SLSBC to Lead High-powered Trade & Investment Delegation to Singapore

June, 23, 2015

The Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organizing a Trade and Investment Promotion Mission to Singapore from 29th July – 1st of August 2015. This will be the 5th such outward mission to Singapore organized by the SLSBC since 2010.

The mission is planned to coincide with the IE-SBF Seminar on Business Opportunities in Sri Lanka followed by One-to One Business Meetings organized by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), supported by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and in association with the Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore.

SBF is the Apex Business Chamber in Singapore with over 18,000 members and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is the Government Agency driving Singapore’s external economy and promoting the overseas growth of Singapore-based enterprises and international trade.

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore, H.E. the Acting High Commissioner, Wishwanath Aponsu and Mrs. Rekha Mallikarachchi, Minister Commercial has been of significant support in co-ordinating the arrangements in Singapore for the outward mission.

The IE-SBF Sri Lanka Business Seminar will comprise presentations by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and International Enterprise, Singapore.

The nineteen member delegation will be led by the SLSBC President Mr. Shamil Mendis, Chairman/ Managing Director of Spear Global Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. The delegation will comprise of Mr. Janaka Gunasekera, Deputy Managing Director, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Prajeeth Balasubramaniam, Managing Partner, Blue Ocean Ventures (Pvt) Ltd., , Mr. Sriyal Dissanayake, Managing Director, Eastern Maritime (Colombo) Ltd., Mr. Amal Rodrigo, Director, Hayleys Free Zone Limited, Mr. Pradeep Moraes, Director, Indocean Developers Private Limited, Mr. Shiluka Goonewardene, Principal – Deal Advisory, KPMG, Mr. Andre Fernando, Chairman/ Managing Director, MAC Projects (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Fayek Wafa, Director/CEO, MAC Projects (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. H.J.R. Mendis, Managing Director, Prudential Shipping Lines (Pvt) Ltd., & Helanka Vacations (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Sanath Fernando CEO, Ridgecrest Group (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Sam Ahilan, Chairman, SP Matpol (Pvt) Ltd/Fiberdust LLC, Mr. Jeevan Gnanam, Director, St. Anthony’s Knowledge Services (Pvt) Ltd., Ms. Satheeka Kavisekera, Spear Global Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. A. Samson C. De Silva, Chairman/Managing Director, S.S. Impex (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Vish Govindasamy, Group Managing Director, Sunshine Holdings PLC., Mr. Venga Yogarajan, CEO/Director, Sunshine Travels, Mr. U. C. Bandaranayake, Director, Valdhue & Walker (Pvt) Ltd., The mission is co-ordinated by Ms. Michelle Fernando, Management Executive, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

The delegation will be representing a diverse set of industries including Agriculture, Aquaculture, Aviation, BPO/ KPO, Food Products, Warehousing & Entrepot Services, Chemicals, Coir based products, Consumer Products, Fertilizer, Freight Forwarding, Hospitality, ICT, Investments, Logistics Infrastructure & Solutions, Palm Oil, Pharmaceuticals, Plastic Manufacturing, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Shipping Agencies, Tea, Tourism, Venture Capital etc.

In addition to the IE-SBF Seminar and related business meetings which is expected to be attended by close to a 100 Singapore companies, the Delegation will have the opportunity to participate at a series of meetings with senior officials and members of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore will host the delegates to a networking session with the members of the Singapore Sri Lanka Business Association (SLBA) during the Mission and other special invitees with specific interests in business with Sri Lanka.

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