Speakers
Official Opening Ceremony (Friday, 5th June, 2026)
H.E. Mr. Abdullah Saleh Kamel
Chairman of Board of Trustee, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy
H. E. Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid
Advisor at the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia, Member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Imam of Al-Masjid Al-Haram
Sheikh Mohamed Salem Amer
Qur’an Reciter and Imam at Al-Azhar Mosque
Day 2 – Thursday, 4th June, 2026
Soft Opening
Ms. Efnan Han
TRT World Presenter
Dr. MOHAMED KOURID
Lecturer, Regional Academy of Education and Training – Marrakech-Safi Region
H.E. Mr. Yousef Hassan Khalawi
Secretary General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy
H.E. Mr. Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu
President, Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
H.E. Mr. Salim Arda Ermut
Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board, Türkiye Wealth Fund
H.E. Prof. Dr. Imad AbuKishek
President of Al-Quds University
H.E. Mr. Iqbal Ahmad Khan
Chief Executive Officer, Fajr Capital
H.E. Mr. Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Treasury and Finance, Republic of Türkiye
H.E. Mr. Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ibn Haldun University
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Mr. Hamza K. Bawazir
Secretary General, General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI)
Dr. Umar Oseni
Secretary General, Organization of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre
H.E. Mr. Yousef Hassan Khalawi
Secretary General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy
H.E. Prof. Dr. Amr Mamdouh Ellissy
President of The OIC States Broadcasting Union (OSBU)
Prof. Dr. Atilla Arkan
President of Ibn Haldun University
First Panel: Foundations of Capital in the Islamic Economy: Concept, Principles, and Purpose
Dr. Umar Oseni
Secretary General, Organization of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre
Mr. Khurram Hilal
Chief Executive Officer, Group Islamic Banking at Standard Chartered Bank
Mr. Rafe Haneef
Group Chief Executive Officer of MBSB Holding that
comprises MBSB Bank and MIDF group
Second Panel: Combating Trade Challenges and Enhancing Economic Integration Through Digital Islamic Banking and Takaful: A Practical Approach for OIC Member Countries
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bulut
Board Member, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
Mr. Hamza K. Bawazir
Secretary General, General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI)
Tarık Dr. Ekrem Arıkan
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member of Merkezi Kayıt Kuruluşu
Chair of World Forum of Central Securities Depositories and Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories
Dr. Tarık Akın
Head of Finance Department, Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of Türkiye
Third Panel: Capital Formation and Intermediation: Banks, Funds, and Islamic Capital Markets
Mr. Nitish Bhojnagarwala
Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Ratings
Dr. Usman Chaudry
Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director, Gatehouse Bank plc
Dr. Mahmut Kayacık
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Türkiye Wealth Fund
Insightful Address: Capital in Islamic Economic Theory: Value Creation, Exchange, and Development
Prof. Mehmet Asutay
Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Political Economy and Finance
Director, Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance
Fourth Panel: Waqf: The Islamic Legacy of Sustainable Capital
Datuk Mohd Irwan Mohd Mubarak
Chairman, Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
Dr. Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Rajhi
Member of the Council, Waqf Sulaiman AlRajhi
BekiroğluTan Sri Azman Mokhtar
Chairman, The International Center for Education in Islamic Finance University (INCEIF)
Dr. Ayman Bekiroğlu
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, Ibn Haldun University
Day 3 – Friday, 5th June, 2026
Opening Panel: Central Banks and Ministers Level Panel
H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
H.E. Dr. Fatih Karahan
Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
H.E. Mr. Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour
Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
H.E. Mr. Yahya Jawdat Hafez Shunnar
Governor, Palestine Monetary Authority
Keynote: Türkiye’s Participation Finance Ecosystem and Capital Mobilization: The Role of Financial Centers in Attracting Capital
H.E. Mr. Ahmet İhsan Erdem
Chief Executive Officer, Istanbul Financial Center
Day 4 – Saturday, 6th June, 2026
Keynote:
Dr. Abdou Attou
