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The European Catalogue Exhibition

EU SRI LANKA BUSINESS SUMMIT 2009 Day 1 – 5th May 2009

	8.30 a.m.	Registration & Networking Tea session

	9:00 a.m.	Lighting of the Oil Lamp

	9:10 a.m	National Anthem – Sri Lanka

	9:12 a.m.	European Union Anthem

	9.15 a.m.	Official Opening address by ECCSL Head By Mr. Dilipan Thyagarajah – ECCSL Vice President

	9.20 a.m.	Inaugural Keynote address by Minister of Enterprise Development & Investment Promotions His Excellency Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, MP

	9:55 a.m.	Keynote address by Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Sri Lanka & the Maldives H.E. Mr. Bernard Savage, Ambassador

	10.15 a.m.	Networking Coffee break & Official Launch of European Catalogue Exhibition 2009

	11.20 a.m.	Rebuilding a nation: The Challenges ahead (Three year master plan) Mr C Dharmakeerthi, CEO, SEMS and Mr W. Gamage Add. Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Chairman SEMA

	12.30 p.m.	Networking lunch break

	02.00 p.m.	Keynote address by the UN Head of Mission Mr. Neil Buhne, Country Representative

	02.30 p.m.	BOI Investment briefing & presentation Mr Vidharshan Fernando, Director Mega Projects & Promotion 02.55 – 03.05 Question & Answer Session

	03.00 p.m.	Briefing on: Finance & Development

	03.00 p.m. 3.05p.m. – 3.30 p.m.	Address by Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation (Tentative) Honourable Minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan 03.25 – 03.30 Question & Answer Session

	3.30p.m. – 5.00 p.m.	The role of and support of the European Union & Other key development partners in Sri Lanka 3.30p.m. Delegation of the European Commission to Sri Lanka & the Maldives By Mr. Roshan Lyman, Head of Trade & Politics. 3.50p.m. French Aid Division By Mr Guillaume Graff, Head of Program Coordination 4.10p.m. World Bank By Mr. Claus Pram Astrup, Senior Country Economist 4.30 p.m. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) By Ms. Rebecca Cohn, Country Director 4.50 p.m. Asian Development Bank By Mr. Richard Vokes, Country Director 05.10 – 05.20 Question & Answer Session

	05.20 p.m.	Networking Coffee break and end of Day 1 Programme.

EU SRI LANKA BUSINESS SUMMIT 2009 Day 2 – 6th May 2009

	8.30 a.m.	Registration & Networking Tea session

	9.00 a.m.	National Anthem – Sri Lanka

	9.12 a.m.	European Union Anthem

	9.15 a.m.	Keynote address by Ministry of Industrial Development By Mr. Asitha K Seneviratne, Additional Secretary

	Session 1	Power & Energy
	9.25 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.	Ceylon Electricity Board, By Mr. R. Gunawardena, AGM Transmission

	Session 2	Information & Communications Technology
	9.45 a.m. – 10.05 a.m.	Address by TRC, By Mr. Priyantha Kariyapperuma, Director General
	10.05 a.m. – 10.25 a.m.	Address by ICTA, By Mr. Fayaz Hudah, Programme Manager
		10.20 – 10.25 Question & Answer Session

	10.25 a.m.	Networking Coffee break

	Session 3	Infrastructure development
	11.00 a.m. – 11.20 a.m.	Road Development Authority By Mr. Ranjith Premasiri, General Manager

	11.20 a.m. – 11.40 a.m.	Sea & Ports - Sri Lanka Ports Authority, By Mr. Janaka Kurukulasuriya, Director

	12.00 Noon – 12.25 p.m.	Education, Ministry of Education By Hon. Minister M. Satchithananthan – Deputy Minister of Education 12.25 – 12.40 Question & Answer Session

	12.30	Networking lunch break

	Session 4	Trade & Investment opportunities for private sector – Panel Discussion
	2.00 p.m. – 2.15p.m.	Ministry of Export Development & International Trade By Hon. Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris – Minister of Export Development & International Trade

	2.15 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.	Ministry of Enterprise Development & Investment Promotions Dr. Nihal Samarapulli – Director, Board of Investment

	2.45 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.	Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources By Mr. G Piyasena, Asst. Secretary

	3.00 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.	Ministry of Tourism By Mr. S Kalaiselvam, Director General 3.15 – 4.00 PM Panel Discussion

	04.00 p.m	Networking Coffee break and end of Day 2 Programme.

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	Day 1 - BOI
	Day 1 - EC2
	Day 1 - AFD.pps
	USAID
	Day 2 - SLPA.pps
	Day 2 - ICTA.pps
	Day 2 - TRC.pps
	Day 2 - Ministry of Industrial Development.pps
	Day 2 - RDA.pps
	Day 2 - CEB.pps
	Day 2 - Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources.pps
	Day 2 - Sri Lanka Tourist Board.pdf