Let’s Reset Sri Lanka confab kicks off today

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  • Advocata organises conference on the way forward for economic reforms

The Advocata Institute has organised the Reform Now conference, to be held today and tomorrow on the theme “Let’s Reset Sri Lanka.” This event has brought together policymakers, international experts, thought leaders, the business community, civil society and citizens of Sri Lanka to discuss reforms needed to overcome the current crisis.

The conference contains multiple expert panels with local and global thinkers and academics on a range of economic and social issues. 

This includes vital reforms in areas such as taxation, State Owned Enterprise, social safety nets, trade policy and land policy. 

The two-day forum is featuring eminent experts including (Central) Bank of Thailand former Governor Dr. Veerathai Santiprabhob, who will deliver the keynote today and will later participate in a fireside chat with Advocata Chairperson Murtaza Jafferjee. Prof. Premachandra Athukorala from the Australian National University will be delivering his remarks on the second day of the conference. The event commenced with remarks from the President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe. 

Those who are interested in following tomorrow’s sessions of the “Let’s Reset Sri Lanka” conference can do so by following the event on Zoom at https://www.reformnow.advocata.org/contact.html/

Further details about the conference, the list of speakers, and panels can be also found on our website at https://www.reformnow.advocata.org/

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