The 4th Annual GCC Regulators Summit will be taking place in Doha on Feb. 22 and 23, 2010. The event is recognized by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and financial services community as the essential gathering addressing the unprecedented challenges of promoting compliance and good corporate governance in the GCC. The Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has confirmed its position as Lead Sponsor of the Summit. Philip Thorpe, Chairman and Chief Executive of the QFCRA, said: “As lead sponsors at the 4th GCC Regulators Summit, we look forward to working alongside the regulatory community in Qatar and in the GCC to deliver a genuinely high-quality regulatory event which will seek to address the crucial issues facing both regional and international financial services regulators at this turbulent time. We will be encouraging the message that rigorous, world-class regulatory practice is a prerequisite to developing and improving financial services markets in every jurisdiction.”