3rd Annual Islamic Fintech Leaders Summit – Program1 – Emnes Events

25 - 26 OCTOBER '23

PAVILION HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR

PROGRAM DAY ONE 25TH OCTOBER

8.30 am: Registration & Welcome Coffee

8.50 am: Chairperson’s Opening Address

Dr. Moutaz Abojeib

> Chief Operating Officer, IFAAS, Turkiye

9.00 am: Keynote Address: Catalysing Technology Towards Building an Inclusive and Progressive Islamic Financial System

Suhaimi Ali

> Assistant Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia

9.20 am: Panel Discussion: Toward Sustainable Economic Landscape

Dr. Moutaz Abojeib

> Chief Operating Officer, IFAAS, Turkiye

Radzuan Tajuddin

> Consultant, The World Bank, Malaysia

Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta

> Secretary-General, Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)

Dr. Hilal Houssain

> Associate Manager, Knowledge Solutions Team, Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI), Saudi Arabia

Atty. Arifa A. Ala

> Assistant Governor of the Financial Supervision Subsector III, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

10.15 am: Morning Networking Break

10.45 am: Shariah Panel Discussion

Dr. Mohamad Anouar Gadhoum

> CEO, Payday Takaful, United Kingdom

Dr. Marjan Muhammad

> Director, Research Quality Assurance & Publications, International Shari’ah Research Academy, Islamic Finance (ISRA) Research Management Centre, INCEIF University

Dr. Yousuf Sultan

> Founder and CEO, ADL Advisory Sdn Bhd

Dr. Azrul Azlan Iskandar Mirza

> Deputy Director, Islamic Capital Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia

11.30 am: Industry Panel Discussion

Chai Kien Poon

> Country Head, Funding Societies, Malaysia

Sazul Samsuri

> Designate CTO, Digital Banking,
KAF Investment Bank,
Malaysia

Daniyar Uspanov

> Co-Founder, Tayyab, Kazakhstan

Shafik Ali

> Founder & CEO, du-it, Malaysia

Yoon Jun Jie

> CEO & Founder, Capsphere, Malaysia

12.30 pm: Keynote Presentation

Omar Mustafa Ansari

> Secretary General, AAOIFI, Bahrain

12.45 pm: Luncheon

2.00 pm: Keynote Presentation: Leveraging fintech for Climate and Sustainability: Harnessing Technology-Enabled Data for Evidence-Based Decision Making

Wael Mohamed Aaminou

> Expert – Finance Impact, UNDP, and Managing Partner, Green for South Inc., Canada

2.15 pm: Panel Discussion: Islamic FinTech and Financial Empowerment for the Gig Workforce

Arham Merican

> Chief Strategy Officer, Sharlife and Founder, Sampul.co

Dr. Mohamad Anouar Gadhoum

> CEO, Payday Takaful, United Kingdom

Ronald Yusuf Wijaya

> Chairperson, Indonesia Sharia Fintech Association (AFSI), Indonesia

Andrew W. Tan

> CEO & Co-Founder, Alfie iFIN Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

3.00 pm: Afternoon Networking Break

3.20 pm: VCs Talk

Ruslena Ramli

> Director, Digital Finance and Islamic Digital Economy, Digital Industry Development, MDEC

Abdullah Hidayat

> Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Ficus Capital, Malaysia

Zhen Hui

> Managing Partner, Artem Ventures, Malaysia

Ben Lim

> CEO & Founder, NEXEA Angels

Manav Narang

> Director & APAC Lead, Financial Services & Health, Plug and Play APAC

4.10 pm: Startup Demoshow

Nginapzzz Smart Hotels

The Noor

Tayyab

PayDay Takaful

Participating Investors:

MDEC
Ficus Capital
Artem Ventures
NEXEA Angels
Plug & Play APAC
HASAN

5.10 pm: Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

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25 - 26 OCTOBER '23

KUALA LUMPUR + VIRTUAL (HYBRID)

Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta

Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta was appointed the Secretary-General of the IFSB effective 29 January 2018.

Dr. Danbatta, previously the Director of the Centre of Consultancy and Executive Programmes at INCEIF, has over 29 years combined experience in the private, academia, as well as in the
financial services regulation and supervision sectors across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He is a Member of the Accounting and Auditing Board of Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), the Basel Consultative Group (BCG), the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and has chaired various working groups for the issuance of financial accounting standards for Islamic financial institutions. He has also been involved in the development and drafting of standards, guidelines and frameworks for capital adequacy, accounting, as well as supervision and regulation of Islamic finance for various countries.
Dr. Danbatta holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Banking and Finance from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and an MBA in Corporate Finance. He is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow) with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA-UK), a Licensed International Financial Analyst (LIFA-UK), and a member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIFP), Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and International Council for Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE). Dr. Danbatta is a known Islamic banking and finance consultant, and has been active in providing Islamic finance training and consultancy to central banks, securities commissions, deposit insurance corporations and Islamic banks. He also has a number of publications on Islamic banking, corporate governance and earnings management.
In addition to these corporate engagements, he also held the positions of Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University Oman, a Research Fellow at the Accounting Research Institute (ARI) of University Technology MARA (UiTM), Malaysia and Academic Fellow at Insaniah University Malaysia. He has worked with the Highland Bank of Nigeria Plc, Peugeot Automobiles and Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria.

