Alston on spotlight at Sri Lanka Corporate Director Summit 2026

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Alston Koch performing at the SLID Fireside Chat

Alston Koch with Nepalese Forbes billionaire Dr. Binod Chaudhary

Alston Koch with Sanjeev Gardiner

The iconic Alston Koch this week enthralled delegates at the Fireside Chat of the Sri Lanka Corporate Director Summit organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) at the Cinnamon Grand.

Sri Lanka’s internationally recognised Gold and Platinum award winning singer in a mesmerising performance that ‘moved’ everyone present pleads for Sri Lankans all over the world to rally round the flag and the country it represents.

Alston, who has carried the Sri Lankan flag throughout the world of entertainment from Asia to Australia, London to New York and all of Europe, pleaded to the business fraternity to join hands in supporting the country and its Government in taking his beloved homeland to the heights that it clearly deserved in a very moving performance last evening.

Following keynotes by UK University of Leicester President and Vice Chancellor Prof. Sir Nishan Canagarajah and Nepal Chaudhary Group Chairman and President Dr. Binod Chaudhary, the fireside chat featured Commercial Bank of Ceylon Chairman Sharhan Muhseen, BOI Former Director General Renuka Weerakoon, Universal Sportsbiz India Founder and CEO Anjana Reddy, Galle Face Hotel Group Chairman Sanjeev Gardiner, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Andrew Patrick, Unilever Sri Lanka Chairman and CEO Ali Tariq, IFC International Finance Corporation Principal Country Officer Victor Antonypillai, Bar Association of Sri Lanka President Rajeev Amarasuriya, Deloitte South Asia Partner – Marketing, Brand and Communications Leader Jehil Thakkar and Daily FT Editor and CEO Nisthar Cassim.

Alston is also the Ambassador to the Commonwealth Union for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.