Programme

The International Real Estate Finance Summit '08
Access to the GCC, Islamic Direct Equity & Finance

Day Two: Wednesday, 17 December 2008

 Session Five
 09:30 - 11:10Financial Structuring & Shariah Issues
 09:30 - 10:40
Chairman/Moderator
 09:30 - 09:50
Keynote Address
The Changing Landscape of the UK Debt Market
 09:50 - 10:10
Shariah Financial Structures - The Flexible Conduit to Leverage & Equity
 10:10 - 10:30
Case Study: Demystifying Shariah Compliant Fund Structures
 10:30 - 10:40
Questions & Answers
 10:40 - 11:10
Tea & Coffee Networking Break

 Session Six
 11:10 - 12:45GCC Real Estate Market Players Panel Discussion: Current Views & Future Trends of GCC Real Estate Market
 11:10 - 12:45
Chairman
 11:10 - 11:30
Weathering the Storm - GCC Real Estate Outlook - The Case of Abu Dhabi
 11:30 - 12:45
Discussion Topics
•Planning Ahead for any Market Correction
•Determinants of Real Estate Sector Inflation
•Asset Allocation in Real Estate - Beyond Luxury Commercial-cum-Residential Developments
•Legal & Regulatory Issues
•Cross-border Real Estate Investment Factors
•Social Real Estate - Affordable Housing
•The Potential of Developing Waqf


 12:45 - 14:00
Lunch


 Session Seven
 14:00 - 15:45Megaprojects - City Visions
 14:00 - 14:10
Think London - Olympic & Gateway London FDI Presentation- Introduction & Overview
 14:10 - 14:30
Think London & the 2012 Games
 14:30 - 14:50
Development in the GCC Region - The Case of Jeddah
 14:50 - 15:05
Sabah AlAhmed International Financial Center Film
 15:05 - 15:15
Questions & Answers
 15:15 - 15:45
Tea & Coffee Networking Break

 Session Eight
 15:45 - 17:45Shariah Scholars Panel Discussion
 15:45 - 17:45
•Speeding up the Shariah Governnace Process in Real Estate Transactions
•Transaction Costs & Fee Sructures
•Issues Relating to Musharaka and Mudaraba Sukuk Involving Real Estate Assets
•Conflict of Interest in the Shariah Governance Process
•Leverage Financing for Islamic Real Estate Transactions - Shariah
Compliant or Conventional Financing?
•Islamic Collective Investment Schemes
 

 17:45 - 17:45
End Of Day


 

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