Sri Lanka Economic Summit begins today

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will inaugurate the Sri Lanka Economic Summit organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce which opens today (28 January) to a sold-out audience at the Shangri La Hotel, Colombo.

President Dissanayake will participate in a Fireside Chat on the Government’s vision for sustainable economic progress, with the Deputy Vice Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber Bingumal Thewarathanthri. The day two of the Summit will open with a Fireside Chat with Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on the Digital Economy.

This year’s summit, which has drawn record participation and an unprecedented audience of business leaders, policymakers, academics and senior corporate representation, is conducted under the theme Shaping Sri Lanka’s Future: Transformational Growth with Sound Economic Policies, focusing on the country’s economic trajectory. The Ceylon Chamber’s leadership including Chairman Duminda Hulangamuwa and Vice Chairman.

Krishan Balendra will also be in attendance, with Hulangamuwa delivering the opening remarks at the inauguration Standard Chartered Bank is the Platinum sponsor of the event, while Unilever Sri Lanka and Deloitte Sri Lanka are the Gold sponsors. The Asian Development Bank acts as the Knowledge Partner, VISA as the Strategic Partner, Kerry Logistics Lanka (Pvt) Ltd is the Logistics Partner and South Asia Gateway Terminals is the Session sponsor. Dialog Axiata PLC and Dialog Television are the Telecommunication and Television Partners respectively, while Shangri-La Hotel Colombo, is the ‘Hospitality Partner ‘of the Summit.

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