The document announces a workshop on current challenges and new horizons for research in Islamic economics and finance to be held on November 22, 2014 at Paris-Dauphine University. The workshop will include presentations from guest speaker Dr. Sami Al-Suwailem of the Islamic Development Bank on conducting research in Islamic economics and finance. Presentations will also be given by PhD students Fayçal Amrani and AbdelKader Alaoui. The event aims to clarify research topics and perspectives in the field for members and PhD students in France.

1. Dauphine Research Center in Islamic Economics & Finance
DARCIEF - 1st WORKSHOP PROGRAM
“Current
challenges
and
new
horizons
for
research
in
Islamic
Economics
and
Finance”
Paris,
22th
Nov.2014
Registration
Before
20th
of
November
Contact
person
AbdelKader
Alaoui
+33
6
43
92
29
33
Venue
Paris-­‐
Dauphine
University
7th
floor
–
A709
room
PARIS
-­‐DAUPHINE
UNIVERSITY
Place
du
Marechal
de
Lattre
de
Tassigny
Paris,
France,
75016
E-­‐MAIL
darcief.events@gmail.com
WEB
www.financeislamique.dauphine.fr
13h45-­‐14h30
Registration
14h30
-­‐14h45
Opening
remarks
&
Presentation
of
«
DARCIEF
aims
and
objectives
»
by
Mohamed-­‐Amine
Sabibi
-­‐
Junior
Policy
Analyst
(OECD)
-­‐PhD
Candidate
in
Behavioral
Economics
14h45-­‐16h15
Special
session
by
our
Guest
of
Honor,
Dr.
Sami
Al-­‐Suwailem
(IDB)
lecture
on:
“Conducting
Research
in
Islamic
Economics
and
Finance:
Current
Challenges
and
new
horizons”
After the Q&A session, Dr. Sami Al-Suwailem may assist in clarifying research topics,
new areas of research and perspectives related to Islamic Economics and Finance
research for our members and Phd students here in France and may answer to
further specific questions
16h15
–
16h45
Coffee Break and Networking
16h45-­‐17h00
Phd
student
research
presentation
by
Fayçal
Amrani
:
«
Financing
Cost
and
Risk
Sharing
in
Islamic
Finance
-­‐
A
New
Endogenous
Approach”
»
17h00-­‐17h30
Presentation
of
AbdelKader
Alaoui
(Phd
scholar
–
Durham
Business
School)
:
“How
to
publish
using
research
methodology
principles
In
Islamic
Economics
and
Finance”
17h30
-­‐17H45
Closing Remarks & End of the Program
Sponsors

2. SPEAKER
PROFILES
Dr
Sami
Ibrahim
Al-­‐Suwailem
Senior
Economist
Islamic
Development
Bank
Group
Dr.
Sami
Ibrahim
Suwailem
is
from
Saudi
Arabia
and
a
prominent
expert
in
the
field
of
Islamic
Finance,
a
senior
economist,
Islamic
researcher
and
author
of
several
speaclised
books
related
to
finance
which
are
considered
an
authority
in
it's
field.
Dr
Sami
is
a
lecturer
with
KIU
teaching
the
module
"The
Fiqh
of
Finance".
• DOB:
1965
• MA
Economics,
Southern
Illinois
University,
Carbondale,
Illinois.
1990
• Ph.D.
in
Economics,
Washington
University,
St.
Louis,
Missouri.
1995
• Chief
Consultant,
and
subsequently
R&D
Manager,
Al
Rjahi
Bank,
1995-­‐2004.
• Deputy
Director,
Islamic
Research
and
Training
Institute,
2007-­‐2009.
• Manager,
Islamic
Financial
Product
Development
Center,
2010-­‐-­‐
• Published
several
papers
on
Islamic
economics
and
finance.
AbdelKader
Alaoui
Phd
scholar
Durham
University
(UK)
Abdel-­‐Kader
el
ALAOUI
is
finishing
his
Phd
at
INCEIF
(Kuala
Lumpur).
He
holds
a
Master
degree
from
ESSEC
Business
School
(Paris)
and
a
Master
in
Islamic
Banking
and
Finance
from
INCEIF. He
has
worked
for
a
variety
of
international
corporations
in
different
disciplines.
He
also
has
an
extensive
experience
as
consultant
in
France.
He
has
published
and
presented
in
several
international
conferences
in
Islamic
Banking
and
Finance
(Cambridge,
Oxford,
Durham,
Dublin,
Kyoto,
Kuala
Lumpur,
etc...).
His
research
interests
are
encompassing
a
range
of
issues
including
capital
market,
monetary
policy,
cooperative
finance,
Islamic
development.
He
is
reviewer
for
two
international
journals
specialized
in
Islamic
Finance.
OUR
GUEST
SPEAKER
Fayçal
Amrani
Phd
student
Paris
Dauphine
University
Fayçal
AMRANI
is
at
the
last
stage
of
his
Phd
at
Paris
Dauphine
University.
He
holds
his
Masters
in
Economics
and
Finance
from
Dauphine
–
Paris.
He
coordinated
research
seminar
on
finance
within
the
research
laboratory
“Financial
Strategies
and
Dynamics”
“SDFi”.
He
authored
and
presented
many
papers
in
Islamic
economics
and
finance
in
and
outside
France
alongside
with
his
commitment
with
Dauphine
University
as
assistant
lecturer
including
Macroeconomics.
His
latest
area
of
interest
is
the
Risk
Sharing
in
Islamic
Finance
based
on
a
new
theoretical
approach.
PARIS
-­‐DAUPHINE
UNIVERSITY
Place
du
Marechal
de
Lattre
de
Tassigny
Paris,
France,
75016
E-­‐MAIL
darcief.events@gmail.com
WEB
www.financeislamique.dauphine.fr