APEA to showcase SL entrepreneurs
The “Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards” is a regional recognition
programme for outstanding entrepreneurs across Asia. It is also a
platform for Asian business leaders and entrepreneurs to network, share
information and form lifetime acquaintances and alliances.
There are 14 ASEAN nations in this programme. Sri Lanka was invited
to join the elite group from 2012. Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards
2013 will be held in Sri Lanka for the second consecutive year on
February 17,2013.
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Chief Operating Officer, NDB Indrajit
Wickramasinghe presenting the sponsorship cheque to Dushy
Jayaweera, President of SLMBC, Kevin de Silva, Project
Chairman APEA, Ananda Rajapaksa, Country Diector Enterprise
Asia, Tilak Gunawardena, Co-chairman SLMBC look on. Picture
by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa |
Commenting on the sponsorship, Chief Operating Officer of NDB
Indrajit Wickramasinghe said, “NDB’s involvement in the APEA awards as
the principal Sponsor establishes the bank’s commitment towards
recognizing Sri Lankan entrepreneurs.
Having partnered the first ever APEA awards held in Sri Lanka last
year, we witnessed the success stories of twenty three individuals in
diverse sectors of tea, rubber, metal, jewellery, motor, electric,
financial services, petroleum and ICT etc. who were honored for their
enterprising spirit in their respective fields.
It was also significant for us to observe that NDB had also partnered
the success of a vast majority of these twenty-three ventures that were
selected winners at the event. The Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award
ceremony is a unique opportunity for the Sri Lankan business community
to be recognized and felicitated on an international platform.
We hope that a higher number of entrepreneurs will rise up to the
challenge of being the best amongst the best and enter the contest for
awards this year.” He said that they will also woo North East
entrepreneurs to participate this year.
Enterprise Asia a non-governmental organization for entrepreneurship,
based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is the owner and organizer of this
prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) since 1997.
“Enterprise Asia, in Association with Sri Lanka Malaysia Business
Council (SLMBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has taken the
challenge to organize this event in Sri Lanka since 2012 onwards” said
Dushy Jayaweera, President of SLMBC.
These prestigious Awards for Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs will be held on
Sunday February 17, 2012 at Cinnamon Grand Colombo which is also the
hotel partner for the event.
In 2012 The Asia Pacific Entrepreneur of the year was W K H
Wegapitiya, Chairman, of Laugfs Holdings Ltd, The Woman Entrepreneur of
the year was Ishara Nanayakkara Deputy Chairman, Lanka Orix Leasing
Company PLC, Special Achievement Award was won by Jayantha Dharmadasa,
Chairman, Nawaloka Hospitals PLC. They would not be entitled to compete
this year.
An International Panel of Judges will select the winners based on a
regional company evaluation bench mark and short list on a computer
generated marking scheme and company visits by a Technical Team from
Enterprise Asia in Malaysia.
“Sri Lanka’s event is open only to Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs, Sri
Lankan public companies; Sri Lanka based foreign direct investment
companies, government corporations, and private enterprises. The awards
on offer are: Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Woman Entrepreneur of the
Year Award, Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Emerging
Entrepreneurship Award, Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award, Most
Promising Entrepreneurship Award and Life Time Achievement Award,” said
Ananda Rajapaksa, Country Director for Enterprise Asia, who introduced
this event to Sri Lanka.
Entry coupons will be carried in The Daily News, Sunday Observer,
Dinamina and Thinakaran newspapers from October 17 and will close on
November 17, 2012. Completed Entry coupons are to be sent to Sri Lanka
Malaysia Business Council, C/o the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Nawam
Mawatha, Colombo 2. Shortlisted companies will be sent the nomination
kit.
For more details email [email protected].
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