Humayon Dar is Director General of Islamic Research & Training Institute (IRTI), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group. This puts him in arguably the most influential advocacy role for Islamic banking and finance.

Prior to joining IRTI, he served as Chairman of the powerful HD-Edbiz Group of Companies, which owns Edbiz Consulting and Cambridge IFA - two influential financial intelligence consultancy companies. He is a sharia (Islamic law) advisor, Islamic economist, and advocate for Islamic banking and finance. As of 2015, he is a member of Shari'a advisory boards of Arabesque Asset Management, Omarco and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. Previously, he has served as a member of the Shari'a boards of Hong Leong Islamic Bank Malaysia, Hong Leong MSIG Takaful, Allianz Global Investors Luxembourg, and UMEX Securities. He served as managing director at Deutsche Bank and CEO of its Islamic finance subsidiary, and has also been a visiting Professor for Islamic Finance for universities in the UK, Malaysia and the Middle East.

In the Islamic banking and finance industry, academia, and publishing he describes himself as connected with "royal and industrial families and Islamic financial institutions around the world". His website describes him as "one of the most influential personalities in Islamic banking and finance."

Though not a classically trained Islamic scholar, he has undergone training in the Islamic sciences, such as Quranic hermaneutics. His academic influences include Muhammad Umer Chapra, Khurshid Ahmad, Anas Zarka, Nejatullah Siddiqi and Abdul Rahman Yousri.

Gabriele Vigo is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, based in Kuala Lumpur. He is a leader in McKinsey’s Global Banking Practice and leads McKinsey’s Banking Risk Management Practice in Asia, advising clients on topics ranging from strategy and risk to digital banking and ecosystems. Gabriele has close to 20 years of experience in banking and has served preeminent financial institutions in Europe, US and Asia. Some of his recent work includes assisting a leading international bank with the development of its strategic plan, and designing a large regional bank’s new omnichannel service model for private individuals and SME customers. Gabriele also supported the launch of an innovative digital bank and assisted a large Asian bank in the design and launch of an innovative analytics based lending solution focused on consumer finance and small medium enterprises. Prior to joining McKinsey, Gabriele was a consultant at Andersen Consulting. Gabriele holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, and has studied business administration in Chicago, Illinois.

Adiwarman Azwar Karim is a founder of KARIM Consulting Indonesia. He was born in Jakarta on 1963. Graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from Bogor Institute of Agriculture, Bogor in 1986, Bachelor of Economics from the University of Indonesia, Jakarta in 1989, Master of Business Administration in General (MBA) from the European University, Belgium in 1988, and Master of Arts in Economic Policy (MAEP) from Boston University, USA in 1992. Started his career at public banking policy formulation institution and business consultant, research assistant at Bappenas (1987–1990). Held various important positions at Bank Muamalat starting from 1992 and finally served as Vice President of Muamalat Institute (2000–2001).

Mohamed Damak is a Senior Director within financial services at S&P Global Ratings. He covers financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa region. Mohamed is also the global head of Islamic Finance within S&P Global Ratings, leading a global team of Islamic Finance analysts. Before re-joining S&P Global Ratings, Mohamed worked as a principal credit risk officer for the African Development Bank in Tunis. From 2006 to 2010, Mohamed worked for S&P Global Ratings covering conventional and Islamic financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Sarjito, SH., SE, MBA is currently Deputy Commissioner for Education and Consumer Protection, Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK). He earned his undergraduate degree in Law specializing in Legal Practitioner from Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia and undergraduate degree in Economics from Faculty of Economics, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He holds an MBA degree in Finance from Saint Louis University, USA. He lectures capital market and enforcement for Police Officers, Public Prosecutors, Judges, Corruption Eradication Commission, Lawyers, Public Notary, Issuers, Bankers, Academicians, and others.

He has been trained in several jurisdictions including serious training in Case Management and Management of Serious Crimes in Australian Federal Police (AFP), Canberra, and Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), and others.

Mr. Mohd Sani bin Mohd Ismail is currently Senior Financial Sector Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He joined ADB in 2009 and has been leading various missions on financial market development, financial inclusion, fiscal policy, and capital market integration in Southeast Asia. Prior to joining ADB, he worked for Securities Commission Malaysia, assigned at the Market Development Department. He obtained his LLM degree from Durham University, UK, through a Chevening scholarship.

Prof. Dr. Basri Hasanuddin MA (born in Pambusuang, Polman, West Sulawesi, 6 November 1939, age 78 years) is a Professor in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Hasanuddin University. Prof. Hasanuddin holds a Doctoral Degree in Economics, University of the Philippines, 1977. He was the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation of the Republic of Indonesia to-11. He had also served as Rector of 9th Hasanuddin University and Indonesian Ambassador to Iran.

Mr. Alawode is responsible for designing and delivering the Bank’s Work Program in the area of Islamic finance, covering: i) Strengthening the Institutional Foundations of Islamic Finance (e.g. legal, governance, risk management and insolvency standards); ii) Enhancing Regulatory and Supervisory Frameworks for Islamic Financial Institutions; iii) Developing and applying Shariacompliant financing solutions for key developmental challenges (e.g. infrastructure finance, SME finance, trade finance); and iv) Knowledge generation and dissemination activities to improve the understanding of Islamic finance globally.

Since joining the World Bank in 1997 as a Young Professional, Abayomi has worked in various capacities including as Practice Manager (Financial Systems Practice), Lead Financial Sector Specialist (East Asia and Pacific Region) and as Program Leader/Senior Financial Specialist (World Bank Institute). He also served as Adviser, Financial Stability at the Central Bank of Bahrain from 2006 to 2010. Before joining the World Bank, Abayomi was a Lecturer in Economics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (1990-1994) and an Instructor in Development Economics at the University of Cambridge.

