Private sector driven growth in focus at Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022

The private sector’s role in driving growth in an economic reset of Sri Lanka will be under the spotlight at the third session of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022 organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on 6 December, which will explore the environment required for the private sector to drive growth, under the theme ‘Resetting to Facilitate Growth’.

The session will look at how Sri Lanka can secure quick wins to reduce bottlenecks and facilitate investment and exports, as well as how taskforces set up to improve the ease of doing business can further facilitate this. What Sri Lanka can learn from other countries that have taken progressive steps to improve facilitation of the private sector to create a business enabling environment will also be discussed. The session will bring together the viewpoint of the export community, multinationals and key investment projects alongside the public sector officials driving the reform process. 

The session will be presented by International Finance Corporation in Sri Lanka and Maldives Country Manager Alejandro Alvarez de la Campa, with Hirdaramani Group Director Vinod Hirdaramani, Heineken Lanka Ltd. Managing Director/CEO Maud Meijboom-van Wel, Presidential Secretariat Senior Additional Secretary to the President Chandanie Wijayawardhana, Board of Investments Director General Renuka M. Weerakoon, and CHEC Port City Colombo Ltd. Deputy Managing Director Thulci Aluwihare, participating as panellists. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Vice Chairman Duminda Hulangamuwa will moderate the sessions. 

The Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022 (SLES 2022) is scheduled to be held on 5 and 6 December as a hybrid summit, at the Shangri-La Hotel. The theme for the 22nd Sri Lanka Economic Summit is based on the theme of ‘Resetting from Turmoil to Opportunity’.  

The Chamber looks forward to delivering an insightful and valuable experience to all participants. Participants have the opportunity to register online from https://www.chamber.lk/index.php/sles-2022 for the entire two-day summit or choose the sessions they wish to attend. Registrations for the event are now open. For further information, please contact Niroshini on [email protected] or 0115588852; or Alikie on [email protected] or 0115588805, or the hotline number 0770228855.