Ladies and Gentlemen, Through this summit, where the meeting of regulators, practitioners, academics, potential investors and industry experts are possible, it is hoped that the potential of the Islamic banking and finance will be maximized to further improve the current swift development of the industry.
In the future, it is expected that Asia will grow to be the next Islamic finance hub, in addition to Middle East. Bridging these two potential markets for developing Islamic financial industry will also contribute to the increase of economic growth in respective regions. Despite all those success stories and potential growth of Islamic finance, we believe that the road ahead remains challenging.