Access to Islamic Finance: Improving Islamic Finance Investment in UK Businesses

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08.30 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

09.00 UK Islamic Finance Marketplace

Meet the Islamic Financiers

View exhibitions; meet representatives of Islamic banks & funds; ‘slide show’ on Islamic Finance principles & products; information on GK Partner’s Access to Islamic Finance (A2IF) programme.

09.30 Welcome & Introduction

09.40 Business Development Partnerships

and Access to Islamic Finance

Work & partnerships of The British Library; search for business innovation; innovative aspects of A2IF programme.

09.50 Introduction to the Principles

and Products of Islamic Finance

Principles of Islamic Finance (IF); IF in Islamic jurisprudence; the main types of debt & equity financial structures & contracts; key observations about IF.

10.05 Overview of Islamic Finance Investment

in UK Businesses (Conference Report)

Main findings of the research report covering: total capitalisation of IF institutions in the UK; breakdown of the investments in different sectors; obstacles to investing in UK businesses; opportunities for improving investments in SMEs, social enterprises & other businesses.

10.30 The Importance of Islamic Finance to UK Businesses

Highlights of regulatory & policy reform that facilitated development of IF in the UK; current importance of IF given need for more credit & investment in businesses; general importance of IF in promoting ethical businesses & Muslim entrepreneurs; government approach to supporting IF investments in SMEs & other businesses.

11.00 COFFEE BREAK & ISLAMIC FINANCE MARKETPLACE

11.30 Case Studies on Business Access to Islamic Finance

Presentation of case studies on raising IF in the UK; Q & A’s with the entrepreneurs; lessons from the case studies.

11.50 Islamic Banking and the Challenges

of Investing in SMEs

Portfolio of products and services offered by Islamic banks & other institutions operating in the UK; obstacles & impediments to investing in SMEs & other UK businesses; response of Islamic banks to these challenges

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12.10 Need for Increased Islamic Finance

Investment in UK Businesses

Expert panel presentations with Q & As discussing: IF investments in SMEs, deprived communities, Muslim businesses & social enterprises; regulatory, strategic, business & operational difficulties & opportunities relating to investing in the UK SME sector & social economy.

13.00 LUNCH & ISLAMIC FINANCE MARKETPLACE

(Prayer room to be provided)

14.00 MASTER CLASSES ON ISLAMIC FINANCE

they would attend - from the list of four below*)

1. Principles of Islamic Finance

2. Legal Structures of Islamic Finance Equity & Debt Products

3. Shariah-Compliant Business Plans

15.00 COFFEE BREAK

15.15 Framework for Improving Islamic Finance Investment in UK SMEs and the Social Economy

Expert panel presentations with Q & As discussing: using different models to improve access to IF for ethical & social entrepreneurs & enterprises; models fordiscussion of tax relief schemes, business angel equity investments, ethical investment & corporate social responsibility.

16.15 Policy Framework for Linking Islamic Finance

to the Social Economy

Links between social responsibility, sustainable business & Islamic Finance; policy approach to using ethical investment for community benefit.

16.35 Closing Remarks

16.45 DISTRIBUTION OF ISLAMIC GOODY BAGS

& CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

*Master class places are allocated on a first-come, first-served

basis & are subject to maximum capacity.

**Please note that the conference programme may change.