Event: IFESDC 2025
Date: May 21–22, 2025
Venue: World Bank HQ, Washington, D.C.
Theme: Eradicating Poverty and Enhancing Prosperity for Sustainable Development
Keynote: Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar, Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia
Topic: “The Role of Faith in Development”
Registration link (free + meals included):
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Session 3: Islamic Finance, Zakat, and Economic Empowerment
Paper title: Integrating Green Sukuk into the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework: Opportunities and Challenges
Presenter: Assoc Prof Dr Wan Mohd Zulhafiz bin Wan Zahari
Affiliation: Senior Research Fellow, Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School; Associate Professor, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Law, International Islamic University Malaysia & Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow American University Washington College of Law.

