Complinet to Host the Fifth GCC Regulators’
Summit in Abu Dhabi
Financial services industry leaders prepare to attend upcoming premier UAE event
July 24, 2010 11:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time
DUBAI--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Complinet, a leading provider of connected risk and compliance
solutions and part of Thomson Reuters, is pleased to announce that the Fifth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Regulators’ Summit will take place in Abu Dhabi on February 16 and 17, 2011, under the auspices of the Emirates
Securities & Commodities Authority.
The summit will be inaugurated by the United Arab Emirates' Minister of Economy, H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al
Mansoori, as well as H.E. Abdullah Al Turifi, the chief executive officer of the Emirates Securities and Commodities
Authority (ESCA).
Celebrating half a decade in 2011, the GCC Regulators' Summit remains the Middle East’s leading event for
regulation, compliance, risk and corporate governance, providing a platform for regulators and financial professionals
to meet and discuss challenges, propose solutions and share best practices in a unique conference experience.
The two-day conference will cover emerging challenges facing financial market regulators, the evolution of corporate
governance, regulation of institutional investments, responses to compliance challenges, systematic risks, fraud and
corruption, training, and much more.
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has confirmed its position as the official bank of the Fifth GCC
Regulators’ Summit. “The GCC is a key player in international commerce and finance, and NBAD is pleased to
facilitate forums for the region’s regulators,” said John Garrett, the general manager and chief audit and compliance
officer at NBAD. “NBAD has worked to implement the best practices in compliance and corporate governance. In
2008, NBAD won the prestigious UAE Corporate Governance Award from Hawkamah Institute of Corporate
Governance.”
The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority, which has continuous