Invest Sri Lanka Forum Mumbai
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
11th August 2023 in Mumbai, at the Taj Lands End Hotel. The forum made a strong case for
investment flows into Sri Lanka and witnessed a strong turnout of over 120 prospective investors
from Mumbai. The 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 Sri Lanka (SEC), Colombo Stock Exchange (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
investment in Sri Lanka by the CII.
The forum featured a prominent line-up of speakers, including Co-Chairman, CII WR Committee
on Innovation, R&D and Digitalization and Founder and CEO, IRIS Business Services, Mr. S.
Swaminathan, Chairman, CSE, Mr. Dilshan Wirasekara, Director General, SEC, Mr. Chinthaka
Mendis and 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 Economist and Strategist, Asia
Securities (pvt) Ltd., Mr. Sanjeewa Fernando.
The Q&A session where 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, joined as the moderator,
turned out to be an interactive session with active audience participation.
The “Invest Sri Lanka” Investor Forum in Mumbai was held in following the Chennai Forum which
was concluded on 9
th of August at the Taj Coromandel Hotel.
The “Invest Sri Lanka” investor forum in Mumbai was supported by Asia Securities and First
Capital Holdings PLC as the Platinum Sponsors and Almas Holdings Ltd as the Gold Sponsor. The
support partner for the forum is the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC).
