I am pleased that the 6th World Halal Summit gathered all Muslims especially operating in Halal concept and sector, from academicians to businessmen, from policy makers to the pioneers of the halal industry, under the heading of “Halal for All: Halal in All Aspects, from Production to Consumption ” and I am happy for my contribution to this summit. I firmly believe that this event, where many issues are discussed, from Halal medicine to halal tourism, from conformity assessment standards to halal testing, will increase awareness and cooperation on the issue not only in the Islamic community but also in the whole world. Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed physically and virtually to this summit, which reminded us once again how important the concept of Halal is in these difficult days of the earth…

World Halal Summit 2020 with a theme “Halal For All: Halal in All Aspects,  from Production to Consumption Generations” was conducted successfully both virtually and physically during the most challenging covid pandemic 2020. A lot more new participants joined the summit with interesting topics that were equally good as conducted in previous years. With online mode it allows audience to be able to glued themselves to the screen effectively and efficiently.  Topics were broad and followed by global viewers with constructive questions and comments. It should be continued in future in the same mode and heartiest congratulations to the organizers of World Halal Summit 2020 for the tremendous effort.  Well done! 

The Message of Hope and Survival, World Halal Summit 2020: When the whole world was in a state of despair and fear, at that particular time, the organizers of the World Halal Summit, using all the legitimate means, relying on Allah, gave the message of Halal for All to humanity by teaching that لاتقنطوا من رحمۃ اللہ

I would like to congratulate the organizers from the core of my heart for such a successful event in the suffocating days of Pandemic. I hope that the audience will benefit more if detailed reports are also included about the activities of institutions in Turkey regarding accreditation and certification next year.

The 6th World Halal Summit 2020 was very fruitful! It gave insight regarding the halal information and news from well-known speakers from various countries around the world. I am delighted and honoured to be invited to attend and also speak for this conference. The conference was significant to the public as the theme of: ‘’ Halal for All, Halal in All Aspects, from Production to Consumption’’ is a good idea to share with the community through the concept of ‘by the community, for the community’.
This conference also acts as a platform for knowledge sharing among the participants and speakers, that had enhanced my knowledge in the numerous areas of halal which not only focus on food, pharmaceutical, lifestyles, marketing and other areas which are not in the area of my expertise. Even though this is the 1st time for some of us including myself to give a talk at this conference through online, due to the pandemic Covid-19, the event was still wonderful, cheerful and fantastic.
Keep up the good spirit and well done to the organizer Discover Events as well as the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) and the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC).

I am honoured and grateful to be invited as one of the speakers. I found that World Halal Summit has provided a good platform for networking and sharing of ideas, views, thoughts and research findings which are very beneficial to the Muslim community. It will not only enrich the knowledge of the Muslim community, but it will strengthen our ummah. I look forward to share my knowledge and more networking again next year.”

It is my great pleasure to say a big thank you to His excellency Mr. Ihsan Ovut and his team for an excellent job in organizing the 6th World Halal Summit at a time of difficulty. This year’s summit has been well organized and executed by the organizing committee. A special thanks to sis. Dilek and the entire Discover events team. Although most of the speakers couldn’t take part in this year’s summit in person, our minds were present at the summit on all three days. Looking forward to meeting everyone in the 7th WHS in 2021. Insha Allah

6th World Halal Summit brought the significance of an impartial, consistent and competent halal certification, as well as halal accreditation, to the attention of various parties essential in production & consumption sphere. I frankly believe that this impact shall engender material results for a better halal trade ecosystem within a reasonable period of time.

Participating as a speaker at the 6th World Halal Summit, I am happy to provide information about the standards prepared by OIC / SMIIC for the common use of all Muslims on conformity assessment and to be together with people who work in the field of Halal. Participation, both virtually and physically, under pandemic conditions increases my hopes that the awareness and cooperation in the world will progress in the concept of Halal. Hope to see you in a healthier environment at the 7th World Halal Summit …

It was such a pleasure attending this year’s Summit. Thank you for making this event possible for all of us to access such valuable information in the presence of estemeed speakers from all around the world.
SMIIC, as the standardization body of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will continue to focus on the technical aspects of the halal product/service/management system, conformity assessment and accreditation activities and will also continue to develop all necessary OIC/SMIIC standards that are to be used world wide by stakeholders to remove technical barriers to trade and to have a common and reliable system for all Ummah.

