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7th Asia Takaful Conference9 – 10 May 2012, Marina Mandarin Hotel, Singapore

Theme: “Takaful – Unravelling the Hidden Growth Areas in Insurance”

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Who Should Attend

• Life&GeneralInsurance&ReinsuranceCompanies(bothTakafulandConventional)

• TakafulCompaniesandthoseprovidingTakafulinsuranceservices

• IslamicBankingInstitutions&IslamicFinancePlayers

• Regulators

• ShariahScholars

• ManagementConsultants

• Reinsurance&InsuranceBrokers

• ServiceProviderstotheTakafulIndustry, ieLawyers,TechnologyCompanies, LossAdjusters,etc.

•Key Topics

• CorporateGovernanceandRiskManagementforTakaful:WhoseRiskAreWeManagingandHowMuchRisktoTake

• ModellingtheEconomicRisksofTakaful

• SpecialFocus:GrowthOpportunitiesinaDynamicTakafulMarket

• RoundtableDiscussiononRetakaful– StayinginBusiness

• InnovationsandDevelopmentsinTakafulandRetakafulinLabuanIBFC

• RegulatoryForum:BoostingTakafulBusiness

• TheImportanceofShariah-CompliantFixedIncomeinTakaful

• TakafulWealthManagementProducts:TheNeedforLongerDurationSukuks

Thepastdecadehasseenanexplosionintheglobal takaful industry with leading takafuloperators rapidly positioning themselves to

capitaliseonthenewopportunitiesemerging.WiththecurrentEurozonecrisiswhichhasthreatenedtohaveglobalrepercussions,theinsuranceindustryisenteringinto a new and challenging business environment.However,thefutureoftakafulbusinessremainsbright.

The Asia Takafu l Conference , now in i t s 7thsuccessfulyearorganisedbyAsia Insurance Review in strategic partnership with BEST RE, has thetheme “Takaful – Unravelling the Hidden Growth Areas in Insurance”. The two-day conference will explorehow takaful players can better position themselvesto identifykeygrowthdriversandcapitaliseontheemerging growth opportunities in an increasinglycompetitive global takaful landscape; strategies totranslate such market potential to real growth;new businessmodels; pertinent issues in regulatingtakaful and retakaful providers; exploring the latestinnovationsinthenextgenerationoftakafulproductsinlightofchangingconsumerexpectationsaswellasimprovingcapabilitiesintheretakafulindustry.

Thepotentialfortakafulisbeyondquestion.Withtheincreasinginterestofleadingconventionalinsuranceplayersandmajorbanksmovingintotakafulbusiness,the global takaful industry is poised for significantgrowth.Tograbalargersliceofthecompetitivetakafulmarket,thereisaneedforoperatorstounravelthehiddengrowthareas in takaful inorder to lead thecompetition.

7th Asia Takaful Conference9–10May2012,MarinaMandarinHotel,Singapore

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This panel with leading experts and Shariah scholars will look at the critical Shariah and legal issues facing the industry today including the role of Shariah experts today; balancing Shariah dictates with business reality; relational dynamics between Shariah board and corporate managers; setting standards in Shariah governance toward uniform Shariah standards and legal interpretation of wording in accordance with Shariah principles and laws as compared to English law.

Special Shariah Panel

Day One: Wednesday, 9 May 2012 8.00 am Registration & Coffee 9.00 am Opening Address by Chairman of Conference Ridwan Abbas, Takaful Correspondent, Asia Insurance Review & Middle East Insurance Review 9.15 am Keynote Address

Dr Saleh J Malaikah, Chairman of the Board, BEST RE

10.00 am Special Address: GTG as a Force in Takaful – A Global Think Tank for Takaful Industry

Chakib Abouzaid, Vice Chairman, Global Takaful Group Ltd, Malaysia

10.30 am Tea Break

Underwriting Takaful Risks 11.00 am Corporate Governance and Risk Management for

Takaful: Whose Risk Are We Managing and How Much Risk to TakeWan Saifulrizal, Associate Director, Risk Consulting & Software, Towers Watson, Malaysia

