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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 |
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Opening Ceremony |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Guest Speaker: Mr. Rushi Kikhia - Partner - Deloitte
Panel: Dr. Ashraf Dawood Financial Innovations Beyond Tradirional Approaches for Infrastructure Financing Moderators: Dr. Tasawar Nawaz and Dr Syed Mujahid Hussain |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Networking Break |
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AGS ROOM: 1127
Parallel Session 1: Technology & AI
Chair: Dr Jehad Okaily
1:30 PM - 03:00 PM
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| Paper title | Cross-Regional Differences in Auditors’ Use of Technology: Middle East vs. European Union |
| Presenter | Sandra khalil; Mahbub Zaman, Samer Murshid |
| Paper title | Smart Finance for a Sustainable Gulf: Machine Learning Insights into Green Banking Dynamics |
| Presenter | Abdulrahman Alshehri, Syed Billah, Hesham Merdad |
| Paper title | AI-Driven RegTech and Digital-Ethical Transformation of Islamic Investment Banking in the UAE |
| Presenter | Muna Salvi, Eman AbuKhousa |
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AGS ROOM: 1128
Parallel Session 1: Governance
Chair: Prof. Iqbal Khadaroo
1:30 PM - 03:00 PM
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| Paper title | Unpacking the relationships between management control systems, cooperation routines, and Innovation performance in the context of Industry 4.0: A moderated mediated study of manufacturing SMEs in USA |
| Presenter | Walid Cheffi, Ahmed Abdel-Maksoud, Chrisovalantis Malesios, Adel Beldi |
| Paper title | Ambidextrous Corporate Venture Investing: A Governance Path to Sustainable ESG Outcomes |
| Presenter | Fatima Shuwaikh |
| Paper title | Friends on the Board: Political Homophily on Corporate Boards and the Implied Cost of Equity Capital |
| Presenter | Md Samsul Alam, Md Shahidul Islam, Premkanth Puwanenthiren, Md Safiullah |
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Islamic Finance: Auditorium
Parallel Session 1: Markets and Risk
Chair: Dr Basel Awartani
1:30 PM - 03:00 PM
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| Paper title | Machine Learning in Banking: logistic regression algorithm to predict bank performance trends: High-income countries context |
| Presenter | Sulaiman Abdullah Saif Mohammed |
| Paper title | Is Gold a Safe-Haven in Pakistan? Interesting Insights via Cross-Quantilogram and VaR for VAR Based Methods |
| Presenter | Adnan Muhammad, Lu Fuqiang, Mumtaz Ahmed, Muhammad Wajid Raza, Zhao Guihong |
| Paper title | Efficiency and Maqāṣid alignment in a dual banking system: DEA and SFA evidence from GCC banks (2003–2024) |
| Presenter | Dennis Olson, Taisier Zoubi, Halil Kiymaz |
| 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM | Coffee Break |
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AGS ROOM: 1127
Parallel Session 2: Accountability
Chair: Dr Walid Cheffi
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
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| Paper title | Accounting and epistemic injustice: The case of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) |
| Presenter | Aminah Abdullah, Iqbal Khadaroo |
| Paper title | Measuring the Attractiveness of Financial Ecosystems for High-Net-Worth Individuals: The Role of Taxation and Private Banking |
| Presenter | Nor Aziah Abdul Manaf, Xia Eq Ho, Natrah Saad |
| Paper title | Rhetoric, Practice, and Power: Justificatory Displacement in Hybrid Accountability Extending the Sociology of Worth in Social Enterprises |
| Presenter | Zubair Ahmad, Noreen Mehar |
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AGS ROOM: 1128
Parallel Session 2: Financial reporting
Chair: Prof Mahbub Zaman
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
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| Paper title | Strategic Signals in Uncertain Times: Political Risk, Financial Reporting Quality, and Bank Debt |
| Presenter | Tania El Kallab |
| Paper title | Accounting Futures: Sustainability Reporting and Multiple Temporalities |
| Presenter | Muhammad Mughal |
| Paper title | Sustainability Reporting in Practice: A Case Study of a Leading Energy Company in Saudi Arabia |
| Presenter | Nouf Binhadab, Layla Abaalkhail, Amal Alharthi |
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Islamic Finance: Auditorium
Parallel Session 2: Green Finance
Chair: Dr Syed Mujahid Hussain
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
