Business DIARY

NCCSL seminar - Bi-lateral Trade with Japan

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) has organised a seminar titled 'Bilateral Trade with Japan' in association with JETRO, the trade arm of the Japanese Embassy on January 12 from 3.00 to 4.30 pm at the NCCSL Auditorium, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10.

The objective is to promote and strengthen bilateral trade relations, targeting an increased trade volume between Japan and Sri Lanka. Trade Representative JETRO Masahide Sakishige will be the key Speaker. He will be accompanied by Third Secretary, Economic and Commercial Affairs Japanese Embassy Kazunari Suzuki.

Sakishige will brief the participants on Trade rules and regulations in Japan, Products and services that are in demand, Export and import opportunities, Duty/tariff issues, Free trade agreements, Joint venture/investment opportunities.

Seminar - Communications Solutions

The seminar "Communications Solutions for Organisational Success" will be held on February 3, from 1.00 pm - 6.00 pm at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Auditorium.

As Sri Lanka faces the challenges of post-war development, there is a growing need for individuals and organisations to sharpen their skills in the area of Communications.

The seminar will be in two segments. The first segment will feature three presentations with discussions: "Towards a New Culture of Organisational Communication in Sri Lanka" by Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Open University of Sri Lanka, Dr Mahim Mendis; "Power of Public Relations" by Communications Specialist Manique Mendis and "Maximising the potential of Social Media" by Foreign Correspondent and Media Trainer, Amantha Perera.

The panel discussion will be chaired by Head of Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank Rezani Aziz. The panellists will be Chairman, Smart Media, Q and E Advertising and Affno Dr Vijith Kannangara, Chartered Marketer and Management Consultant Deepal Sooriyaarachchi, UN Global Compact Focal Point - Sri Lanka and 'Executive in Residence' INSEAD Business School Ravi Fernando and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bates Strategic Alliance PR, Exclusive Affiliate of Burson-Marsteller Nimal Gunewardena.

"Communications Solutions for Organisational Success", is presented by Rainbow Resources Lanka, (Pvt) Ltd.