Seminars

No Trust, No Use: How Young Retail Investors Build Initial Trust in Financial Robo-Advisors

Submitted by siteadmin on Sun, 09/04/2022 - 15:58

This online seminar is part of the 'Fintech Seminar Series' held by College of Islamic Studies, HBKU. The seminar speaker will discuss on "No Trust, No Use: How Young Retail Investors Build Initial Trust in Financial Robo-Advisors". The guest speaker, Mustafa Nourallah, will share his research on the factors that impact initial trust and behavioral intentions by youth to use financial robo-advisors (FRAs); and the implications of his work in the industry.

CILE Virtual Summer School - Ethics & Sports

Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 08:43

In collaboration with Leuven University (Belgium) and the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH, Qatar), the 2022 CILE Summer Program will focus on questions pertaining to the key ethical issues related to the field of Sport Studies. Sport and physical activities are compulsory or strongly encouraged in most countries throughout childhood schooling. As an academic field of study, the philosophy of sport has only been developed since the 1970s. Recent controversies in professional sport have sparked a wide-ranging interest in sports ethics.

Genomics: the History, Science and Ethics

Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 12:11

The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is resuming the Genomie webinar series via Webex Events.

The webinar will be joined by experts from science, the medical sciences, academia and religion who will share their insights on the history of the field of genomics, scientific applications and the potential of emerging developments and genomics futures. We will also survey the engagement of religious scholars and discuss ethical considerations in genomics.