Saturday Oct 24, 2026
Saturday Oct 24, 2026
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Ranil Wickremesinghe
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Maria Fernanda Garza
Dr. Louis Perron
The Daily FT - ACCA and the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka, together with WIM, the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors, the MBA Alumni Association of the University of Colombo and Pioneer Institute of Business & Technology, will be conducting their milestone 50th webinar.
Titled “In an Emerging New World Order, What Are Sri Lanka’s Options?”, the webinar will be accessible to all today (24) from 4:00 p.m. onwards.
The webinar will be broadcast live via the Facebook platforms of ICCSL, WIM, MBA Alumni and ACCA, and on the YouTube channel “Business Detective”.
Several eminent foreign and Sri Lankan experts who are conversant with this vital subject will be heard on this program.
The keynotes will be delivered by Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States of America, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago Mahinda Samarasinghe, International Chamber of Commerce Global Honorary Chair Maria Fernanda Garza and Global Political Consultant, Campaign Strategist & Political Scientist Dr. Louis Perron of Switzerland.
The panel will comprise Former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral Jayantha Perera, International Affairs Advisor & Former Senior Diplomat in South Asia, Latin America and Russia James Dauris, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Managing Director & Partner Abhishek Bhatia, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi Director General Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Embassy of Japan in the UK Minister & Head of the Political Section Kotaro Katsuki, UK Entrepreneur Warren Vaheeswaran, Advocata Institute Chief Executive Officer Dhananath Fernando, Former Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary and SciencesPo University Paris (CERI) Visiting Fellow Aruni Wijewardane, Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to France & Netherlands Buddhi Athauda, and Pathfinder Foundation Chairman & Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Bernard Goonetilleke.
The session will be moderated by Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody and Former Chief Editor & Media Consultant Mandana Ismail.
Links to watch event –
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1MKeKoNY2N/
Youtube - https://youtube.com/live/ccg6nrXzM9g?feature=share
