Panel of 12 experts at Daily FT post-Budget seminar on 24 Nov

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The post-Budget 2012 seminar organised by the Daily FT in partnership with Colombo University MBA Alumni Association will be most comprehensive as it involves a panel of 12 experts.

The event scheduled for Thursday, 24 November from 8.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at the Oak Room of Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, will see specialists from the Government and private sector sharing their key insights to the Budget 2012.

Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera will be the Chief Guest along with his senior officials whilst the line up of top private sector leaders who will feature in a panel includes Brandix CEO Ashroff Omar, Access Engineering Chairman Sumal Perera, DIMO Chairman Ranjith Pandithage, Expolanka Holdings Group CEO Hanif Yusoof, Yarlpanam Chamber of Commerce Chairman K. Poornachandran, Aitken Spence Hotel Sector Head Malin Hapugoda, Aitken Spence Director and Head of Business Development and Plantations Dr. Rohan Fernando, SLASSCOM President and John Keells Holdings Vice President Sujiva Devaraja and APIIT City Campus CEO Dr. Athula Pitigala Arachchi.

Colombo University Dean of the Faculty of Management and Finance Prof. H.D. Karunaratne will provide an economists perspective whilst Gajma and Company Partner and specialist N.R. Gajendran will take on tax issues arising from the 2012 Budget.

Premier blue chip John Keells Holdings and national telecom carrier Sri Lanka Telecom are strategic partners for this unique post-Budget seminar, participation at which is by prior registration. See Page 11 for details.