Islamic DeFi and digital assets: A new paradigm for financial inclusion
Key information
- Date
- Time
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7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
- Venue
- Senate House
- Room
- Senate Wolfson Lecture Theatre (SWLT)
About this event
The Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (CIMEL) will host Khalid Howladar, Founder and Managing Partner of Acreditus, for a lecture discussing the challenges of our existing financial system and how DeFi and digital assets can be harnessed to build powerful and scalable networks for contracts, commerce and finance.
About the speaker
Khalid Howladar gained institutional prominence from his tenure at Moody’s Investor’s Service in London and Dubai culminating as both Global Head – Islamic Finance and as Head of the Gulf banking and securitization team.
He is also an angel investor, venture builder and adviser for a diverse mix of over 15 start-ups. With a rare mix of financial, tech, social and faith driven perspectives, he is a recognised authority in his fields and has addressed institutional investors worldwide as well as audiences at the World Bank, IMF, ECB, IIF, IsDB amongst many others.
