CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION
2011 FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCE CONFERENCE
March 8-10 2011
Nikko Hotel, CBD Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
FOUNDATION SERIES:
The next conference on the Foundations of Islamic Finance
Series is being sponsored by leading institutions well
known for training, practice and research on Islamic
Finance. You are invited to participate in the second
Foundations of Islamic Finance Conference with the theme
"Islamic Banking Products: Theory, Practice & Issues". The
first Symposium held in May 2010 in Dubai was well received
by the industry resulting in a manuscript to be published
internationally: the book has 13 well-researched chapters
written by eminent practitioners and scholars on the theme
"Sukuk Securities: Theory, Practice and Issues".
TOPICS:
This event is a joint effort by tertiary institutions and
top industry players to create public discussion and
authentic literature for the industry and for universities.
Professionals and scholars need to attend this and the
ensuing conferences in the years ahead to keep abreast of
the literature being created. The main focus of the 2011
Conference is to generate a series of publications based on
contributions from scholars, regulators, and industry
players on Islamic Banking more narrowly focusing on
Islamic banking products:
- Banking: Framework of maqasid al-Shariah & Related Issues
- Banking: Product structuring, instruments & innovation
- Banking: Issues of Shariah Laws, Regulation and
Compliance
- Banking: Accounting, legal and regulatory issues
- Banking: Risk management & Treasury operation
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For more information, please see the page "Call for papers
and Participation", see:
http://sgsm4.upm.edu.my/Islamic_Conference/call_for_papers.php
The aim of this research-based series is to encourage open
discussion leading to quality publications: authentic
books, refereed journal articles, doctoral proposal
discussions and conference proceedings. All papers will be
carefully peer-reviewed by practitioners and scholars in
order to provide a forum for advancing this new niche
Islamic finance being taught in tertiary institutions.
Islamic Finance has grown rapidly over its short 50-year
history. The total assets managed by some 500 institutions
amount to US$ 3,000 to US$ 4,000 billion in 76 countries.
With about two-thirds of the markets being managed in
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur has emerged as the major hub for
Islamic financial markets although there are six other
sizeable markets elsewhere.
SPONSORS:
The conference series is sponsored by: Graduate School of
Management, University Putra Malaysia; Association of
Islamic Banks Malaysia; International Center of Excellence
in Islamic Finance (INCEIF); International Shariah Research
Academy for Islamic Finance; and Malaysian Islamic
Financial Center.
PARTICIPANTS:
The chief guest giving the keynote is very likely to be
from the Bank Negara Malaysia (central Bank). Prof Abbas
Mirakhor, formerly of IMF, is an expert on Islamic Finance,
will deliver a keynote speech on day 2 of the conference.
The following industry professionals and scholars have
agreed to participate:
Industry Experts:
- Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (invitation pending
confirmation)
- Dr Abbas Mirakhor (INCEIF-ISRA formerly IMF)
- Prof Bambang Permadi Brodjonegoro (Islamic Development
Bank)
- Mr. Mohd Rithuan Dato' Mohd Shamsudin (Executive Director
Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia)
- Mr. Meor Amri Meor Ayob (CEO, Bond Pricing Agency)
- Dr. Yeah Kim Leng (Group Chief Economist, Rating Agency
of Malaysia)
- Mr. Peter Casey (Director of Policy and Head of Islamic
Finance, Dubai)
- Dr. Nasser Saidi (Chief Economist, DIFC, Dubai)
- Prof. Norredine Karchene (INCEIF, formerly IMF)
- Mr. Syed Alwi (Director of Origination, Standard
Chartered Saadiq)
Researchers:
- Prof. Syed O. Alhabsi (Chief of Academic Affairs, INCEIF)
- Emeritus Prof. Rodney Wilson (Qatar Foundation &
University of Durham: pending confirmation)
- Prof. Munawar Iqbal (ex IDB and Dean of Faculty of
Islamic Banking & Finance)
- Prof. Mervyn Lewis (Chair in Banking, Australia)
- Prof. Obiyathulla I Bacha (Head Postgraduate Studies,
INCEIF)
- Dr. Akram Laldin (Executive Director, ISRA)
- Dr. Asyraf Wajdi (Head of Research Affairs, ISRA)
- Prof. Abdullah Saeed (Sultan Qaboos Chair, University of
Melbourne Centre of Excellence in Islamic Studies)
- Prof. Michael Skully (Chair in Banking, Australia)
- Prof. Murat Cizakca (Distinguished Chair Prof at INCEIF)
- Dr. Paul S Parashar (Bahrain Institute of Banking &
Finance)
- Dr. Mansoor Khan (Researcher, university staff,
Australia)
- Prof. Zubair Hassan (Scholar, INCEIF)
- Mr. Aderi Adnan (Director, Islamic Finance, DIFC)
Several more eminent industry practitioners and scholars
will be involved, and their invitations are pending
decision.
CONFERENCE DETAILS:
The conference will be held at the Nikko Hotel in the CBD,
Kuala Lumpur. The conference will start with an opening
reception in the evening of Monday March 7, 2011. The
conference proper will be on 8 March with a keynote speech
by a central banker. On 9 March, a panel session will
discuss all the commissioned papers for the book. A
doctoral colloquium will discuss the best selected papers
on 10 March, 2011.
Twenty papers accepted for the conference will be published
as best papers in two leading journals in finance. The
commissioned papers, after review and revisions, will be
edited and published by a reputable publishing house as the
next volume of a research book on Islamic Finance: each
conference leads to one research book. All the accepted
papers will be collated and edited as a non-copyrighted
Book of Proceedings to be sent to leading universities
across the world (authors can decline articles being
included in the proceedings book).
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
The submission deadline is Friday January 14, 2011. Paper
writer(s) will be notified of the International Review
Committee's decision by end January. The registration fee
is US$240 (payable as RM 750) collected through credit card
authorisation via the web site. The conference papers, if
found to be relevant, may be considered for inclusion in
the book as a commissioned paper. The conference
participation fee includes the welcome reception on March
7, morning drinks and lunch on March 8 and 9 with a dinner
on March 8.
The submission deadline for doctoral papers is Friday 7
January, 2011. Doctoral proposals will be considered by a
panel of professors before being accepted. Doctoral
proposal should be made as per the instructions to be
posted soon in the website. The proposals can be on any
topic within the Islamic Finance area.
Paper submissions, see:
http://sgsm4.upm.edu.my/islamic_conference/paper_submission
Inquiries about the conference may be sent to:
CONTACT: Prof Shamsher Mohamad
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Email: shamsher57@yahoo.com
CONTACT: Prof Murali Sambasivan
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Email: murali@econ.upm.edu.my
CONTACT: Ms Siti Badarny Hassan
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Email: badamy@putra.upm.edu.my
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:
CONTACT: Mohamed Ariff
Email: mariff@bond.edu.au
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CONTACT: Shamsher M.
Email: shamsher57@yahoo.com
Tel: +(603) 8946 7431 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +(603) 8946 7431 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +(603) 8946 7431 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting
POSTAL: Graduate School of Business
University Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang, Selangor DE
Malaysia
Fax: +(603) 8943 4019
