(Assistant Professor, Aligarh

(University of South Wales, Australia) Muhammad is a third-year Bachelor of Commerce/Science student at the University of New South Wales, majoring in Actuarial Studies and Statistics. Since 2013, he is treasurer of the Islamic Awareness Forum of UNSW, a

(Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur) Umar A. Oseni is currently an Assistant Professor at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia. Prior to this, he was a Visiting Fellow at Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School in the United States. Dr. Umar has published widely on current legal and regulatory issues in Islamic finance as well as different aspects of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

(Professor, ESSEC Business School Asia Pacific, Singapore) Cedomir Nestorovic is Professor at ESSEC Business School Asia-Pacific in Singapore. He has been commissioned to teach Islamic finance both in Bahrain and France. He received his P.D. in Political Sciences from the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris in 1997 and a Postgraduate degree in 1986 from the same University. In addition he also received second Master of Arts degree from Sorbonne University. He has published several articles on various subjects including Islamic finance.

(Partner and Head, Global Islamic Banking Center, Ernst & Young, Manama, Bahrain) Ashar Nazim, Partner and leading the Global Islamic Banking Center of Excellence at Ernst & Young has 19 years of experience working with the Islamic finance industry. Bachelors of Science (Honors) in Business Administration from Southeast Missouri University and Certified Public Accountant from American Institute of Certified Public Accountant, Ashar has worked both as a professional and a regulator in the industry.

(Shari‘a Scholar, Berkeley, California) Abdullah Nana graduated with honors at the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Business Administration and completed the four-year degree in two and a half years. Nana then traveled to a Islamic University in South Africa, where he studied for seven years. He also completed his post-graduate studies in Islamic Jurisprudence and obtained an authorization from his teachers to issue legal opinions, or

(Ph.D. Candidate, INCEIF, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Liza Mydin is a doctoral candidate in Islamic Finance and a Practicing Member of the Chartered Islamic Finance Professional at INCEIF, the Global University of Islamic Finance Malaysia. She served as Vice President of Compliance at Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia from November 2010 to March 2014 and provided advisory, review and implementation of regulatory requirements for the Bank.

(Graduate Student, Glasgow University, Glasgow, United Kingdom) Murniati obtained her Bachelor in Accounting from the International Islamic University Malaysia and Master of Accounting from University of Indonesia. Prior to her service in Tazkia as a management board member and senior lecturer, she has worked for banking industry, audit firm, and IT company in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.

(Managing Director, World Bank Group, Washington, D.C.) Mohieldin is a World Bank Managing Director, responsible for the Bank’s knowledge development as represented through the Networks: Finance and Private Sector Development, Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Human Development, and the World Bank Institute. As the World Bank’s representative at the G20 Deputies Meetings, he also oversees the Bank’s work in support of the G20 agenda.

(Ph.D. Candidate, Sorbonne University, Paris, France) MERYEM MEHRI is a PhD student in Islamic Finance at Paris-Dauphine University and temporary assistant professor at University of Paris I. She holds an MBA in Finance with honors in 2009. Her research interests lie in the broad areas of compensation and performance of Islamic and conventional investment fund managers. She made several communications at international conferences. She has published a book chapter that explains Islamic investment funds in 2012.