US Ambassador to headline AmCham event on ‘Empowering the Female Workforce’

The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka presents the second instalment of the ‘Modern Workplaces’ series for 2019 titled: ‘Empowering the Female Workforce’. This event will be held on Tuesday, 25 June at the Mövenpick Hotel Colombo.

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz

AmCham’s Modern Workplaces series explores how dynamic organisational styles and priorities create the need for new company needs and strategic priorities. This is the second event in this series. The first was titled, ‘Wellness at the Workplace’ and was held in February 2019. The keynote address, at this event, will be delivered by US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz.

This session will focus on how Sri Lanka has one of the lowest rates of female participation in the workforce in the world, despite being a middle income country, and having exemplary social development levels when compared to its regional peers; building workplaces that embrace gender equity and commit to gender smart initiatives by looking at non-discriminatory policies, improving access to part time work, providing child care; empowering women and their economic empowerment and showcasing best practices and case studies of companies that have adopted gender smart solutions.

Industry experts will join in on an interactive panel discussion as well. They are: Chandi Dharmaratne, Senior Director Human Resources, VirtusaLtd.; Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson

Managing Director – Pharmaceuticals, Logistics and Maritime of Hemas Holdings PLC; Aarthy Arunasalam, Employment Lead for Women in Work Program, International Finance Corporation; Kanishka Weerasinghe, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, The Employers Federation of Ceylon and Sarinda Unamboowe, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director – MAS Kreeda of MAS Holdings Ltd.

The main sponsor of the event is Herman Miller by JAT Holdings, while the official newspaper is the Daily FT. Event partners include: American Alumni Association, SLASSCOM, HRP, EFC and Great Place to Work Sri Lanka, while the Employee Engagement Partner is 361 Degrees.

To register for this event, please contact Shashini at AmCham on 112 300 116 or via [email protected].