5TH GWC 2017

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME AS OF 16 AUGUST 2017

DAY 1: 16TH OCTOBER 2017

7.30am Registration and Breakfast
8.00am Arrival of Delegates and Participants
8.30am 10.30 am OPENING CEREMONY AND KEYNOTES 1 , 2 & 3
i) Welcoming Remarks by YM Datuk (Dr.) Syed Ali
Al Attas, Chairman, ICWR
ii) Officiating Address by Dr. Lukman Hakim
(Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs )
iii) KEYNOTE 1: Investing in Higher Education in
Nusantara Region through Waqf and
Endowments by Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh (Minister
of Higher Education, Malaysia)
iv) KEYNOTE 2:
Prof. H. Mohamad Nasir (Minister of Higher
Education, Indonesia)
v) KEYNOTE 3:
Ke Arah Mewujudkan Pintu Gerbang Wakaf di
Nusantara by Tan Sri Dato Seri Utama Dr. Rais
Yatim (Special Adviser to the Malaysian
Government on Socio- Cultural matters and IIUM
President)

Moderator: Jhonny Ardan Mardan Lc., M.A., M.M (STIE

Riau & AKBAR)

10.30 am BREAK
10.45 am 12.45 pm EXPERT PANEL SESSION 1
i) Methods of Expanding and Growing the Value of
Waqf Properties to Benefit More Beneficiaries by
Dr. Sami Al-Salahat (CEO, International Institute of
Islamic Waqf, Jeddah)
ii) Strategic Positioning of Muslims Through the
Waqf Agenda for Nusantara by Datuk Dr. Mohd.
Ghazali Md. Noor (Deputy Chairman, ICWR),
Malaysia
iii) Synergising Islamic Finance for Contemporary
Waqf Applications by Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah
Adawiah Engku Ali (International Institute of
Islamic Banking, IIUM, Malaysia)
iv) Community Waqf: Lesson from Muhammaddiyah
Institution in Indonesia by Dr. Hilman Latief,
Lecturer at University Muhammaddiyah
Yogyakarta (UMY), Indonesia

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Asiah Mohamad (ICWR)

1.00 pm 2.00 pm LUNCH & ZOHR
2 2.40pm KEYNOTE 4:
IIUM Soaring Upwards Through Waqf and Endowment by
Prof. Dato Sri Dr. Zaleha Kamaruddin, Rector, International
Islamic University Malaysia, (IIUM)
KEYNOTE 5:
Attributes of Leadership and Talent Management for
Effective Waqf Administration. By Prof. Datuk Seri Dr. Md.
Zabid Haji Abdul Rashid, President and Vice Chancellor
UNIRAZAK, Malaysia.

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Barjoyai Bardai (UniRazak)

2.40pm 3.00pm MOU Signing Ceremony

3.00pm 4.30 pm MUFTI AND ULAMA PANEL SESSION
The Role of Fatwas in Promoting and Enhancing the Creation
of New Waqf in the Nusantara Region by Yg Bhg Sahibus
Samahah Datu Haji Kipli bin Haji Yassin (Mufti of Sarawak,
Malaysia) and Yg Bhg Datu Hj Abang Mohd Shibli bin Abang
Mohd Nailie(General Manager, Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak,
Malaysia).
Panel Members :
Grand Mufti Dr. Ibrahim Abu Mohamed (Mufti of
Australia)
Prof. Dr. H. Yunahar Ilyas, Lc., M.A., Majlis Ulama
Indonesia.
Dr. Maruf Amin, Anggota Dewan Pertimbangan
Presiden Republik Indonesia.

Moderator: Dr. Fachri Bais Salam (STIE Riau & AKBAR)

4.30pm 5.00 pm Question and Answer Session

DAY 2: 17TH OCTOBER 2017

8.30am 10.30am KEYNOTE 6:
Policies and Measures by BWI to Develop Productive Waqf in
Indonesia. By Prof. H. Muhammad Zilal Hamzah, Head of
Badan Wakaf Indonesia (BWI), Research Division.
KEYNOTE 7:
Indonesian Waqf Bank: Legal Framework, Potential and
Challenges in Financing and Developing Productive Waqf in
Indonesia by Ambassador Dr. Zainulbahar Noor, Vice
President Badan Amil Zakat Nasional, Indonesia (BAZNAS).
KEYNOTE 8:
Waqf Interface: Implementing Waqf through the Cooperatives
Sector by Prof. Madya Datuk Hj Mohamad Ali Hassan (Vice
President, ANGKASA, Malaysia)

Practitioner Sharing Session

Waqf Innovation: Unlocking and Multiplying the Value of
 Waqf Properties in Singapore by En. Zaini Osman CEO,
WAREES Investments Pvt. Ltd, Singapore.

Moderator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Yaziz (UNIRAZAK)

10.30am 10.45 am BREAK
10.45am 12.45pm EXPERT PANEL SESSION 2
i) Waqf for Social Justice: An Indonesian Experience
with Special Reference to Relation of State and Faith
in Islamic Philanthropy by Dr. Amelia Fawzia (Waqf
Scholar, National University of Singapore)
ii) Unlocking the Potential for the Role of Waqf in
Developing Higher Education: A Case for University
Malaya by Dr. Siti Mashitoh (Akademi Islam,
University Malaya, Malaysia)
iii) Waqf Innovation: A Case for Retail Sukuk in
Nusantara by Prof. Dr. Barjoyai Bardai
(UNIRAZAK, Malaysia and ICWR Council Member)
iv) Synergising the Halal Sector with Waqf by Asst.
Prof. Dr Betania Kartika Muflih (Head of
Postgraduate Academic Research and Publication
INHART, IIUM, Malaysia)

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sharifah Zubaidah Syed Abdul

Kader (Director, ICWR)
12.45pm 2.00pm LUNCH AND ZOHR
2.00pm- 2.30pm KEYNOTE 9:The Role of JAWHAR in Developing a blueprint
for Waqf Development in Malaysia by Tuan Ahmad Musadad
bin Hj Sulaiman (Director, Jabatan Wakaf, Zakat dan Haji
(JAWHAR), Malaysia.
2.30pm 4.45 pm 4 Parallel Sessions
i. Waqf Synergy
ii. Waqf Innovation
iii. Waqf Co-creation
iv. Waqf Interface

4.45pm 5.00pm Briefing on Workshop on Day 3

DAY 3: 18TH OCTOBER 2017

8.30am- 12.00pm Workshop on Islamic Banking and Finance
(UNIRAZAK & STIE Riau & AKBAR)
or
Workshop on Waqf Laws and Management
(ICWR & STIE Riau & AKBAR)
or
Workshop on Introduction to Halal Training
(INHART)
12.00pm 12.30 pm Conference Resolution & Closing Ceremony
12.30pm LUNCH
2.00 pm Optional Recreational Trip to Bukit Tinggi