About this Event

Date: 15 November 2021

Time: 6.30pm SLST via Zoom

Fee:

CIMA Members / Students – complimentary

Non-members – LKR 1,000

The budget proposals of the Government for the Year 2022 will be presented in Parliament this week by the Minister of Finance. The forum will unravel the impact thereon and will be followed by a panel discussion with esteem business leaders.

Keynote Speaker

Mr Ajith Nivard Cabraal

Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Speakers and topics

‘Business impact of the National Budget 2022’

Aashiq Lafir, FCMA, CGMA, FCA

Group Finance Director, Softlogic Holdings PLC 

‘Overview of the 2022 budget and its tax implications to businesses’

Suresh Perera, FCMA, CGMA

Principal — Tax and Regulatory, KPMG

‘Macro-economic impact to business’

Deshal de Mel

Director, Verité Research Pvt. Ltd

Panelists

Hasitha Premaratne, FCMA, CGMA - Group Finance Director, Brandix Group

Dimantha Seneviratne - Director/ Group CEO, NDB Bank

Pasan Wanigasekara - Director General, BOI Sri Lanka

Dr W A Wijewardena - Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Kasturi Chelleraja Wilson, FCMA, CGMA - Group CEO, Hemas Holdings PLC

Moderator

Rifka Ziyard, FCMA, CGMA - Director Tax and Regulatory, KPMG Sri Lanka