Speakers
First Day: Monday - 21st Sha'ban 1447 H. / 9th February 2026
Opening
Prof. Beshr Moafaq
International Expert and General Supervisor, Encyclopedia of Islamic Economics and Finance
H.E. Mr. Yousef Hasan Khalawi
Secretary General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy
H.E. Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Chairman of the Shari’ah Council, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)President, Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan
First Session: The Authentic Concepts of the Charity and Philanthropy Sector: Towards a Unique and Effective Model in the Islamic Economy
H.E. Sheikh Dr. Saad bin Nasser Al-Shithri
Advisor to the Royal Saudi Court, member of the Council of Senior Scholars
Prof. Moez Mejouli
Professor of Fiqh and Usul Al‑Fiqh and Head of the Department, Ez-Zitouna University, Tunisia
Dr. Belqasem Al-Zubaidi
Associate Professor, Department of Shari’ah and Islamic Studies, College of Arts and Human Sciences, King Abdulaziz University
H.E. Prof. Fayad Abd Al-Monem
Former Egyptian Minister of Finance; Professor of Economics, The Faculty of Commerce, Al-Azhar University
Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Mohd Azmi Omar
President and Chief Executive Officer, The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), The Global University of Islamic Finance
H.E. Prof. Abdul Nasser Abu Al-Basal
Former Minister of Awqaf, JordanSecond Session: The Role of Islamic Banks in Building and Developing the Charity and Philanthropy Sector
H.E. Dr. Fahad AlElayan
Senior Vice President and Head of Shari'ah Group, Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Aljazira Bank
Mr. Tariq Ismail Yousuf
Director of Shariah Supervision, Arab Islamic Bank
H.E. Datuk Mohd Irwan Mohd Mubarak
Chairman, Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
Dr. Abdulrahman Badr AlQassar
Assistant Professor, Kuwait Technical College; Member of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (CGIUKI)
Mr. Hamza Bawazir
Secretary-General, General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI)
Third Session: The Charity and Philanthropy Sector and Investment Channels: Charitable Investment within the Framework of Shari’ah Compliance
Prof. Al-Bara’a Abu Laban
Dean of the Institute of Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University
Prof. Abdullah Al Kilani
Professor of Fiqh and Usul Al‑Fiqh, University of Jordan
Dr. Mohammed ElShobake
Head of Shari’ah Department, International Islamic University Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Sutan Emir Hidayat
Director, Islamic Economy Infrastructure Ecosystem – Indonesia
Dato' Seri Dr. Vaseehar Hassan Abdul Razack
Member of Board of Directors Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
Prof. Yousef Al-Shubaily
Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at the Higher Judicial Institute, Saudi ArabiaPublic Lecture: Financial Engineering for Awqaf: Waqf Sukuk and Waqf Funds – Their Structures, Mechanisms, and Returns
Prof. Dr. Elias Dardour
Head of Shari’ah and Law Department, Ez‑Zitouna University, Tunisia
Second Day: Tuesday - 22nd Sha'ban 1447 H. / 10th February 2026
Keynote
Prof. Abdul Bari Khan
President, Indus Hospital and Health Network - PakistanFourth Session: The Future of the Philanthropy and Benevolence Sector in Light of Innovation and Development: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Tarik Akin
Head of The Department of Finance
Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Mr. Dima Djani
Group Chief Executive Officer at Hijra - Indonesia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ziyaad Mahomed
Associate Professor and Lead Researcher (Shari'ah) CoE Islamic Social Finance, The Global University of Islamic Finance
Mr. Rafe Haneef
Group Chief Executive Officer, MBSB Bank Berhad
Dr. Fahad AlMousa
Senior Shari’ah Advisor, Kuwait Finance House
Dr. Khaled Khalifa
Senior Advisor to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Islamic Finance, and UNHCR Representative to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) CountriesFifth Session: Unique Models of Islamic Giving: Between the Authenticity of Concepts and the Modernity of Methods and Institutional Roles
Dr. Abdul Hamid Assyaq
Director, Dar Al-Hadith Al-Hassania, Al-Qarawiyyin University,
Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Morocco
Prof. Essam Abu Al-Nasr
Professor of Accounting and Auditing, Faculty of Commerce, Al-Azhar University
Mr. Zeinoul Abedien Cajee
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa
Dr. Abdulaziz AlDemaigi
Head of Shari’ah Advisory and Research Department, Saudi National Bank
Dr. Abdullah Owaid AlRashedi
Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Fiqh and Legal Policy, College of Shari’ah and Islamic Studies, Kuwait University
H.E. Dr. Lahoucine Ait Said
Professor of Higher Education, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Haddad
Grand Mufti and Director of the Fatwa Department, Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department, DubaiSixth Session: Panel Discussion - The Current Realities and Future Prospects of Inclusive Non-Profit Institutions: A Forward-Looking Perspective
H.E. Dr. Hamed Merah
Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Center for Commercial ArbitrationH.E. Mr. Yousef Hasan Khalawi
Secretary-General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy
H.E. Mr. Jameel Ahmad
Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
Datuk Dr. Mohd Ghazali Md. Noor
Secretary General, The World Zakat and Waqf ForumLecture: My Memories with Islamic Banking
H.E. Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Chairman of the Shari’ah Council, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) President, Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi, PakistanProf. Beshr Moafaq
International Expert and General Supervisor, Encyclopedia of Islamic Economics and Finance
Closing Remarks
H.E. Mr. Yousef Hasan Khalawi
Secretary‑General, Al Baraka Forum for Islamic EconomyInstitutional Workshop: Demographic Growth and Islamic Economic Expansion: New Horizons
Dr. Eman Shady
Executive Secretary, Strategic Thinking Center
Third Day: Monday - 23rd Sha'ban 1447 H. / 11th February 2026
Workshop: Mechanisms for Utilizing Awqaf to Support Charitable and Social Projects
Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
Waqf Sector ExpertWorkshop: Activating Maqasid Al-Shari’ah in the sector of Charity prevalence and Their Applications in the Contemporary Societies
Dr. Ali Abul Ezz
Head of Shari’ah Internal Audit Department, Jordan Islamic Bank
Dr. Abdulnasser Hamdan
Director of the Maqasid Project, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic EconomyInteractive Academic Session: “From Research to Impact”
Dr. Hesham Zaki
Executive Secretary, Saleh Kamel Islamic Economics AwardH.E. Prof. Fayad Abd Al-Monem
Former Egyptian Minister of Finance; Professor of Economics, The Faculty of Commerce, Al-Azhar University
Workshop: Empowering Young Minds: Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Change and Creativity
H.E. Dr. Wael ElDesouki
Secretary General of Saleh Kamel Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development
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