The main topics of the Conference will be Islamic Economics and Finance which includes (but not limited to): - Islamic Economics and History - Islamic Finance and Banking - Islamic Insurance (Takaful) - Islamic Financial Instruments - Islamic Commercial Law

Topics: - Sustainable and Inclusive Development, Growth, and Equity from Islamic Perspective - Islamic Business Ethics and Morality - Recent Financial, Economic and Political Developments: Re-thinking the Fundamentals - Access to Financial Services and Inclusive Financial Sector Development -...

Topics: - Skill needs and demand for graduates before and after the global crisis - Youth choices and graduates supply before and after the global crisis - Governance of graduate labour markets after the crisis: career guidance, intermediation, mismatch, over-education - University cooperation...

Conference Themes: The First Theme: the role of ethics in the economic stability The Second Theme: Islamic Finance vs. Conventional Finance The Third Theme: Economic policies from an Islamic perspective The Fourth Theme IV: International institutional experiences in facing crises, the Islamic...

Forum Sessions: - Developments and trends in social security - Demographic challenges - Governance and management - Extension of social security coverage - Focus on Africa - Social Security Summit

Main Topics: - Expanding access to finance to small businesses and households - The way forward for Tawarruq (monetisation) transactions - Sukuk: equity or debt instruments? - Investment accounts versus deposit accounts - Derivatives, yet again - Interbank money market operations - Issues on...

The conference committee welcomes submissions of research manuscripts related to the following areas: 1) The regulatory environment of financial markets. 2) Control and monitoring policies by central banks around the world. 3) The current international financial crisis. 4) Consequences of the...