State Minister Cabraal Chief Guest at 8th Capital Markets Conference on 10 Nov.

The 8th Capital Markets Conference (CAPM) will be held on 10 November. The conference will feature a dazzling array of speakers and panellists, with State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, the Honourable Ajith Nivard Cabraal, delivering the keynote address. The speakers will represent a cross section of stakeholders, thereby providing the registered participants with different perspectives. 

CSE CEO Rajeeva Bandaranayake will make a formal presentation on the ‘Outlook for the Stock Market’ while Candor Holdings CEO/Group Director Ravi Abeysuriya will provide an ‘Investor Perspective on the introduction of REITs’ to the Sri Lankan market. 

Both these presentations will be followed by panel discussions on the respective topics and a panel discussion on capital markets, in general, will also feature at the event. 

The key sessions will be moderated by Daily FT Editor Nisthar Cassim, KPMG in Sri Lanka Principal Suresh Perera and Adl Capital Director Mafaz Ishaq, whilst some of the panellists confirmed thus far include Acuity Partners MD/Group CEO Ray Abeywardena, JKSE Consultants Principal Consultant Lasintha Ferdinando, KPMG in Sri Lanka Director Tax and Regulatory Hasna Hassan, NDB Wealth Management COO and Unit Trust Association of Sri Lanka President Ruwan Perera, and KPMG in Sri Lanka Director, Deal Advisory Ajantha Weerasekera. 

CAPM 2020 will assume a new format, with the event commencing post-lunch, thus enabling stock market participants to also participate in this annual event, held for the eighth successive year. Furthermore, due to the restrictions placed on holding live events, the conference will be held for the first time on a virtual platform. 

The timing seems opportune in light of the positivity that seems to have encapsulated the capital markets and the stock market, in particular. Whilst this may have been dampened somewhat by the sudden and unexpected rise in COVID-19 cases, there is still an underlying resilience that the markets are undoubtedly exhibiting, in the aftermath of the elections.

The formal launch of REITs has also caused a sense of anticipation among not just the capital market players but also in ancillary industries. It has given the capital markets an impetus that has fast dispelled the gloom that pervaded the market and the country, as a whole, during the period in which the entire country was in lockdown.

For more information on the event or to register contact the event organisers UTO EduConsult on 0773501246 or 0770458659.