Can responsible investment integrate with Islamic finance?
The Responsible Finance & Investment (RFI) Summit 2017 is pleased to announce the addition of a series of Executive Sessions organized by the RFI Foundation and INCEIF, the Global University of Islamic finance. These sessions will introduce participants from all backgrounds to the connection between Islamic Finance and Responsible Finance and how both can work together to promote impactful and sustainable global development.
Each of the sessions will be led by a veteran of the responsible finance industry with a deep background in Islamic finance. Participants will learn how to make meaningful social impact and connect with other approaches to responsible finance. The sessions are designed to be interactive in order to link the wealth of knowledge and experience of the Session Leaders to the participants’ backgrounds, in line with the overall Summit theme of “Building Bridges, Expanding Impact”.
Commenting on the Executive Sessions, Daud Vicary Abdullah, President & CEO of INCEIF said: “The alignment between the guiding principles of Islamic finance and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is significant. The recent World Bank and Islamic Development Bank’s Global Report on Islamic finance – A Catalyst for Shared Prosperity draws attention to the advocacy of Islamic Finance and its alignment with Responsible Finance. The report, to which INCEIF faculty have contributed, details the prospects for the global Islamic finance industry and its potential to help reduce worldwide income inequality, enhance the sharing of prosperity and achieve the United Nations’ SDGs.”
Daud added that these interactive Executive Sessions would provide a platform for people working in responsible finance who do not realize the alignment of responsible investment with Islamic finance to apply their existing expertise to contribute to greater cooperation with Islamic finance.”
Blake Goud, CEO of the RFI Foundation added: “We have found significant common interest between responsible investment and Islamic finance in our research, and these Executive Sessions will build awareness of the shared values guiding responsible finance. We expect it will provide an open and interactive forum to connect practitioners from across responsible finance with other likeminded individuals from different backgrounds to work towards the ultimate goal of responsible finance which is more equitable, inclusive and sustainable economic growth.”
The INCEIF-RFI Executive Program at the RFI Summit will run from 9:30am to 12:30pm on 4 May 2017. It will feature four interactive sessions and will be followed by the official opening of the RFI Summit on the same day. The cost for participating in the INCEIF-RFI Executive Session will be CHF 200. Register today at www.rfisummit.org.
