Budget 2014: Get the bigger picture at Daily FT-Colombo Uni. MBAA Forum on Monday

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The bigger picture of the Government’s 2014 Budget will be in the spotlight at the Daily FT-Colombo University MBA Alumni Association jointly organised Forum on Monday 25 November from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The Kingsbury. Held for the fourth consecutive year and a first-of-its-kind initiative by a national daily, the popular annual forum will bring top officials and business leaders under one platform for what is likely to be the most critical dissection of 2014 Budget, which will be presented by President and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday in Parliament. Judging by past events, over 500 participants are expected to attend the Daily FT-Colombo Uni. MBA Alumni post-Budget Forum with Secretary to Ministry of Finance and Planning Dr. P.B. Jayasundera as the Chief Guest for the fourth consecutive year. Other main speakers will be the IMF Sri Lanka Resident Representative Dr. Koshy Mathai and Consultant/Economist/Advisor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy.

For the first time an unprecedented group of business leaders for the first time coming together under a common platform will serve in a panel discussion. They are Aitken Spence Chairman Harry Jayawardena, John Keells Holdings Chairman Susantha Ratnayake, Carson Cumberbatch Director Mano Selvanathan, Hayleys Chairman Mohan Pandithage, Hemas Holdings Chairman Husein Esufally, CT Holdings Managing Director Ranjit Page and KPMG Sri Lanka Managing Partner Reyaz Mihular. A host of corporates are supporting the unique initiative. Sri Lanka Telecom is the Gold Sponsor whilst Access Engineering and DIMO are Silver Sponsors. Janashakthi Insurance is the Insurance Partner and The Kingsbury is the Hospitality Partner. KPMG is coming in as the Technical Partner, providing its analysis and useful documents on the Budget and taxation to all participants at the forum. Pheonix Ogilvy is the Creative Partner along with Neo Ogilvy as the Digital Partner. OfficeMx is the Official Print Partner and zMessenger as the Official SMS Partner. Gold, Hiru TV and Sooriyan FM are the Electronic Media Partners. To reserve your seat at this mega forum contact 0773446932 whilst discounted tickets are on offer for more than two participants from one organisation.