President to inaugurate Ceylon Chamber Sri Lanka Economic Summit

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Prime Minister to launch Day 2 and participate in VVIP session

Sri Lanka’s Foremost Economic Summit will be inaugurated by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Chief Guest on 1 December.

The Summit is themed ‘Roadmap for Take-off: Driving a People Centric Economic Revival’. The President will also deliver the inaugural address.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will launch the second phase of the summit on 2 December and participate in the VVIP session focused on ‘Empowering Take-off: Efficient Government and Progressive State Enterprises’.

The Inaugural session on 1 December, commencing at 8:30 a.m., will feature addresses by keynote speaker Indian Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman and State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms Guest of Honour Ajith Nivard Cabraal. Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chairman Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya will deliver the welcome address.

The flagship summit will be held on a virtual format in compliance with health guidelines and will bring together key policymakers, business leaders as well as the input of top international thought leaders will come together to identify the steps in developing the pathway towards the accelerated and people centric revival of the country’s economy.

Participants may register for the entire two-day virtual summit, or pick the sessions of their choice, an opportunity offered for the first time. Registrations for the event are now open. For further information, please contact Niroshini on [email protected] or 0115588852; or Alikie on [email protected] or 0115588805.