Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2007

CONFERENCE: In keeping with the primary objective of Economic Summit 2007, session 1 has been named "Achieving Double-Digit Growth". Organised by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), in partnership with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI), for the second year in succession, Economic Summit 2007 is themed as "Spreading the Wings of Development."

The first session of the summit, chaired by Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Dr. Sarath Amunugama, will elaborate the growth strategy that is envisaged by the Government for the country and identify what needs to be done to achieve it.

The keynote address for this key session on "Achieving Double-Digit Growth" would be delivered by Alan Rosling, Executive Director, TATA Sons Ltd, on "How Great Companies Achieve It", followed by Secretary to the Treasury-Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, who would speak on "Macro Economic Development framework for the next ten years".

The other speakers are Country Director, Asian Development Bank, Richard Vokes, who would speak on the "Asian Experience" and Chairman of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Mahen Dayananda, who will speak on the "Role of the Private Sector".

The session would be co-chaired by Deputy Vice Chairman of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Dr. Anura Ekanayake, and it also includes a Q & A session.

Session 2 of Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2007, titled "Trade and Investment-Unleashing the Potential", will elaborate on steps being taken by the Board of investment to make Sri Lanka a more attractive investment destination and the incentives that are offered to foreign investors. Minister of Export Development and International Trade Prof. G.L. Peiris, will chair the session while Chairman, Imperial Tea Exports R.L. Juriansz, would be the Co-chairman.

This key session would be addressed by Chairman/Director General- The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Dhammika Perera ('Why invest in Sri Lanka') and Executive Director-Institute of Policy Studies Dr. Saman Kelegama ('Potential for Trade and Investment through FTAs').