PROGRAM

CONGRESS OF HALAL QUALITY 2025

Here is our event schedule

We are presenting the program (draft) for the 3rd European Halal Congress 2025

08:00 – 09:30

REGISTRATION & ACCREDITATION

Congress Center - Hotel Hills
09:30 – 10:00

CONTACT WITH MEDIA

MEDIA STATEMENTS
10:00 – 10:45

OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CONGRESS

(Hotel Hills)

  • Dr. Damir Alihodžić, president of 3rd European Halal Congress Organization committee (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Mahmoud Tatari, CEO of Halal Control LTD Germany
  • Prof. dr. Mustafa Hasani, Dean of Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Iszam Bin Padil, Senior Principal Assistant Director Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM), Malaysia
  • H. E. İhsan Övüt, Secretary General of OIC/SMIIC, Turkiye
  • Envoy of the Grand Mufti (TBC)
  • Congress Awards
10:45 – 11:15

COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

SIGNING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

11:00 – 12:00

PLENARY SECTION

Chairmans: (TBC)
  1. SMIIC AND OIC GLOBAL HALAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE (TBC)
  2. HALAL COSMETICS: AN EMERGING PARADIGM IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY Prof. dr. Mian Riaz, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
  3. HALAL STATUS OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND EXCIPIENTS IN INSULINS Prof. dr. Midhat Jasić, emeritus, Tuzla University, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  4. IMPLEMENTING HALAL FORENSIC SCIENCE THROUGH ADVANCED DNA-BASED ASSURANCE FOR HALAL FOOD SAFETY IN THAILAND Dr. Pornpimol Mahamad, The Halal Science Center Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
12:00 – 13:15

INVITED SPEAKERS

Chairmans: (TBC)
  1. INTEGRATING HALAL EDUCATION INTO ACADEMIA: A GLOBAL REVIEW AND FRAMEWORK FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Dr. Mohammed Ali ALSHEIKH, SMIIC General Secretariat, Turkiye
  2. METABOLOMICS-BASED PROFILING OF PORCINE AND BOVINE GELATIN FOR HALAL AUTHENTICATION Dr. Nureesun Mahamud, The Halal Science Center Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  3. HALAL TOURISM SERVICES FROM THE STANDARDIZATION POINT OF VIEW Yasin Zülfikaroğlu, Specialist, SMIIC General Secretariat, Turkiye
  4. Vindija (TBC) Biljana Đilas, član uprave Vindija grupacije
  5. FUTURE FORESIGHT OF HALAL IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES WITH FOCUS TO ANIMAL WASTE INDEX Tharwat Mamdouh Al-Bataineh, UAE
13:15 – 14:15

LUNCH AND PRAYER TIME

14:30

MEETING OF INITIATIVE FOR REVIVAL AHC-EUROPE (PARALLEL SECTION)

14:15 – 15:30

Section:

CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION OF HALAL QUALITY, STATUS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

Chairmans: (TBC)
  1. HALAL ETHICS: LABOR STANDARDS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ISLAMIC LAW AND ESG Syed Muaz Shah, Pakistan/Switzerland
  2. IMPORTANCE OF HALAL LOGISTICS Elif Kübra Övüt, Turkiye
  3. AWARENESS OF HALAL CERTIFIED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN EUROPE Dr. Aldin Dugonjic, Croatia
  4. THE IMPACT OF ETHICAL AND HEALTH GUIDELINES OF HALAL STANDARDS ON LIFESTYLE AND THE GLOBAL GROWTH OF THE HALAL MARKET Dr. Ema Obralić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  5. AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF AI IN HALAL FOOD PRODUCTION – INVESTIGATING HOW AWARE MUSLIM CONSUMERS ARE OF AI'S ROLE IN FARMING AND THEIR LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCE Gemma Ali, Halal Animal Welfare Association, United Kingdom
15:30 – 16:30

Section:

HALAL IN MEDICINE AND PHARMACEUTICALS

Chairmans:
  1. LIFESTYLOPATHY AND HALALOPATHY: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ETHICAL AND PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE Jawad Alzeer, Switzerland
  2. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CAPSULE SHELL FORMULATION USING KAPPA CARRAGEENAN AS AN ALTERNATIVE HALAL BINDER Shamima Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  3. DEVELOPING A HALAL BUILT-IN WORK SYSTEM FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING Dr. Suraiya Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  4. NUTRITIONAL HABITS OF RESPONDENTS WHO CONSUME ONLY HALAL FOOD AGED 30–60 IN THE TUZLA CANTON Semira Karijašević, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Poster section

Poster Presentations
20:00 – 22:00

DINNER TIME

08:15 – 09:30

REGISTRATION

Congress Center - Hotel Hills
09:30 – 10:30

PLENARY LECTURES OF SECOND DAY

Chairmans:
  1. IMPACT OF NEW US TARIFFS ON THE EXPANSION OF THE GLOBAL HALAL MARKET Kadrija Hodžić (TBC)
  2. HALAL QUALITY AND ISLAMIC ECONOMY IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ismet Kalić, FINRA University
  3. ANIMAL FEED BETWEEN FOOD SAFETY AND HALAL COMPLIANCE: TOWARD A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE TRUST AND INTEGRITY FROM FARM TO FORK Emmanouil Geneiatakis, Senior Advisor at GovIntelHub, Anderlecht, Belgium
  4. HALAL IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY Dr. Sibel Demircioğlu, Turkiye
10:30 – 11:00

Section:

HALAL IN COSMETIC INDUSTRY

Chairmans:
  1. SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW ON ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR HALAL CRITICAL INGREDIENTS IN HALAL PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETICS Fashli Syafiq Abd Razak, Malaysia
  2. EXPLORING HALAL COSMETICS: MORUS NIGRA AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HALAL COLORING IN LIPSTICK AND ANTIMICROBIAL CREAM FORMULATIONS Dr. Mahani Mahadi, Malaysia
11:00 – 11:30

Section:

HALAL TOURISM AND GASTRONOMY

Chairmans:
  1. TOURISM VALORISATION OF SPECIFIC RAMADAN TRADITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF HALAL TOURISM THROUGH THE PROJECT "VISIT SARAJEVO: FEEL THE SPIRIT OF RAMADAN" Emina Nizic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  2. FLAVOURS OF FAITH: HALAL GASTRONOMY AS A GATEWAY TO MUSLIM-FRIENDLY TOURISM IN SARAJEVO Waleed Jahangir, Director of the London Muslim Travel Show and the World Halal Food Festival
11:30 – 11:45

COFFEE BREAK

Congress closing

CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS

END OF THE CONGRESS

14:30 – 16:00

Sarajevo Halal EXPO group visit