Invest Sri Lanka Forum Chennai
The “Invest Sri Lanka” Investor Forum, which was organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)
in association with the Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII), was concluded successfully on
9
th August 2023 in Chennai, at the Taj Coromandel Hotel. The forum made a strong case for
investment flows into Sri Lanka. The forum witnessed a strong turnout of over 150 prospective
investors from multiple industries across India.
Hon. Shehan Semasinghe, State Minister of Finance, was the keynote speaker at the forum.
The Sri Lankan delegation, including the Chairman of the CSE, senior representatives of the
Securities and Exchange Commission of SL (SEC), CSE, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), and
representatives from 16 Stockbroker firms, collectively pitched for further investment flows into
Sri Lanka, a call that was also boosted by strong endorsements for Sri Lanka by the CII.
The forum was well received by the audience.
In addition, the forum also featured a prominent line-up of speakers, including Vice Chairman, CII
Tamil Nadu State Council and Managing Director, Wheels India Ltd., Mr. Srivats Ram, Chairman,
CSE, Mr. Dilshan Wirasekara, Director General, SEC, Mr. Chinthaka Mendis
The Director of Research, CBSL, Dr. P.K.G. Harischandra, spoke about the Sri Lankan Economy and
the Capital Market. A technical session on the Sri Lankan Stock Market outlook and sector
performances was carried out by the Sri Lankan Stockbroking firms, by the Director/ Head of
Research, Acuity Stockbrokers (Pvt) Ltd, Mr. Shehan Cooray, Head of Research, CT CLSA Securities
(Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Oshadha De Vas Gunasekara and Chief Research and Strategy Officer, First Capital
Holdings PLC, Mr. Dimantha Mathews.
An active Q and A session was conducted by the State Minister of Finance, Hon. Shehan
Semasinghe, Chairman, CSE, Mr. Dilshan Wirasekara, Director General, SEC, Mr. Chinthaka
Mendis, Director of Research, CBSL, Dr. P.K.G. Harischandra and CEO, CSE, Mr. Rajeeva
Bandaranaike
