(Chief Compliance Officer, Marquam Capital, Portland, Oregon) Blake Goud is the Community Leader for the Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Gateway community where he provides a critical analysis of the global Islamic finance industry for IFG community events and publications. Outside of Islamic finance, Goud is the Chief Compliance Officer for Marquam Capital, a registered investment advisor, and HP Securities, a FINRA-member broker dealer, both based in Portland, Oregon, USA. He holds the FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, 65, 79 and 99 licenses.

(Reader, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom) Mehmet is the Director of Durham Centre of Islamic Economics and Finance, Durham University, UK and Reader in Islamic Political Economy and Finance at the School of Government and International Affair, Durham University, UK. He is the Director of Durham Islamic Finance Summer School and the MA/MSc in Islamic Finance programs.