World Islamic Banking Conference opens today

The World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC-2017), the largest and most prestigious gathering of Islamic banking and finance leaders in the world, will open at ART Rotana Hotel in Amwaj Islands here today. The three-day long forum from December 4 to 6 is organised by Middle East Global Advisors, a leading financial intelligence platform, based on a strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain.

The theme of WIBC-2017 - “Drivers of Economic Growth & Risks: Policymakers & Regulators”, is in line with the conference’s steady vision to serve as a compass for the global Islamic finance and banking industry, and is expected to draw participation from over 1300 global industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and stakeholders, all focused on generating breakthrough insights that help navigate through the complexities of the global financial system.

Committed in its vision to innovate year-on-year, the 24th edition will focus on generating thought-leadership via an exclusive WIBC Knowledge-Sharing Series whereby a select group of industry leaders will make focused presentations/speeches that will be followed by opening the floor to questions from the audience and a select panel of experts, who will be further discussing these key topics at length. 

The exclusive series will touch upon a number of topical issues like Leveraging Islamic Capital Markets for innovative solutions that will focus on Aviation Financing, Alternative/Renewable Energy Financing and the WIBC Islamic Economy Series focusing on developing a halal ecosystem, amongst others. 

WIBC has established its reputation as the world’s largest and most influential gathering of international Islamic banking and finance leaders for over two decades. With the strategic support of the Central Bank of Bahrain, the next generation WIBC will focus on transforming Islamic finance into a global proposition by facilitating strategic opportunities, addressing systematic challenges and connecting international market players and institutional investors to the industry’s catalysts, thought leaders, partners and institutions.