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Jaseem Ahmed Secretary‐General Islamic Financial Services Board

Jaseem Ahmed assumed the position of the Secretary‐General of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) on 1st May 2011.

Prior to his appointment to the IFSB, Mr. Ahmed served as the Director, Financial Sector, Public Management and Trade, Southeast Asia Department of the Asian Development (ADB). In this capacity, he was responsible for managing the ADB's lending and capacity building operations in Southeast Asia for the promotion of sound banking and non‐banking financial sectors, and for the strengthening of supervision and regulatory capacities. Mr. Ahmed led the ADB's response in the Southeast Asia region to the global crisis, which includes the approval of three crisis support programmes under the ADB's Counter Cyclical Support Facility provided to Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam.

Mr. Ahmed was also Practice Leader for Islamic finance at the ADB responsible for managing Technical Assistance (TA) programmes – including those to the IFSB ‐ jointly funded with the Islamic Development Bank. He was a member of the IFSB High Level Task Force on Liquidity Management, the group which proposed the establishment of the recently established International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation.

Mr. Ahmed led the ADB team that helped prepare the Implementation Plan for integration of capital markets in Southeast Asia, approved by ASEAN Finance Ministers in April 2009. He also worked closely with the ASEAN Stock Exchanges in their development of an Exchange Alliance, which begins implementation in 2011.

Mr. Ahmed has a BA in economics from the University of Sussex and also holds two graduate degrees in economics from Yale University. He is a national of Bangladesh.

Tai Boon Leong Executive Director Monetary Authority of

Tai Boon Leong is presently Executive Director with the Development Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Mr Tai joined MAS in 1986 as a Central Banking Officer after graduating from the National University of Singapore with an Honours degree in Engineering. In 1988, he was posted to the International Department (now re‐named Reserve and Monetary Management Department) where he rose to the post of Director in charge of the Japan and US Fixed Income Divisions. From 1999 to 2001, Mr Tai was the MAS New York Representative. Upon his return to Singapore, he headed the Internal Audit Department and the Finance Department which oversees the Authority’s budget, financial accounts and reporting, safe custody and settlement, and financial risk management.

Mr Tai is a CFA and a member of the Singapore Society of Financial Analysts and CFA Institute. In 2005, Mr. Tai was awarded the Public Administration Silver Medal.

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Junaid Ahmed Chief Executive Officer

Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan, Pakistan

Junaid Ahmed was born on April 05, 1957 in Dhaka. He attended the Calcutta University, India where he obtained a degree in Bachelors of Commerce.

Junaid began his Banking career in 1977 with BCCI as a Trainee office. His move in the banking industry has a distinguished career mostly in the area of Branch Banking / Retail Operations, Private Banking to Heading the Corporate and Investment Banking while subsequently managing the international operations of the Bank.

Prior to assuming the role of CEO he was member Board Dubai Islamic Bank, Pakistan and member of the Board Audit committee/Remco). He is currently member Board of Bank of Khartoum, Sudan and Bosnia Bank International. He has also worked as Member Board MESC (Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank, Jordan and managed the representative offices of DIB in Turkey, Iran.

The key roles and responsibilities held by Junaid prior to appointment as Chief Executive Officer of DIBP were the following: • Chief of International division 2008/Aug 2010 • Chief of Corporate and Investment banking December 2004/March 2008 • Head of Private Banking September 2003/2004 • Between 1992 and 2003 ‐ worked with Union National Bank holding various position from Managing the main branch to Regional Head for Dubai and northern Emirates responsible for Retail and Corporate Business on a decentralize network. • Subsequently became the Head of Corporate Bank for Dubai and Northern Emirates after setting up the platform under centralize structure in 1999 and held that position for 4 years.

The Major achievements in the career of Junaid Ahmed include: • Developed strong footing of Corporate and Investment Banking within DIB with direct contribution of 20% on the core revenue of the bank primarily from Trade finance, Corporate Finance, Capital market and syndicated business. Created many cross sell functions/initiatives. Also established Private Banking business within the Bank. ƒ Set up Corporate Banking platform under centralized structure within UNB. Bank witnessed exponential growth in all areas of business and revenue after the restructuring, post BCCI crisis.

