Business Roundup

SLID/CIM 'Power Breakfast' Forum

The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) together with The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Sri Lanka Region has organised the next "Power Breakfast" on May 7 from 7.30 am to 9.00 am at the Taj Samudra Hotel.

The keynote speaker at the forum, Michael Morrison, will speak on "The Power of Emotional Branding; in driving consistent, competitive and profitable market growth". The forum is targeted at company Directors, CEOs and strategic level managers.

The forum will highlight strategies that can enhance brand perception; capture the imagination of existing and potential customers; strategies that can change the perception of time, influence buyer behaviour, thinking and decision-making with some valuable insights into case studies of some international brands.

Michael Morrison, a visionary expert holds a great deal of knowledge and experience in the discipline of sensorial marketing and experiential retailing.

He holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters Degree in Business from the Monash University and a Diploma in Organisational Behaviour from the University of Swinburne.

CCC seminar on 'Managing risks'

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold a seminar on managing risks on fluctuations in interest and exchange rates on May 9 from 8.30 am 12.30 pm at the chamber auditorium.

The panel would be chaired by Ronnie Peiris, Group Finance Director, John Keells Holdings and presentations would be made by W. A. Wijewardena, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka on "Basic Economics behind Interest and Exchange Rate Fluctuation", Amal Sanderatne, CEO, Frontier Research on "Sri Lankan Economy - A Brief Outline", Ajith Devasurendra, Managing Director/CEO, Taprobane Group on "Managing interest rates and related risks",

Trevine Jayasekera, Finance Director, Brandix Lanka on "Effective Structuring of Capital" and Mangala Boyagoda, Managing Director, Lanka Wealth Management (Pvt.) Ltd on "Managing Forex Flows and Reserves".