Key Themes

Throughout our conference, we will examine key themes that underpin the role of Islamic finance in promoting sustainable development and peace:

Explore the Pivotal Role of Islamic Finance: We will delve into how Islamic finance principles can drive sustainable development initiatives, including green financing, microfinance, and socially responsible investment, to address pressing environmental and socio-economic issues.

Financial Inclusion: Recognizing the importance of inclusive growth, we will assess strategies to enhance access to financial services for marginalized communities through innovative Islamic banking solutions, thus fostering greater economic empowerment and social cohesion.

Peace and Stability: In a world grappling with conflict and instability, we will evaluate the contribution of Islamic finance in promoting economic stability, reducing inequality, and fostering peaceful coexistence, thereby addressing root causes of conflict, and supporting sustainable peacebuilding efforts.

Innovation and Challenges: Amidst rapid technological advancements and evolving regulatory landscapes, we will discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Islamic finance and banking, including the integration of Fintech, digitalization, and regulatory frameworks to ensure sustainable and resilient financial systems.

Network and Share Research: Throughout the conference new findings and studies, innovative strategies, and novel ideas on Islamic Finance will be presented and shared with others to enhance knowledge adoption, dissemination, and application especially in pivoting Islamic Finance to bring sustainable development and lasting peace.

The conference also includes sub-themes that provide comprehensive scope highlighting both the challenges and opportunities in Islamic Finance that contributes to sustainable development and lasting peace.

• Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development
• Financing Peace Initiatives and Community Development
• Role of Islamic Finance in Economic Development and U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
• Role of Islamic Finance in post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding
• Digital Transactions, FINTECH, and Crypto Currencies
• Islamic Economics, Islamic Finance Policies, and Islamic Economic Policies
• Financial Inclusion, Microfinance, Islamic Pawnshop, and Rural Financing

Dates

We cordially invite researchers, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, industry experts, and students to submit abstracts and papers aligned with the conference theme and sub-themes. Selected submissions will be presented during the conference sessions.

Mode of Payment

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB)
Account Name: MSU PNB
Account Number: 4112-7000-4971
Swift Code: PNBMPHMM

Organized by:

Secretariat:

Romzie Rosman, PhD, is a Professor at the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia. He is currently the deputy dean (Responsible Research & Innovation) of the Institute. Apart from supervising PhD candidates in the Islamic banking and finance programme, he teaches Islamic banking and finance subjects at the postgraduate level, particularly Islamic financial systems, accounting for Islamic financial institutions, and Islamic wealth management. His research interests are Islamic banking and finance, Islamic financial transactions, accounting for Islamic finance, Shariah non-compliance risk management, governance, and Islamic social finance. His intellectual contributions include publishing research papers in Malaysia and at the international level and publishing book chapters and articles in magazines and bulletins. He is an active associate member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance, and a member of International Council of Islamic Finance Educators.

Dr. Muhd Zaki Hj Zaini is the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Finance at Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) in Brunei Darussalam, where he also serves as an Assistant Professor of Economics. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Exeter, an MSc in Operational Research and Applied Statistics from Cardiff University, and an Associate Qualification in Islamic Finance from IBFIM. Dr. Zaki’s research interests include Islamic economics, financial technology, sustainable finance, and entrepreneurial economics. He has published extensively in reputable journals and is appointed as an editor and reviewer for several esteemed academic publications. Additionally, he has been instrumental in securing and managing multiple research grants from both university funds and external sources.

Dr. Acram A. Latiph is the Executive Director of the Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao and an Associate Professor of the Department of Economics, Mindanao State University – Marawi Campus. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Economics from San Beda College, MS Finance from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Advance Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Executive Master Public Policy from the Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University, New York, and his PhD in Development Economics from the Australian National University. His PhD Dissertation “What’s Wrong with Mindanao? The Unequal Development in the Philippines” is nominated to ANU Award for Academic Excellence of the Australian National University. He is a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, the Australian Leadership Award Scholarship and the NISGP Scholarship. His research interests are peace and conflict studies, socio-economic development, regional planning, and development, Bangsamoro issues, Islamic finance and banking, and peace and conflict studies. He is a consultant of various government institutions, international organizations, and civil society groups. Dr. Latiph contributed to various development plans, poverty alleviation measures, socioeconomic impact assessments, peace, conflict, and PCVE studies as well as research on political economy in the Bangsamoro. He was one of the consultants of the Provincial Government of the Lanao del Sur that crafted poverty alleviation programs and intervention that reduce poverty incidence in the province from 68% in 2018 to 11.4% by 2021.