Webinar on post-COVID-19 business survival today

Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) and its member chamber, Colombo Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) are organising a free webinar under the theme ‘Post-COVID-19 Business Survival’ todayfrom  6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Leading business chamber leaders, such as National Chamber of Commerce of Sri lanka President Asela De Livera, Colombo Chamber of Commerce President Saranga Wijeyarathne, Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs immediate past President Dinuk Hettiarachchi, International Chamber of Commerce Secretary Shanil Fernando, Asia Pacific Trade Agreement Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Dr. Rohitha Silva, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Asia Regional Council Chairman Manoj Chugh, President of Sri Lanka China Trade and Investment Council Lai Yung Sun will come together on the same platform to share their thoughts on how the business world can fight against COVID-19 and move forward during the post-COVID-19 period that follows. The live stream of the forum will be available through https://youtu.be/AAHT72ooN5Y. FCCISL President Shirley Jayawardena said the chamber leaders webinar is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka. “We are happy to host this event in collaboration with FICCI, which can share the Indian perspective with the audience. We have also invited the China Trade and Investment Council to share the Chinese perspective as well.” 

Quoting the famous saying “the business of business is to do business”, she said we do not have any other alternative but to do business. “We are aware that COVID-19 has changed the macro business environment and human behavior due to social distancing. The magnitude of negative economic impacts has compelled us to think differently. Today’s main challenge faced by us is how to have productive social distance and technological innovation to help businesses bounce back to the pre-COVID-19 era. In this context, I hope this webinar will shed light on many new avenues for businesses to succeed,” she added.

This webinar will be moderated by FCCISL Senior Vice President and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) immediate past President Keerthi Gunawardene