February 23–24, 2006 — Lebanese American University, School of Business, Irwin Hall, Beirut, Lebanon
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRIME MINISTER OF LEBANON MR. FOUAD SANIOURA
Registration and coffee
Opening Ceremony
Dr. Joseph Jabbra, President, Lebanese American University
Dr. Tarek Mikdashi, Dean, LAU Business School, Beirut
Dr. Michel Majdalani, Chair, BFIC
Keynote speaker: Dr. Ahmad Jachi, First Vice Governor, Banque du Liban
Chair: Dr. Abosedra Salaheddin
The implication of using profit and loss sharing (PLS), with a particular reference to musharakah (partnership) financing method in Sudanese Islamic Banks since 1989. Gaffar Abdalla Ahmed, University of Durham, U.K.
Islamic financial system: The Malaysian experience and the way forward. Mohamad Akram Laldin, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Coffee break
Chair: Dr. Wissam Abdallah
Implementation of Basel II accord in Islamic banks: challenges and opportunities. Dr. Nabil Hashad, The Arab Center for Financial and Banking Studies and Consulting, Egypt
Proactive risk management in emerging and Islamic financial markets: evidence from the Moroccan financial markets. Dr. Mazin A. M. Al Janabi, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
Mitigating legal risk in Islamic banking operations. Djojosugito Reza, OPEC fund for International Development, Austria.
Lunch break
Chair: Dr. Rima Turk Ariss
Banking efficiency in Bahrain: Islamic vs. conventional banks. Khaled A. Hussein, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, KSA
Efficiency and competition of Islamic banking in Malaysia. Hamim Syahrum Ahmad Mokhtar, Central Bank of Malaysia, Malaysia
Performance of Islamic banks’ services: an empirical examination in Jordan. Ghassan Al-Taleb, Philadelphia University, Jordan
The corporate governance and the global performance of Islamic banks. Racha Ghayad, Evry-Val d’Essone University France, France
Dinner, Le Meridien Commodore
Registration and coffee
Keynote: Innovation in the structuring of Islamic sukuk. Dr. Rodney Wilson, University of Durham, Institute for Middle-Eastern and Islamic studies, UK
Chair: Dr. Mary Habib
On need of innovation in Islamic finance and fiqh. Humayon Dar, Loughborough University, UK.
The experience of Islamic banking securitization: evaluation and innovative potential. Seif I. Tag el-Din and Hylmun Izhar, Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, UK
Do Islamic banks’ securitization involvement restrain their financing activity? Roza Hazli Zakaria, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Islamic banking and securitization. Mohamad Al Motaweh, Al-Baraka Bank, Lebanon
Prayer time
Lunch break
Chair: Dr. Anwar Boumosleh
The comparison of risk and return of Jakarta Composite Index and Jakarta Islamic Index. Ronald Rulindo & Todi Kurniawan, International Islamic University, Malaysia, Malaysia
An Islamic finance approach to the capital asset pricing model. Tarek H. Selim, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Islamic liquidity management issues. Warren Edwardes, Delphi Risk Management Limited, U.K.
Coffee break
Chair: Dr. Wassim Shahin, Dean, LAU Business School, Byblos
Equity: an Islamic financing tool for better environment. Dr. Jamil A.K. Jaroudi, Arab Finance House, Lebanon
Credit ratings in sukuk. Khalid Howladar, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s, UK
Risk management and Islamic banking. Ziad Y. Kazak, Al-Baraka Bank
Closing remarks. Michel Majdalani, BFIC Chair