Kamran M. Dadkhah is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University, Boston, where his areas of interest are econometrics, macroeconomics, international economics, and Middle Eastern economies. Previous positions have included senior economist, Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.; senior economist, Development and Investment Bank of Iran; and director of planometrics and general economy bureau, Plan and Budget Organization of Iran.

Founding Managing Partner at AIMS - Alternative International Management Services, UAE. Specialties are: Sharia Finance, Investment Banking , Capital Market, Treasury, ECM / DCM, Structured Products, Real Estate Investments, and Senior level Client Relationships.

Abdullah Dadabhoy is a visionary and renowned businessman who manages a multitude of companies and is actively involved in many social activities towards the betterment of the society. He has emerged as a leader in the field of education by setting up “Dadabhoy University” which has proved his dedication and commitment towards the promotion of higher education in Pakistan. Dadabhoy has travelled widely and has participated in seminars, conferences on the National and International levels.

Author of books on Islamic Economics , Islamic finance and contracts

Vice President and Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service; London, United Kingdom Andrew Cunningham is a Vice President and Senior Credit Officer with Moody’s Investors Service, the global credit ratings agency. While he is now primarily concerned with European banks, he formerly analyzed Middle Eastern banks and was based in Moody’s office in Cyprus. He was formerly a journalist writing about banking and finance in the Middle East, first for Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) in London and then for Middle East Economic Survey in Cyprus. Cunningham has a B.A.

Professor of Economics, Research Fellow, Prior Chairman of Department of Economics Tel Aviv University. Member - Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Israel, October 2011 - September 2015. President - Israeli Economic Association: December 1995-December 1997. Member - Commission on Reform of the Law of the Bank of Israel, 1998. Associate Editor - European Journal of Political Economy, 1991-February 2000. Board of Editors of Economic Inquiry; 1985-1996. Member of the Organizing Committee for the World Congress of the Econometric Society - Summer 1985.