After succesfull first World Halal Forum in The Hague in November 2009, the 2nd World Halal Forum Europe 2010 will be London on the 10th and 11th November 2010 at the Earls Court Conference Centre. The Conference theme is ‘Halal Products & Services - Going Mainstream'.

World Halal Forum (WHF) is a one of the leading Halal Industry events held every year in Malaysia. Due to the increased activity in the Halal sector in Europe, WHF organized its first European forum in The Hague last year. With more and more interest in the Halal industry in Europe, the London event is expected to be attended by senior executives and government and industry stakeholders from around the world.

During the two days, sessions will cover:

• Issues facing Manufacturers entering the Halal Sector
• The Supermarket or the Corner shop? Where are the consumers heading?
• Mainstream restaurants going Halal
• The rise of the Halal-friendly travel sector
• Islamic Finance in the Halal sector - why isn't there more?
• Proposed EU Legislation on stunning - making Halal second class?
• The appearance of Halal Accreditation agencies worldwide
• Is there a need for a Halal Accreditation agency in the UK?
• Halal consumer power - just how strong is it?
• Reaching Halal consumers in the west, a new emerging market niche

The organizers have lined up leading experts on the the different fields for the conference. According to the program just released by the organizers, they include:

• Jumaatun Azmi, Founder and Managing Director, World Halal Forum/ KasehDia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
• Sheikh Saleh Kamil, World Halal Forum Chairman & President of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Saudi Arabia
• Abdalhamid Evans, Director, World Halal Forum Europe, United kingdom
• Koen de Praetere, General Manager, Volys Star, Belgium
• Fazal Bahardeen, Founder, Crescentrating.com, Singapore
• Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Thompson Reuters, USA
• Rafi'uddin Shikoh, Founding Partner, Dinar Standard, USA
• Dr Haluk Anil, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, UK
• Philip Peffer, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke (London) LLP, UK
• Darhim Hashim, CEO, International Halal Integrity Alliance
• Dr Shuja Shafi, Deputy Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain
• Azzedine Bahi, Lyons Grand Mosque
• Ahmad Adam, Founder, American Halal Association
• Zahed Amanullah, Founding Partner, HalalFire Media
• Mohamed El-Fatatry Founder & CEO, Muxlim Inc

Fazal Bahardeen from Crescentrating will be speaking on the "The rise of the Halal-friendly travel sector"

For information on the program please visit the HalalFocus.net here

You can also visit the WHF London page here

 

Tie up between Islamic Tourism Conference & Travel Mart Exhibition provides wider scope for industry players.

Kuala Lumpur, 27.08.10 - The International Islamic Tourism Conference & Travel Mart (ITCM), with the theme "Harvesting the Potential of Intra-Regional Islamic Travel & Tourism" has received encouraging response from industry players, according to a statement from the organizers.

Crescentrating CEO, Fazal Bahardeen, chaired the first ever Halaal Conference in Sri Lanka. Read the reports by the Sri Lankan media below:

Sunday Times, 7th February 2010

Industry leaders to gather at first ever Halaal Conference in Sri Lanka : With a World Muslim population of around 2 billion people and a market turnover in the Halaal sector soon to surpass US $ 1 trillion, industry leaders are gathering in Colombo at the first ever Halaal conference in Sri Lanka this month.

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Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka, 9th February 2010

Industry leaders to gather at first-ever Halaal Conference in Sri Lanka : The first-ever Halaal Conference focusing on Islamic principles on a range of business sectors such as financial services, food and tourism and involving global and regional experts will be held in Colombo from 16 to 17 February at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo.