Sukuk-net the 6th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance on November 21 - 24, 2005 at Hilton International Hotel, Jakarta

Sukuk-net the 6th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance on November 21 - 24, 2005 at Hilton International Hotel, Jakarta - Indonesia

The Central Bank of Indonesia in a cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the International Association of Islamic Economists; and the University of Indonesia will jointly organize:

the 6th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance

on November 21 - 24, 2005 at Hilton International Hotel, Jakarta - Indonesia,

The objectives of the seminar include: taking stock of the implications of Islamic banking for financial and banking stability, studying the unique risks of Islamic banking and facilitating the development of Islamic economic thought. The conference is also held in conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of the IDB and insha Allah will be inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.



The conference will be organized into two parallel sessions where speakers will highlight the concerned issues from differing perspective; a chairman will summarize the issues presented; while a panel of prominent discussants will review the issues. More than 60 regulators, industry players and prominent scholars will join the conference, some to mentioned are:



* Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President, Islamic Development Bank.

* Dr. Sultan Abou Ali, Former Federal Minister, Egypt.

* Dr. Mabid Ali Al-Jarhi, President, International Association of Islamic Economics, and former Director IRTI.

* Dr. M. Umer Chapra, Adviser, Islamic Research & Training Institute; Former Senior Advisor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.

* Dr. Hussain Hamid Hassan, President, Shariah Supervisory Board, Dubai Islamic Bank, UAE.

* Dr. Anas Zarqa, Advisor International Investor, Kuwait.

* Dr. Mohammad Ariff, Executive Director, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Kuala Lumpur.

* Prof. Masudul Alam Choudhury, University of Cape Town, Nova Scotia Canada.

* Dr. V. Sundararajan, Former Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund.

* Prof. Volker Nienhaus, President, Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany.

* Dr. Muhamed Ali Elgari, Shariah Adviser for several Islamic Banks.

* Dr. Humayon Dar, Vice President, Darul Isthismar; UK.

* Dr. Zamir Iqbal, Principal Financial Officer, World Bank.

* Mr. Burhanuddin Abdullah, Governor, Central Bank of Indonesia.

* Prof. Dr. Ing. B.J. Habibie, Former President of Indonesia.

* Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia.

* Prof. Khurshid Ahmad, Chairman Islamic Foundation UK; Former Federal Minister, Pakistan.

* Dr. Mohammad Sakr, President, Islamic University, Gaza.

* Dr. Munawar Iqbal, Chief, Islamic Banking & Finance, Islamic Research & Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank.

* Prof. Dr. A.H.M. Sadeq, Vice Chancellor, Asian University of Bangladesh.

* Dr. Habib Ahmed, Islamic Research & Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank.

* Dr. Monzer Kahf, Independent Consultant.

* Prof. Dr. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi, Former Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

* Prof. Saiful Azhar Rosly, International Islamic University Malaysia.

* Dr. Seif el Din Tag el Din, Markfield Institute of Higher Eduction, UK.

* Dr. Usamah Uthman, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.



We invite your participation and hope the program will be of interest and benefit to you and your esteemed organization.

For further information and registration please contact the secretariat and visit the website: http://www.ibefc.com (now under construction)



Yours sincerely,

The Secretariat

Directorate of Islamic Banking,

Bank Indonesia, Jakarta Indonesia

Fax : +62-21-350 1989 / 350 1990

Phone: +62-21-381 8778 / 381 8916

Email : ICIEF2005@bi.go.id