2020 was an extraordinary year due to COVID 19 pandemi, many halal conferences and expos canceled. This situation increased the number of the online events and meetings, with all these difficulties WHS 2020 was an extraordinary event also. The halal summit was the most successful summit this year and among all WHS editions (6 since 2015). The hybrid summit which bring 67 speakers both physically and online will be considered as a milestone in halal scientific conferences. I’d like to thanks SMIIC and the organizer company for their professional work and taking care for all details. Wish WHS 2021 will be another success story insha Allah.

The World Halal Summit was convened for the sixth time as the only and most prestigious event on a global scale where the entire halal ecosystem can be known and comprehend. Despite the critical pandemic (COVID-19) conditions, it managed to reunite people from different geographies of the globe. The World Halal Summit, which took a very decisive place in terms of determining and consolidating the role of Turkey and Istanbul in the world economy, was carefully followed by its agenda and guests. From a holistic point of view, many vital issues and recent developments related to these halal issues have been conveyed by experts around the world. Indeed, this summit has opened the door to broaden and strengthen people’s perspectives in terms of various contemporary Islamic economics and finance issues, particularly halal sectors. What makes the World Halal Summit different and unique is that it has established the only academic ground that offers practical applications of the theory.
It can be said that an approach that will bring the theory together with practice in the title of Islamic finance was deliberately exhibited at the Islamic finance session held during the sixth World Halal Summit. In this regard, I find it very special that the organizing committee has provided session diversity from a 360-degree perspective; in other words, all major aspects of Islamic economics and finance were considered and discussed in this summit. Optimistically, in the coming years, it will become clear how the World Halal summit consolidates Turkey’s and Istanbul’s position as the center of halal and Islamic finance in the global economy.The World Halal Summit was convened for the sixth time as the only and most prestigious event on a global scale where the entire halal ecosystem can be known and comprehend. Despite the critical pandemic (COVID-19) conditions, it managed to reunite people from different geographies of the globe. The World Halal Summit, which took a very decisive place in terms of determining and consolidating the role of Turkey and Istanbul in the world economy, was carefully followed by its agenda and guests. From a holistic point of view, many vital issues and recent developments related to these halal issues have been conveyed by experts around the world. Indeed, this summit has opened the door to broaden and strengthen people’s perspectives in terms of various contemporary Islamic economics and finance issues, particularly halal sectors. What makes the World Halal Summit different and unique is that it has established the only academic ground that offers practical applications of the theory.
It can be said that an approach that will bring the theory together with practice in the title of Islamic finance was deliberately exhibited at the Islamic finance session held during the sixth World Halal Summit. In this regard, I find it very special that the organizing committee has provided session diversity from a 360-degree perspective; in other words, all major aspects of Islamic economics and finance were considered and discussed in this summit. Optimistically, in the coming years, it will become clear how the World Halal summit consolidates Turkey’s and Istanbul’s position as the center of halal and Islamic finance in the global economy.

I was honored to attend and speak in World Halal Summit 2020, my topic was about “The Integration between the Halal Economy and Islamic Finance: Growth and Opportunities”.
The WHS is an excellent platform that combines experts, academics and researchers in Halal industry from all over the world. I would like to thank and congratulate the organizer for the success of this year Summit despite the difficulties and the existence of the Covid 19 epidemic. And we are looking forward to participate in WHS 2021 InshAllah.

It was a great experience to be part of this prestigious event. As the event is getting a wider traction, the messages and resolutions of the summit are making significant impact to the growth of halal economy. Many countries are now taking the halal economy seriously by integrating the initiatives into their economic master plan.
I strongly believe that the noble effort to continue promoting halal economy will bring immense benefits to participating nations not only in term of positive economic growth but more importantly support the agenda of inclusive and sustainable growth. I look forward to next year summit and many congratulations to everyone who made this event a memorable one. Thank you.

