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Skip to content SRI LANKA HUMAN CAPITAL SUMMIT 2024 TOWARDS A FUTURE-READY WORKFORCE. SAVE THE DATE 18TH JULY 2024 At Temple Trees From 9.00 AM to 07.30 PM SRI LANKA HUMAN CAPITAL SUMMIT 2024 TOWARDS A FUTURE-READY WORKFORCE. 7 DAYS 20 HOURS 45 MINUTES 11 SECONDS SAVE THE DATE 18TH JULY 2024 At Temple Trees From 9.00 AM to 07.30 PM JOIN US AT THE SRI LANKA HUMAN CAPITAL SUMMIT 2024 TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION’S WORKFORCE AND ECONOMY. SRI LANKA IS POISED FOR GROWTH. BUT TO UNLOCK OUR FULL ECONOMIC POTENTIAL, WE NEED TO INVEST IN OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE: HUMAN CAPITAL. THE CHALLENGE IS CLEAR: TALENT DRAIN THREATENS TO IMPEDE OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE SRI LANKA HUMAN CAPITAL SUMMIT 2024 TACKLES THIS CHALLENGE HEAD-ON. UNDER THE THEME "UNLOCKING SRI LANKA'S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL BY BUILDING A FUTURE-READY GLOBAL TALENT POOL," THE SUMMIT CONVENES KEY STAKEHOLDERS – GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS, EDUCATORS, AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS – TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING A SKILLED AND ADAPTABLE WORKFORCE. THE SUMMIT WILL DELVE INTO CRITICAL AREAS LIKE PUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TOURISM, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND STARTUPS. GAIN INSIGHTS FROM RENOWNED SPEAKERS, PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND COLLABORATE ON BUILDING A FUTURE-FILLED WITH SRI LANKAN TALENT AND INNOVATION. VIEW AGENDA VISION UNLOCKING SRI LANKA'S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL BY BUILDING A FUTURE-READY GLOBAL TALENT POOL THE SUMMIT ASPIRES TO PROPEL SRI LANKA FROM A LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMY TO A DEVELOPED NATION THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN CAPITAL. BY NURTURING TALENT, PROMOTING INNOVATION, AND ENSURING INCLUSIVITY, THE VISION IS TO TRANSFORM SRI LANKA INTO A COMPETITIVE PLAYER ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. OBJECTIVES Increase the Talent Pipeline: Focus on STEM education, skills alignment with industry needs, digitalization, diversity, and inclusion to enhance Sri Lanka’s workforce participation. Capability Development: Emphasize competency building in communication, digital skills, critical thinking, and adaptability through industry-academia collaboration and upskilling initiatives. Talent Retention Strategies: Address competitive compensation, quality of life improvements, professional growth opportunities, attract global companies, support startups, strategic tax policies, and vibrant research landscapes. VISION UNLOCKING SRI LANKA'S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL BY BUILDING A FUTURE-READY GLOBAL TALENT POOL THE SUMMIT ASPIRES TO PROPEL SRI LANKA FROM A LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMY TO A DEVELOPED NATION THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN CAPITAL. BY NURTURING TALENT, PROMOTING INNOVATION, AND ENSURING INCLUSIVITY, THE VISION IS TO TRANSFORM SRI LANKA INTO A COMPETITIVE PLAYER ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. OBJECTIVES Increase the Talent Pipeline: Focus on STEM education, skills alignment with industry needs, digitalization, diversity, and inclusion to enhance Sri Lanka’s workforce participation. Capability Development: Emphasize competency building in communication, digital skills, critical thinking, and adaptability through industry-academia collaboration and upskilling initiatives. Talent Retention Strategies: Address competitive compensation, quality of life improvements, professional growth opportunities, attract global companies, support startups, strategic tax policies, and vibrant research landscapes. GUEST SPEAKERS SCHEDULED TO BE APPEARED AT At Temple Trees From 9.00 AM to 07.30 PM