Among the key achievements in the role as Chief of International Division, he managed to turn around the business of DIB Pakistan (fully owned subsidiary with 36 branches). The bank has grown by over 60% in footprint from 36 to 59 branches over 8 months period in 2010/11 through a planned expansion strategy showing solid growth both in business and profitability.

Chen Mee King Vice President The Islamic Bank of Asia, Singapore

Chen Mee King is a Singapore‐trained lawyer with practical experience in both conventional banking and Islamic finance, having worked during the past 20+ years not only in private law practice but also as in‐ house counsel for an Asian commercial bank, two European commercial , and an Indonesian multinational investment group, before joining The Islamic Bank of Asia Limited as primary Legal Counsel and Company Secretary. The Islamic Bank of Asia Limited, the first full‐ fledged Islamic bank in Singapore, is a joint venture between Singapore's DBS Bank Ltd and more than 30 investors in the Middle East.

Mrs Chen's responsibilities as Legal Counsel for The Islamic Bank of Asia involve the oversight of legal matters arising in connection with the Bank's activities in South East Asia as well as its representative office in Bahrain. In that capacity, her day‐ to‐ day work includes reviewing Islamic finance products; drafting, reviewing and amending legal documentation; and coordinating legal matters with external counsel.

Drawing from her extensive experience and expertise, Mrs Chen also has guest lectured in a module in Islamic banking at Singapore Management University, and has been an invited speaker at several international Islamic finance conferences and seminars in Singapore and elsewhere in the Region.

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Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin Executive Director Securities Commission of Malaysia

Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin joined Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) as Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market in January 2011. Prior to joining SC, he was Chief Executive Officer / Director of i‐VCAP Management, an Islamic fund management firm based in Malaysia.

He has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He began his career with before joining MIDF Amanah Asset Management. During his tenure with MIDF Asset, he held several positions covering research, portfolio management and business development. He was also seconded to Schroder Investment Management Limited in for two years to be part of the team managing equity investments in the Asia Pacific markets. His last position prior to joining i‐VCAP was CEO / Director of MIDF Asset. He also held directorships in several companies in the MIDF Group.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree (dual concentration in Accounting & Finance) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He was President of CFA Malaysia from 2001 to 2005, and Vice Chairman of the Malaysian Association of Asset Managers (MAAM) and Chairman of MAAM Islamic Fund Management Sub‐Committee in 2010.

Dudi Dermawan Saputra Economist Bank Indonesia

Mr Dudi is an Economist in Financial Market Team, Monetary Management Department of Bank Indonesia. Prior to joining Bank Indonesia, he was an Assistant Manager from 1994 ‐ 1997 with Astra Credit Company. He then served as a Guest Lecturer for Masters' Degree for Applied Banking and Economic at Pajajaran University from 2008 until 2010.

Mr Dudi attained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Petroleum Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology on 1992 and Master Degree in Magister Management majoring Marketing Management from PPM Graduate School of Management in 1996. His vast experiences in the academic world include publishing internationally recognized research papers such as the paper on "The Development of Indonesia Government Bonds as well as Clearing and Settlement." Topping up his credentials as an academic is his winning award in Bank Indonesia Paper Competition where he bagged the 1st prize through his paper "How to create Liquidity Management to Support Monetary Operation".

Mr Dudi's vast experiences in various international trainings and seminars related to bond market, money market as well as monetary policy have earned him the prestigious title of Economist in Bank Indonesia.

Brandon Davies Senior Non‐ Executive Director Gatehouse Bank plc, UK

Brandon is senior non‐executive director of both Gatehouse Bank plc (an Islamic Bank in London) and Premier European Capital Limited.