11.30 am Economic Capital and Dynamic Financial Analysis Chris Venvell, Business Development Director – Asia Pacific, Ultimate Risk Solutions, Singapore

12.00 nn Lunch Hosted by BEST RE

Special Focus: Growth Opportunities in a Dynamic Takaful Market

1.30 pm Advancing Takaful Industry to the Next Level: Strategies to Translate Market Potential to Real GrowthHassan Scott Odierno, Partner, Actuarial Partners Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

2.00 pm Leading the Competition: How Do Takaful Players Tackle Challenges in an Increasingly Competitive Takaful LandscapeDavid Kinloch, Managing Consultant, Banking, Investment and Insurance Konsultansi (BIIK) Labuan Ltd, Malaysia

2.30 pm The Potential of Takaful in Pakistan Rizwan Hussain, Executive Director, Central

Division, EFU General Insurance Ltd, Pakistan 3.00 pm Tea Break

Roundtable Discussion on Retakaful – Staying in Business

3.30 pm Panellists will look at the numerous changes in the market and how Retakaful players have to carve out a niche for themselves to stay in the business beyond just definitional differences. Topics to be discussed include dynamics of the Retakaful market today and its vision to be a real partner to Takaful operators; challenges and opportunities facing development of Retakaful business; can Retakaful players lead the Takaful market as well as identifying and assessing future opportunities for the Retakaful industry.

Panel Chairman: Majid Mohamad, Former Chief Executive Officer, Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd, Malaysia

Panellists:

• DelilKhairat,HeadofUnderwriting, ACR Retakaful SEA Berhad, Malaysia • MarcelPapp,Director,HeadofSwissRe Retakaful, Malaysia • MohammadAzmatullah,Assistant General Manager, Family and Health, Hannover ReTakaful, Bahrain • TobiasFrenz,CEO,MunichReRetakaful, Malaysia

4.30 pm Close of Day One

Day Two: Thursday, 10 May 2012 9.00 am General Retakaful: Current Issues and The Way

Forward Delil Khairat, Head of Underwriting, ACR Retakaful SEA Berhad, Malaysia

9.45 am Boosting Takaful Business in Middle East: Adopting Takaful Under Differing Regulatory Environments

Peter Hodgins, Partner, Insurance / Islamic Insurance (Takaful), Clyde & Co, UAE

10.30 am Tea Break

The New Takaful Landscape

11.00 am Rating Dynamics: Capital Analysis of Takaful Companies in Today’s ClimateConnie Wong, Senior Director and Analytical Manager, Corporate & Government Ratings, Standard & Poor’s, Singapore

11.30 am New Business Opportunities in Healthcare Takaful and How to Best Capture This Growth - The Bahrain Experience

Mohammad Azmatullah, Assistant General Manager, Family and Health, Hannover ReTakaful, Bahrain

12.00 nn Lunch

Asset Management and Takaful

1.30 pm Takaful Wealth Management Products: The Need for Longer Duration SukuksLeonardo Zanolini, Chief Operating Officer, HSBC Amanah Takaful (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

2.00 pm The Importance of Shariah-Compliant Fixed Income in TakafulRafael Dalmau, Head of Sharia Compliant Portfolio Management, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Singapore

Special Panel Discussion: Shariah and Legal Issues in Takaful

2.30 pm This panel with leading experts and Shariah scholars will look at the critical Shariah and legal issues facing the industry today including the role of Shariah experts today; balancing Shariah dictates with business reality; relational dynamics between Shariah board and corporate managers; setting standards in Shariah governance toward uniform Shariah standards and legal interpretation of wording in accordance with Shariah principles and laws as compared to English law.

Panellists:• MuftiMuhammadHassanKaleem, Shariah Board Member, Hannover ReTakaful B.S.C.(c), Bahrain

• UstazHaronHassanAkhtar,Member, Islamic Advisory Board, HSBC Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd

• PeterHodgins,Partner,Insurance/ Islamic Insurance (Takaful), Clyde & Co, UAE

• EzamshahIsmail,TheInternational Centre For Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Malaysia

4.00 pm Close of Conference with Tea Break

PROGRAMME

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7th Asia Takaful Conference9–10May2012,MarinaMandarinHotel,Singapore

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