June, 8, 2020
With over 5000 participants from around the world and 15 high profiled speakers representing 13 countries, Round Table Sri Lanka hosted it’s “Virtual Global Business Summit” recently. The webinar which spanned across 5 hours, gave each speaker 15/20 minutes of time to address some of the critical areas of concern and discussion pertaining to the sustenance of business through COVID 19 and the likelihood of the aftermath.
With the leadership of Niro Cooke from Table-8 as the lead moderator, the team of moderators consisted of Shirantha Gamage of Table-1, Heshan Gunaratne of Table 2, Tharindu Ameresekere of Table-1 and Ragulan Tharmakulasingam of Table-3 from Sri Lanka.
The event was themed “Adopting New Thinking to Adapt in a Crisis” and addressed, THE ROLE OF STORY TELLING IN BRAND BUILDING, COVID-19 IS THIS PLANET EARTH'S LAST WARNING TO US, DO’S AND DONT’S ON HOW COLLABORATION CAN BRING YOU BACK ON TRACK, GROWTH IN A DOWN TURN - A NEW ENTREPRENEURS DIGITAL TOOL KIT, REDEFINING PRODUCTIVITY IN A PANDEMIC BUSINESS WORLD, RE-THINKING GLOBAL LOGISTICS - STRATEGIES FOR EXPLOITING OPPORTUNITIES AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES, CONSTRUCTION SECTOR - THE NEW NORMAL BEYOND COVID-19, EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS AND BUSINESS AGREEMENTS, RESILIENCE OF FINTECH AND DIGITAL CURRENCY IN A CRISIS, BRANDING FOR THE POST COVID-19 WORLD : BEING A BRAND IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS, CASE STUDIES FROM THE PACIFIC REGION RESPONSES TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, BUILDING RESILIENCE IN MANUFACTURING AND SMES BEYOND COVID-19, ATTRACTING INVESTORS IN A CRISIS DRIVEN TOUGH MARKET, GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR OUTLOOK POST COVID-19 and THE ROLE OF NEURO LEADERSHIP WHEN LEADING IN A CRISIS.
Speaking of the event, Vivek Sundaralingam incoming National President for Round Table Sri Lanka for the year 2020/21 said, this was an opportunity for the Global business community & professional workforce to benefit from the concept of the Round Table Network. The insights and lessons learnt from different regions on how businesses displayed strategic flexibility and changed their directions during this pandemic was highly appreciated by the audience. We have made a recording of the event available via our Facebook Page – Round Table Sri Lanka, for the benefit of all Sri Lankans and our fellow members worldwide.”
The Round Table Sri Lanka International Relations officer for the year 2019/20 Nadeen Kumarasinghe commented, “ I take this opportunity to thank the International Tablers from all different regions for participating despite having the challenge of managing time zones. It was an honour to have you all participate and collaborate to overcome a global challenge. This event without a doubt showcased the brotherhood, knowledge and experience we all possess as a global network.”
Panelist Eric Knaus, a Digital Marketing and Growth specialist from the USA shared his views about the event where he expressed his joy to be a part of this Global Summit and believed it further extended the benefits of Round Table to the members by providing them with a global platform to share their ideas and learnings to expand their reach.
About Round Table Sri Lanka
Round Table Sri Lanka (RTSL) is an organization of non-political and non-sectarian young men between the age group of 18 and 40 with an aim to promote service, fellowship and goodwill in national and international affairs. It carries out multiple projects and initiatives for fellowship and community service as well as to build competency and capacity of its members. Affiliated to The Round Table International, the international organization that was founded by Louis Marchesi in 1927, in Norwich, England. The organization in itself is very dynamic, young and active. Members, comprising of businessmen, entrepreneurs, technocrats and professionals – Men who can rise above personal concerns to seek and serve the larger needs of the community with an aim to promote service, fellowship and goodwill in national and international affairs.
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