Airtel supports 24th CACCI Conference and Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2010
June 30, 2010 12:24 am
* Partners with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to present the forum
* Facilitates the convergence of public and private sector for economic and social development
June 29, 2010, Colombo: Airtel proudly announced its Platinum sponsorship of the 24th
Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) Conference held together with the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2010.
The Summit, which is the foremost business forum in Sri Lanka, is organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for the 11th consecutive year. This is Airtel’s 2nd consecutive year as Platinum Sponsor of the event.
Scheduled for July 5 to 7 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, the joint conference will focus on “Facing Global and Local Challenges: The New Dynamics for Economic Development”.
On this occasion, Amali Nanayakkara, CEO, Bharti Airtel Lanka stated, “As the future of
Sri Lanka dawns upon a new landscape of opportunity, it is imperative that we not only build strong pillars to support that development climate, but also to engineer avenues of sustainable growth for all key sectors that contribute to this national cause. An agenda based on a cohesive long term strategy to rebuild Sri Lanka at a moment when the country is about to make a positive leap into the future will dramatically improve the lives of all Sri Lankans. We are confident that the Summit will yield these results and are therefore honoured to partner such a worthy initiative. We take this opportunity to thank the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for providing us the opportunity of association yet again.”
The 24th Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI)
Conference and the Sri Lanka Economic Summit will include a greater foreign participation comprising of the CACCI membership of 27 countries across Asia and the Western Pacific. Utilising this foreign expertise present, the summit will facilitate the convergence of public and private sector participation to arrive at recommended policy measures and long term planning required to address the summit’s focus areas of mitigating the impact of climate change for Business and Economic Development, investing in Human Capital and Technology for Sustainable Economic Growth, the identification of economic implications of an aging population as well as the identification of key elements required to boost Foreign Direct Investment Opportunities in South Asia.
Dr. Anura Ekanayake, Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said, “With enhanced investment opportunity now open, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit, together with the 24th Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry proudly facilitates the admirable purpose of charting a rational course for progress in the region. We would like to thank Airtel for partnering with us and enabling the gathering of some of the best minds in the country and the region to actively participate and address challenges and emerging issues that lay ahead in the path of regional development and inter-regional cooperation.”
In addition, the conference will also host a number of eminent speakers presenting topics on Issues on Food Security and Opportunities in Innovative Agriculture/Plantation, Accelerating infrastructure development, Fast Tracking the Economy and also the FTA’s role in promoting an export economy.
About Bharti Airtel Limited: Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is a leading emerging markets telco with operations in 18 countries across Asia and Africa. The company has over 180 million customers across its operations. Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by Business Week. Bharti Airtel is structured as four strategic business units - Mobile, Telemedia, Enterprise and Digital TV. The mobile business offers services in 18 countries across Asia and Africa. The Telemedia business provides broadband, IPTV and telephone services in 89 Indian cities. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national and international long distance services to carriers. The Digital TV business provides DTH services across India. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand (excluding Bangladesh and Africa).
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About Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd: Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd commenced commercial operations of services on January 12, 2009, and now has an aggregate of over 1 million customers. Granted a license in 2007, in accordance with the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991, it is also a registered company under the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka. Under the license, the company provides digital mobile services to Sri Lanka inclusive of voice telephony, voice mail, data services and GSM based services. All of these services are provided under the Airtel brand.
About CACCI: The Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry is a regional grouping of apex national chambers of commerce and industry, business associations and business enterprises in Asia and the Western Pacific. It is a non-governmental organisation serving as a forum for promoting the vital role of businessmen in the region, increasing regional business interaction and enhancing regional economic growth. Since its establishment on 1966, CACCI has grown into a network of national chambers of commerce with a total now of 29 primary members from 27 countries in the region.
Photo caption: (From left) Amali Nanayakkara, CEO, Bharti Airtel Lanka, Dr. Anura Ekanayake, Chairman, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Harin Malwatte, Secretary General/CEO of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
