CIMA Business Leaders Summit to highlight investing in talent, digital biz models
At the upcoming CIMA Business Leaders Summit on August 23 and 24, discussions on how organisations can breakdown silos for value creation and how companies can adapt in the face of disruption will take centre place.
These presentations will be delivered by International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) UK Global Council Member and Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability Global Advisory Board Vice Chairman Prof. Mahendra K. Chouhan and Cakelabs Vice President and General Manager Rasika Karunatilake.
Prof. Chouhan’s discussion will provide a framework to enable employers to invest more strategically in their talent, investors to recognise human capital as a fundamental element of business strategy and employees to benefit from better opportunities and greater fulfilment at work.
Prof. Chouhan is an author, board advisor and management educator. He is an authority on corporate governance and sustainability and business strategy. Chouhan is co-founder of Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability, a think tank in the governance space. He is also Chairman of Mahendra and Young Knowledge Foundation in India.
In a case study titled ‘Disrupt or be Disrupted’, Karunatilake will move the spotlight to Cakelabs - a company that is customer-focused, has innovated boldly, adapted rapidly, delivered more for less and exploited market opportunities. This discussion aims to provide participants with insights in how to invest in and operate a digitally thriving business model.
Karunatilake has 18 years of experience in the IT industry. He was instrumental in launching the Cakelabs operation in Sri Lanka and growing it to a high-calibre engineering organisation over the last several years. He has played key roles in delivery, operations, HR, IT, finance, marketing, administration and facilities as the company entered a new wave of growth.
CIMA’S flagship event, the Business Leaders Summit, this year is themed ‘Joining the Dots’ and will address how businesses can adapt in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. In addition to focusing on how employers can invest more in the people factor in their organisations, this conference will also explore how traditional business models can respond to changing customer loyalties, disruptive innovation and how businesses can embed integrated thinking in their practices.
For more information of this year’s event, please contact the CIMA office in Colombo at 0112503880 and/or cimabls. srilanka@cimaglobal.com.