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Wednesday, 25 April 2007
9:00 Opening Remarks by the Chairman
9:15 – 11.15 Alternative Asset Classes

Carbon Allowance – a new asset class?
Anthony Hobley, Chairman, London Climate Change Services, London

How to structure Sharia compliant Carbon Allowance Investment Products?
Michael Saleh Gassner, MD, Michael Gassner Consultancy Ltd., London

Private Equity in the GCC – Insides into families, funds and their interaction
Daniel Schenker, Swicorp Group, Geneva/Riyadh

Hedge funds in Asia, is there Alpha ? An Islamic hedge fund case study
Olivier Mivelaz, Founder Swiss-Asia Mashriq Alternative Fund, Singapore

11:30 to 12.30 Market Strategy

Market perspective, client needs and resulting business models – lecture and Q&A
Victor Aerni, Boston Consulting Group, Zurich


14.00 – 15.30 Panel Discussion: Where to serve the clients? In Switzerland or in the GCC?

Saadat Muzaffar, Head of International Wealth Management, Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai
NN, Faisal Private Bank, Geneva
Victor Aerni, Boston Consulting Group, Zurich

15.30 – 15.45 Summary by the Chairman

16:00-18.00 Networking Arena & Exhibition
An open forum for delegates and registered financial professionals, as well as high-net-worth individuals. Participation requires free-of-charge arena registration. Color-coded badges facilitate successful networking.

Due to unforeseen circumstance, the program may change
Please click for the program of the first day, Tuesday, 24 April 2007