     - Prof. Michael Skully (Chair in Banking, Australia)
     - Prof. Murat Cizakca (Distinguished Chair Prof at INCEIF)
     - Dr. Paul S Parashar (Bahrain Institute of Banking &
       Finance)
     - Dr. Mansoor Khan (Researcher, university staff,
       Australia)
     - Prof. Zubair Hassan (Scholar, INCEIF)
     - Mr. Aderi Adnan (Director, Islamic Finance, DIFC)


     Several more eminent industry practitioners and scholars
     will be involved, and their invitations are pending
     decision.



     CONFERENCE DETAILS:


     The conference will be held at the Nikko Hotel in the CBD,
     Kuala Lumpur. The conference will start with an opening
     reception in the evening of Monday March 7, 2011. The
     conference proper will be on 8 March with a keynote speech
     by a central banker. On 9 March, a panel session will
     discuss all the commissioned papers for the book. A
     doctoral colloquium will discuss the best selected papers
     on 10 March, 2011.


     Twenty papers accepted for the conference will be published
     as best papers in two leading journals in finance. The
     commissioned papers, after review and revisions, will be
     edited and published by a reputable publishing house as the
     next volume of a research book on Islamic Finance: each
     conference leads to one research book. All the accepted
     papers will be collated and edited as a non-copyrighted
     Book of Proceedings to be sent to leading universities
     across the world (authors can decline articles being
     included in the proceedings book).



     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:


     The submission deadline is Friday January 14, 2011. Paper
     writer(s) will be notified of the International Review
     Committee's decision by end January. The registration fee
     is US$240 (payable as RM 750) collected through credit card
     authorisation via the web site. The conference papers, if
     found to be relevant, may be considered for inclusion in
     the book as a commissioned paper. The conference
     participation fee includes the welcome reception on March
     7, morning drinks and lunch on March 8 and 9 with a dinner
     on March 8.


     The submission deadline for doctoral papers is Friday 7
     January, 2011. Doctoral proposals will be considered by a
     panel of professors before being accepted. Doctoral
     proposal should be made as per the instructions to be
     posted soon in the website. The proposals can be on any
     topic within the Islamic Finance area.


     Paper submissions, see:


     http://sgsm4.upm.edu.my/islamic_conference/paper_submission


     Inquiries about the conference may be sent to:


     CONTACT:       Prof Shamsher Mohamad
     Tel:           +(603) 8946 7433 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8946 7433      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8946 7433      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
     Email:         shamsher57@yahoo.com


     CONTACT:       Prof Murali Sambasivan
     Tel:           +(603) 8943 7703 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8943 7703      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8943 7703      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
     Email:         murali@econ.upm.edu.my


     CONTACT:       Ms Siti Badarny Hassan
     Tel:           +(603) 8946 7723 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8946 7723 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8946 7723      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
     Email:         badamy@putra.upm.edu.my



     PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:


     CONTACT:       Mohamed Ariff
     Email:         mariff@bond.edu.au
     Tel:           +(617) 5595 2296 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(617) 5595 2296 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(617) 5595 2296      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      end_of_the_skype_highlighting


     CONTACT:       Shamsher M.
     Email:         shamsher57@yahoo.com
     Tel:           +(603) 8946 7431 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8946 7431 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +(603) 8946 7431      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      end_of_the_skype_highlighting


     POSTAL:        Graduate School of Business
                    University Putra Malaysia
                    43400 Serdang, Selangor DE
                    Malaysia
     Fax:           +(603) 8943 4019