SLASSCOM to host CXO Breakfast Briefing on ‘Impact of policies concerning the internet on innovation

Wednesday, 28 August 2013 00:34 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

The SLASSCOM CXO Breakfast Briefing on ‘Impact of policies concerning the internet on innovation and economic growth’ featuring a keynote address by Ann Lavin-Director, Policy and Government Affairs, Greater China and Asian Growth Markets, Google will be held on 5 September from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Kings Court, Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel. It seeks to learn from the successes and failures of the implementation of policies concerning the internet around the region and its impact on innovation and economic growth of those countries. This will be followed by a panel discussion with eminent panellists including: Ann Lavin – Director, Policy and Government Affairs, Greater China and Asian Growth Markets, Google Jayantha Fernando – Program Director/Legal Advisor, Information and Communications Technology Agency (ICTA) Madu Ratanayake – Chairman SLASSCOM and Senior Vice President and General Manager Virtusa (Moderator) Sriganesh Lokanathan – Senior Research Manager, LIRNEasia Professor Malik Ranasinghe – Senior Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Moratuwa (UoM) and noted Academic As Google’s Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs for Greater China and Southeast Asia, Ann Lavin focuses works to focus on a range of issues including economic empowerment, content regulation, geopolitics, privacy and general technology policy. She has spent over a decade living or working in Asia. Before joining Google, Lavin was a Senior Advisor with McLarty Associates, a US-based strategic advisory firm and Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council, the principal US business organisation in Southeast Asia.

Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event including Valentine ’s Day. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Flower Bouquets, Clothing, Watches, Lingerie, Gift Sets and Jewellery. Also if you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.