NCE export awards
The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) had its NCE
Export Awards Media Conference on September 3 at the Hilton Colombo
amidst a large gathering of Sponsors and Special Invitees and both Print
and Electronic Media.
NCE President Rohan Fernando said:
"The Annual Export Awards conducted by the NCE, is a high profile
and looked forward to event in the Business Calendar of Sri Lanka. The
NCE, the only Chamber exclusively serving Sri Lankan exporters is the
"Voice of Exporters".
The Chamber has been conducting this event since 1993 without a
break, to recognize and reward export excellence of Sri Lankan
exporters, who make an indispensable and vital contribution to sustain
and expand the economy. The event is one of the signal contributions
made by the Chamber to the export development effort of Sri Lanka.
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SLT Mobitel (main sponsor) Chairperson Leisha de Silva
Chandrasena unveiling the trophy. Looking on (from left):
NCE Executive Director Rasa Weerasingham, SLT Mobitel CEO
Suren Amarasekera, NCE President Rohan Fernando, NCE Founder
President Patrick Amarasinghe, NCE Director-Member Services
and Awards Committee Chairman L. S. G. Tillekeratne and NCE
Immediate Past President Kulatunga Rajapaksa. |
A noteworthy feature of the awards scheme is its refinement over the
years with the inclusion of several value added features, to become the
benchmark for awards schemes in Sri Lanka. With the opening of the
scheme a couple of years ago to non-member exporters as well, the number
of applicants vying for awards, has shown a marked increase.
This year the Chamber received 20 per cent more applications than
last year in spite of the fact that Sri Lankan exports have been
severely affected by the global economic crisis since the second half of
2008. This is a pointer to the resilience and determinations of Sri
Lankan exporters.
The export of products which has been the main section for awards
from the inception of the scheme has undergone several refinements to
recognize the contribution made to national exports by emerging new
products such as manufactured jewellery and processed food products.
Important sub sectors among industrial products have also been picked
this year for recognition.
Special Gold Awards are given to the best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter
as well as the Best Woman Exporter.
This year two additional Gold awards are to be awarded to the Most
Innovative Exporter and the Most Value Adding Exporter.
The most coveted awards is the Gold won by the "Most Outstanding
Exporter" of the year. The Runner-up receives the Most Outstanding
Exporter Silver Award.
The glamour and prestige achieved by this unique event would not have
been possible without the magnanimous contributions made by the sponsors
of the event," he said. |
