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08:00 – 09:10

Registration & Refreshments

09:10 - 09:15

Welcome Note
Hugh Moor - Acting Executive Director, Economic Projects, Department of Business and Innovation, State Government of Victoria

09:15 – 10:00

Session One: Australia and the Growth of Islamic Finance in 2011 and 2012

		The Johnson report: Where does it stand now and expectations by the end of 2011
		Capitalizing from a sizeable domestic economy and financial market in Australia
		Facilitating innovation and competition in the wholesale banking sectors: Achieving credit market diversification
		Learning from other emerging Islamic financial markets – Drawing parallels beneficial to Australia
		Global perspective on Islamic finance in a post crisis environment
		The benefits of Islamic finance: Learning from the Malaysian experience

Moderator:

Ken Waller - Chairman, Melbourne APEC Finance Centre

Panelists:

Talal Yassine - Founder & Executive Chairman, Crescent Investments Australasia

Gary Johnston - Global Leader for Financial Services, Austrade

Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Malaysia

Vicki Wilkinson - Principal Advisor, Corporation & Financial Services Division, Australian Treasury

10:00 – 10:45

Session Two: Sukuk and Islamic Capital Markets Funding Infrastructure Developments

		Local players' knowledge transfer from conventional to Islamic project financing
		Tapping new funding sources: Sukuk and securitized issues
		Raising funds through Sukuk for the development of infrastructure: asset, debt, equity or agency based structures
		Different modes of financing: Structuring and offering ideal assets for Islamic financing - Sukuk, Mudarabah, Murabahah and Ijarah
		Addressing Shariah issues in Islamic project financing under Australian law
		Creating innovative securities and other funding structures to increase Islamic finance involvement in infrastructure development

Moderator:

Zein El Hassan - Partner, Clayton Utz

Panelists:

Imran K Lum - Associate Director, Islamic Capital Markets, National Australia Bank

Shahril Simon - Head Group Asset Management, CIMB Islamic

David Wood - Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Madzlan Mohamad Hussain - Partner, Zaid Ibrahim & Co

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45

Presentation

Presentation 1: Commodity Murabahah Market in Australia

David Wood - Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Presentation 2: Case-Study- Singapore's Sabana REIT

Peter Best - Head of Real Estate Advisory- South East Asia & Australia, HSBC Singapore

11:45 - 12:30

Session Three: Growing Islamic Financial Product Base in Australia

		Creating a fair and level playing field for Islamic products in the Australian market: Local tax laws inhibiting growth
		Growth of commodity based Islamic products: Agriculture, mineral resources and oil and gas
		The market for Islamic REITs in Australia
		Investors' product appetite in Australia: Commodity Murabahah, Shariah compliant managed funds, and retirement funds
		Addressing lack of depth across asset classes and products: Capitalizing from untapped potentials
		Developing the market for fund managers to establish Shariah compliant funds

Moderator:

Shahriar Mofakhami - Consultant, Greenfields Financial Services Lawyers

Panelists:

Issam Eid - Director & Co-founder, Crescent Investments Australasia

Akhtar Kalam - Chairman, Muslim Community Co-Operative Australia

Ken Atchison - Managing Director, Atchison Consulting

Matthew Stutsel - Partner, Freehills

12:30 - 12:40

Presentation 3

Labuan – A Hidden Gem

Hiu Chee Fatt - Trust Advisor, Labuan IBFC

12:40 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:15

Session Four: Attracting Shariah Compliant Foreign Investments into Australia's Islamic Financial Market

		What does Australia have to offer the Islamic financial markets?
		Attracting foreign investments into Australia: Bridging the gap between Middle East and South East Asia with Australia
		Attracting investment into Australia's Shariah compliant assets and businesses: Investment opportunities in the commodities market
		Investing into Shariah compliant superannuation funds: Catering to the needs of observant muslims
		Capitalizing from substantial petrodollar liquidity looking to invest into offshore assets

Moderator:

Dr Ishaq Bhatti - Director Islamic Banking and Finance Program, Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University

Panelists:

Madzlan Mohamad Hussain - Partner, Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

Zein El Hassan - Partner, Clayton Utz

Glenn Woolley - Managing Director, Intrinsic Investment Management

Emanuel Hiou - Director & Partner - Financial Services Banking, Deloitte

Hiu Chee Fatt - Trust Advisor, Labuan IBFC

14:15 - 14:30

Special Presentation - Tax

Keith James - Board Member, Board of Taxation & Member, Working Group of the Board of Taxation Review of the Taxation Treatment of Islamic Finance

14:30 - 15:15

Session Five: Australia’s Islamic finance Regulatory and Taxation Development

		Current developments in the amendments of regulatory and taxation laws for the Islamic financial markets
		Australia’s governing laws: Easing barriers to Shariah compliant products
		Ensuring Australia’s securities rules and regulations accommodate Islamic finance
		The Australian government’s tax initiatives in the Federal and Territory level to grow the Islamic financial market: Proposed taxation structures
		Amending existing Australian taxation provisions for Shariah compliant products to ensure parity of treatment