Over 300 local corporates, 60 Indian corporates:
FICC, IIFA Global Business Forum today:
Focus on Indo-Lanka trade partnerships
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will inaugurate the FICC IIFA Global
Business Forum at the Colombo Hilton today.
Deputy Economic Development Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana
with the Indian stars at the IIFA opening press conference.
Picture by Sudath Nishantha |
This is the 11th edition of the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum
which defines the economic and intellectual component of the annual IIFA
Weekend. The Forum will engage CEOs and business decision makers in a
stimulating dialogue on diverse aspects of Sri Lanka’s bilateral
relationship with India. Speaking at the opening press conference of
IIFA Weekend, Wizcraft International Director Sabbas Joseph said over 60
Indian corporates will participate in today’s FICC IIFA Global Business
Forum.
Over 300 local corporate leaders representing different industries
will participate in the FICC IIFA global Business Forum.
The Indian business delegation will be led by the Lalit Suri
Hospitality Group Chairperson and Managing Director Jyotsna Suri. The
theme of this year’s forum will be India-Sri Lanka Partnership - The Way
Forward.
The Forum will focus on investing and rebuilding the new Sri Lanka,
North and East Building Economic Partnership between India and Sri Lanka
and cricket and entertainment.
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Central Bank Governor
Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Ashok K.
Kantha and other speakers representing local and Indian corporate sector
were present.
Deputy Economic Development Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana said
the Sri Lankan Government has taken every effort to make this event a
success.
SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said the IIFA
Weekend is an ideal platform to showcase the country.
“Sri Lanka is not another tourist destination. It is a multi facility
value for money destination,” he said.
India is an important market for SriLankan Airlines and airline
covers six destinations in India with daily flights. The leisure arm of
SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Holidays is offering special packages for
the IIFA weekend.(AS)
Indian corporate speakers Lalit Suri Hospitality Group Chairman and
Managing Director Jyotsna Suri Steria Ltd Chairman and CEO, Dr Mukesh
Aghi Micromax Informatics Business Director Vikas Jain |