Keynote Speakers

1. Mr Ashraf Gomma Ali

Mr Ashraf Gomma Ali is currently Chief Shariah and Sustainability Officer MBSB Bank. With over 15 years of experience across North America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, Mr Ashraf brings extensive expertise in Shariah supervisory, advisory, and management roles. Mr Ashraf is an internationally recognized Shariah scholar and Islamic banker, known for his contributions to Islamic finance, particularly in sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) integration.

2. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Syed Hamid Bin Tan Sri Jaafar Albar

Tan Sri Dr. Syed Hamid is currently an Adjunct Professor of University Malaya (UM) and Chairman of the OIC Study Group (OICSG). He is also actively involved with regional and global humanitarian activities. He previously served as a Member in the Malaysian Parliament from 1990 to 2013, during which time he held various ministerial positions including Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Minister of Justice, Minister of Defence, Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

3. Dr Ugi Suharto

Dr Ugi Suharto is currently Director, Center of Excellence in Islamic Finance for SDGs, Faculty of Economics and Business, Indonesian International Islamic University. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Raja Zarith Sofiah (RSZ) Centre for Advanced Studies on Islam, Science and Civilization (CASIS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He used to be an academician at various international universities such as UIAM, University College of Bahrain, Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance and Markfield Institute of Higher Education UK.