CA Sri Lanka's annual conference in October
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) is promoting the important need for corporate leaders to embrace dynamism and agility at the 38th National Conference of Chartered Accountants scheduled to be held in October this year.
The conference will this year revolve around the theme 'Dynamism - Agility in Leadership'. During the three day conference, from October 25 to 27 at the BMICH, Colombo, both local and international speakers will steer the over 1500 delegates to think out of the box and understand why it is increasingly important to incorporate dynamism within the corporate culture in Sri Lanka and also look at developing more agile leaders, who understand the importance of changing with time, to ensure sustainable and successful corporates, according to a media release issued by CA Sri Lanka.
CA Sri Lanka President Lasantha Wickremasinghe said that as a country that belongs to the fastest growing region, Sri Lanka too can take great advantage of this exponential growth. "Although we are a small nation, we have the potential to become a global player due to our strategic location in the world map. But, to reach this goal, we need leadership with proper vision. We cannot only expect governments and policy makers to drive our country forward. As professionals, we too have responsibilities to support this forward journey," he said.
Therefore, Mr. Wickremasinghe explained that there is an increasing need to encourage agility across the broader spectrum, be it at a national level or corporate level. "Because agility has been identified as an important factor that will drive a leadership to help achieve success, despite increasing volatility, uncertainty and complexity," he said.
Chairman of the National Conference Committee Tishan Subasinghe said that there is an increasing need to see more agility and dynamism among business leaders, who also comprise Chartered Accountants. "Therefore, this year's national conference will shed important insights on why it's important to create agile leaders, who know when to adapt, and change with times and more importantly be flexible and move away from archaic mindsets. The national conference is the perfect platform to help influence senior executives and business leaders, to understand the importance of an agile culture in an organisation as well the need to groom agile and dynamic leaders, who will not only enjoy individual professional success, but will also help their organisations progress," he said according to the media release.