In today’s world private equity is the backbone that leads development, change and growth in diverse sectors of business. Rapid growth in technologies can be attributed to the signifcant contributions from the private equity arena over the last few decades, which has spurred on the information age leading to the monemental rise of internet, amongst other technologies. But to what affect does ‘Private Equity’ have on communities throughout the world and impact on our everyday lives?

This timely seminar organised by Fajr Capital in-partnership with the East London Mosque features a key note speech by Robert Van Zwieten, CEO of EMPEA followed by a short talk on Shariah compliant Private Equity by Iqbal Khan, CEO Fajr Capital.


Speakers:

ROBERT VAN ZWIETEN - Is the President & CEO of EMPEA Emerging Markets Private Equity Association. Prior to EMPEA Mr Zwieten was the Asian Development Bank’s Director of Private Sector Capital Markets, based
in Manila, Philippines. He pioneered three new private equity funds and two new non-bank financial institutions, raising close to US$1 billion in third-party capital commitments.

IQBAL KHAN - Is the founding board member and CEO of Fajr Capital, a leading private equity investor in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Jadwa Investment in Saudi
Arabia, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam and MENA Infrastructure Fund. Mr Khan was previosuly the founding Chief Executive of HSBC Amanah. External Event Url
London Muslim Centre
46 Whitechapel Road, London, , United Kingdom