Ceylon Chamber’s Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave on Sept 16
View(s):The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organising Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave 2019”, under the theme “Explore: Network: Capitalise” on September 16, for the fourth consecutive year, at the Shangri-La Colombo.
The event is in association with the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, the Department of Commerce and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board.
The event offers the perfect blend of opportunities aimed at enriching institutional, corporate and individual investors and business houses with a comprehensive set of guidelines for their investment decisions, and act as a networking opportunity for introductions to potential overseas business partners with a view of establishing partnerships/investments in Sri Lanka, the chamber said. The conference inauguration will be followed by a presentation on “Sri Lanka’s evolving consumer market and investment opportunity for growth”,a panel discussion on Strategies for Growth – Foreign Direct Investment, National Export Strategy, Navigating the Operating Landscape including Regulations – Tax – Foreign Exchange – Land, Foreign Investment Perspective and Public – Private Partnerships, a Presentation on Port City Colombo, B2B and G2B business matchmaking sessions followed by a Strategic Networking Event facilitating participants to directly network with senior ministers and officials attached to various government institutions in addition to participants from various other countries.
Last year, the Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave held in June attracted 134 foreign participants from 24 countries in addition to 127 local conglomerates. Following the success of Conclave 2016, 2017 and 2018, the chamber said it anticipates an even greater number of participants in 2019. Sri Lanka has invested heavily to develop infrastructure such as port, road network, additional airports and telecommunication facilities in recent times.