I am impressed with the way this year’s virtual World Halal Summit has been organized. Despite the numerous challenges created by the pandemic, organizing such a huge gathering online for the very first time in the history of World Halal Forum has made me realize that if we collectively work towards achieving something, no matter how challenging it is; we can still do it. I hope with the same spirit, we will be able to practically implement the main findings of each session we had in the forum. From this year’s forum the key takeaway is that with collaboration and spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood we shall vow and strive to tap the untapped potential of Islamic finance to manage the adverse effect the pandemic has caused to our economies via digitalization and institutionalization of Islamic social finance. I take this opportunity to thank the unabating efforts of WHF Committee in organizing continuously this highly commendable event. I am also thankful for the opportunity to participate in the 5th year of this event. I pray and hope that soon the long shadow of the pandemic will be gone and in sha Allah, next year we will be able to physically meet and have next year’s forum.

World Halal Summit continues to be the meeting point for experts and stakeholders in the various Halal & Islamic Economy sectors. The careful planning and measures taken for the hybrid edition of 2020 have been excellent and according to statistics more than 9,000 people followed the sessions by streaming. We congratulate the organizers and look forward to participate in next edition.

First of all, I congratulate SMIIC and Discover Events for organizing such a beautiful, safe and efficient summit in this pandemic process that we are in as a whole world. I would also like to thank you for giving an opportunity to announce and share my professional work to the world.
The importance of a healthy and clean diet is now understood all over the world. It will be beneficial for the whole world and all humanity that the concept of halal food has become not only a religious requirement but also an extremely important health policy for a healthy life by carrying this scope further. I wish my speech to be a start for this beautiful and useful action.

The World Halal Summit is the year’s best international conference for Halal industry professionals and leaders to attend and I’m delighted to have been a guest speaker again this year. All of the presentations were beneficial to the attendees and helpful in bringing us together and up to date on areas outside of our own areas of expertise. The importance of the presentations made at the World Halal Summit have sparked many important and necessary conversations amongst those of us in attendance, extending the relevance and importance of this prestigious event. I’m very much looking forward to next year’s Summit when we can meet in person to continue conversations that effect necessary change and innovations for the entire Halal industry.

During this Pandemic period and also for future, Halal lifestyle will be the most demands used by the Muslim and Non-Muslims around the world as Halal itself practiced about safety and hygiene all times. Using WHS platform and with the key role from SMIIC towards the standardizing shall definitely make a big impact and change towards HALAL acceptance by the people around the world.

During this Pandemic period and also for future, Halal lifestyle will be the most demands used by the Muslim and Non-Muslims around the world as Halal itself practiced about safety and hygiene all times. Using WHS platform and with the key role from SMIIC towards the standardizing shall definitely make a big impact and change towards HALAL acceptance by the people around the world.

As Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), we are glad to be part of Halal Summit. It was a great pleasure to welcome the international participants and virtual delegates from all over the world in Istanbul. It was a great opportunity for us to present “Turkey’s Unique Experiences” in the scope of Halal Tourism during the session.
Hope to welcome the Halal Summit 2021 in Istanbul again!

”I have always got the pleasure to participate in the World Halal Summits where we get the opportunity to see the current developments of the Halal Industry. Since its inauguration, throughout the years, The Summit has become a trailblaizer event that gathers the major parties of the Halal Industry. And this year, despite the pandemic, with all the necessary measures to protect the participants’ health, the event has been successfully organized. 
To my part, I presented the OIC/SMIIC Standard on Halal Tourism: OIC/SMIIC 9: 2019 – “Halal Tourism Services – General Requirements” which is addressed to the use of tourists and tourism service providers. Halal tourism services cover a very large concept for evaluation ranging from food and beverage, accommodation, tour services and others to management and personnel responsibility. Hence, each and every aspect was taken into account to have well-designed framework and a useful guide for both users and certifiers all around the world.”

I was proud to be in a platform where everyone’s common concern is “halal”. The presentations and speeches of the speakers were promising in terms of the concept of halal. A lot of brainstorming was done and expectations for the future were set. Until the organization to be held in 2021, I would like to see developments especially in my field ,and consumer of these developments to be informed through social media studies. Thanks a lot to SMIIC and Discover Events, the architect of the organization.

