Venue

Ottawa Congress Centre
55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Who Attended?

Speakers and participants from US, Europe, Canada and many other countries:

• Bankers
• Financiers
• Lawyers
• Government Officials
• Insurance Industry Representatives
• Sharia Scholars
• Academicians
• Islamic Financing Practitioners

The main objective of the Conference is to educate and introduce to these various groups the Sharia Concepts & Rules about the Islamic Banking, Financing and Insurance (Takaful) and highlighting current successful practical applications Worldwide.

Updates

• 5.6.2007
  Speaker presentations available on the programme page.
• 29.5.2007
  Read about faith-based mortgages in the National Post.
  Event report available upon request. Please email us.

Islamic finance quick facts

• You can not earn interest on a loan nor are required to pay interest on them. 
• Social responsibility: Money is invested only in worthy causes.
• Supports investments, leasing, project finance, asset financing, bond issuance, and insurance.
• Current international growth is predicted at 15% annually.
• Many banks including Citibank, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Barclays and UBS are offering Islamic financing options in North America.