When asked to join Gatehouse Bank Board, Brandon was asked to help develop Shariah compliant banking markets across the world. As well as drafting papers and giving presentations on the subject he has helped to establish the “Gatehouse Thought Leadership Programme”. He has worked with institutions notably in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Malaysia to build on this role.Until December 2009 Brandon was Managing Director of the Global Association of Risk Professionals Risk Academy. In that capacity Brandon has produced five books on Basel II and risk management, Governance, Supervision and Enterprise Risk Management. These books form the basis of certification programs in both banks and Central Banks in China, UAE and Indonesia.

Brandon lectures extensively on subjects in banking and risk management and has written numerous papers and articles on these subjects for organisations such as the ACCA, Cass Business School, London School of Economics and Lombard Street Research and the Financial Times. Brandon has over 30 years of work experience in the banking sector, his positions included Head of Retail Market Risk and Treasurer of the retail businesses of Bank, and he was also a member of the banks executive committee. Prior to this appointment he was Managing Director of Financial Engineering and later of Structured Products at BZW. Brandon is also a member of the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics. He holds a degree in economics from University College London. IFSB ICM Seminar – 7 June 2011 I Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore

Shamsun Anwar Hussain Director, Product Distribution & Strategy CIMB Islamic, Malaysia

Shamsun holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University, United States of America. He has garnered over 20 years of banking experience throughout 3 jurisdictions, being the United States of America, Malaysia and Offshore. Notably, the extent of his application of Islamic Finance has spanned over the course of 16 years.

He has successfully structured and closed the first Sukuk Al Ijarah in the international fixed income market for Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad, which effectuated the initiation of the global Islamic capital market. Additionally, he has handled various Islamic financing deals (onshore, offshore and cross border) which holds a total worth of more than RM20 billion. This would include the landmark RM4.4 billion Serial Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) for Kuala Lumpur International Airport Berhad in 1996‐97, the transaction that is recognized as single‐handedly realizing the exponential growth of the Malaysian Islamic capital market.

Yeo Wico Partner Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore

Yeo Wico, a Partner in Financial Services, has a well rounded practice with broad experience in corporate finance, capital markets, Islamic finance, structured finance, derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring, private equity and securities regulations. Wico has advised on landmark transactions, including City Developments Limited’s S$1 billion Islamic Trust Certificate Programme (the first Islamic certificate programme in Singapore) which won ALB Debt Market Deal of the Year 2009; Monetary Authority of Singapore’s S$200 million Islamic Trust Certificate (Sukuk) Issuance Programme which won IFN Singapore Deal of the Year 2009; and Danga Capital Berhad’s S$1.5 billion sukuk issue which won IFN Singapore Deal of the Year 2010 and IFN Corporate Finance Deal of the Year 2010.

Wico is admitted to practise in Singapore, & Wales, and the State of New York. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 1992. Wico has been regularly cited as a leading practitioner in The Asia Pacific Legal 500, and PLC Which Lawyer?. He has been listed as a leading lawyer for Islamic Banking & Finance by IFN Leading Lawyers.

Dr.Tomás Baliño Senior Associate Centennial Group, USA

Tomás J. Baliño is Senior Associate of the Centennial Group in Washington, D.C., where he has worked on financial sector issues, including financial sector integration, Islamic finance, and monetary and macroprudential management. Until his retirement in 2007, he was Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In that position, he was successively in charge of the areas dealing with monetary policy, debt management, banking supervision and crisis management, and the IMF's program on financial sector stability and development.

He supervised the production of the Guidelines on Public Debt Management, and run the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), a joint IMF/World Bank program. Other major assignments included financial sector reform in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Korea's financial sector crisis in 1997, and carrying out the FSAP assessments for Ireland, Korea, Germany, France, and Spain. He has published many articles and books on issues such as banking crises, currency boards, monetary policy, and financial stability.

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Dr. Patricia Brenner Senior Associate Centennial Group, USA

Patricia Brenner is a financial sector specialist and a Senior Associate with Centennial Group International, based in Washington, D.C. Previously she was with the International Monetary Fund (1982‐2007) where she was a division chief, led Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) missions to the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, The Seychelles, Georgia, Kenya, and El Salvador, and participated in over sixty missions around the world.

