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Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit (SLE&IS) 2025
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE SPEAKERS Day 01 : 0900 - 0945 hrs 2nd December 2025 Mr. Krishan Balendra Chairperson The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Mr. Kenneth Shen Chairman EDOTCO Group, Malaysia Session 01 : 1000 - 1115 hrsMacroeconomic Dashboard : Stability Secured, Growth Unleashed? Mr. Gevorg Sargsyan(Keynote Speaker) Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives, The World Bank Group Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe Governor Central Bank of Sri Lanka Mr. Saurav Anand Economist Standard Chartered Bank Ms. Lilia Aleksanyan Senior Country Economist for Sri Lanka Asian Development Bank Mr. Anushka Wijesinha(Moderator) Director/Co-founder Centre for a Smart Future Session 02 : 1115 - 1230 hrs Beyond Stability : Designing the Next Phase of Sri Lanka's Economic Playbook Dr. Alex Patelis(Keynote Speaker) Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Hon. Prime Minister of Greece Dr. Harsha de Silva MP, Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, Parliament of Sri Lanka Mr. Bernie Stefan Chairman/Managing Director Nestle Lanka PLC Ms. Rajitha Jayasuriya Chairperson Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association Mr. Bingumal Thewarathanthri (Moderator) Chief Executive Officer Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka Session 03 : 1315 - 1445 hrs Sector Deep Dive I : Ports, Logistics and Value Added Services Mr. Tim Miltenburg(Keynote Speaker) Global Head of Decarbonisation, APM Terminals BV, Netherlands Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe Chairman Sri Lanka Ports Authority Mr. Ruwan Waidyaratne Managing Director Hayleys Advantis Limited Ms. Shehara De Silva Group Managing DirectorMcLarens Group Management Limited Mr. Anand Jha Vice President Government Affairs for Visa in India and South Asia Mr. Romesh David (Moderator) Chief Executive Officer SAGT Session 03 : 1315 - 1445 hrs Sector Deep Dives II : Capital Market - Catalyst for Growth Mr. Ruchir Desai(Keynote Speaker) Co-Fund Manager AFC Asia Frontier Fund, Hong Kong Mr. Senaka Kakiriwaragodage (CFA) Chief Executive OfficerNDB Capital Holdings Limited Mr. Rajeeva Bandaranaike Chief Executive OfficerColombo Stock Exchange Mr. Dilshan Wirasekara Managing Director/CEO First Capital Holdings PLC Mr. Sharhan Muhseen ChairmanCommercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Ms. Ruvini Fernando Head of Strategy, Risk and Transaction Advisory Services, Deloitte Sri Lanka and Maldives Session 04 : 1515 - 1645 hrs Sector Deep Dive III : Tourism - How can we finally market Sri Lanka as a tourist destination? Ms. Natalie Kidd(Keynote Speaker) Managin...
Sri Lanka Guardian
Is the Global South merely a relic of postcolonial discourse, or does it retain analytical potency? Are these nations passive victims of systemic inequities, or do domestic choices exacerbate their vulnerabilities? These were the incisive provocations posed by Prof. (Dr.) Hebatallah Adam, whose reflections Shariati and Fanon The intellectual relationship between Shariati and Frantz Fanon On April 6, 2026, unknown miscreants attacked Minhaj Uddin, an activist of After nearly 40 days of intense conflict in the Middle East, the For sixteen years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won every fight: four Easter Sunday recalls an adversity that only a few still living can remember, when the Second World War came to the doorstep of Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka. Eighty-four years have passed since by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is facing a deepening political crisis as Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody is set to resign from his post, citing ongoing legal proceedings against him. The decision comes amid mounting pressure from within theApril 8, 2026A recent audit report issued by the National Audit Office has exposed significant financial losses in Sri Lanka due to the procurement of substandardPivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila’s Pasku Praharaye Mahamolakaru Soya Yema (Searching for the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks) inquired into the 2019 April It is highly unlikely, unfortunately, that the ceasefire agreement brokered by Pakistan will endure. This is due to two principal impediments. First, Israel is adamantly opposed to a cessation of the bombing of Iran’s infrastructure. This bombing campaign is part of the Israeli effort In 1958 Senator John F. Kennedy, getting ready for his upcoming presidential The recent ceasefire announcement and its immediate implementation have been widely viewed History cannot be erased! Constitutional betrayal will not go unpunished, and reckoning “For those who believe, no proof is necessary; for those who do not believe, no proof is enough.” ~ Attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas The Revelation This essay is not meant to offer conclusive proof of God’s existence, nor is it intended to convinceApril 9, 2026 A dramatic confrontation at the United Nations Security Council has underscored the growing risk of a wider international crisis, as Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints. The move India is moving a...
Enhancing Continental Trade Facilitation in Africa, delivered by the ...
Behind every trade agreement are months, sometimes years, of rigorous analysis. In Egypt, Economic Analyst and Australia Awards alumna Maria Shuhdy Isaac...
DISCUSSION BRIEF - Global South Perspectives on the Peace and ...
DISCUSSION BRIEF - Global South Perspectives on the Peace and Development Nexus: Potential of South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Addressing the Impact of Conflict on Global South Countries by Adel M. Abdellatif* March 2026 Introduction: A Moment of Reckoning We are living through a convergence of crises: conflicts, climate disruption, economic fragmentation, and digital fracture ...
