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Nor Hanifah Hashim
Chief Executive Officer,
Franklin Templeton

Nor Hanifah Hashim, currently Head of she oversees fixed income in Malaysia, treasury to the asset management arm of the
Malaysia/Chief Executive Officer of Franklin continues to manage domestic Sukuk group as executive vice president - head of
Templeton GSC Asset Management Sdn. funds and develops investment policies for fixed income. In this role she was the portfolio
Bhd. (“FTGSC”), joined the firm in 2011 as the Malaysian market while working closely manager for the largest institutional fixed
head of Malaysia fixed income. In 2017, she with the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income income client of the firm as well as portfolio
had an added role as CEO to assist with the team in the Middle East on global Sukuk manager for retail foreign currency funds that
strategies and activities to increase asset mandates and supports Franklin Templeton’s invest in non-Ringgit debt in Asia. She also
under management, forge strong relationship global credit team. Prior to joining Franklin provided investment oversight for the group’s
with clients and potential clients, regulators, Templeton, Hanifah started her career fixed income business in Indonesia and
industry players and other business functions with a multinational company, Sime Darby Thailand. Hanifah holds a B.S. in economics
within FTI as well as to further build the profile Berhad as management trainee for 2 years. and international relations from University of
and branding of the company in Malaysia. Subsequently in 1993, she joined the treasury Wisconsin-Madison, USA. She is a national
Recently in May 2022, she expanded her department of CIMB Investment Bank as a member of Financial Market Association -
role further as head of Malaysia business. Treasury dealer and over 18 years she has Malaysia and obtained her Capital Markets
Hanifah has over 28 years of experience built her career in fixed income market with Services Representative License (CMSRL) in
in the financial industry and as the firm’s CIMB group, including as head of sales 2004.
head of Malaysia fixed income and sukuk, for fixed income. In 2005, she moved from

Ts. Othman Abdullah
Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Finance
Silverlake

Ts. Othman Abdullah is the Chief Executive Othman is a subject matter expert in digital innovation ecosystem in Malaysia. Othman
Officer, Islamic Finance and Innovative economy and financial technology with writes regularly and has contributed his
Services at Silverlake Group, a global over 25 years of IT Solution implementation articles and thoughts to various publications.
financial technology and digital economy and transformation experiences and has Othman has also been invited to speak on
solutions provider. Othman also doubles engaged with countless number of financial fintech, digital banking and digital economy
up as the CEO of Silverlake Symmetry and institutions in Asia, Middle East and Africa. He at conferences and seminars as well as
Technology Research as well as a consultant is a recognized professional technologist by television programs. Othman was honored
for Silverlake Straight Through Banking (STB) Malaysia Board of Professional Technologist with the “Upcoming Personality Award” at
System and Silverlake Integrated Banking (MBOT) and is one of the founding members the Global Islamic Finance Award (GIFA)
System (SIBS). In addition to his executive of i-Connect Fintech in Islamic Finance, 2017, appointed as a Malaysia Finance
role in Silverlake, Othman sits on the board of an industry-led collaborative network Accreditation Agency (FAA) Accreditation
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad as an involving quadruple helix (industry, research Panel Member and recognized as one of the
Independent Non-Executive Director. Othman community, government and civil society) 500 who make Islamic Economy globally by
chairs Board IT Committee and a member which is an initiative by Akademi Sains ISLAMICA 500 2019. effective June
of Board Audit and Board Risk Committees. Malaysia to create and nurture a conducive

Prof. Dr. Rusni Hassan
Dean, IIUM Institute Of Islamic Banking And Finance (IIiBF)
IIUM

Prof. Dr. Rusni Hassan is the Dean of IIUM Cooperative Societies and Association of such as the Top 10 Most Influential Women
Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Banks in Malaysia (AIBM). She is in Islamic Finance for four consecutive years
IIUM. She specializes in legal, governance the Board member for a Takaful company in since 2018 – 2022. Her contribution in
and Shariah aspects of IF. She’s an active Malaysia. Internationally, she is the Shariah Maldives was awarded with the National-
researcher and expert trainer in IF. She Committee for two IFIs in Maldives. She is Recognition for Outstanding Contribution
speaks extensively as key speaker in a prolific author for 10 books and more than of Females to Develop and Sustain Islamic
seminars, conferences and trainings locally 200 articles in local and international journals Finance Industry in Maldives in 2018.
and internationally. She is the Shariah and listed as Top 5 contributor in Scopus
Committee for several IFIs, Waqf, Islamic publication in IF. She received several awards

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