CCC Economic Summit Day 2 offers insights on leveraging opportunities for revival

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The foremost and most anticipated economic event of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021 continues for the second successive day on 7 December, under the theme ‘Springboard for revival: Opportunity to reset’.

Day one of the Summit delivered on expectations, with a high-profile line-up of speakers and panellists generating insightful and thought-provoking discussions on setting a sustainable course for Sri Lanka’s economic revival and development, including the urgent need for a more holistic and long-term economic policy.

Today’s sessions will focus on leveraging Sri Lanka’s resources and capabilities in order to position the country as a viable commercial and technology hub, exploring avenues to enhance the export portfolio and dollar revenue as well as reviving the tourism industry in the context of a new normal for travel.

Virtusa GM – Madu Ratnayake, and SLASSCOM Chairperson Sandra de Zoysa will address the summit on the topic of ‘Charting a Path Towards a Technology Hub’. Harvard’s Center for International Development Director – Growth Lab Professor/Rafic Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School Ricardo Hausmann will speak on ‘Resetting the Export Portfolio’. International Trade Centre Director – Division of Country Programs Ashish Shah – will present on ‘New Instruments – Springboards for Exports’, while McKinsey and Company Partner Steve Saxon will present during the final session of the summit, on ‘Survival to Recovery: Reviving Tourism Inflows’. Many eminent panellists and experienced moderators will join the panel discussions that will follow the presentations in each session.

Participants have the opportunity to register online from https://chamber.lk for the entire day or choose the sessions they wish to attend. The Chamber looks forward to delivering a unique, digitally transformed experience to all participants in addition to in-person participation at the Shangri-La Colombo this year. Registrations for the event are still open. For further information, please contact [email protected] or 0115588852; or [email protected] or 0115588805.