CA Sri Lanka to inspire 'Unleashed Thinking'
National Conference next month:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka)
will hold its 37th National Conference from October 19 to 21.

The head table (from left): CA Sri Lanka’s Chairperson,
Technical Committee, Anoji de Silva, Vice President, Jagath
Perera, President Lasantha Wickremasinghe, Chairman of the
Conference Committee, TishanSubasinghe and Chief Executive
Officer, Aruna Alwis. |
The conference which will revolve around the inspiring theme
'Unleashed Thinking' will pay special focus on the potential of
entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship and how it can benefit the country
and help Sri Lanka become a global player.
It is expected to bring together over 1,500 business leaders
including Chartered Accountants and Leaders from other professions.
President of CA Sri Lanka, Lasantha Wickremasinghe said that Sri
Lanka has great potential and if it is to reach it's maximum
capabilities it should be an innovation driven global player.
"With Asia being the engine of growth, and as a nation belonging to
this region we can gain great momentum from this growth. Therefore, our
corporates need to take advantage from this growth which will ultimately
reflect greatly on the national economy," Wickremasinghe said at the
launch of the conference theme last week.
He said that the country can boost its standing as a global player by
encouraging and promoting entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, which
will help take Sri Lanka to the next level.
This year's national conference theme was unveiled by Wickremasinghe.
CA Sri Lanka's Vice President Jagath Perera, Chairman of the National
Conference Committee, Tishan Subasinghe, Chairperson of the National
Conference Technical Committee, Anoji De Silva and Chief Executive
Officer, Aruna Alwis were also present.
With entrepreneurship fast emerging as a transformational mega trend
of the 21st century given its capacity to reshape economies and
industries throughout the world, entrepreneurs can also be the lifeblood
of economic growth in Sri Lanka, as they provide a source of income and
employment for themselves as well as for others.
An intrapreneur is an entrepreneur who turns ideas into profitable
products and services as an employee of a company.
Intrapreneurship is a relatively recent concept that focuses on
employees of a company that have many of the attributes of
entrepreneurs. Intrapreneurship provides great opportunities to
organisations to re-invent themselves and exploit emerging
opportunities.
Chairman of the National Conference Committee, Tishan Subasinghe
pointed out that the primary aim of the technical sessions will be to
encourage 'innovative' entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, and ensure that
entrepreneurs and established market-leading companies are ready to face
challenges from disruptive technologies and millennial workforces, while
also encouraging Governments and policy makers to establish an
environment that enables an 'innovation driven' economy. Chairperson of
the National Conference Technical Committee, Anoji de Silva
said that the technical sessions will focus on seven areas covering;
Extreme Entrepreneur, Breaking Stereotypes - Age Is Just a Number,
Unleashing Corporate Intrapreneurship, Harnessing Power of Millennials,
Digitalization - Your Next Competitive Play, No Dream is Too Big and
Funding Entrepreneurship. |