Women in Islamic & Ethical Finance Forum

16/10/2022

We are so excited our Women in Islamic and Ethical Finance Forum (WIEFF), “Innovation in ESG” Breakfast roundtable event, kindly sponsored by our Corporate Member Gatehouse Bank plc, will take place at their London office next Tuesday.

Gatehouse Bank plc is a UK regulated Shariah-compliant challenger bank, offering savings products and finance for UK commercial and residential real estate, in addition to sourcing and advising on UK real estate investments with a focus on the build to rent sector.

Gatehouse Bank plc has been around since 2007, and is the fastest growing bank of it’s kind in the UK.

So humbled and honoured senior industry leaders and ESG specialists will be sharing their valuable insights on a hugely important topic.

We will be joined by:

Welcome Address:
Charles Haresnape
CEO
Gatehouse Bank plc

Andy Homer
Chief Customer Officer
Gatehouse Bank plc

Keynote Speaker:
Olatunji Yusuf
Climate Change Practice,
Resilience and Social Development Department
Global Practice & Partnerships Directorate (GPP)
Islamic Development Bank Group - isdb.org

Keynote Speaker:
Stuart White
Chief Executive Officer
UK & Global Head of Strategy
HSBC Asset Management

Distinguished Speakers, Panelists:
Hina Majid
Consultant

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

Martina Macpherson
Head of ESG Product Management
SIX - the Swiss Exchanges Group

Anita McBain
Managing Director,
Head of ESG Research, EMEA,
Citi

Olga Hancock
Deputy Head of Responsible Investment
Church Commissioners for England

Khadija Ali
Partner
UK Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY

Marwa Alani, MCSI
Head of UK Middle East and Africa (MEA)
Deutsche Bank

Mirza Baig
Global Head of ESG Investments
Aviva Investors

Closing Remarks:
Priya Satish FICRS
Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility Lead
Gatehouse Bank plc

14/07/2022

We are so excited our first Women in Islamic and Ethical Finance Forum (WIEFF) in person event since the Covid crises, takes place today at the
The Moody’s Corporation offices in Canary Wharf. Our WIEFF corporate member Moody's, will provide high-level views on credit trends in Islamic finance and ESG in EMEA as well as career advice from senior leaders.

The brief will be followed by the launch of our joint mentoring pilot. Please see link to the press release from Moody’s below.

https://lnkd.in/etbZ8MkM

06/03/2022

We are delighted to announce our webinar in honour of International Women’s Day: ‘Women Climbing the Corporate Ladder, Secrets of Success’.

This webinar is very kindly supported by our Corporate Member: Simmons & Simmons and will take place virtually on:

7th March 2022- 15:00 - 16:00 (London)

We are truly honoured to have joining us as Keynote speakers:

Anthony Miller, Coordinator, United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, Conference on Trade and Development, Investment & Enterprise Division, United Nations

Saker Nusseibeh CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Federated Hermes - International

Our panel moderator for our first session includes leading banking lawyer:

Aditi Sanyal, Partner, Banking, Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP

We are truly honoured our distinguished speakers, panellists include senior female bankers:

Lauren Oakes, Senior Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Liquidity Solutions Client Business, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Goldman Sachs

Erin Keleher, Managing Director, Head, Regulatory and Optimization, Global Funding & Treasury, National Bank of Canada

Souad Benkredda, Global Head, Strategic Investor Group Sales & Board Member, Standard Chartered Saudi Arabia, Standard Chartered Bank

Ella Chalfon (Medvedeva), Managing Director, Sustainable Finance, Nomura Wholesale

Anjuli Pandit, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Bonds EMEA & Americas, HSBC

Monica Fan, Managing Director, Head of Global Consultant Relations, UBS Asset Management

Harpreet Bains, Managing Director, Global Head of Product, Agency Securities Lending, J.P. Morgan

Panel Moderator:

Samina Akram, Founder, Women in Islamic and Ethical Finance Forum (WIEFF)

Join Webinar:

If you would be keen to join us, please email us at: [email protected]

(Please note this event is for WIEFF members only. However, if you have a background in finance please do not hesitate to reach out to us).

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18/10/2021

We are honoured and delighted to share we have been invited by the United Nations
to join a UN session (webinar) on Green Islamic Finance (Green Sukuk) on 21st October 2021.

The one hour session will feature speakers:

Anthony Miller, United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

Stella Cox CBE, Managing Director, DDCAP Group™

Samina Akram, Founder, Women in Islamic and Ethical Finance Forum, Managing Partner, Samak Ethical Finance Ltd

Zakky Bantan, MBA,
Head of Funding, Treasury Department, Islamic Development Bank Group - isdb.org (IsDB)

Azhar M. Zabidi, Director, Securities Market, Bursa Malaysia

Mohamed Rozani Osman, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank

This panel is organized by the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative and will take place within the context of the UNCTAD
World Investment Forum, which runs from 18-22 October.

Our session will explore the green finance dimension of Islamic Finance, looking at trends in existing products as well as hearing ideas about potential new developments.