She designed and led the IMF’s first multi‐country regional FSAP, which was for Central America. Before joining the IMF, she was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Williams College and Associate Professor of Economics at Grinnell College. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

Gregory Man Senior Associate Clifford Chance LLP, Hong Kong

Gregory Man is a Senior Associate based in Clifford Chance's Hong Kong office who works in the Capital Markets and Structured Finance team. Before moving to Hong Kong, Greg was based in Clifford Chance's London and Dubai offices. Greg has extensive experience specialising in conventional and Islamic Capital Markets, Securitisation and Structured Finance both in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Greg has been recognised as one of the leading lawyers by the global Islamic Finance News publication.

Greg has experience advising a wide range of issuers and arrangers and was the Senior Associate who led the highly innovative and award winning Sun Finance securitisation, which involved the Shari’a compliant asset backed securitisation of instalment sales receivables from the sale of plots of land by Sorouh Real Estate PJSC in . This was the first securitisation to come out of Abu Dhabi. It is also the largest Shari'a compliant securitisation in the world to date and demonstrates the compatibility of asset‐backed securitisation and Shari'a principles. Greg also advised the joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on the US$1.25 billion sukuk‐al‐ijara transaction for the Government of Malaysia in June 2010.

Professor John Board Dean, Henley Business School University of Reading, UK

John Board is the Dean of Henley Business School. As well as managing the strategic and operational development of the Business School, John has a particular interest in the development of Management Education in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Before assuming the position of Dean, John was Director of the ICMA Centre, University of Reading, with a record of success in academic innovation including the UK's first collaborative programme in Islamic Finance and a significant professional development programme.

He has a long record of interaction with financial markets and regulatory bodies (including the London Stock Exchange, the FSA and the European Commission) and he has also acted as advisor and participant to several investigations by the House of Commons Treasury Committee. Before joining the ICMA Centre, John spent a number of years on the faculty of LSE. John's teaching experience includes MBA and executive development in the UK as well as in over 20 countries.

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Professor Andrew White Associate Professor of Law Singapore Management University, Singapore

Andrew White is an Associate Professor and the Director of the International Islamic Law & Finance Centre in the Singapore Management University. An experienced lawyer with nearly 30 years at the Bar, he teaches an undergraduate course in Islamic Law, Banking, and Commerce, an undergraduate and postgraduate course on Islamic Commercial Law (fiqh al‐mu‘āmalah), and he is developing several professional training programs in Islamic law and finance, as well as a specialised LLM (Master of Laws) programme in Islamic law and finance to be commenced at SMU in 2011.

Prof White’s recent international appointments include an appointment for several years in the Melbourne Law School (Senior Fellow), teaching an Islamic law module as part of the Melbourne Law Masters (LLM) postgraduate program, as well as various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the LLB and JD programs; appointment to the University of Melbourne Centre for Islamic Law and Society and the Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation; appointment as a Visiting Professor in the Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM); appointment as a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law of Universitas Indonesia (UII); and regular guest lectures and a recent 2‐day workshop in the Faculty of Law of Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia).

Prof White is a frequent featured speaker regarding Islamic law and finance at various international academic and professional seminars and conferences, such as the preeminent World Islamic Banking Conference in Bahrain (with over 1200 participants) and the Islamic Finance News Roadshow Singapore (co‐sponsored and hosted with SMU in 2010 and 2011). He also regularly appears in various international broadcast media such as the BBC Asia (Asia Business Report), Channel NewsAsia (Insight, Cents & Sensibilities), and has been featured in newspapers and magazines such as Gulf News (United Arab Emirates), al‐Eqtisadyah (Saudi Arabia), Islamic Finance Asia (Kuala Lumpur), Islamic Business & Finance (Dubai), and Business Islamica (Dubai).

Prof White also is an Arbitrator for Islamic financial disputes with the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA); an Adjudicator for Islamic financial disputes with the Singapore Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC); an Arbitrator with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb).

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