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AMCHAM Business Leaders’ Forum

The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) of Sri Lanka will hold a half-day Forum on Tuesday September 9, at the Hilton Hotel on “Managing IT Operations: Best Practices and Trends.”

Speakers Jeff Watts, Senior VP, AIG, New York, Deny Rahardjo, Area IT Manager - Asia Pacific, Microsoft, Singapore and B. Raghunandan, Consulting Manager, Computer Associates, India, will share tools that address how operational excellence in information technology can be used to increase productivity of IT operations and increase return on investments and drive business strategy.

The speakers will be joined by Madu Ratnayaka (General Manager, Virtusa) for an interactive Panel Discussion.

AMCHAM Executive Director Gordon Glick said, “investments in IT have become so critical to companies that CEOs can no longer afford to ignore IT operations. They should strive to use IT as a competitive business tool and use IT Professionals as full business partners”. “Operational excellence in IT will eventually lead to creating competitive advantages for business, he said.