SLPA to host Confab and Exhibition
The second edition of Sri Lanka Ports, Trade and Logistics Conference
Exhibition and Awards would be held at the Hilton Hotel, Colombo, from
May 1 to 3, 2013. Organised by Seatrade and hosted by the Sri Lanka
Ports Authority, the three day event would include a two-day conference
sessions, an exhibition, a gala dinner and awards ceremony, complemented
by a cricket afternoon, a hosted port visit, and networking
opportunities.
The conference and exhibition would be inaugurated on May 2, with the
opening address by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Petroleum Industries
Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister of Ports and Highways
(Projects) Rohitha Abegunawardhane, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard
Cabraal, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama,
Director General of Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat, Saliya
Wickremasuriya and other senior officials representing ports, aviation
and tourism would also be present. International speakers including top
officials from Essar Ports, ADPC, Class NK, Colombo International
Container Terminals, Colombo Dockyard PLC and other international
leaders from the maritime and logistics industry, would also address the
gathering.
The two-day conference sessions would focus on important themes from
the maritime and logistics industry, including successfully creating
state-of-the-art port and maritime facilities, financing and investing
in major maritime and transport projects in Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean
transport infrastructure projects, offshore and onshore energy
development and production in Sri Lanka, protection against threats at
sea, waterborne tourism and marina development and a workshop concerning
successful free-zone development.
The Awards Ceremony would feature as part of the Sri Lanka Ports,
Trade and Logistics Gala Dinner on Thursday, May 2, 2013, with
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa as Guest of Honour. International and
domestic conference attendees are invited to attend this prestigious
evening, honouring the most accomplished and dynamic maritime companies
and executives in the country.
Award-winning SKY News Anchor and Presenter, Jeremy Thompson, is
confirmed as moderator for the Keynote Session on May 2 and would also
be Master of Ceremonies for the Awards Ceremony.
For the last day of the event (May 3), Sri Lanka Ports Authority has
offered to host a two hour port tour, including breakfast for all
participants. The tour consists of a visit to the existing harbour and
then a look at the port expansion project, including the breakwaters.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman, Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama, informed
the participants in a statement that the event would allow high level
domestic and international executives to interact and build business
relationships in the most dynamic economy in South Asia.
"Through access to Sri Lanka's leading decision makers, discover the
government's strategic vision and gain unrivalled insight through the
provision of accurate business intelligence that would help you access
the vast commercial potential that the island has to offer," he said.
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