4th Annual GCC Regulators’ Summit

22-23 February 2010, Doha, Qatar

BDI will be participating in the upcoming 4th Annual GCC Regulators Summit, in Doha on February 22-23, 2010. This two-day conference, organized annually by Complinet[C1] , will cover the key facets of compliance and regulation within the GCC region and is expected to attract over 400 professionals.

H E Yousef Hussein Kamal, the Minister of Economy and Finance of the State of Qatar will be inaugurating the summit and delivering the keynote opening speech.

BDI will be hosting a session on the first day of the Summit from 11-12pm. The session will include a panel discussion entitled “Removing the Barriers to Greater Board Effectiveness” and feature prominent speakers from various BDI partners:

• Ahmed Al Sheikh, Head of Corporate Governance, Capital Market Authority, Saudi Arabia
• Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi, Deputy CEO for Legal Affairs, Issuance and Research, Securities and Commodities Authority
• Alberto Alvarez, Principal, McKinsey & Company

The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Ramzi Abdeljaber, Managing Director, Business Development at Investcorp.

For more information on the conference or on how to register, please visit the Summit website: http://www.complinet.com/gatherings/gcc/summit/2010/index.html