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The idea of the 12th Agadir International Conference on Entrepreneurial Finance (CIFEMA’2025) General Theme: Considering the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across various fields, there has emerged an urgent need to reassess the impact of this significant development—part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution—on Islamic economics and finance. This includes the implications for the theoretical foundations of Islamic economics and finance, related sciences such as Islamic jurisprudence and its principles, and the practical applications that are reshaping the structure of the economy and financial sectors. A key question is how AI can be harnessed to achieve the objectives of Sharia in the economic and financial domain. Islamic economic and financial systems—founded on principles of transparency, justice, and risk-sharing—now face both major challenges and opportunities posed by AI, whether in terms of scientific development, improving economic and financial services, or even in areas such as fatwa issuance and Sharia governance. This conference offers a leading academic platform aimed at analyzing the direct and indirect effects of AI on both theoretical and practical aspects of Islamic economics and finance. It seeks to explore how AI tools can contribute to the advancement of social sciences related to Islamic economics, promote Sharia-compliant financial innovation, and identify the policies needed to ensure a comprehensive and ethical digital transformation. The conference aims to bring together experts from diverse fields—economics, finance, jurisprudence, data science, and law—to develop shared insights on how to integrate AI into Islamic economics and finance, contributing, God willing, to the building of a just and sustainable economic and financial future. Main Objectives: - Analyze the compatibility of AI applications with the principles and ethics of Islamic economics. - Study the Sharia and regulatory aspects of using AI in Islamic financial transactions. - Highlight the opportunities offered by smart technologies to enhance the efficiency and reach of Islamic finance. - Examine the impact of AI tools on economic and financial analysis, and the testing of related theories. - Explore the potential of AI tools in Islamic jurisprudential reasoning (ijtihad) and Sharia compliance monitoring. - Support dialogue between scholars and professionals on developing Sharia-compliant AI systems. - Encourage innovation in Islamic finance products through integration with AI and fintech.
Conference Themes Conference Themes:
1. Sharia and Ethical Dimensions The role of AI in achieving the objectives of Sharia and deriving legal rulings. Ethical considerations in the application of AI in Islamic finance. Digital governance and Sharia compliance in Islamic financial institutions in the AI era. 2. Practical Applications and Innovation Enhancing the performance of Islamic financial institutions through digital technology and AI (financing, takaful, sukuk…). Integration of AI and modern systems (DLT and blockchain) to enhance cybersecurity in financial transactions. Decentralized Islamic finance and digital Islamic finance technologies (crowdfunding, cryptocurrencies, smart platforms). Challenges in implementing AI in Islamic financial institutions: case studies and practical solutions. 3. Sustainable Development and Financial Inclusion Opportunities and challenges of using AI in Islamic microfinance and financial inclusion. The impact of AI on social finance practices and tools. Waqf and charitable work in the age of AI: pioneering digital approaches to charity (awareness, fundraising, management, and governance). 4. Public Policy and Analysis The role of AI in financial forecasting, risk analysis, economic efficiency, and sustainable investment targeting. The role of AI in managing Sharia-compliant investment portfolios. The role of public policies in managing smart digital transformations in Islamic finance and economics. Areas of benefit for public policy from digital transformations and AI. The role of AI in economic analysis and the testing of economic and financial theories.
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