The 4 Islamic Finance Conference Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Islamic Financing
Conference Program December 5th 2018 / 27th Rabi' Al-Awwal 1440 8:30
Registration and Coffee
Location: Effat Library and Cultural Museum/ Effat University
Master of Ceremonies 9:00
National Anthem of KSA and Recitation of the Holy Qur’an
9:15
Dr Malak AlNory Provost, Effat University
9:25
Keynote speech: Pr. Dr. Kabir HASSAN New Orleans University - USA
9:45
Session 1: Ethics and regulation of digital Islamic finance Session Chair: Pr. Hasanuddin Aziz, IIUM Paper 1. Aishath Muneeza, INCEIF, “The application of Blockchain technology in crowdfunding to fuel “the rise of the rest” globally”, Maldives. Paper 2. Prof. Dr. Aktham Issa Almaghaireh, Dr. Abul Hassan, Dr. Basel Awartani and Dr. Gazi Salah Uddin,"Review of the best practices followed by the Islamic financial institutions to stimulate Entrepreneurship", Sweden Paper 3. Chokri kooli, Riad Abadli and Abdelhafid Otmani, EHESS, “Review of the best practices followed by the Islamic financial institutions to stimulate Entrepreneurship”, France Paper 4. Scott Morrison, Oxford Brookes University, “Applications of Blockchain for Islamic Finance Contracts”, United Kingdom
10:35 10:35
11:00
Paper 5. Amina Amirat and Taghreed S. Al-silimani, Jeddah University, “FinTech: A Key to achieve Saudi Arabia vision 2030”, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Coffee Break
Conference Welcome Address by Dr. Haifa Reda Jamal Al-Lail President of Effat University Keynote speech: H.E. Dr. Ahmed ALKholifey SAMA Governor
11:10
Keynote speech: H.E. Dr. Humayon DAR IRTI Director General
11:20
Distribution of Certificates
11:30 11:50
SIGNING 02 MoUs
ACCA
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AAOIFI
Entertainment : Nourah AlMejrishi, from Aleradah Association of talented people with disabilities.
Session-2-A: Blockchain and Smart Contract Session Chair: Dr Dawood Ashraf, IRTI 12:00
12:10
12:20
12:30
12:40
Paper 6: Hassan Raza, Aijaz Mustafa Hashmi, Syed
Asim Shah and Muhammad Jahagir, National University of Modern Languages, “Can Bitcoin Provide Hedging Opportunity: A Volatility Spillover Study”, Pakistan
Paper 7: Eman Adam, Insaniah University College,
“Mobile Money Financial Service: A Study on Shariah Compliance and Financial Inclusion in Somaliland”, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Paper 8: Sherin Kunhibava and Zakariya Mustapha,
Faculty of Law University Malaya, “Facilitating Innovation and Mitigating Risks through Regulation for Fintech Businesses Based on Blockchain: The Malaysian Experience”, Malaysia
Paper 9: Mousa Ajouz , Adam Abdullah and Salina Kassim , International Islamic University Malaysia, “Developing sharīah – compliant precious metal backed cryptocurrency”, Malaysia Paper 10: Mustapha Abubakar and Ahmadu Bello, Business School Zaria, “Cryptocurrency tide and Islamic finance development: any issue?”, Nigeria
Session Chair: Dr Rami Abdelkafi, IRTI Paper 6': Dr.Yusuf Abdul-Jobbar, Regent Business School, “Brand perception of Islamic Finance”, South Africa Paper 7': Hafiza Anam Masood, University Of
Management and Technology, “Determinants of Adoption Attitude towards Islamic Credit Cards Usage”, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Paper 8': Alessandro Negri della Torre and Jihane
Benarafa, “Public blockchains and Islam: exploring the fun-damental uncertainty of blockchain-mediated financial and monetary creations”, Italy
Paper 9': Farrukh Habib, Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad,
“FinTech Based Islamic Social Financing Products”, Australia
Paper 10': Amira El Sayed El Gendy, Al-Azhar University, “Impact of the use of smart contracts on the efficiency of Islamic banking financing provided through Islamic banks”, Egypt
Prayer and Lunch Break
12:50 14:00
Session-2-B: Blockchain and Smart Contract
Session-3: Digital Banking and SME Financing Session Chair: Dr Farhan Noor, AAOIFI
14:00
Paper 11: Abdurrahman Muhammad Tanko, “Blockchain Application: A Comparative Study of Nigeria and Dubai
14:15
Paper 12: Muhammad Tanko, and Abdurrahman Muhammad Tanko, Bolton University, “The Impact of Source of
14:30
Paper 13: Abdul Wahid and Muhammad Zubair Mumtaz, National University of Modern Languages , “Changing
14:45
Paper 14: Ilinka Antova, MBA Independent researcher and analyst, “Blockchain and Smart contracts: a risk
Banks”, Nigeria
Financing on Entrepreneurial Motivation, Firm Competitiveness and The Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria”, UAE Dynamics of PSX Market Trends and Pattern After Demutualization and Strategic Partnership With China”, Pakistan management tool”, Bulgaria
15:00
Dr. Samar Khan, Dean of Effat College of Business - Effat University
15:10
Closing Ceremony
5:00 pm-10:00 pm
Umrah Package 200 SAR - Limited seats for speakers upon request