FITIS launches National CXO Forum for 2019

The Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) the apex body of ICT industry is organising the National CXO Forum for the 4th consecutive year. 

The CXO Forum will be held on the Thursday, 14 March at the Shangri-La Hotel Colombo. The sessions will be held from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Grand Ballroom of the Shangri-La Hotel. 

Dr. Kithsiri Manchanayakke

Prasad Hettiarachchi

Aruna Alwis

Casing varied areas of Banking, Finance and Insurance (BFI) Sector, Manufacturing Sector and Digital Government (eGovernment), the CXO forum will bring together approximately 600 delegates, from both the private and public sectors of Sri Lanka on to a common forum.

Chairman FITIS Dr. Kithsiri Manchanayakke stated that “this year’s CXO forum is the bridge required to increase the momentum of the industry pace in Sri Lanka and we are looking forward to the equilibrium of networks to extend this year”

The National CXO Forum will feature the acumen of eleven leading speakers from the industry, locally and internationally. They are highly anticipated forward-thinking disruptors, including experts from the IT and business innovators of companies in the region.  CXO Forum Chairman Prasad Hettiarachchi said that the theme of the forum is “towards a digital economy” and speakers will share their practical strategies and success stories in spearheading business innovation, application of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Blockchain(BC), Hyperloop Technology (HT), securing organisations and harnessing the latest technologies and fostering innovation to sustain business in today’s disrupted world.

The facet of speakers for the series will allow engagement and thinking of the industry together and give them cases of how the collaboration can assist Sri Lankan companies to work together to bring the edge required to drive forward. FITIS Chief Executive Officer Aruna Alwis stated that “This year’s line-up of speakers is one which breaks the bounds of the years past in terms of the gravity of content and indulging the industry with the stimulation required.”

The opening keynote speaker Kay Lummitsch of the Digital Journeyman Foundation and API is to kick-start the program and set the tone for the day. 

Award-winning LOLC Group CIO Conrad Dias will lead the Banking, Finance and Insurance (BFI) Track.  Rico Petrillo from Swisscom will make a Special Appearance to talk on distributed ledger technologies, hashgraph, Blockchain, and Ethereum. Payhere Founder CEO Dhanika Perera (the Sri Lankan equivalent of Paypal) will be making a guest appearance. 

Another highlight is the area of e-governance and e-citizen, where Suresh Surenthiran of The Digital Journeyman Foundation will be leading the discussion on e-governance and e-citizen track together with Indika De Zoysa and Sameera Jayawardena. 

Prominent Sri Lankan Security Guru Sujit Christy will be leading the Presenters in the Manufacturing Track with Oktay Arslan of Swissloop (HyperLoop) who will be making a Special Appearance to talk about industrial design in manufacturing and how it contributed to overall industry capabilities. Dr. Chandika Wickramatillke will address the audience on automation in the manufacturing sector.

Investment for the forum is priced at Rs. 15,000. Tickets are available from 444.lk. FITIS members and Ecosystem Partner Members are exclusively eligible for a special discount rate of Rs.12, 000.

More information on the forum is available online at www.cxo.lk For further information on registering for the  CXO forum contact Upendra Sanjeewanion +94 11266526.