‘The Night of Ideas’ in Colombo

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

The French Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Maldives and the Alliance française de Kotte announce the second edition of ‘The Night of Ideas’ (in French: Nuit des Idées) in Colombo. Under the theme of ‘The Tropical Forest’, this event will take place from 5 p.m. on Thursday, 30 January at the BCIS.

Launched in 2016 at the initiative of the French government, ‘The Night of Ideas’ brings together leading international thinkers, scientists and artists across the five continents to ponder on world major challenges, during one night.

In partnership with the BCIS, they will organise an event in two parts:

A screening of the documentary ‘Once Upon a Forest’ by Luc Jacquet
A talk between specialists around the theme of tropical forest
With:
Tharuka Dissanaike, UNDP
N. Ayyappan – Researcher, Institut Français de Pondichery
Ananda Mallawatantri – Country Representative, International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN
Hemantha Withanage – Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Justice

The event is free, on registration at [email protected] before 27 January.

For more information, please visit the Facebook event: The Night of Ideas in Colombo; or the website https://lk.ambafrance.org or www.alliancefrançaise.lk.

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.