In addition to Islamic finance, he has strong expertise in financial stability, risk management, financial sector policy and strategy as well as knowledge management/capacity development.

A Nigerian national, Abayomi holds a B.Sc and M.Sc (both in Economics) from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and an M.Phil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge, England. He is the author of several academic papers on monetary and financial sector issues.

Suminto serves as Director of Sharia Financing, Directorate General of Budget Financing and Risk Management. He is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in public sector. His areas is related to international relations, Islamic finance, debt management, and policy analysis. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Development Economics from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.

He is Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law and Finance in the Business School, Durham University. Before joining Durham University as the Sharjah Chair, Habib Ahmed was Manager, Research and Development, Islamic Banking Development Group, The National Commercial Bank (NCB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also worked at Islamic Research & Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Saudi Arabia and taught at the University of Connecticut, USA, National University of Singapore, and University of Bahrain. He has been a member of the Capital Adequacy Working Group of Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) which is responsible for, among others, setting standards and guidelines for Islamic banks and financial institutions.

Dr. Oni Sahroni, M.A serves as a Member of BPH National Sharia Council (DSN), member of ISRA (The International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance) Council of Scholars Malaysia, lecturer Fiqih Economics at the University of Indonesia and the Islamic Economic & Banking Institute (SEBI) and Director of School Islam Wasathiyah, Depok. Dr. Sahroni has been Member of Syariah Supervisory Board at PT Adira Dinamika Multi Finance Tbk and PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk since June 2016. Dr. Sahroni serves also as a Member of Sharia Supervisory Board at PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk, Shariah Expert in SSB of PT BNP Paribas Investment Partners and Lecturer in some Islamic universities. Dr. Sahroni holds a Doctoral Degree in Fikih Muqaran from Al-Azhar University, Cairo.

Currently, Mr. Maritz bin Mansor is Commissioner, Ethis Indonesia.

He served as Head of Corporate Services and Secretary of Keppel DC REIT Management Pte Ltd at Keppel DC REIT until November 25, 2016. Mr. bin Mansor has more than 18 years of legal and investor relations experience in the fund management and telecommunications industry. Mr. Bin Mansor served as Head of Corporate and Investor Relations at Securus Partners since July 2011 and was responsible for all legal and corporate governance matters, investor relations function, particularly for Brunei and Middle East investors. He also served as Head of Administration at Securus Partners and was responsible for special projects and office manager functions. He served as Vice President of Corporate and Investor Relations at AEPim from May 2009 to June 2011. He served as Senior Manager of Legal Department at AsiaEquity Partners Pte. Ltd. from May 2007 to June 2009. From January 2006 to April 2007, he served as Head Legal at Frontline Security Pte. Ltd. and from May 2004 to December 2005, he served as General Manager at konsortium Jaringan Selangor Sdn Bhd, where he was responsible for all operational matters. Mr. bin Mansor served as an Advisor to the Chief Technical Officer of Maxis Communications Bhd since January 2002. He serves as a Director of Citadel100 Datacenters Ltd. Mr. bin Mansor holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom. He is also a Barrister at Lincoln’s Inn, London since 1994.

Dedicated entrepreneur with vast network in Indonesia. More than 10 years experiences in retail, manufacturing, mining, SMEs & property crowdfunding – investment, and industry development.

Shaima Hasan is a Research and Bespoke Solutions Manager at Thomson Reuters Islamic finance division with 10 years of professional experience. Shaima is leading the research team and responsible for developing various Islamic Finance knowledge solutions that serve the growth of Islamic Finance Industry. As an Islamic capital Market specialist, Shaima is a lead author of several Thomson Reuters reports such as Sukuk Perceptions & Forecast Study, Global Islamic Asset Management, Islamic Finance development indicator and many others. She has worked in developing other market initiatives such as creating market indices including ICD Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) and The Global Islamic Economy Indicator (GIEI). As a key figure in the Islamic Finance area, Shaima has also conducted and provided many training sessions and presentations regionally and globally. Previously, she worked within fixed income portfolio management of both conventional bonds and Sukuk for one of the largest banks in Bahrain managing over $500 million worth of fixed income instruments for more than 2 years. Shaima is PMP certified and holds a bachelors degree of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting & Finance from American University of Sharjah.

Ashraf Arshad is a Financial Sector Specialist with the World Bank Group Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Malaysia under the Finance and Markets Global Practice, an assignment he started in November 2016. He is currently working on several areas that broadly cover financial sector stability, financial inclusion, ASEAN integration, Islamic finance and green finance, particularly in the South East Asia region.

Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Arshad worked as an Assistant General Manager for the Securities Commission Malaysia. He brings with him 14 years of capital market regulatory experience, particularly in the areas of equity market as well as financial and corporate surveillance on public listed companies in Malaysia.

A member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Mr. Arshad holds a Master’s degree in International Finance from the University of Leeds, and Bachelor of Accountancy (Honors) degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia, where he was a scholar under the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program and the Securities Commission Malaysia, respectively.

Ashraf Gomma Ali is the regional head of Sharia and Governance at CIMB Islamic where he is responsible for all Sharia advisory and research affairs for CIMB Group. He previously worked in NCB – Saudi Arabia for 6 years as vice president of Sharia assurance where he was responsible for overseeing all policies and procedures in the bank as well as providing Sharia advice on all Islamic products across NCB Group, with particular emphasis on corporate, treasury and capital markets. He also serves as a Sharia board member of University Bank in Michigan, USA. He holds a BS in Finance from the University of Maryland, LLB in Sharia from Umm Al-Qura University, and Masters of Islamic Finance Practice from INCEIF. He is also Certified Sharia auditor and Advisor.