5 – 6 DECEMBER 2007 – FRANKFURT : “2ND ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM”

Rifaat Abdel Karim, “Welcoming Remarks”, IFSB
Rudolf Böhmler, “Keynote address”, Deutsche Bundesbank
Zeti Akhtar Aziz, “Islamic Finance = Approaching New Horizons”, Bank Negara Malaysia
Session 1 – Volker Nienhaus, “The Islamic Financial Services Industry”, University of Marburg
Session 2 – Kilian Bälz, The development of the Islamic Financial Services Industry in Europe = UK, Germany and France, Gleiss Lutz
Session 2 – Hamid Yunis, “The Development of the Islamic Financial Services Industry in the Middle East”, Taylor Wessing
Session 3 – Faisel Hoodbhoy, “DIFX and Islamic Finance”, DIFX
Session 3 – Geert Bossuyt, “Recent Developments in Islamic Finance”, Deutsche Bank
Session 3 – Henry Thompson, “Shari’ah Structures = Preliminary Comparison”, ARCAPITA
Session 4 – V. Sundararajan , “Issues and Challenges in the Implementation of Strengthened Supervisory Standards for Islamic Banks”, Centennial Group
Session 5 – Karl F. Cordewener, “Islamic Finance and Basel II”, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Session 5 – Simon Archer, “IFSB Standards – Comparison to Basel II = Capital Adequacy”
Session 6 – V. Sundararajan, “Transparency and Market Discipline – A Direct Comparison to Basel II”, Centennial Group
Session 6 – Karl-Heinz Hillen, “The IFSB Standards – A Direct Comparison to Basel II”, Deutsche Bundesbank
Session 7 – Elizabeth Robert, “Corporate Governance”, Financial Stability Institute
Session 7 – Madzlan Mohamad Husain, “IFSB Standards – A Direct Comparison to Basel II”