The World Halal Summit provides a nurturing environment that enables halal economy experts to share their expertise and ideas with an audience from all over the world. This is a vital contribution to the halal economy and provides an invaluable opportunity to build connections between people, businesses, organisations and countries for the benefit of the Ummah.

I was honored and humbled to have been invited and given the opportunity to participate and present at the 6th World Halal Summit. It was my first time speaking at such an auspicious meeting for the subject of Halal Tourism in the Caribbean. I am grateful to the organizers who were very professional and thorough in ensuring that my presentation, which had to be virtual due to the pandemic, was done effectively and efficiently. The World Halal Summit is an important and critical tool in bringing together practitioners in the various areas of halal activities across the globe in one forum to discuss ideas, projects and to showcase to the world the benefits of halal living.

Whenever difficult situations arose for humanity in the world, there must have been a few people or institutions who showed new avenues and eras of hope for humanity in those circumstances. In the current epidemic, when all the routines of life have been severely affected and disturbed, ALLAH KAREEM has also taught new safe ways to live. But these methods of living have always been understood by the best minds of great nations and then they guide the world. The organizers of the World Halal Summit 2020 also taught the world the lesson that in all kinds of troubles and problems, we should need to move forward with courage and hope to help the world. I congratulate all the organisers of WHS 2020 for organizing a great and successful event, providing all the facilities to all guests, making the best usage of modern technology, and give a lasting message of Halal to the whole world.
I am grateful to all the staff of OIC/SMIIC, especially Secretary General Mr. Ihsan ÖVÜT, his entire team including Mr. Yasin ZÜLFİKAROĞLU, Çagri CANKURTARAN and their assistants (especially thanks to Dilek SÜLÜN and Stage Secretary) who worked tirelessly day and night to make it a successful event. Surely these are the great people of a great nation. I sincerely hope that this hard work will open up new avenues of economy and faith for the world as well as give the world the skills to deal with problems and difficulties. ان شاءاللّٰہ

The hybrid version of WHS, during a rampant pandemic, showed that the model to follow for the future is this one. The Summit had the biggest audience, from America’s to Asia-Pacific due to being hybrid mode. The quality of presentations within the main theme of the Sumnit were very actual and relevant on Halal and on issues that concerns us all, such as traceability of Halal products and the anti-Halal movements in Europe.

May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you. Dear WHS team: SMIIC, ICDT and Discover Events, it is commendable of your courage and great efforts to organise the World Halal Summit, 2020, showing the world the unity, strength and that the progress of our Ummah and Humanity will persevere even in these difficult times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our OneAgrix team is honoured and grateful for your support and invitation to allow us, to contribute to the future of Halal in the scope of innovation and technology. We are humbled to stand on the shoulders of giants of all the amazing speakers who delivered content of the highest substance. My utmost gratitude to H.E Ihsan Ovut, Sister Dilek, Br. Yunus and those responsible for making this a global success. I look forward to contributing again in 2021 when the opportunity arises. InshaaAllah

I would like to state that I am honored to participate in the World Halal Summit. Organizing the organization during the pandemic period also made me happy.The organization was carried out perfectly this year. I would like to thank all the authorities who contributed to the organization. I recommend that the scientific papers presented at the organization be published in the academic journal to be created by the World Halal Summit coordination. Thank you to everyone who contributed.

It was a pride for me to be a speaker at such a good organization. While the need for HALAL awareness is rapidly increasing all over the world, I would like to thank OIC / SMIIC for organizing this organization. Thanks to all the organization team who contributed for their kindness and support.

It was a great experience for me to be part of the World Halal Summit this year. The organizing committee was very well prepared and adjustments were good in all aspects. Attending and seeing all those experts in different areas was inspiring as well as being one of the speakers. This exchange of knowledge and research is encouraging for young researchers like me that willing to work in the field of Halal Food. I am very appreciated to participate this event and looking forward to meet in the next one.

