Recent News and Events

^{Last updated 9 September 2018 (for latest news follow us on Twitter @cgbeca1)}

FinTech and Business Analytics summer programme for University students from Indonesia (4-5 Sept 2018). We are hosting students Surabaya for a two-day exposure and immersion to financial technology, digital marketing, smart cities and business analytics.

CGBECA invited talk by Dr Nafis Alam

Dr Nafis Alam invited to a conference hosted by the Faculty of Economics and Business, University Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia as a plenary speaker for the Third Gadjah Mada International conference on Islamic Accounting and Finance. The conference was officiated by Dr Sugeng, Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia (Central bank of Indonesia). The conference was attended by delegates from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the UK amongst others. He talked about Fintech and the future of Islamic finance where I spoke about the opportunities and challenges for the Islamic finance industry in the era of Fintech development. 31 Aug – 1 Sept 2018.

CGBECA at the Annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM)

Associate Professor Dr Nafis Alam of Henley Business School, at the University of Reading Malaysia was invited as a Workshop Director to conduct a specialised workshop on Fintech, Digital Currency and the Future of Islamic Finance at the annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) which is being held at the University of Cambridge from July 31 - August 2, 2018.