Saturday, November 12, 2011

RUSSIA - EVENTS - Islamic Financing: Prospects for Development in Russia (Dec 8, 2011)

The Moscow Times newspaper and Economic Department of Russia Muftis Council invite you to participate at the Third annual Conference "Islamic Financing: Prospects for Development in Russia", which will be held on December 8, 2011.

The Conference will help the participants to find answers regarding the state of Islamic finance market and new trends of development, realization of Shariah-compliant transactions in Russia and abroad, get firsthand advice from the experts, to discuss further ways of collaboration with the international consulting and law firms. (website - more info hereunder - register here)



Program:
9:00 — 9:30 Registration. Coffee.
9:30 — 12:00
Welcome and Keynote speeches
Rushan-hazrat Abbyasov, Head of Administration, Russia Muftis Council
Khaled Al-Aboodi, CEO, Islamic Corporation for the Development of Private Sector (tbc)
Session 1. Conducting Islamic business in Russia and abroad: results of 2011 and future prospects
Moderator: Alberto Brugnoni, Chairman of the Board, ASSAIF
  • Prospects for the development of Islamic Finance in Russia within the framework of establishment of Moscow International Financial Center, Anatoly Grigorenko, President, Russian Exchange Union
  • Islamic banking in Europe
    Waheed Qaiser, President and Vice-Chairman, Maxim Corporate Finance LLP
  • Business cooperation between Russia and the Arab-Muslim world
    Galina Chinarikhina, Analytical Center of the Government of Russia
  • Prospects for the development of Islamic insurance in Russia
    Owais Diyan, Head of Dubai Office Operations, Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (tbc)
Invited:
- Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation
- Analytical Centre under the Government of Russian Federation
- Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Russian Federation
- Central Bank of Russian Federation
- Foreign Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions
12:00 — 12:20 Coffee Break
12:20 — 15:00 Session 2. Legal and taxation aspects of Islamic finance transactions
Moderator: Roustam Vakhitov, Partner, International Tax Associates
  • Prospects for attracting Islamic investments into the Russian banking system
    Alberto Brugnoni, Chairman of the Board, ASSAIF
  • Islamic sukuk: prospects for the market in Russia
Alexander Kazakov, Director, Structuring, CJSC VTB Capital
  • The problem of Shariah compliance in the activities of Russian financial institutions, the demand in Russia for Islamic financial products and institutions
    Bulat Mulyukov, AAOIFI certified Shariah Advisor, Ansar FT
  • Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip, Partner/ Head of Global Financial Services and Islamic Banking, AZMI and Associates advocates and solicitors
15:00 — 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 — 16: 30 Session 3. Practical experience in the implementation and application of Islamic financing in Russia. Case studies from the experts.
Moderator:
Madina Kalimullina, head of Economic department, Russia Muftis Council
Andrey Zhuravlev, RAEIF member, indepent expert

  • Islamic Banking in Russia, The Republic of Tatarstan case study
    Renat Edihanov, Amal Finance house
  •  Representative of AkBars Bank (tbc)
  • Prospects for the development of investment projects in Russia
    Emil Gasymov, TIIC
  •  Problems of development of good practices of Islamic financial institutions
    Andrey Pankin, Ellips Bank
16:30 Closing Ceremony. Cocktail
We invite to participate:
Representatives of public authorities:
  • To explore the experience of attraction of Islamic financing in Europe;
  • To interest investors in investing in Russia;
Entrepreneurs:
  • To meet with investors;
  • To examine issues involving Islamic financing;
  • To explore the mechanisms and instruments of Islamic financing;
Investors:
  • To get acquainted with the practice of investing in Russia;
  • To review investment projects in Russia
As well as representatives of banks, investment companies, consulting and law firms, insurance companies

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