Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Medina Region, and in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Saleh Kamel, Chairman of AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy, the themes of the first cycle (2025–2026) of the Saleh Kamel Islamic Economics Award were officially announced, during the opening ceremony of the 45th edition of AlBaraka Forum Symposium, which took place in Medina on April 16, 2025 (18 Shawwal 1446).

The award’s themes for the first cycle are:

First: Islamic Economics Studies
“The Future of Islamic Finance Industry in the Digital Age: Challenges, Risks & Aspirations -Analytical and Futuristic Study Till 2050”

Second: Islamic Economics Jurisprudence Studies
“The role of Maqasid Al-Shariah on Jurisprudential (Fiqh) Rulings in Modern Financial Transactions”