4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INCLUSIVE ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE

Day One : November 17, 2015
INAUGURAL SESSION
09:00-10:00AM
10:00-10:05AM
10:05-10:15AM

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10:15-10:25AM

10:25-10:45AM

10:45-11:15AM

Registration of Participants
Recitation from the Holy Quran
Objectives of the Conference
Muhammad Khaleequzzaman, Conference Secretary
Partnership Highlights: IRTI & IIUI
Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi, Professor/Senior Economist, IRTI
Inaugural Address by the President IIUI
Dr. Ahmad Yousif A. Al-Draiweesh
Refreshments

Session - I
11:15-11:30AM

Social Finance: experience of selected sub- Saharan African countries

Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi, IRTI, Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Obaidullah, IRTI, Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

11:30-11:45AM

Financial Inclusiveness in Islamic Banking: Comparison of Ideals and

Practices Based on Maqasid-e-Shari'ah
Salman Ahmed Shaikh, National University of Malaysia

11:45-12:00PM

Strategic Planning and Accountability of Waqf Management in Malaysia

Siti Alawiah Siraj, International Islamic University Malaysia

12:00-12:15PM

Islamic Banking as an option for developing Sub-Saharan Africa economies

Ssekisaka Farouk, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

12:15-12:30PM

Philanthropy, Markets and Islamic Financial Institutions

Toseef Azid, Qassim University, Saudia Arabia

12:30-01:00PM
01:00-02:00PM

Comments by Discussants and Questions/ Answers

Prayer and Lunch Break

Session - II
02:00-02:15PM

02:15-02:30PM

Integration of Waqf and Islamic Microfinance for Poverty Reduction in OIC

Member Countries: A Case Study of Nigeria
Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
Regular charity giving of Low-Income Households in Indonesia
Laily Dwi Arsyianti, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

02:30-02:45PM

Will Islamic Banking make the world less risky? An empirical analysis of
Capital structure, Risk shifting and Financial stability
Dr. Sajjad Zaheer, State Bank of Pakistan

02:45-03:00PM

Islamic Bank Rent-Study of Islamic Banks in Pakistan

Muhammad Salman, University of Management & Technology, Lahore
Pakistan

4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INCLUSIVE ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

02:30-02:45PM

Will Islamic Banking make the world less risky? An empirical analysis of
Capital structure, Risk shifting and Financial stability
Dr. Sajjad Zaheer, State Bank of Pakistan

02:45-03:00PM

Islamic Bank Rent-Study of Islamic Banks in Pakistan

Muhammad Salman, University of Management & Technology, Lahore
Pakistan

03:00-03:15PM

Growth Volatility and Exports Diversity in Organization of Islamic

Cooperation (OIC) member countries
Salman Sayyed Ali, IRTI Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

03:15-03:45PM

Comments by Discussants and Questions/ Answers

03:45-04:15PM

Prayer and Refreshments

Day Two : November 18, 2015

Session - I
09:00-09:15AM

The social development objectives in Islam & the current pertinent practice if
Islamic microfinance providers in Sudan
Dr. Badr El Din A Ibrahim, P resident Microfinance Unit, Central Bank of Sudan

09:15-09:30AM

Financial Literacy: A Tool for Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh

Dr. Mizan ur Rehman, Jaiz Bank Plc, Abuja, Nigeria

09:30-09:45AM

Role of Islamic Banking in Short Term Financing to Argi-business

Development Farrukh Ijaz, University of Management and Technology Lahore,
Pakistan

09:45-10:00AM

Reconstruction The Bank For Poor Family Through Islamic Linkage

Program (Case Study In Indonesia) Khairunnisa Musari, State Institute of
Islamic Studies (IAIN) Jamber Indonesia

10:00-10:15AM

Market Orientation & Accountability of Islamic Microfinance Institutions in

Financial Sustainability; the case study of TEKUN, Soheil Kazemian,
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

10:15-10:45AM
10:45-11:15AM

Comments by Discussants and Questions/ Answers

Refreshments

Session - II
11:15-11:30AM

11:30-11:45AM

11:45-12:00PM

Role of Zakat in Alleviating Poverty

Ahmad Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Int'l Islamic University Malaysia
Socio-Economic Role of Zakah and Waqf in Islamic Finance
Ahmad Bello Dogarawa, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Reducing Poverty through promoting financial inclusion, Shared prosperity
and Social Solidarity: The Role of Islamic Finance & Qard Hassan,
Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou, American University, Washington DC USA

12:00-12:15PM

How Active Role Islamic Endowments Played in Development of Human

Capital Through Education? Dr. M. Tariq Khan, University of Haripur, Pakistan
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12:30-01:00PM
01:00-02:00PM

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Socio-economic policy making and Maqasid al-Shariah based socioeconomic Variables, Azam Ali, International Islamic University, Malaysia
Comments by Discussants and Questions/ Answers
Prayer and Lunch Break

Session - III
02:00-02:15PM

02:15-02:30PM

Application of Telecommunication Technology In Providing Inclusive

Payment System The Kenyan Experience, Abdi Shukur Mohammed,
International Islamic University Malaysia
Accountability Practice In A Waqf Institution: Evidence From Indonesia
Hidayatul Ihsan, Padang State Polytechnic, Indonesia

02:30-02:45PM

02:45-03:00PM

Principle of Equity in Financing Education in Malaysia: Theory and

Practice, Muhammad Faizal A Ghani, International Islamic University, Malaysia
The Regulatory and Supervisory Role of Central Bank of Nigeria in
Enhancing Inclusion through Islamic Finance
Nurudeen Abubakar Zauro, Central Bank of Nigeria

03:00-03:15PM

Financial Service Delivery Constraints in Islamic Microfinance in

Indonesia: Issues, Challenges and Solutions
Permata Wulandari, International Islamic University Malaysia

03:15-03:30PM

Supply and Demand Side Analysis of Branchless Banking Program to

Increase Financial Inclusion: Indonesian Case
Yulizar D. Sanrego, Tazkia University College of Islamic Economics, Indonesia

03:30-04:00PM
04:00-04:15PM

Comments by Discussants and Questions/ Answers

Prayer Break

CONCLUDING SESSION
04:15-04:20PM
04:20-04:30PM
04:30-04:45PM

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Recitation from the Holy Quran

Presentation of Recommendations of the Conference
Concluding Remarks by
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Masoom Yasinzai, Rector, IIUI

04:45-05:00PM
05:00-05:15PM
05:15-06:00PM

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Address by the Chief Guest

Certificates & Souvenir Distribution

Prayer and Refreshments