Financial Times

Mahathir, Imran to address CIMA summit here
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed, one of Asia's most successful leaders, will be making his first visit to Sri Lanka in May - attending CIMA Sri Lanka's global summit as the keynote speaker.

Also billed to speak at the same CIMA global leaders summit 2005, titled "Passion for Perfection" is former Pakistani test cricket captain Imran Khan.

Popularly known as Mahathir, the former PM, architect of Malaysia's economic boom, hasn't visited Sri Lanka before, according to the Malaysian High Commission in Colombo which is unaware of the visit.

They are among a galaxy of Asian and Sri Lankan business leaders taking part in the high profile May 26-27 meeting at the BMICH. The conference is expected to attract 1000 people at the inauguration of which 700 delegates - both international and local - would take part in the technical sessions.

Among the presenters are Sri Lankan-born Raj Rajaratnam, founder and Managing Partner of US-based The Galleon Group and one of the biggest investors in the Colombo bourse, Malaysia's Tony Fernandes Director & Group Chief Officer, AirAsia Berhad and Sri Lanka's Priyan Fernando, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Business Travel at American Express Company.

Fernando, based in New York, leads an organizaton of over 12,000, comprising the largest travel management company in the world. Both Mahathir and Khan would be spending just a day in Sri Lanka due to busy schedules, Claude Perera, CIMA Sri Lanka President said.

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