Programme

  • 2026

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1st Day
16 June, Tuesday
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09:05–09:15
Opening ceremony
İsmayıl Dinbazov
Quran Recitation 
Opening Remarks 
Samer Elesawi
Head of IsDB Center of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur
Orkhan Mammadov
Chairman of the Management Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA), Azerbaijan
09:15–10:45
Session 1: Strategic Leadership Dialogue  
Ethical Halal Business Models and Risk-Resilient Financing 
Moderator
Amer Bukvic
Director, IsDB Regional Hub Jakarta
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk
Director General, SESRIC (Türkiye)
Ameen Alsaadi
CIO, HPDC, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hadi Hamzah
Special Officer to CEO & Chairman, Halal Development Corporation, Malaysia (HDC)
Nazeem Noordali
Chief Operating Officer, ITFC (Saudi Arabia)
10:45–11:05
Coffee Break 
11:05–12:25
Session 2: Champions of the Halal Industry  
Driving Innovation, Trust, and Global Growth 
Moderator
Dr. Mohamed Ali Mechraoui
HPDC
Ali Masraie
Pladis Grp (Ulker/Yildiz) from Turkey
Diana Sabrain
CEO, OneAgrix
Raja Badulnizam Raja Kamalzaman
Senior Director, Malaysia External Trade Development (MATRADE)
Dr. Amira El Fadil
Head of Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector, ICESCO, Morocco
12:25–13:45
Lunch & Networking 
13:45–15:15
Session 3: Halal MSMEs and Sustainability  
Green Transition, Halal Value Chains and Inclusive Growth 
Moderator
Anar Yusufzada
Director of the PPP Development Center, KOBİA, Azerbaijan
Selim Guven
General Country Manager, Azerbaijan and Türkiye, Acwa
Murat Bapayev
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Damu Fund, Kazakhstan
Elnur Aliyev
Advistor to the Chairman of the Management Board, KOBİA
Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia
Co-Chair of the Nigeria Halal Economy Strategy Implementation Committee
15:15–15:35
Coffee Break 
15:35–15:55
Ministerial Session 
Halal Economy for Sustainable Regional Integration 
Majnun Mammadov
Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Anar Karimov
First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Dr. Khalid Khalafalla
CEO, ICIEC
15:55–16:05
Launch of the Global Islamic Economists’ Programme 
Moderator
Sahal Almarwai
Head of IsDB Thiqah
Adnan Zaylani
Deputy Governor Bank Negara Malaysia
Prof. Dato Azmi Omar
President and CEO of INCEIF
Dr. Khalid Khalafalla
CEO, ICIEC
Dr. Issa Faye
DG-GPP, IsDB
Samer Elesawi
Head of IsDB Center of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur
16:05–17:25
Session 4: Halal Industrial Zones – Advanced Halal Ecosystem Development 
Mamdooh Al-Drees
MODON, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Muhammadu Dikko Ladan
CEO, Dar Al Halal Group
Mohd Ismadi Ishak
Group Chief Executive Officer, Tabung Haji Properties, ENSTEK Halal Park
17:25–17:30
Closing Remarks 
Orkhan Mammadov
Chairman of the Management Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA), Azerbaijan

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