For more information about the Forum, please see link: https://worldinvestmentforum.unctad.org

09/09/2021

Fascinating insights from Waheed Aslam, Global Head of Marketing & Business Development - Asset Management & Investment Funds, Simmons & Simmons, Member of Diversity & Inclusion Implementation Working Group, England Rugby, during our recent webinar on ‘Why Diversity Matters in the World of Finance.’

“D&I is not just a box-ticking exercise. Diversity is a fact of life. Inclusion is the way an organisation responds to that reality. It’s about respect for ourselves and each other. Increasingly, especially after COVID, D&I is seen as an essential part of an organisations’ DNA as it seeks to improve its pandemic resilience. A properly executed D&I policy helps to align an organisation's own values with those of its employees, its customers and its wider stakeholder group. Done properly it can improve staff and customer loyalty and so enhance brand and competitive performance. There are many good initiatives out there benefiting from an intersectional approach which a few years ago would not have registered, but it is amazing what can be achieved when people focus minds and resources.”

06/09/2021

Truly honoured to have Daniel Seymour, Strategic Partnerships Director, UN Women, join our webinar on ‘Why Diversity Matters in the World of Finance.’

“Gender equality is a business and human imperative. It cuts across all aspects of what businesses do. It is not just about human resources. It is also about the way businesses procure, market, communicate, measure impact and more. Achieving change depends on clear accountability and public commitments to do things intentionally to end inequality and discrimination. We can learn a lot from each other and challenge each other to do more. We should never miss the opportunity to leverage partnership to work together to do better collectively on this shared agenda.”

05/09/2021

Great insights from Martina Macpherson, Head of ESG Strategy and Member of the General Management Committee, ODDO BHF during our webinar on ‘Why Diversity Matters in the World of Finance.’

“Diversity and inclusion matter – they are material criteria to assess corporate human capital management policies, practices and reporting. The ESG investment agenda is moving from E to E+S and in a socio-economic context these social considerations are becoming key differentiators for establishing better resilience in the COVID-19 context, and for managing a Just Transition in the long-term.”

05/09/2021

Fascinating insights from Claudia Belli, Global Head of Financial Inclusion and Social Impact accelerator, BNP Paribas during our webinar on ‘Why Diversity Matters in the World of Finance.’

“Financial Inclusion and financial Health should be accessible irrespective of gender. Financial Inclusion for women is on the rise, however major gaps still remain, we need to do more to fill this gap.” ~ Claudia Belli

02/09/2021

Real honour to have Neelu Agarwal, First Diversity and Inclusion lead at PRA, Bank of England, join our webinar yesterday on ‘Why Diversity Matters in the World of Finance.’

“We need to bridge mindset barriers and provide support to women to meet our gender representation goals. Lessons through my own journey are that women must not confuse lack of familiarity with lack of calibre, and lack of capacity due to childcare constraints with lack of capability. If you look at yourself through the lens of the impact you make rather than the no. of hours you put in, you can win opportunities, so go for it!.” ~ Neelu Agarwal

30/08/2021

Given the recent increased spotlight on diversity, we are delighted to announce our webinar: ‘Why Diversity Matters in the World of Finance.’

Date and time: 1st September
16:00 - 17:00 - London
11:00 - New York
18:00 - Makkah
19:00 - Dubai

We will be joined by leading, senior figures from within the banking, legal and financial sector. This distinguished panel will provide insights into their chosen career paths, and how they are championing diversity for their firms and the wider finance industry.

Distinguished Speakers, Panellists include:

Daniel Seymour, Strategic Partnerships Director,
UN Women

Neelu Agarwal🌼, First Diversity and Inclusion lead at PRA, Bank of England

Subha Barry, CEO, Seramount

DK Bartley, CDO - Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Moody's Corporation

Martina Macpherson, Head of ESG Strategy and Member of the General Management Committee, ODDO BHF

Waheed Aslam, Global Head of Marketing & Business Development - Asset Management & Investment Funds, Simmons & Simmons
Member of Diversity & Inclusion Implementation Working Group, England Rugby

Claudia BELLI, Global Head of Social Business & Microfinance, BNP Paribas

Gwen Yu, Head, Sustainable Business Strategy & Innovation, BNP Paribas, Member, European Commission Platform on Sustainable Finance

Panel moderator:

Samina Akram, Founder, Women in Islamic and Ethical Finance Forum (WIEFF)

If you would be keen to learn more about this event, please email us at: [email protected]

07/08/2021

We throughly enjoyed meeting our friends and colleagues at Gatehouse Bank plc during their Town Hall.

Special thank you to Gatehouse Bank for inviting us and thank you for their continued support ☺️

A big thank you to Samina Akram, Managing Partner at Women in Islamic & Ethical Finance Forum for presenting at our Town Hall this morning, sharing her inspiring story with our colleagues and updating us on the exciting events the Women in Islamic & Ethical Finance Forum will be hosting over the coming months. Gatehouse Bank is proud to be a corporate member of the WIEFF.

25/05/2021

Jake Livermore, an English professional footballer, will also be joining our Mental Health webinar this Thursday! 🙌😀.

Jack plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion Football Club, whom he captains, and the England national team.

Jack began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, spending most of his tenure out on loan at clubs in all three divisions of the English Football League. In 2013, he moved to Hull City. After amassing 144 appearances for the Tigers in all competitions, he joined West Bromwich Albion in January 2017.

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