INTRODUCTION

Bank Negara Malaysia is pleased to host the second Global Islamic Finance Forum (GIFF). Themed “Islamic Finance: Opportunities for Tomorrow”, GIFF 2010 will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 25th to 28th October 2010. GIFF 2010 is a key international event in the calendar of Islamic finance following the success of the inaugural GIFF in March 2007.

GIFF 2010 is a high-level multi-track event that brings together regulators, scholars and financial industry players who are key drivers in shaping Islamic finance globally. This event is organised in collaboration with the Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM), Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), the International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) and the REDmoney Group.

GIFF 2010 is organised in support of the Malaysian International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC) initiative to position Malaysia as a hub for international Islamic finance.

Attendance at GIFF 2010 is by invitation only. In view of the growing global interest in Islamic finance, keen interest is expected from international and local participants.

Senior officials from regulatory agencies, statutory bodies, government agencies, Islamic and conventional financial institutions, financial markets players and professional services in Malaysia and abroad are invited to register their interest to participate in the event on the GIFF 2010 website. Successful registrants will be notified by email by the organisers.