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| Paper title | Green Waqf For Renewable Energy: A Cash Waqf-Backed Model To Finance Calliandra Biomass Plantations in West Java, Indonesia |
| Presenter | Dede Rukanda |
| Paper title | Prospects for Russian-Saud Cooperation in Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development |
| Presenter | Andrey Surkov, Marko Petrović, Veronika Kholina |
| Paper title | The Role of Islamic Banking Sector in Promoting the Adoption and Transition Towards Circular Economy in Malaysia |
| Presenter | Amir Bin Shaharuddin |
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Keynote
Chair: Dr. Tasawar Nawaz
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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| Paper title | Research Directions in Islamic Finance |
| Presenter | Professor Peter Szilagyi |
| Paper title | Nature’s Finance: Financial Consequences of Biodiversity Risks |
| Presenter | Professor Iftekhar Hasan |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break |
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AGS ROOM: 1127
Parallel Session 3: Sustainability
Chair: Dr Mirghani Ahmad
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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| Paper title | Tracing education for sustainable development in accounting research: A bibliometric analysis |
| Presenter | Sanobar Anjum Siddiqui |
| Paper title | Making purpose-duality sustainable: embedded CSR and new business models |
| Presenter | Md Tarikul Islam, Afrina Yeasmin Tamanna |
| Paper title | Does environmental innovation affect upside and downside risk differently? global evidence |
| Presenter | Muhammad Tahir Suleman |
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AGS ROOM: 1128
Parallel Session 3: Finance
Chair: Prof. Emilios Galariotis
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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| Paper title | Applications of Gamification in Finance: A Systematic Literature Review |
| Presenter | Syed Mujahid Hussain, Aqdas Malik, Muhammad Suhail Rizwan |
| Paper title | The Impact Of Leverage On Firms' Financial Performance: The Moderating Role Of Foreign Ownership In Saudi Arabia |
| Presenter | Ahmed Alaliew |
| Paper title | The impact of institutional investor horizon on shareholder proposals |
| Presenter | Abdulaziz Alomran |
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Islamic Finance: Auditorium
Parallel Session 3: Shariah Governance
Chair: Professor Muhammed Shahid Ebrahim
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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| Paper title | Components of Governance in Saudi Arabia's Islamic Banking Sharia Board Decisions |
| Presenter | Hüseyin İçen |
| Paper title | Governance, Culture, and Property Rights: Foundations of Economic Stability |
| Presenter | Muhammed Shahid Ebrahim, Mohsin Khawaja |
| Paper title | Exploring the Effect of Sustainability Practices on Share Performance through the Mediation of Board Attributes: A Study of Malaysian Listed Companies |
| Presenter | Uzair Bhatti, Noralfishah Suliman |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Networking Break |
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Panel Discussion: Dr Homam Hashem, CEO Kafalah
Moderator : Dr Abdullah AlMeer
01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
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| 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM | Coffee Break |
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AGS ROOM: 1127
Parallel Session 4: Finance
Chair: Dr Muhammad Tahir Suleman
02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
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| Paper title | The Relation between Executive Compensation, Firm Performance, and Firm Value in Saudi Arabia |
| Presenter | Muhammed Faraj Alzahrani, Syeda Anam Shah |
| Paper title | Does CEO from STEM Expertise Drive Better Climate Transition? A Worldwide Evidence |
| Presenter | Iman Harymawan, Lawrence Loh, Mohammad Nasih, John Nowland, Atikah Paramayuda |
| Paper title | Corporate climate change disclosure and its determinants: Evidence from an emerging market |
| Presenter | AMJAD ALMAZROEI |
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AGS ROOM: 1128
Parallel Session 4a: Banking Intermediation
Chair: Dr Dawood Ashraf
02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
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| Paper title | Kafalah and Islamic Finance |
| Presenter | Abdulaziz Alqashami, Almutasem Alkhateeb |
