Organized by AIIF Global Advisory, the gathering will bring together bankers, investors, regulators and institutions from Europe, Africa and the Gulf on 5–6 October 2026 at the Hôtel Président Wilson in Geneva, around Islamic and ethical finance — with a particular focus on the investment corridor between the African diaspora and Europe.
Dakar / Geneva, 28 September 2026
In just one week, Geneva will become, for two days, the world capital of Islamic and ethical finance. On 5–6 October 2026, the Ethical Finance Forum Geneva 2026 (EFF Geneva 2026) will bring together, at the five-star Hôtel Président Wilson on the shores of Lake Geneva, bank executives, institutional investors, regulators and business leaders from Europe, Africa and the Gulf, to take an unflinching look at a fast-growing sector — and, in particular, to explore how to better connect African diaspora savings to investment opportunities on the continent.
The event is organized by AIIF Global Advisory, led by its President & CEO, Mouhamadou Lamine Mbacké, who is also the founder and organizer of the Dakar International Islamic Finance Forum, West Africa’s reference gathering for Islamic finance for nearly a decade. With EFF Geneva 2026, AIIF Global Advisory takes a new step: carrying, from the Swiss financial marketplace, a strong African voice into a global conversation still largely dominated by other regions.
A Two-Sided Reality: Strong Demand, Still-Limited Supply
The programme opens on 5 October with a plenary devoted to a 360° review of Islamic finance in Europe: despite growing demand, driven notably by Muslim diaspora communities, the supply of Sharia-compliant products and institutions remains embryonic, with the notable exception of the United Kingdom and Germany. Speakers expected to take part include Anouar Hassoune (Director General, GCR Ratings), Omar Shaikh (Director General, Global Ethical Finance Initiative), John Sandwick (independent consultant in Islamic wealth and asset management, Geneva), Ibrahim Bilgin (Head of Legal, KT Bank AG — the only full-service participation bank operating on the European continent) and Pontus Selander (Saturna Capital, whose Amana Funds rank among the longest-established halal asset managers in the world).
The African Diaspora: An Investment Reservoir Waiting to Be Mobilized
The afternoon of 5 October will be devoted to a question at the heart of the continent’s priorities: how to turn African diaspora savings into real, productive investment? Around this plenary, leading West African financial players are expected, including Issa Malgoubri (Chairman & CEO, SGI Image Finances Internationales, a Platinum partner of the Forum), Boubacar Correa (CEO, Tamweel Africa Holding) and Ababacar Diaw, CEO of Impaxis Securities, discussing the instruments — sovereign bonds, banking structures, securitization — capable of channelling these flows toward concrete projects in Africa.
Social Finance and the Sustainable Development Goals
On 6 October, a third plenary will widen the lens to social and ethical finance in service of the Sustainable Development Goals, from institutional philanthropy to structured finance, with the participation of figures active in philanthropy and social impact in West Africa.
An Open Invitation, One Week Out
“This Forum was born of a simple conviction: Islamic and ethical finance cannot be thought through without Africa, and Africa has everything to gain from fully claiming its place in this global conversation,” said Mouhamadou Lamine Mbacké, President & CEO of AIIF Global Advisory and organizer of EFF Geneva 2026. “With one week to go, I warmly invite Senegalese and African economic and financial decision-makers to join us in Geneva. It is a rare opportunity to engage directly with European and international institutions, and to make our continent’s voice heard on these issues.”
Registration remains open until the eve of the Forum, subject to available capacity.
