Mr. Ikram Thowfeek - Founder / Managing Director, First Global Group
A Chartered Accountant by Profession and an Islamic Banker by practice. He has gained a wealth of Knowledge through his experience of over two decades in the Islamic Banking & Finance industry. A prominent speaker in international conferences on Islamic Banking & Finance. A Start up specialist and have set up number of IFIs in the Middle East region.

Dr. Muniruddeen Lallmahamood - Regional Representative, Bait Al Mashura Finance Consultation - Mauritius.
He holds a Doctor in Business Administration with Distinction from the University of South Australia and a Master’s Degree from Central Queensland University with first class honours. He studied an accounting degree from the International Islamic University, Malaysia and did his secondary education in Kuwait where he mastered the Arabic language.
He lectures on Islamic Banking and Finance at the University of Mauritius and University of Technology & on Strategic Management for the University of Surrey at the MEF Management School on a part time basis.
He also holds the professional certificate of Certified Sharia Advisor and Auditor by AAOIFI (Bahrain).

Mr. Aun Rizvi - PhD Candidate for Islamic Finance at INCEIF (Malaysia)
Aun previously holds a Masters in Islamic Finance from INCEIF and an undergraduate degree in investments and finance. Aun has a diverse and rich experience serving on the fund management team of HBL Asset Management in Pakistan for over two years. In addition he has worked for REDmoney group in Malaysia and has served as a visiting faculty in the areas of Islamic Banking and Finance for post graduate studies at the prestigious NUST (Pakistan). Aun’s writings has also been regularly published in international Islamic finance related publications.

Mr. Muath Mubarak - Director of Corporate Strategy, First Global Group
An Associate member of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI)-UK and Associate Fellow Member of Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance (IIBI) – UK. Successfully completed the Post Graduate in Islamic Banking and Insurance and also final level student of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)-UK. Freelance writer on various topics relating to Islam & Islamic banking and finance. External Subject Matter Expert on Islamic Banking & Finance at the Bankers Academy – USA.

Mr. Mohideen - General Manager, Life Insurance Corporation - Sri Lanka
A Chartered Insurer and a qualified lecturer with over a decade of experience in teaching professional programs.

Mr. Ahamed Nawaz - Former Senior Area Manager BOC (Western Province)
A Fellow Member of Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (FIB) and has over two decades of experience as a trainer in the Banking sector. He has held many Senior Management positions in Bank of Ceylon and also had served as a visiting lecturer for many recognized Universities in Sri Lanka.

Mr. P.Saravanapavan - Director - Seylan Developments
A B.Sc. Degree holder from the University of Ceylon. He is a Chartered Accountant by Profession and was the Financial Accountant at BOC. He has over 25 years lecturing experience.

Miss. Sarah Afker - Asst. Manager KPMG, (Tax & Regulatory Division)
An Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)-UK and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI)-UK. She is a visiting lecturer for the Islamic Finance Qualification and has authored articles on Banking & Islamic Finance.

Mr. Kuthubdeen - Asst. Manager FGKC
An Associate Member of Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI)-UK. He is also serving as Assistant Manager of FGKC and lectures for Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) with the exposure of GCC.