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The CIMA Business Leaders’ Summit scheduled for 16 and 17 June will feature Professor Qaisar Abbas, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. Professor Abbas will speak about the economic challenges faced by Sri Lanka in defining its prospects, providing suggestions for improvements and changes in order for the country to secure an economically strong future. 
His presentation titled ‘Macro View: Micro Action’ will provide anunderstanding of the Sri Lankan economy as a whole, while placing it in perspective of the South Asian region. ProfessorAbbas will highlight the uniqueness of Sri Lanka for not only having experienced economic growth amidst war, but also for achieving an economic growth rate that now exceeds the pre-war period.
This year’s summit themed ‘Future Defined’ is woven around the concept of VUCA (vision, understanding, conviction and agility). The speaker will scrutinise this concept from an economic perspective, giving it a new twist. He will define VUCA as the vulnerability to shocks, understanding economy/markets, creating confidence through good governance and ability to achieve sustainable growth or adapt to global economic changes. This new definition will be used by the speaker to provide a base for the future outlook of the Sri Lankan economy.
ProfessorAbbas holds a PhD in Human Resource Development from Nankai University Tianjin, China. He performed Post-Doctoralresearch at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK. He also holds an MSc and an MPhil in Economics from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has been Head of the Management Sciences Department, COMSAT Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad from 2003 to 2010. He was the Chairman of the Management Sciences Department from 2008 to 2010. In this capacity, he has made significant contributions towards the development of a strong Management Sciences program at CIIT. Professor Abbas is a prolific researcher who has produced a consistent stream of research output. He was instrumental in launching the ‘South Asian Journal of Global Business Research’ published by Emerald publications.
