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BRUNEI
The Empire Hotel & Country Club
3rd December 2012

The Bruneian Islamic finance industry continues to make great strides in its development. With the establishment of the Brunei International Financial Centre, under the newly formed monetary authority, Authoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam, it soon passed an international banking order covering international Islamic banking and Takaful.

The 5th IFN Brunei Roadshow will again be held at the magnificent Empire Hotel and Country Club of Brunei. With the full support of the local regulators, all the local Islamic financial institutions and many of those from overseas with Bruneian operations, we again expect a full house of 150+ delegates.

Confirmed Speakers

Calvin Chiew - Business Development Analyst, Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd
Dzafran Zainal Abidin - Manager, Product Management, Wholesale Banking, CIMB Group Islamic Banking Division
Hak Yeung - Head of Corporate Finance& Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam
James Chiew - Legal Adviser, Abraham Davidson & Co
Makhtar Abdullah - Acting CEO/Director of Tranning and Promotion Center for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (a subsidiary of Ministry Finance Brunei)
Mohd Johan Lee - Managing Partner, Johan Lee and Associates
Robin Cheok - Managing Partner, Cheok Advocates & Solicitors
Sazali Baharom - Country Manager, CIMB Islamic-Group Islamic Banking Division, Singapore
Shazali Sulaiman - Partner, KPMG
Shawn Er - Solicitor, Watson, Farley & Williams
Shahrildin Jaya - General Manager , Takaful Brunei Keluarga Sdn Bhd
Syed Alwi Alkaff - Senior Manager, Corporate Finance & Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam

Agenda

08:00 - 09:15
Registration and refreshments
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome remarks
Sazali Baharom, Country Manager, CIMB Islamic-Group Islamic Banking Division, Singapore
09:30 - 10:15
Case Study: Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) US$170 million Ijarah Project Financing
  • The proceeds of the transaction used to finance the construction and deployment of a 154,800-cubic metre liquefied natural gas vessel
  • Transaction demonstrates the strategic importance of LNG to Brunei
  • First Islamic project financing involving a Japanese bank
Panelists: Calvin Chiew, Business Development Analyst, Brunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd
Shawn Er, Solicitor, Watson, Farley & Williams
Syed Alwi Alkaff, Senior Manager - Corporate Finance & Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam
10:15 - 10:30
Round Up : Brunei and the Development of Local and Regional Islamic Capital Markets
Shazali Sulaiman, Partner, KPMG
10:30 - 11:00
Break & Networking
11:00 - 12:00
Session Two: Product Structure, Innovation and Development for Islamic Finance in Brunei
  • Project and Infrastructure finance and the opportunities offered in Brunei
  • Examining deal size versus product structure and innovation
  • Regulatory, taxation and accounting standards updates in Brunei and around the region
  • Structuring Sukuk offerings for the local and regional market
  • Building and qualifying a Shariah board - ensuring a balance of Shariah compliance and commercial viability
  • Differing and opposing views on Shariah compliance - what have we learned from recent high profile capital markets cases?
Moderator: Mohd Johan Lee, Managing Partner, Johan Lee & Associates
Panelists: Dzafran Zainal Abidin , Manager - Product Management, Wholesale Banking, CIMB Group Islamic Banking Division
Hak Yeung, Head of Corporate Finance& Advisory, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam
James Chiew, Legal Adviser, Abraham Davidson & Co
Makhtar Abdullah, Acting CEO/Director of Tranning and Promotion Center for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (a subsidiary of Ministry Finance Brunei)
12:00 - 12:45
Session Three: Facilitating Shariah Compliant Investment Flows Through Innovative Products, Structures and Channels
  • Developing suitable and attractive wealth management products for high net worth customers in Brunei
  • Structuring effective Takaful products for the Brunei market
  • The potential of Islamic private equity growth in Brunei and Asia: key sectors and opportunities
  • Examining the crucial issue of Shariah compliance for today's Islamic investments structures and products
  • Assessing the role of the Asian Takaful industry in the mobilization of funds
  • Sovereign wealth funds and their reach and scope in Brunei, Asia and the Gulf
Moderator: Mohd Johan Lee, Managing Partner, Johan Lee & Associates
Panelists: Robin Cheok, Managing Partner, Cheok Advocates & Solicitors
Sazali Baharom, Country Manager, CIMB Islamic-Group Islamic Banking Division, Singapore
Shahrildin Jaya , General Manager , Takaful Brunei Keluarga Sdn Bhd
12:45 - 14.30
Lunch & Networking

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