SriLankan sponsored IATA Global Aviation Human Capital Summit next week

SriLankan Airlines sponsored second International Air Transport Association (IATA) Global Human Capital Summit, ‘Talent for Tomorrow,’ is scheduled to take place on November 13 and 14, at the Hilton Colombo.

The two-day symposium will draw the best in global aviation to share and discuss a number of current and significant topics related to the sector. Launched last year, the summit is on its way to becoming an annual event, making it the foremost gathering of key-decision makers from the discipline of human resource management across the aviation sector worldwide.

Over 150 participants will attend this year’s event. The conference will commence on November 13, with a formal opening ceremony attended by the countries aviation and related industry leaders.

A significant milestone of the 2012 conference is the formal establishment of the IATA Human Capital Counci, initiated with the objective of facilitating human development initiatives for the future of aviation.

All foreign delegates will get to experience the city on a Cultural Exposure Tour organised by SriLankan the following day as means of promoting the country, its resources and destinations. This year also marks 100 years of aviation in Sri Lanka, and hosting the conference on the eve of this anniversary will be a significant commemoration of the occasion.

SriLankan Airlines, is partnered by Sim Industries; Airbus Industrie; Standard Chartered Bank; Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and Aitken Spence Travels and Tours as key promoters and sponsors.

The Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, will deliver the inaugural address, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kapila Chandrasena is set to make a presentation on the Future of SriLankan Airlines as an Emerging Force in South Asia.

Minister of International Monetary Co-operation and Deputy Minister Finance, Sarath Amunugama, will deliver the keynote address, followed by a round table discussion on the Global Economic Outlook and Implications for the air transport industry by Chief Economist IATA, Brian Pearce and Chief People and Change Officer Aer Lingus, Michael Grealy.