Arham Merican

Arham Merican has been involved in the Islamic Finance industry for over seven years specializing in Shariah, Sustainability, Social Finance and Governance. Since 2015, he has served both local and foreign Islamic Finance Institutions with multiple portfoliosranging from retail and corporate banking, Sukuk advisory and structuring, Takaful and Islamic Capital Market advisory and product structuring. He started his career as a Shariah Executive in Asian Finance Bank (AFB), a subsidiary of Qatar Islamic Bank where he serves as the Secretary for Sheikh Dr. Abdul Sattar Abu Ghudah, Chairman of Shariah Committee (AFB), Sheikh Dr. Ali al-Qaradaghi and Sheikh Dr. Walid Bin Hadi. Then, he served as the Shariah Secretariat in Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF) where he oversees Sukuk structuring and issuance under MIDF Investment Bank Berhad. He was instrumental in the structuring of Merdeka ASEAN Green Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk, the first adopter of the ASEAN Green Bond Standards (AGBS) developed by the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) and complies with the SRI Sukuk Framework by the Securities Commission of Malaysia. He was also involved in the structuring of Telekosang Hydro One Sdn Bhd Sukuk, the world’s first greenfield mini-hydro green SRI Sukuk. In MIDF, he oversaw the transformation of MIDF Group and its subsidiaries MIDF into a full fledged Islamic Financial Institution. Then, he served as the Assistant Manager, Shariah Compliance in Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Berhad where he was tasked to set up the Shariah Compliance function based on the Shariah Governance Policy Document issued in 2019 by Bank Negara Malaysia. He’s a member of the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS) and a member of the Malaysian Young Shariah Scholars Association (MySSA). He also holds a certificate in Islamic Financial Planner (IFP) by Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM). He obtained his Master’s in Development Economics from University of Malaya (2021) focusing in the area of Zakat & Multidimensional Poverty Index and his BA in Shariah and Islamic Economics, Banking & Finance from Yarmouk University, Jordan (2015). Most recently, he has been selected as the finalparticipant of TERAJU SUPERB Accelerator Program and among the top 25 participants for the FWD Start-up Studio Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator Program with his ideation stage startup – Sampul, an application which allow users to generate digital wasiat for digital assets.

Abdullah Hidayat

Abdullah Hidayat, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Ficus Capital is a distinguished professional with over 17 years of experience and a wealth of expertise in several areas, including strategic planning and review, Islamic finance, financial structuring, business origination, and SME development. His extensive knowledge and skills have been honed through his work with renowned organizations such as Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and Islamic Corporation For The Development Of The Private Sector (ICD), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group. In recognition of his exceptional talents, Hidayat was selected in 2015 as the sole candidate from the Asia and Pacific region to participate in the ICD’s prestigious Islamic Finance Talent Development Program (IFTDP). Prior to founding Ficus Capital, he made significant contributions to the Islamic finance industry by spearheading initiatives such as:
• Working as a Project Consultant to International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (“ISRA”) and Islamic Development Bank Institute (“IDBI”) to develop an alternative to Commodity Murabaha for liquidity management products for Islamic financial institutions.
• Serving as Lead consultant for Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) on the Islamic Digital Economy Mi’yar initiative.
• Acting as Principal Consultant for Selangor Halal Action Plan, where he developed a comprehensive action plan for the State of Selangor in developing their Halal industry.
• Authoring an ICD Whitepaper on Developing Human Capital for Sustainability in Islamic Finance.

Since founding Ficus Capital, Hidayat has been actively involved in the development of SMEs and startups in Malaysia, making significant contributions such as:

• Curating development programs and becoming the key mentor for 100 SMEs from various industries in MDEC Digital Small Business Accelerator program.
• Becoming the main mentor and coach for 40 Islamic Digital Economy startups in the MDEC Islamic Digital Economy Accelerator program.
• Providing technical consultation and subject matter expertise on strategy, finance, and compliance for 19 companies under the Ekuinas Iltizam Catalyst Program.
Abdullah Hidayat’s professional goals and aspirations are focused on democratizing Islamic finance and enabling more people to use and understand Islamic finance instruments, particularly risk-sharing instruments, to expand socio-economic development worldwide. He aims to achieve this by ensuring that everyone worldwide can live with dignity and balance through a sustainable socio-economic system.