World Halal Summit 2020 was organised in an atmosphere which was clouded by the fear and uncertainty of Coud-19. Organising such a global event in such a situation is no doubt a glorious success. We observed that high level of precautionary measures were followed during this three-day event. On the one hand this summit has removed the uncertainty and hesitation in organising such events in such an atmosphere, while on the other hand it paved the way towards a prosperous future of global halal industry by unfolding multiple important halal related issues. The leadership of the OIC/SMIIC, the organisers and the coordination team through their untiring efforts and skills made this dream happen. I wish them best of luck for the future events.

It was a pleasure to participate though virtually this year at the World Halal Summit. The Summit has become reference for halal worldwide. Encouraging all the organization stakeholders to keep organazing it.

I was happy to see the heart of Halal is still beating under shadow of Covid-19 pandemic. To see and listening to my good friends and colleagues from all over the world was both inspiring and educating.

I think that the World Halal Summit organizations, which aim to gain more widespread participation and a wider area of influence, make the lives of religiously people easier and healthier. At the same time, I observe an efficient and effective area for those who strive to produce services in this field. For this reason, I think such activities are important and I wish them to be continuous.

I was honoured to be invited as a speaker on WHS 2020. My speech was on Analytical Approach on Halal Food Testing. However, this event broadened my knowledge on Halal, not only focusing on halal food but also in all aspect of Halal. Wide ranges of topics on Halal were covered by distinguished speaker from all over part of the world. I was really impressed having such a valuable human resources on our concern. There was a great interest from variety of area from food to finance, pharmacy, cosmetic and textile. I think great achievement of this summit was being Halal on all aspect from production to consumption. I think another achievement of this event was being both virtually and physically thereby made long distance to short. By broadcasting online, this event was followed by many people who have halal concern and those who wanted to attend but not able to attend due to COVID 19 pandemic.
I should acknowledge the success of the OIC/SMIIC developing high quality standards on Halal Issues that will help to overcome Muslim’s problems on Halal life style in the society and international affairs.

World Halal Summit is one of the most important organizations in the world on halal. At the summit, which has reached the sixth, every year, more qualified and detailed research and presentations take place in terms of science. In the organization held this year, sessions were held in many different areas of halal life such as halal market, halal standards, halal economy, halal tourism, halal medicine and halal experimentation in the scientific activity section of the summit. In the Halal testing session, the infrared prism experiment, food antimicrobials, test analyze and their evaluation in terms of fiqh were discussed. The fair section of the summit also has an important effect on the communication and growth of the halal market. It deserves praise for organizing such a hybrid program even during the pandemic period.

First, thank you, congratulation for successfully hosting the WHS 2020. The summit was attracted by the vistors worldwide. WHS 2020 could be the path to exchanging information on halal-related practises, which could boost the supply chain in Turkey and Europe for halal goods. Kudos to your squad in order to coordinate the WHS 2020 effectively. Next year, I look forward to WHS 2021 and I would like to invite you and experience our hospitality in Malaysia too.

WHS 2020 gives the opportunity to share our thoughts on different issues; It is also an important event for the development of the halal market, the growth and globalization of economies. It is a very important tool for the world to have knowledge about halal food certification. I am very happy to be a part of this great event. The measures taken from the beginning to the end were very successful in this event held during the pandemic process. I would like to participate again next year and make important contributions.

During the Covid19 pandemic, organizing a big event like WHS 2020 is a huge success. A faultless summit was realized by taking all the precautions. It was a successful event where all stakeholders came together. I can say that the event was excellent in terms of the quality of the speakers, the services provided and the number of participants. I would love to attend again next year.

It was a great honour to be part of the WHS 2020, presenting the impact of COVID-19 on the Halal Food supply chain. This year has been very challenging for all of us, yet SMIIC and Discover Events have successfully organized this hybrid event with sincere efforts.
I would like to congratulate the organizers and all participants for pulling together a memorable and insightful event. Looking forward to be a part once again in 2021, and join the team in Turkey in person.

WHS 2020 was so special to me as I had to present it virtually. It was a new experience but still as significant as presenting face to face. Thank you very much to the Organising Committee, especially to Mr Ihsan Ovut, for inviting me to present from Malaysia. While the entire world is facing the challenging Covid-19 pandemic, WHS 2020 become more relevant as the concept of halal and toyyiban in Islam include healthy, safety, and cleanliness.