PM to close SLES 2018 with keynote address
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will deliver the keynote address at the final session of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) 2018, organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC).
The event will be held spanning over the course of 2 days on 13th& 14th September, at Cinnamon Grand Colombo.
50 top expert speakers and panelists are lined up to speak at SLES 2018, forming a high standard intellectual debate on issues that relate to state and private sector efforts of driving an economic turnaround.
During the closing session, the Prime Minister will speak on how the government plans to take forward the findings that emerge from the six sessions prior to the closing. This will then be followed by a high profile panel discussion with Dr. Hans Wijesuriya, Vice Chairman of the CCC, Vish Govindasamy, Deputy Vice Chairman of the CCC, Jim Mccabe, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka, and Rajendra Theagarajah, Chairman of the CCC as moderator of this final panel discussion.
With Sri Lanka’s economy at a crucial juncture in need of a swift and well strategized turnaround, SLES 2018 will delve deep into areas such as trade, investment and services, along with necessary reforms that will help meet emerging challenges.
This is the 18th consecutive year that the summit is being organized by the CCC, making this a premier forum for economic discussion and one that is not to be missed.