NHRDC Forum on ‘Defying Retirement at 55 Years’

The National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka (NHRDC) together with Mead Johnson Nutrition, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), The International Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ICC), and Daily Financial Times have organised a discussion forum on ‘Defying Retirement at 55 Years’. 

The discussion forum will be held on 13 November at 8:30am at the Auditorium of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, 30A, Malalasekara Road, Colombo 7.

This forum is aimed at identifying opportunities to get retirees back to work while enhancing their wellness, usefulness and fitness. The NHRDC expects this forum to create a discussion platform on how retirees can create a second career and decide whether returning to work would benefit.

High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Riaz Hamidulla will attend the event as the Chief Guest and Ministry of Highways and Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development Secretary Sunil Hettiarachchi will be the Guest of Honour. Dean and the Chairman of the International Institute of Health Sciences Dr. Nihal De Silva will deliver the Keynote Speech.

The event will be followed by a panel discussion with experts: University of Sri Jayewardenepura Director of Mindfulness based Research Dr. Sanath Mahawithana, Women in Management in Sri Lanka/Maldives/Canada Founder/Chairperson Dr. Sulochana Sigera, Department of Labour Commissioner General R.P.A Wimalaweera, Kaleidoscope Ltd. Chairman and CEO Santosh Menon, Janashakthi PLC Founder Chandra Schaffter, Employers Federation of Sri Lanka Director General and CEO Kanishka Weerasinghe, General and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Gotabhaya Ranasinghe, and Institute of Policy Studies Director of Research Dr. Nisha Arunatilake. National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka and International Chamber of Commerce Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody will be the moderator.