President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will inaugurate the Sri Lanka Economic Summit, organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce which opens today to a sold-out audience at the Shangri La, Colombo.

President Dissanayake will participate in a Fireside chat on the Government’s vision for sustainable economic progress, with the Chamber’s Deputy Vice Chairperson Bingumal Thewarathanthri.

Day 2 of the summit (29) will open with a Fireside Chat with Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on the Digital Economy.

This year’s summit, which has drawn record participation and an unprecedented audience of business leaders, policymakers, academics and senior corporate representation, is conducted under the theme Shaping Sri Lanka’s Future: Transformational Growth with Sound Economic Policies, focusing on the country’s economic trajectory.

The  hamber’s leadership including Chairperson Duminda Hulangamuwa and Vice Chairperson Krishan Balendra will also be in attendance, with Duminda Hulangamuwa delivering the opening remarks at the inauguration.

The summit’s inauguration will be live streamed on the chamber’s Facebook page, viewable from 6.00 p.m. today, promising one of the most significant economic discussions of this year.