Forum on ‘Emerging Careers for the Future’ on Wednesday

The National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka (NHRDC) together with The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), CareerMe, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), the International Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ICC), and the Daily Financial Times forum on ‘Emerging Careers for the Future’ will be held on Wednesday at 8.30 a.m. at the Members Lounge of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), Colombo-7.  

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof. Mohan De Silva will deliver the keynote address focusing on the latest research done by the UGC. A special feature of the event would be the launch of an android application that will offer a free competency assessment and career guidance.

Ports, Shipping and Southern Development and Youth Affairs Minister Sagala Ratnayake will grace the event as the Chief Guest and International Labour Organization Sri Lanka Officer-in-Charge Thomas Kring will be the Guest of Honour. 

The event will be followed by a panel discussion with experts: International Institute of Health Sciences Dean/Chairman Dr. Nihal De Silva, ICASL President Jagath Perera, KPMG Managing Partner Reyaz Mihular, Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bingumal Thewathanthri, British Council Director – Education and English Louise Cowcher, Deloitte Partner Peeyush Arya, YOULEAD Project Director Charles Conconi, CareerMe Founder/CEO Anjana Kulasekara and the audience participation. 

NHRDC Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody and the International Chamber of Commerce will moderate the panel discussion.