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Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol
Chief Executive Officer, ITFC
Officer-in-Charge Chief Executive Officer, ICD

Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol is the CEO of Office, Director of IsDB Group Regional California University, USA; Bachelor’s
the International Islamic Trade Finance Office Morocco, Director Trade Finance and Degree in Civil Engineering from Bluefield
Corporation (ITFC). His career in Promotion Department, and Deputy CEO State University, West Virginia; and master’s
Development Banking started three decades ITFC, and Acting Chief Executive Officer degree in Engineering Management with
ago, where he served in many technical at Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of honors from George Washington University,
and leading positions across the Islamic Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), and USA. In addition, he obtained several
Development Bank (IsDB) Group. Eng. newly appointed officer-in-Charge Chief distinctive Executive leadership development
Hani accumulated diverse knowledge and Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for programs at Harvard University, USA, and
experience during his career in positions the Development of the Private Sector (ICD). London Business School England.
as technical advisor to the President IsDB, Eng. Hani is a Saudi National, obtained an
Director of the IsDB Group President’s Associate of Arts Degree from Marymount

Arief Hartawan
Executive Director, Sharia Economics & Finance
Bank Indonesia

Mr. Arief Hartawan is currently the Head of Inflation and Regional Economy for Bank Indonesia-Beijing Representative Office and
Sharia Economic and Finance Department Indonesia Monetary Policy Department, in 2020 he became Advisor for International
for Bank Indonesia where he has held in 2015 he became Group Head/Director, Department Bank Indonesia. Mr. Arief holds
several significant designations over the Macro Economy Assesments for Bank a Bachelor Degree in Economy (SE) from
years. In 2006 he joined Bank Indonesia Indonesia Monetary Policy Department, in Lampung University 1992 and a Master
as Senior Economist for Bank Indonesia 2016 he became Chief of Bank Indonesia of Arts (MA) from Center of Development
Tokyo Representative Office, in 2011 he Lampung Branch, in 2018 he became Chief Economics, Williams Collage, Massachusetts
became Division Chief/Deputy Director, Representative/Senior Director for Bank USA 1998.

Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta
Secretary-General
Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)

Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta was appointed financial institutions. He has also been is a known Islamic banking and finance
the Secretary-General of the IFSB effective involved in the development and drafting of consultant, and has been active in providing
29 January 2018. Dr. Danbatta, previously standards, guidelines and frameworks for Islamic finance training and consultancy
the Director of the Centre of Consultancy capital adequacy, accounting, as well as to central banks, securities commissions,
and Executive Programmes at INCEIF, has supervision and regulation of Islamic finance deposit insurance corporations and Islamic
over 29 years combined experience in the for various countries. Dr. Danbatta holds a banks. He also has a number of publications
private, academia, as well as in the financial Ph.D. in Islamic Banking and Finance from on Islamic banking, corporate governance
services regulation and supervision sectors the International Islamic University Malaysia and earnings management. In addition to
across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle (IIUM), and an MBA in Corporate Finance. these corporate engagements, he also
East. He is a Member of the Accounting He is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow) held the positions of Assistant Professor at
and Auditing Board of Accounting and with the Association of Certified Chartered Sultan Qaboos University Oman, a Research
Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Accountant (ACCA-UK), a Licensed Fellow at the Accounting Research Institute
Institutions (AAOIFI), the Basel Consultative International Financial Analyst (LIFA-UK), and (ARI) of University Technology MARA (UiTM),
Group (BCG), the International Ethics a member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Malaysia and Academic Fellow at Insaniah
Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), Finance Professionals (CIIFP), Member of University Malaysia. He has worked with
the International Auditing and Assurance Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), the Highland Bank of Nigeria Plc, Peugeot
Standards Board (IAASB) and has chaired Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria Automobiles and Securities and Exchange
various working groups for the issuance of (ICAN), and International Council for Islamic Commission of Nigeria.
financial accounting standards for Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE). Dr. Danbatta

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