The Second World Halal Summit Istanbul which was organized under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN was held on 15-17 December 2016 in Lutfi Kirdar Congress Centre, Istanbul.

SMIIC was a partner of this event by contributing to the “Halal Food Conference” of the second World Halal Summit.

As a sub theme of the program, it was intended to place emphasis on creating Muslim consumers’ awareness of consuming halal products, engaging in halal production and services in all fields and bringing market leaders and halal product experts.

The summit brought together around 10,000 people from all over the world along with prominent speakers from leading countries on Halal. World Halal Summit Istanbul, the biggest halal event in the sector, has created a platform where the views and experiences of international speakers from 26 countries were shared with the audience.

Following conferences were included in the summit program which was focused on the Islamic World’s perception on Halal Food, Halal Food Market Picture, Challenges and Opportunities, Standardization and Conformity Assessment, Experiences of our member states in Halal and importance of testing of halal products:

• Halal Food Industry Conference
• Islamic Finance Conference
• Halal Tourism Conference
• Islamic Life And Halal Textile Conference
• Halal Cosmetics And Pharmaceuticals Conference
• Halal Industry - Speakers’ Corner