5 et 6 Octobre 2026
1st European edition
EFF
2026

Ethical Finance Forum
October 5, 2026 in Geneva

Ethical Finance in Europe: a 360° review and demand-gap analysis with Europe's leading Islamic finance experts.
What opportunities for the diaspora in Europe?

October 5, 2026 Hôtel Président Wilson, Genève
1st
European edition
0
Countries represented
2
Strategic plenaries
About

A forum designed to create real opportunities

The Geneva Ethical Finance Forum 2026 is a strategic platform connecting Islamic financial institutions, investors, fintechs and the diaspora in Europe to find solutions that close the unmet gap in European demand for ethical and Islamic financial products, such as real-estate financing.

Hotel President Wilson, Geneva
The venue

Hotel President Wilson

A venue of exception in the heart of Geneva

English & French | Simultaneous Interpretation

Hôtel Président Wilson welcomes the Geneva Ethical Finance Forum 2026 on the shores of Lake Geneva. An exceptional setting, befitting the leaders who shape the future of global ethical finance.

Wilson Quay, Geneva
Lake Geneva shores
Plenary sessions

Two strategic plenaries

1
Plenary

360° REVIEW OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN EUROPE

Strong demand, near-inexistent supply

Halal real-estate financing sits at the heart of diaspora and community demand in Europe, while supply remains almost non-existent. This plenary reviews the state of Islamic finance in Europe and explores concrete solutions to close this gap.

2
Plenary

TRANSFORMING DIASPORA SAVINGS INTO INVESTMENTS

With strong economic impact

From dormant savings to productive investments: diaspora sukuk, Islamic venture capital and SME financing. Practical cases and feedback from institutional investors and diaspora entrepreneurs.

Why participate

Three profiles, three reasons to attend

Ethical & Islamic finance players & stakeholders

Banks, financial institutions, advisory firms, insurers, Waqfs and wealth managers, from Europe, the Gulf and Africa.

Investors, asset managers & capital markets

Investors, asset managers, capital-markets players, financial intermediation and M&A: access a pipeline of projects and partnerships.

Diaspora & Communities

Halal mortgage, community financing, international network. The diaspora and communities in Europe as a strategic economic player.

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Since 2009, AIIF Global has trained over 2,500 professionals from central banks, commercial banks, ministries, regulatory authorities and international organisations across West Africa, the Maghreb, the Gulf and Europe.

Speakers

Top-level decision-makers

19 confirmed speakers from 9 countries. Private banks, rating agencies, asset management, fintech and academic institutions, from Europe and West Africa.

Issa Malgoubri View profile
Issa Malgoubri
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
SGI Image Finances Internationales (SGI-IFI)
Burkina Faso
Ibrahim Bilgin View profile
Ibrahim Bilgin
Head of Legal
KT Bank AG
Germany
Anouar Hassoune View profile
Anouar Hassoune
Managing Director
GCR Ratings
Senegal
Pontus Selander View profile
Pontus Selander
Consultant, European Market
Saturna Capital
Sweden
Ababacar Diaw View profile
Ababacar Diaw
Chief Executive Officer
Impaxis Securities
Senegal
Othman Benbrahim View profile
Othman Benbrahim
Co-Founder & CEO
Nyance
France
Bassirou Mbacké View profile
Bassirou Mbacké
Chairman of the Board
La Banque Agricole
Senegal
Adja Coumba Ngom View profile
Adja Coumba Ngom
Head of Retail Market, Partnerships, Marketing and Communication
BIMAO
Senegal
Pauline Atioukpe Hountondji View profile
Pauline Atioukpe Hountondji
Chair of the Advisory Committee for High-Level Technical and Commercial Missions
Univers Finance Partners
Benin
Ahmed Lamine Athie View profile
Ahmed Lamine Athie
Director General
Haute Autorité du Waqf du Sénégal (HAW)
Senegal
Mouhamadou Lamine Mbacké View profile
Mouhamadou Lamine Mbacké
Founder & CEO
AIIF Global Advisory
Senegal
Omar Shaikh View profile
Omar Shaikh
Managing Director
Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI)
United Kingdom
Michael Gassner View profile
Michael Gassner
Founder, Islamic financial education
IslamicWealthManagement.com
Switzerland
John Sandwick View profile
John Sandwick
General Manager
Safa Investment Services
Switzerland
Lahoucine Kakas View profile
Lahoucine Kakas
Founder
Business & Wealth Swiss (BWS)
Switzerland
Kader Merbouh View profile
Kader Merbouh
Director, Islamic Finance Department
Financia Business School
France
Rayan Hamam View profile
Rayan Hamam
Founder, Islamic and ethical finance
Swiss Ethic Advisory
Switzerland
Nogaye Mbengue View profile
Nogaye Mbengue
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Institut International de Finance Éthique et de Coopération (IIFEC)
Switzerland
Zübeyir Akin View profile
Zübeyir Akin
Director of Overseas Investments
AKPLAS
Türkiye
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