| Paper title | Investment as a Mediating Variable between Macroeconomic Indicators and the Optimization of Islamic Banking Financing and Funding |
| Presenter | Sofyan Halim |
| Paper title | A Comparative Study of Wealth Distribution in Islamic Financing Products Using an Agent-Based Model |
| Presenter | Diyah Putriani, Gairuzazmi Mat Ghani, Mira Kartiwi |
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Islamic Finance: Auditorium
Parallel Session 4b: AI & FinTech
Chair: Dr Nader Virk
02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
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| Paper title | HalalNeuroX: An Ethical AI Auto-Signal and Assisted Trading Platform for Shariah-Compliant Investment Support |
| Presenter | Jamilu Adamu |
| Paper title | Ethical Finance Meets Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Anti-Money Laundering Through Islamic Financial Development and Generative AI |
| Presenter | Muhammad Shehryar, Jesús Palomo Martínez, Siti Jalilah Mat Husin, Noman Arshed |
| Paper title | FinTech Adoption among Saudi SMEs: A Qualitative Study of Gaps in Financing and Cash Flow Management |
| Presenter | Ahmed Abdelazim Albajy |
| 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM | Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony |
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025 |
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AGS ROOM: 1127
Parallel Session 5
Chair: Dr. Mohammed Al Mallak
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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| Paper title | Sustainable Strategies For Asnaf Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Literature Review |
| Presenter | Nadzirah Mohd Said, Amira Jamil, Rufaidah Mat Nawi, Ram Al Jaffri Saad |
| Paper title | Lean Implementation, Investment Inefficiency, and Performance Consequences - Empirical Evidence from U.S. Hospitals |
| Presenter | Amal Said, Hassan HassabElnaby, Huilan Zhang |
| Paper title | Preparing Future Accountants: Evaluating the Importance of Generic and Technical Skills in Saudi Universities and Workplaces |
| Presenter | Mohammed Al Mallak |
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AGS ROOM: 1128
Parallel Session 5a
Chair: Dr. Shabeer Khan
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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| Paper title | Estimating Zakat Potential on Business Assets Held by Real-Sector Companies in Türkiye |
| Presenter | Safa YILDIRAN |
| Paper title | Is the U.S. Islamic Stock Market a Leader or a Follower of the Global Islamic Market? |
| Presenter | Shabeer Khan |
| Paper title | AI Adoption in ESG Reporting and Its Effect on Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies |
| Presenter | Rehana Kouser, Fazeel Abdullah, Gohar Mahmood, Fatima tuz Zahara |
| Paper title | Sustainable Strategies For Asnaf Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Literature Review |
| Presenter | Nadzirah Mohd Said, Amira Jamil, Rufaidah Mat Nawi, Ram Al Jaffri Saad |
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Islamic Finance: Auditorium
Parallel Session 5b: Sustainable Development
Chair: Dr Muhammad Tahir Suleman
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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| Paper title | ESG, FinTech, and the Digital Sustainability Competitiveness Framework: Evidence from Islamic and Conventional Banks in QISMUT+3 Countries |
| Presenter | Alimshan Faizulayev, Emilios Galariotis, Arailym Satar |
| Paper title | The Potential Impact of Zakah of Agricultural Products on Poverty and Income Inequality in Turkiye |
| Presenter | Ozan Maraşlı, Safa Yıldıran, Burak Doğan, Sinan Ertemel, M. Mücahit Denk, Abdullah Durmuş |
| Paper title | Lean Implementation, Investment Inefficiency, and Performance Consequences - Empirical Evidence from U.S. Hospitals |
| Presenter | Amal Said, Hassan HassabElnaby, Huilan Zhang |
| Paper title | Impact of ESG Factors on the Efficiency of Islamic and Commercial Banks: Does the Estimation Technique Matter? |
| Presenter | Halil Kiymaz Kiymaz |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break |
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AGS - Parallel Session 6: TBA
Chair: TBA
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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AGS - Parallel Session 6: TBA
Chair: TBA
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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Islamic Finance - Parallel Session 6: TBA
Chair: TBA
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Networking Break |
