Friday, 29 August 2014 01:07
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the country’s premier business chamber has formed the ‘Young Members Forum’ (YMF) in a bid to identify, engage and develop the next generation of Sri Lankan leaders by providing an inspirational growth opportunity for them through various strategically driven programs.
The YMF, which is expected to be officially launched shortly, is focusing on providing leadership and entrepreneurship development programs to its members.
This latest initiative by the Chamber, which is in its 175th year, is ventured upon as it was felt that there was a dearth in the ‘next generation’ leaders in the country.
Currently the YMF has a significant membership of young corporate executives and emerging entrepreneurs in the country.
The aim of this program is to reach a wider spectrum of individuals by providing individual membership to The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) through CCC-YMF to build strong relationships that can be linked to the Chamber over the years. The CCC intends to make the most of its current corporate membership to plan and integrate continuous programs to develop the YMF members.
The Forum will encourage entrepreneurship, create a knowledge sharing culture, provide assistance to young professionals in relation to business, employment and training and create networking opportunities with CCC members.
Once enrolled as a member, the Chamber will facilitate a common platform for the youth to interact, learn, share knowledge and to develop and grow together in their respective domains which will be accepted by all stakeholders.
The YMF’s primary target is the 26% of the Sri Lankan population, which falls into the age groups between 18-40 years. (Source: CBSL 2013 Annual Report)
If any interested party requires any assistance or clarification on YMF, please email [email protected].