Non-Resident Advisor to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in New York
Fifth Panel: Sectoral Allocation of Capital: SMEs, Infrastructure, and Real Economy
Mr. Asad Ansari
Co-Founder, Amanah Islamic Finance
Ms. Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali
Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market, Securities Commission Malaysia
Mr. Firman Nugraha
Director of Treasury & International Banking
Bank Syariah Indonesia
Mr. Mohamed Hegazy
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, ADI Taskeek, ADIB
Sixth Panel: Digital Capital and Financial Innovation: Technology, Governance, and Shari’ah Integrity
Damak Mr. Nizam Uddin OBE
Senior Advisor, New World Group
Dr. Mohamed Damak
Managing Director, Sector Lead Financial Institutions and Global Head of Islamic Finance
Standard & Poor's
Eng. Khalid Howladar
Managing Partner, Acreditus
Mr. Murat Onuk
Managing Partner, Arz Portföy
Seventh Panel: Start Smart, Scale Right: Capital Formation Strategies for Young Business Leaders
Dr. Wael Eldesouki
Secretary General of SKSEED (Saleh Kamel Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development)
Dr. Mohamad Darwish
Head of Business Solutions, Emirates Islamic
Dr. Ayman ElTarabishy
President, International Council for Small Business, The George Washington University
Leadership Talk: Islamic Finance in the Eyes of the Media: Narratives, Platforms, and Public Trust
Ms. Farzana Baduel
Chief Executive Officer, Curzon PR
Dr. Gökhan Yücel
Head of Department, Communications
Finance and Investment Office, The Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Influencer Session: Raising the Quality of Capital: From Follower Counts to Financial Value
Ms. Sidra Iqbal
Senior Broadcast Journalist
Mr. Ahmed Talaat
Founder and Host of "Btaa' Eqtisad" and Economic Content Creator
Ms. Saira Hayati
Public Influencer
Dr. Mohamed Talal Lahlou
Chief Excutive Officer, PC Consulting
Institutional Experience - By Ethis: Discovering Islamic Digital Investment Tools for SME Financing
Mr. Umar Munshi
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ethis
Closing Remarks
H.E. Mr. Yousef Hassan Khalawi
Secretary General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy
H.E. Mr. Yousef Hassan Khalawi
Secretary General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic EconomyH. E. Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid
Advisor at the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia, Member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Imam of Al-Masjid Al-HaramH.E. Mr. Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ibn Haldun UniversityH.E. Dr. Fatih Karahan
Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of TürkiyeH.E. Mr. Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Treasury and Finance, Republic of Türkiye
H.E. Mr. Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu
President, Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
H.E. Mr. Salim Arda Ermut
Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board, Türkiye Wealth Fund
H.E. Mr. Ahmet İhsan Erdem
Chief Executive Officer, Istanbul Financial Center
H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
H.E. Prof. Dr. Amr Mamdouh Ellissy
President of The OIC States Broadcasting Union (OSBU)Prof. Dr. Atilla Arkan
President of Ibn Haldun UniversityDr. Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Rajhi
Member of the Council, Waqf Sulaiman AlRajhiH.E. Mr. Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour
Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
H.E. Mr. Yahya Jawdat Hafez Shunnar
Governor, Palestine Monetary AuthorityH.E. Mr. Iqbal Ahmad Khan
Chief Executive Officer, Fajr Capital
Dr. Ekrem Arıkan
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member of Merkezi Kayıt KuruluşuChair of World Forum of Central Securities Depositories and Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories
Mr. Mahmood Godel
Chief Executive Officer, Halal 360
H.E. Prof. Dr. Imad AbuKishek
President of Al-Quds UniversityDr. Usman Chaudry
Chief Risk Officer, Gatehouse Bank plcDr. Umar Oseni
Secretary General, Organization of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration CentreMr. Hamza K. Bawazir
Secretary General, General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI)
Mr. Khurram Hilal
Chief Executive Officer, Group Islamic Banking at Standard Chartered Bank
Datuk Mohd Irwan Mohd Mubarak
Chairman, Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
Mr. Mohamed Hegazy
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, ADI Taskeek, ADIBMr. Rafe Haneef
Group Chief Executive Officer of MBSB Holding that comprises MBSB Bank and MIDF groupMs. Farzana Baduel
