Islamic Business and Finance: The Present State and the Way Forward

With around eleven hundred institutions and assets of US $ one trillion, Islamic finance is now an important part of the global financial system. The scope and range of both Islamic finance and business remains to be further explored and scrutinized. Beyond the recurrent financial instabilities, the Islamic system is promising in tackling various other challenges related to government finances, deepening of financial markets, or narrowing the socio economic disparities. Central however to the sustenance and further success of Islamic finance is the need to gear it with Islamic business practices and to strictly observe its original contours of Equity, Justice, and Transparency. The Conference therefore aims at discussing the present state of Islamic business and finance and how and in what way the same can contribute to the stability of and provide opportunities to the national and global economies. In particular, it addresses the following questions:

Keynote Speakers

Overview   How and in what way Islamic finance can address the vulnerabilities of current international financial paradigm? Is there a likelihood of convergence of current Islamic banking and finance practices with that of the conventional system? What solution(s) Islamic finance offers for public debt management? Which Islamic institutions, other than Zakat, can help achieve the objective of socio-economic development in an economy? In the current environment, what are the challenges and opportunities in practicing business in Islamic way?     Who Should Attend   Economists and Research Scholars Policy makers in the State institutions Academic Intellectuals Judiciary and Legal practitioners Trainers and officials of HRDs CEOs and CFOs from the Corporate Sectors Banks regulators and auditors Journalists / Columnists Accounting professionals and tax experts Shari’ah scholars in Islamic banks Ph. D / M. Phil. candidates in Universities