Malik to speak at prestigious Global Investment Forum in Dubai

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Sri Lanka’s investment opportunities will receive a global spotlight with Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama speaking at the ‘Global Investment Forum’ of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) taking place next week.

The prestigious global forum being held at the Atlantis the Palm, Dubai, from 16-17 November will provide the platform to showcase Sri Lanka’s investment opportunities and ongoing economic transformation initiatives to an elite audience of investors. The forum is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Minister Samarawickrama will be speaking in a session alongside Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters, African Development Bank President Akinwum iAdesina, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Sir Suma Chakrabarti.

The ICD Global Investment Forum convenes the world’s most prominent business leaders, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and heads of state. Other speakers at the event include Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Gambian President Adama Barrow, AirAsia Chairman/CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Khazanah Nasional Managing Director San Sri Azman Mokhtar, Walt Disney former Chairman Dick Cook, Hyperloop Co-Founder and President of Engineering Josh Giegel, and DP World Chairman and CEO Sultan bin Sulayem.

The Forum is taking place alongside the 4th Annual Summit of Co-Investment Roundtable of Sovereign and Pension Funds, and provides a unique opportunity for Sri Lanka’s emerging opportunities for foreign investment and improving climate for FDI to be showcased to high net-worth individuals and sovereign funds looking for new growth opportunities.