02nd Sri Lanka Investment Summit held on 16th March 2017 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Hong Kong.
The keynote speech on “Macro-economic Policy Targets – Fiscal Consolidation Plan and Recent Track Record” was delivered by Hon. Ravi Karunanayaka, Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka. The Investment Summit organized by the prestigious Finance Asia Magazine with the sponsorship of the Standard Chartered Bank and Asia Securities of Sri Lanka.
More than 200 participants from Hong Kong based companies, Fund Managers and Investors attended. The Conference Content Director, Andrew Wright said after the event that “I believe that the entire day was great success and that has been supported by the comments that I have seen from the delegates who attended the day. The variety and seniority of the delegates far exceeded that of Singapore (where 1st Sri Lanka Investment Summit was held) and I believe that Sri Lanka will benefit from the contacts garnered during the event”.
In addition to Hon. Minister of Finance, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in China Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku, the Executive Director of IPS Dr. Saman Kelegama, the Assistant Governor of Central Bank Mr. K.D. Ranasinghe, the DG of the BOI Duminda Ariyasingha represented the Government and Public Sector of Sri Lanka. A number of Senior Corporate Leaders from Sri Lanka, including Jim Mc Cabe, the CEO of Standard Chartered Sri Lanka, Dumith Fernando, Chairman Asia Securities made positive presentations.
The positive comments made by the IMF Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Eteri Kvintradze, Shangri La Group Chairman Madhu Rao and Chief Sales and Marketing Director of CHEC Port City Liang Thav Ming had big impact among participants.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing
