World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Young Leaders Forum

"Charting Our Course: Leading Islamic Business & Finance Forward"

Venue: Ritz Carlton Jakarta – Pacific Place, Indonesia
Date: 1 March 2009
Registration Time: 8am – 9am
Fee: Free of Charge

Session 1 - The Leadership Imperative: Towards a Good Succession Plan

This session seeks to discuss the issue of leadership and the various challenges faced in the Muslim world with a burgeoning youth population. Succession planning is now the most urgent and important topic that needs to be discussed at the top.

Confirmed speakers:

Mr. Tanri Abeng - Former Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Indonesia and Chairman of the Executive Center for Global Leadership

Mr. Tarek Fatah - Canadian Muslim Congress

Lord Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh - Member of the House of Lords, UK

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf - Chairman of the Cordoba Initiative and the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow

Dato' Sri Nazir Razak - Group CEO of CIMB Group and Chairman of the WIEF Young Leaders Network (Moderator)

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Session 2 - Employment in the 21st Century: Understanding the Global Workplace

This session intends to provide invaluable and strategic advice to young professionals and entrepreneurs to survive in the competitive workplace (marketplace) of the 21st century. In this session, influential and vibrant employers from reputable corporations and heads of global business associations worldwide will gather before you to impart important ideas and experiences for the benefit of the young receptive audience.

Confirmed speakers:

Mr. Essa Al-Ghurair - Vice President, Al-Ghurair Investments

Mr. Shakir Moin - Regional Manager, Coca-Cola Company

Mr. Engur Rutkay - Sec-General, Young Businessmen Association of Turkey (TUGIAD)

Mr. Muhammad Lutfi - Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board Indonesia (Moderator)

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Session 3 - Banking on Integrity: The Prospect of Islamic Finance in a Plural Society

This session concentrates on the role of Islamic finance especially in the context of the current crisis and how such a system fares in a plural society. It will be an interesting session with the line-up of speakers expected to be experts in the subject from Indonesia. They are:

Mr. Adiwarman Azwar Karim - President Director, Karim Business Consulting

Mr. Aditya Chandra Wardhana - Phd Director, IndoPacific Edelman

Mr. Badlisyah Abdul Ghani - CEO, CIMB Islamic

Mr. Gita Wiryawan – President Director, JP Morgan Indonesia

Mr. Yuslam Fauzi - President Director, Bank Syariah Mandiri

Mr. Rafe Haneef – Managing Director, Fajr Capital (Moderator)

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Session 4 - Plugging Ideas into Business: Creating Innovative Industries

This last session will be the most vibrant session of the lot as it seeks to discuss the role of innovation in creating new ideas, new ways of doing business, and even create whole new industries. Our panelists are poised to share their experiences and discuss the ways in which our society can nurture innovation in our daily lives and how the governments can get involved as well.

Confirmed speakers:

Mr. Abdel Basset Zitouni - President of the Young Entrepreneurs Association France

Ms. Rabia Zargarpur - Award winning Muslim Fashion Designer

Mr. Sandiaga Uno - Managing Director of Saratoga Capital Group, Indonesia

Ms. Fatma Mahfudh - Managing Director, FM Magazine, Dubai

Mr. Asim Siddiqui - Founding Trustee, The City Circle, UK (Moderator)

We would very much like to welcome you to this Forum and benefit from the sharing of great ideas and experiences that would give you a different perspective of work and business, and most importantly of yourself! This is also your chance to rub shoulders with experienced businessmen and young entrepreneurs and professionals attending the Forum. We encourage you to forge strong business partnerships and linkages at the Forum.

Attendance is free of charge but you need to register yourself for security purposes. Please contact Fadzilla Sulaiman at [email protected] or Said Hamadi at [email protected] to register and we shall be in touch with you accordingly for details.

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