La Trobe, NAB and MCCA Symposium on Islamic Banking and Finance

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When: Monday 6 July 2009
Time: 9.00am - 5.30pm
Where: InterContinental Melbourne. The Rialto Hotel. 495 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000, Australia.
Cost: Full registration AU$100 (student registration AU$75). Fee inlcudes morning tea, buffet lunch and afternoon tea.

The current global financial crisis together with growing demand for shariah compliant products and services calls for an active response from industry as well as academia. Taking a step in this direction, we are pleased to announce a special symposium supporting the theme of “Islamic Banking and Finance and the Current Global Financial Crisis”. This is a joint effort across industry-academia to discuss issues related to Islamic Banking and Finance including performance of Islamic banks and financial institutions in the current financial crisis. This symposium will also explore opportunities and challenges in the area of Islamic Banking and Finance, particularly in Australia.

This symposium will provide an opportunity for industry professionals, policy makers and academics to explore possible avenues of cooperation. It will feature a group of local and internationally renowned specialists presenting papers on a variety of topics which will later be considered for publication in the Economic Papers (An Economic Society of Australia Journal), Humanomics and the International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management.

The event will also launch the first ever Master in Islamic Banking and Finance degree in the Australasian region by the School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Law and Management at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Further information

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List of speakers

  • Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Assistant Treasurer
  • Mohammed Amin, Tax Partner, Head of Islamic Finance UK, PWC
  • Saadat Muzaffar, Managing Director of the Wealth Management and Non-Resident Division, Millennium Capital, Dubai Islamic Bank
  • John Hewson, Chairman, Global DC Pty Ltd and Former Leader of the Opposition
  • Prof Paul Johnson, Vice Chancellor of La Trobe University
  • Steve Lambert, Global Head of Distribution, Global Markets Division, NAB
  • David Wood, Tax Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • Asad Ansari, Director, Kuwait Finance House (Australia)
  • Prof Mervyn Lewis, Professor of Banking and Finance, School of Commerce, University of South Australia
  • Prof Mohamed Ariff, Professor of Finance, Bond University
  • Shahriar Mofakhami, Partner Tax & Revenue, Maddocks
  • John Masters, Partner, Global Financial Services Tax and Legal Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  • Prof Michael Skully, Department of Accounting and Finance, Monash University
  • Dr Mohammad Abdulla, Director, Griffith Islamic Research Unit, Director, National Centre of Excellence in Islamic Studies (NCEIS), Griffith University Node
  • Dr Salman Syed Ali, Islamic Development Bank & IRTI, Saudi Arabia
  • Richard Buchanan, Director, Greenwoods & Freehills
  • Tessa Hoser, Partner, Freehills
  • Associate Prof. Ishaq Bhatti, Director, Masters of Islamic Banking and Finance, La Trobe University
  • Chabaan Omran, MD, Muslim Community Cooperative of Australia (MCCA)
  • Manny Spiteri, Victorian Multicultural Business Advisory Council & Director Mentor, Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Dr Nasya Bahfen, Lecturer Journalism, RMIT University
  • Prof Sofyan Syafri, Deputy Rector, Trisakti University, Indonesia

Thank you to our additional sponsors

  • The National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (NCEIS) 
  • Islamic Development Bank (IDB) 
  • Islamic Research & Training Institute (IRTI)
  • Australian International Academy (AIA)
  • Business Victoria

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