HalaBadri - Director General, Dubai Culture

Discussant:

• Paolo Biancone - Full Professor of Business Administration, University of Torino

Presenters:

• Rafi-uddin Shikoh- Founder and CEO DinarStandard, New York - Dubai Islamic Fintech - Current Landscape & Path Forward
• Reuben Buttigieg - CEO ERREMME, Malta Establishing a European Regulatory Framework for Blockchain

Alberto Brugnoni interviewing Massimo Lapucci–Secretary General, Fondazione CRT - Torino; Managing Director, OGR Company; Chair, European Foundation Centre Brussels. 

Moderator:

• Saeed Kharbash–Deputy CEO - Strategy & Planning, DIEDC/ Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre

Panelists:

• Rafi-uddin Shikoh- Founder and CEO DinarStandard, New York - Dubai Franka Soeria– CEO, Think Fashion, Jakarta - Istanbul
• Silvano Martinotti –Vice-President, Italian Industry & Commerce Office in the UAE
• Tomas Gurrero – Manager, Halal Trade and Marketing Centre, Dubai
• Arwa Hanif Al-Qassim – Senior Project Manager Islamic Creative Economy, Dubai Culture Authority

Discussant:

• Dario Gallina – President, Union of Industrialists Torino

Presenters:

• Marco Pironti –Deputy Mayor forInnovation, City of TorinoThe Smart City Project "Torino City Lab": Using the "Città di Torino" Assets as a Living Lab
• Daniele Russolillo – Planet Holding Limited, London-Turin Smart neighborhoods and affordable housing: a global approach
• Pietro Perlo – President of Torino e-District and Interactive Fully Electrical Vehicles “I-FEVS” Smart Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in the Torino area: applying artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies

Moderators:

• Maria Bottiglieri – Responsible for International Cooperation and Peace Activities, City of Torino
• Alberto Brugnoni – Managing Partner, ASSAIF

Panelists:

• Romano Borchiellini – President, Advisory Board of the Energy Center / Representative of the Rector of Polytechnic of Turin for the Energy Center
• FadiKattan–Dean, School of Business and Administration, Bethlehem University
• Luigi Bisceglia – Country representative in Palestine, VIS (Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo)
• Ziad Alsayeh - Head of Engineering Department, Municipality of Bethlehem 
• Wisam Salsaa – Director, Walled Off Hotel Gallery, Bethlehem

Paolo Biancone interviewing Laura Castelli, Vice-Minister Economy and Finance, Republic of Italy

Discussant:

• Alberto Brugnoni – Managing Partner, ASSAIF

Presenters:

• Marco Giusta – Deputy Mayor for Human Rights, International Cooperation, City of Torino Project MENTOR
• Marco De Giorgi – ItalianMinistry of Public Administration - Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica The Social Innovation Fund
• Houssam Chahine – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Dubai The Refugee Zakat and Sadaqa Jariyya Fund
• Mario Calderini – Full professor, Polytechnic of Milan Torino Social Impact and Social Impact Investment (Borsa dei Valori)
• Emiliano Giovine – R&P Legal, Milan and Turin Refugee-led Entrepreneurship

Moderator:

• Rafi-uddin Shikoh – Founder and CEO DinarStandard, New York – Dubai

Panelists:

• Salim Al Ali - Assistant Professor at United Arab Emirates University
• Piero Poccianti – President, Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence
• Abdur Rahim Ghulam Nabi – Senior Advisor to Assistant Director General at DAFZA, Dubai
• Saeed Al-Mheiri  – Project Manager - Strategy & Planning, DIEDC/ Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre

Alberto Brugnoni interviewing Giovanni Curatola – Full Professor, University of Udine

Moderator:

• Alberto Sacco – Deputy Mayor for Commerce, Tourism, Employment Policies, City of Torino

Panelists:

• Elena Toselli  – Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Roma.

Moderator:

• Ilaria Bonacossa – Director, ARTISSIMA, Turin

Panelists:

• Deborah Najar – Director, Jean-Paul Najar Foundation, Dubai
• Alia Fattouh – Director, Athr Gallery, Jeddah

EUROPA Room

- Professor Paolo Biancone, Editor in Chief of European Journal of Islamic Finance 

- Professor  Francesca Culasso, Director Department of Management

- Dr. Siria Taurelli, Senior Specialist in Governance and Lifelong Learning

EUROPA Room

Salim Al Ali-Assistant Professor at United Arab Emirates University

Parallel Session 1  - EUROPA Room

Islamic Finance, Social Impact Finance and Blockchain

Chair: Buerhan Saiti

•  Author: Osama Hamza  - Smart Sukuk Structure from Shari’ah Perspective and Financing Benefits: Proposed Application of Smart Sukuk through Blockchain Technology in Islamic Banks within Turkey 
• Authors: Christian Rainero, Giuseppe Modarelli  - Bitcoin-Blockchain Phenomenon: An Investigation on News Titles Influence             
• Author: Imam Uddin  - The Contemporary Islamic Banking & Finance – Finance as Worship or a Commercial Funding 
• Authors: Luigi Bollani,  Federico Chmet  - Bibliometric Analysis of Islamic Finance                  

Parallel Session 2 - ALPI room

Digital Transformation, Islamic, Social and Impact Financial Innovation

Chair: Lavinia Pastore

• Author: Mohamed Hazik  - Fast-Tracking the Islamic digital economy: Strengthening the Eco-system and Enhancing the Legal and Regulatory Framework
• Authors: Irene Litardi, Fiorani Gloria  - When the civic-crowdfunding play a crucial role on urban sustainability. The case study of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and the project "A playground for Aurora"
• Authors: Daniel Iannaci, Jonathan Gideon  - Islamic finance and social finance, an opportunity for social enterprises

