Upgrading value-add by leveraging local resources a key focus at SL Economic Virtual Summit 2020

The Sri Lanka Economic Virtual Summit (SLES) will have a session focusing on unlocking competitiveness for domestic industries by leveraging on technology, skills, policy and value addition. 

This session will examine how Sri Lanka can position itself to be competitive with the global trend of trade realignment. Case studies of countries and companies that are punching above its weight will be examined as examples for Sri Lankan private sector to take note of.

The presenters at this plenary will include Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Vietnam) Partner – Head of Deals/Strategy Nguyen Luong Hien, BPPL Holdings PLC Managing Director Dr. Anush Amarasinghe, and English Tea Shop (UK) Chief Executive Officer Suranga Herath. 

The presenters will be joined by Ministry of Industries Secretary Chulananda Perera and Institute of Policy Studies Executive Director Dr. Dushni Weerakoon for a plenary discussion and the session will be moderated by John Keells Group Executive Vice President Roshanie Jayasundera Moraes. 

The two-day virtual summit will bring together key Government officials, key policymakers, business leaders as well as the input of top international thought leaders to identify the steps in developing a ‘Roadmap for Take-off’. The theme is reflective of the need to accelerate the economic recovery post the pandemic and focus on key levers to drive a people-centric economic revival.

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organising the SLES 2020 on 1-2 December. This will be the 20th consecutive year the Chamber is organising the country’s foremost economic event. Participants are able to register for the entire two-day summit, or pick the sessions of their choice, an opportunity offered for the first time. 

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.