Corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, cricketers, mountaineers to motivate Chartered Accountants at CA Sri Lanka’s 40th National Conference
View(s):A diverse portfolio of some of Sri Lanka’s well-known names including corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, famous mountaineers and a legendary cricketer will take the stage at the 40th National Conference of Chartered Accountants to help re-discover the passion and purpose of professionals to ensure they reach the pinnacle of professional success.
Speakers at the event.
Dubbed as Sri Lanka’s biggest business summit, the National Conference organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), will feature Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Chief Executive Officer – South Asia Region and Corporate Executive Vice President of Axiata Group Berhad who will set the momentum of the conference by delivering the keynote on the theme “Finding your Mojo” on October 14 at Waters Edge, Battaramulla. The conference will conclude following two days of technical sessions on October 15 and 16, CA Sri Lanka said in a media release.
Sri Lanka’s popular Mount Everest duo, Ms. Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peries, will kick off the first session on ‘Self Mojo’ which aim to look at how professionals can rise up from their negative mindset to take charge and become an effective part of change.
The second session titled ‘In search of a nation’s magic that has sustained in most of its history’ will feature Merrill J. Fernando, the pioneer of Sri Lankan Tea and Founder of the global brand Dilmah as the speaker. Mano Sekaram, CEO/Co-Founder of 99X Technology Ltd; Murtaza Jafferjee, CEO of JB Securities and Dr. Malkanthi Hettiarachchi, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, a counter terrorism researcher and instructor will join the session as panellists to help participants understand how to regain their lost mojo, which is defined as the internal magic that translates to external success. This session will be moderated by Deepal Sooriyaarachchi, Management Consultant, Trainer, Author, Speaker and Accredited Master Coach.
The third session on ‘Mojo in one’s career – how do you fall back in love with your job’ will feature Chevaan Devavarathan Daniel, Executive Group Director of the Capital Maharaja Organisation Ltd, who will be joined by Rakhil Fernando, Managing Director of Daraz Sri Lanka and Ms. Dinali Peiris, Director – Group Human Resources of MAS Holdings who will share their insights on how to look beyond the daily tribulations and seek purpose in one’s work, aspire to reach greater heights and more importantly fall back in love with one’s job.
Well known entrepreneur and business leader, W. K. H. Wegapitiya, Chairman/Group CEO of LAUGFS Holdings Ltd will steer the fourth session on ‘The enterprising Mojo of family businesses.’ The session will also feature Ms. Sheamalee Wickramasinghe, Group Managing Director of CBL Group (CBL) and Murtaza Esufally, Executive Director of Hemas Holdings PLC.
The session which will be moderated by Arjuna Herath, Senior Partner of Ernst & Young Sri Lanka and Maldives looks at how one of the oldest and most common models of economic organisations – family businesses can teach participants lessons on building an enterprise with its own unique Mojo.
Legendary cricketer, Muttiah Muralitharan will take the stage during the fifth session on ‘It’s about how you play the cards you hold’ to help participants understand the need to never give up despite the obstacles.
The sixth session will bring forth two respected corporate leaders, Reyaz Mihular, Managing Partner of KPMG Sri Lanka and Ms. Indresh Fernando, Chief Process Officer of Softlogic Holdings PLC who together with Russel Valentine, Nigel Wayne White, Ms. Sakina Juzar, Ms. Kaveesha Coswatte and Ms. Shenellka De Silva will go in for a ‘rapid fire tango’ titled ‘The future of Mojo – it takes two to tango.’ The session will help participants to understand the next generation and what they bring to the table and what their world looks like to ensure the older generation can gain a better understanding of the next generation and their expectations.