Parallel Session 3 - TORINO Room

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Digital transformation for Generating Impact

Chair: Federica Miglietta

• Author: Mohd Shahid Bin Mohd Noh  - The reliability and validity of cryptocurrency from maqasid al-shariah perspective: a preliminary study
• Authors: Mohamed Mohamed Tolba Said, Krishnan Umachandran, Adnan Abdul Rashid  - Digital transformation and Islamic ethics in Islamic finance
• Authors: Auwal Adam Sa’ad, Rusni Hassan, Sayed Musa Alhabshi, Azman bin Mohd Noor  - Robo-Advisory for Islamic financial institutions: Shari'ah and regulatory issues
• Authors: Dell’Atti S., Fanelli V., Miglietta F.  - Norwegian pension fund divestments and the market effects
• Authors: Emma Minif   - Islamic view towards Bitcoin

TRAINING Room

Parallel Session 4 - ROMA Room

Islamic Finance, Social Impact Finance and Blockchain

Chair: Rocco Frondizi

• Author: Tanvir Alam  -  A Comparative Study of CSR Practices of Islami Shariah Based PCBs and Conventional PCBs in Bangladesh
• Author: Malik Shahzad Shabbir  - A Study on Integration of Islamic Social Finance through Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)
• Author: Malik Shahzad Shabbir  - An analysis of Dyadic relationship between Islamic Financial Institutions and Takaful Operators and their impact on Economic stability
• Authors: Fabio Creta, Enrico Battisti, Nicola Miglietta  - Can the FinTech progress the Real Estate Sector?: Crowdfunding & Blockchain Compared in a Literature Review 
• Authors: Maha Radwan, Davide Calandra, Paris Koumbakis  - Takaful industry and Blockchain: Challenges and Opportunities for Costs’ Reduction in Islamic Insurance Companies 

Parallel Session 5 - EUROPA Room

Digital Transformation, Islamic, Social and Impact Financial Innovation

Chair: Samir Srairi

• Author: Miroslav Kamdzhalov - Islamic Finance and the New Technology Challenges
• Authors: Irfan Syauqi Beik, Laily Dwi Arsyianti - Information Technology for Zakat Management in Indonesia
• Authors: Nourhen Sallemi, Rim Zouari-Hadiji
  - Moderating Effect of Leader Seniority between Governance Mechanisms and Profitability of Takaful Insurance
• Authors: Hafiza Harun, Muhammad Fadzli Abdullah Halim - Innovation in Product Development Process for Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia: A Conceptual Framework with Ethical Values for Community Benefits

Parallel Session 6 - TORINO Room

Impact Finance, Islamic Finance, and Innovative Financing

Chair: Maha Radwan

• Authors: Sharullizuannizam Salehuddin, Azrul Azlan Iskandar Mirza, Ahmad Saufe Nawi - The Concept, Structure and Epistemological Development: Musharakah Tijariah Cross-Border Financing
• Authors: Buerhan Saiti and Salam Balawi - The Comparison Of Home Financing Between Turkey And Malaysia: A Critical Assessment
• Authors: Abdessamad Raghibi, Lahsen Oubdi -  The Prospect of Islamic Finance Social Instruments in Public Finance
• Author: Humera Tariq Mahmood - Impact of islamic microfinance on borrower's income in Pakistan - a case study of Akhuwat
• Author: Federica Lanzara - The role of hawala in the Islamic culture. A way to avoid crime financing

TRAINING Room

Parallel Session 7 - ROMA Room

Islamic Financial Capital Markets Issues and Prospects

Chair: Noemi Rossi

• Authors: Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh and Shoaib Ali Shah  - S&P Islamic Returns with Economic Policy Uncertainty: Symmetric or Asymmetric effect
• Authors: Taicir Mezghani and Mouna Abbes Boujelbène  - Impact of the Bond market and Sukuk market on the oil shocks:  The effect of Herd Behavior
• Authors: Maura Campra, Sabrina Pucci, Valerio Brescia  - Can the Dow Jones Sustainable Index be useful for evaluating Dow Jones Islamic Market companies? 

Parallel Session 8 - ALPI Room

Islamic Banking Efficiency, Risk Management, and Regulative Policies

Chair: Davide Maggi

• Author: Samir Srairi  - Transparency and bank risk-taking in GCC banking
• Authors: Anouar Mechkour, Said Lotfi   - Analysis of Central Bank Digital Currencies issuance Economic and Shariah viewpoints
• Authors: Najla Noomen and Mouna boujelbéne  - Credit risk pricing: Evidence from dual micro finance institutions systems
• Authors: Maha Radwan, Salma Drissi  - Analysis Of The Transmission Asymmetry Of Monetary Policy In A Dual Banking System: Econometric Modelling 

Parallel Session 9 - VENEZIA Room

Current Financial Technologies: Crowdfunding, FinTech and Cryptocurrencies

Chair: Maura Campra

• Authors: Marco Valeri, Cinzia De Angelis, Rosario Fondacaro, Andrea Barella  - The use of cryptocurrencies for hawala in the Islamic finance
• Author: Mohamad Kamal  - The synergistic relationship between crowdfunding and corporate social responsibility: A case study 
• Author: Sepideh Khavarinezhad  - Sharia Compliance Crowdfunding And Blockchain; A Case Study Of Safir Platform 

Books Presentation  - EUROPA Room

Islamic Finance in Europe

Chair: Julian Stanley 

• Author: Sabrina Iannazzone 
• Author: Silvana Secinaro 
• Author: Maha Radwan 

TRAINING Room

EUROPA Room

- Professor Paolo Biancone, Editor in Chief of European Journal of Islamic Finance