Lord Sheikh spoke at a Conference organised by the London School of Business and Finance on the subject of Islamic finance. Lord Sheikh gave an overview of the Islamic finance market of the UK and overseas and talked about the phenomenal growth in Islamic finance worldwide.

He also emphasised the importance of the United Kingdom in the Islamic finance market and mentioned the fact that there is a great deal of expertise and knowledge in this country and urged the foreign delegates to consider utilising these services to develop and expand Islamic finance in their respective countries.