ICASL National Conference from Oct 28 - 30

by Sapumali GALAGODA

Themed 'The world sees opportunity in Sri Lanka' the 31st National Conference of the Institute of Charted Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) will be held from October 28-30 at the Waters Edge, Colombo.

(From left) CEO - ICASL Aruna Alwis, Chairman - National Conference Committee, Arjuna Herath, President - ICASL Sujeewa Mudalige, Vice President - ICASL Sujeewa Rajapaksa, Chairman - National Conference Technical Committee, Samantha Rajapska. Pic: Kavindra Perera

The conference will be inaugurated by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. Six technical sessions namely, Sri Lanka - the way forward and the role of professionals, Opportunities and Challenges in the Green Economy, Attracting Foreign Direct Investment - Opportunities for the Sri Lankan Corporate, Risk in today's Board Room-the CFO, the CEO, the Auditor, the Director, the Chairman will be discussed as well as Business Sense of IFRS-Opportunities to derive and Recent Business failures and its impact on the Economic Revival.

The speakers will include Central Bank Governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Prof. Nalin Kulathilaka from Boston University, Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, Prof. Narayan from IIM, Bangalore, partner KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton and Company Riyas Mihular and partner Nithya Partners, Neomal Gunawardena.

The uniqueness of this year's conference is the emphasis it places on the business sphere for Sri Lanka.

Previous conferences focused on technical areas relating to accounting and finance, however the national conference this year will feature a broad range of business topics relating to the commerce and industry of the entire country in the current context.

The Conference aims to showcase that Sri Lanka has become the cynosure of all eyes, since the end of the ethnic conflict in 2009.It is with this in mind that the theme, 'World sees Opportunity in Sri Lanka' was chosen for the year 2010.

This year's conference will focus on realising the potential Sri Lanka has and the vision of the Government to make Sri Lanka the miracle of Asia", said President ICASL Sujeewa Mudalige.

The main sponsors of this conference are Cargills, Hatton National Bank, John Keells Holdings and Sri Lanka Telecom.

This year marks the 31st national conference of the Institute which was inaugurated in 1980.

The conference is known to bring together the knowledge, expertise and experience of a panel of high profile speakers from both local and international arena.