John Hopkins University Carey Business School

Seydina M. Fall is a senior lecturer in finance at Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business. His professional background includes leadership in real estate and valuation consulting. Mr. Fall’s work often focuses on the future of cities, including the delivery of public infrastructure projects in both developed and emerging markets. His teaching explores issues of project financing (including public-private partnerships), economic development, investing in resilience to address climate-related challenges, and the use of technology to improve new infrastructure and to make old infrastructure more efficient. His most recent publication is “Mboolo – Centre for Fair Trade and Exchange” for the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s Hospitality Challenge (August 2020). He graduated summa cum laude from New York University and holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Yale School of Management. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Speaking at the Following:

Nov 1

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Merging ESG and Islamic Finance Principles for Sustainable Real Estate Investment Success

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, Exhibit Hall A - Area A

Seydina Fall, Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business will speak about how greener investments can be to successful real estate deals. Islamic Finance is a principles-based approach to investing. It uses criteria such as shared reward, a reliance on real underlying assets and the avoidance of pure financial transactions, as well as accountability, transparency, and the prohibition of certain products and services.