Chief Executive Officer, Curzon PRDr. Mohamed Talal Lahlou
Chief Excutive Officer, PC ConsultingDr. Mohamed Damak
Managing Director, Sector Lead Financial Institutions and Global Head of Islamic Finance Standard & Poor'sMr. Firman Nugraha
Director of Treasury & International Banking
Bank Syariah Indonesia
Mr. Gorkhmaz Aghayev
Chairman, Alternative Banking Council, Azerbaijan Banks AssociationMr. Murat Onuk
Managing Partner, Arz Portföy
Eng. Khalid Howladar
Managing Partner, Acreditus
Mr. Junaid Wahedna
Founder, Wahed
Mr. Muhammad Malik
Founder, Sifr InitiativeMr. Umar Munshi
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ethis
Mr. Asad Ansari
Co-Founder, Amanah Islamic FinanceDr. Mahmut Kayacık
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Türkiye Wealth FundDr. Ayman ElTarabishy
President, International Council for Small Business, The George Washington University
Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar
Chairman, The International Center for Education in Islamic Finance University (INCEIF)
Prof. Dr. Vusal Gasimli
Executive Director, Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication - Azerbaijan
Dr. Adnan Aziz
Secretary General and Chief Program Officer
Global Islamic Finance Impact Program for Climate, Nature, and Development
Mr. İhsan Övüt
Secretary General, The Standards and Metrology Institute for the Islamic CountriesMs. Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali
Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market, Securities Commission MalaysiaMr. Nitish Bhojnagarwala
Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Ratings
Mr. As'ad Layth
Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer, Wahed
Mr. Nizam Uddin OBE
Senior Advisor, New World GroupDr. Gökhan Yücel
Head of Department, Communications Finance and Investment Office, The Presidency of the Republic of TürkiyeDr. Tarık Akın
Head of Finance Department, Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of TürkiyeProf. Dr. Mehmet Bulut
Board Member, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
Dr. Wael Eldesouki
Secretary General of SKSEED (Saleh Kamel Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development)
Ms. Natavan Mammadova
Secretary General, Maida Nazir Organization for Women EmpowermentProf. Mehmet Asutay
Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Political Economy and Finance
Director, Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance
Prof. Dr. HASAN VERGİL
Head of the Department of Economics, School of Business, Ibn Haldun UniversityDr. Ayman Bekiroğlu
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, Ibn Haldun University
Mr. Alkhazur Tazbaev
Shari’ah Expert, Zayed Fund for Entrepreneurship and InnovationMr. Ahmed Talaat
Founder and Host of "Btaa' Eqtisad" and Economic Content CreatorDr. Abdou Attou
Non-Resident Advisor to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in New York
Dr. Hesham Zaki
Executive Secretary, Saleh Kamel Islamic Economics Award
Dr. Iman Shady
Executive Secretary, Strategic Thinking Center
Ms. Madina Tukulova
Head of Islamic Finance, Astana International Financial Centre Chairperson, Association of Islamic Finance and BusinessDr. Mohamad Darwish
Head of Business Solutions, Emirates Islamic
Ms. Efnan Han
TRT World Presenter
Ms. Sidra Iqbal
Senior Broadcast Journalist
Mr. Yusufbek Nasriddinov
Associate - Islamic Finance and Capital Markets Qatar Financial CentreDr. MOHAMED KOURID
Lecturer, Regional Academy of Education and Training – Marrakech-Safi RegionSheikh Mohamed Salem Amer
Qur’an Reciter and Imam at Al-Azhar MosqueMs. Saira Hayati
Public InfluencerSide Events
Institutional Workshop: By Wahed
Mr. Junaid Wahedna
Founder, WahedInstitutional Workshop: By Wahed
Mr. As'ad Layth
Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer, Wahed Institutional Workshop: By WahedProf. Dr. HASAN VERGİL
Head of the Department of Economics, School of Business, Ibn Haldun University
Institutional Presentation:
By Ibn Haldun University
Dr. Hesham Zaki
Executive Secretary, Saleh Kamel Islamic Economics Award
Interactive Academic Session
Dr. Iman Shady
Executive Secretary, Strategic Thinking Center
Strategic Thinking Centre Workshop
H.E. Mr. Yousef Hassan Khalawi
Secretary General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic EconomyRound Table Discussion
Ms. Natavan Mammadova
Secretary General, Maida Nazir Organization for Women EmpowermentRound Table Discussion
Mr. Mahmood Godel
Chief Executive Officer, Halal 360Round Table Discussion
Institutional Presentation: By Ibn Haldun University
Mr. Junaid Wahedna
Founder, Wahed
Mr. As'ad Layth
Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer, Wahed
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