Courses & Certifications
IAFM Speakers
Dr. Abdel Fattah Farah PhD. in Economics
Dr. Abdel Fattah holds a PhD. in Economics, from Al Umdurman Islamic University; an MA in Economics from The University of Punjab; an MA in Islamic Studies from Sheikh Zayed Institute, Oriental College, University of Punjab; and a B.Sc. in Economics from The University of Khartoum; Dr. Abdel was also welcomed as a Visiting Research Fellow in Islamic Banking and Finance at the British universities of Birmingham, Exeter and Durham.
Dr. Ali Albaity PhD International Banking & Finance
Dr. Ali M. Albaity is the Member of the Board of Standards of the International Academy of Financial Management.
Dr. Ali has attended more than 35 advanced and intensive training programs in International Capital Markets, International Money Markets, International Foreign Exchange Markets, as well as Islamic Banking, Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Private Banking, Correspondent Banking, and Electronic Banking in New York. Chicago, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Kuwait and Dubai at Internationally recognized and famous institutes.
Prof. Brett King MFP RBA CDE CEM CMI (Professor Emeritus)
Brett King is the CEO of the International Academy of Financial Management, and an internationally acknowledged expert on wealth management and private banking with an emphasis on the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Prof. King is also the founder of User Strategy, a boutique consultancy focused on improving customer interaction for leading financial services companies and businesses. His clients include HSBC, Citigroup, UBS, Standard Chartered, CSFB, and BNP Paribas.
Bruce Powers has been involved in the financial markets for the past 20 years and possesses a wealth of knowledge in the areas of trading, investing and technical analysis. Most recently Bruce was Senior Vice President of Arab Capital Markets Resource Center in Dubai, a financial research and consulting firm focused on the MENA financial markets and developing economy. The company was developed within Better Trends Group, Dubai, where Bruce was Vice President of Business Planning developing and reviewing projects in various sectors for rollout in the GCC countries.
Mr. Daud Vicary Abdullah Honours degree in Economic and Social History
Daud Vicary Abdullah is the Principal of DVA Consulting. Daud has been in the Finance and Consulting Industry for more than 35 years, with significant experience in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Since 2002 he has focused almost exclusively on Islamic Finance.