HON. RANIL WICKREMESINGHE PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA HON. DINESH GUNAWARDENA PRIME MINISTER OF SRI LANKA HON. SCOTT MORRISON FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA HON. MOHAMED NASHEED HON. MOHAMED NASHEED JOHNNY C. TAYLOR JR. MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF MALAYSIA RON KAUFMAN FOUNDER & CEO UPLIFTING SERVICE DR. ZAMBRY ABDUL KADIR MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF MALAYSIA ROBERTA MALEE BASSETT GLOBAL LEAD FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION & SENIOR EDUCATION SPECIALIST WORLD BANK RAJESH NAMBIAR CHAIRMAN NASSCOM DEEPAK BAGLA FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO INVEST INDIA AGENDA 18 JULY 2024 At Temple Trees From 9.00 AM to 07.30 PM 1 INAUGURATION SESSION 2 TECHNICAL SESSION 3 SECTORIAL SESSION 4 LEADERSHIP SESSION 8:30 AM 8:30 AM WELCOMING OF GUEST 01 9:15 AM 9:15 AM SPONSOR VIDEOS 02 9:30 AM 9:30 AM WELCOME BY COMPERER FOLLOWED BY THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND CURTAIN-RAISER VIDEO 03 9:40 AM 9:40 AM SETTING THE CONTEXT SPEAKERS : CONFERENCE CHAIR 04 9:45 AM 9:45 AM VIDEO PRE RECORDED SPEAKERS : JOHNNY C TAYLOR JR (SHRM PRESIDENT ) 05 10:00 AM 10:00 AM VIDEO PRE RECORDED SPEAKERS : AJAY BANGA (WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ) 06 10:05 AM 10:05 AM GUEST OF HONOR SPEAKERS : ABANG HAJI OPENG.(PREMIER OF SARAWAK) 07 10:20 AM 10:20 AM GUEST OF HONOR SPEAKERS : SCOTT MORRISON (FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA) 08 10:35 AM 10:35 AM HE THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH SPEAKERS : SCOTT MORRISON (FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA) 09 10:50 AM 10:50 AM BREAK/TEA 10 11:05 AM 11:05 AM PRESENTATION SPEAKERS : RON KAUFMAN 11 11:10 AM 11:10 AM ADDRESS BY THE MINISTER SPEAKERS : DR.ZAMBRY (MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION) 12 11:25 AM 11:25 AM OVERVIEW ON HUMAN CAPITAL CHALLENGES ON RETENTION AND CAPACITY BUILDING/ DEVELOPMENT SPEAKERS : ROBERTA BASSET (GLOBAL LEAD FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION) 13 PILLAR 1 : TOURISM FROM 11.40 AM TO 12.40 PM FROM 11.40 AM TO 12.40 PM 11:40 AM 11:40 AM TOURISM 1.GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP THE HUMAN CAPITAL OF TOURISM TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH . 2.WHAT ARE THE HIGH LEVEL CHALLENGES FACED WHEN DEVELOPING HC IN THE TOURISM SECTOR. SPEAKER(S) : TBD 14 11:55 AM 11:55 AM PANEL HEAD /MODERATOR SETTING THE CONTEXT & INTRODUCTION OF PANELIST SPEAKER(S) : MR.SANJEEV GARDINER 15 12:00 PM 12:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION PILLAR HEAD TO MODERATE ON: 1. HOW TO INCREASE THE TALENT PIPELINE 2. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, TO BUILD A SKILL-READY, GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL POOL 3. WHAT ARE THE TALENT RETENTION STRATEGIES TO STEM THE TALENT DRAIN SPEAKER(S) : MR.SANJEEV GARDINER 16 PILLAR 2 : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FROM 12.40 PM TO 1.55 PM FROM 12.40 PM TO 1.55 PM 12:40 PM 12:40 PM PRESENTATION ON VISA SCHEMES SPEAKER(S) : RORY MCDAID ( HENLEY & PARTNERS ) 17 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 1.GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP THE GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL OF IT TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH . 2.WHAT ARE THE HIGH LEVEL CHALLENGES FACED WHEN DEVELOPING HC IN THE IT SECTOR. SPEAKER(S) : MR.RAHUL SINGH (GLOBAL COO OF HCLTECH), MR.RAJESH NAMBIAR (NASSCOM CHAIRMAN) 18 1:05 PM 1:05 PM PANEL HEAD /MODERATOR SETTING THE CONTEXT & INTRODUCTION OF PANELIST SPEAKER(S) : MR.JEHAN PERINPANAYAGAM 19 1:10 PM 1:10 PM PANEL DISCUSSION PILLAR HEAD TO MODERATE ON: 1. HOW TO INCREASE THE TALENT PIPELINE 2. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, TO BUILD A SKILL-READY, GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL POOL 3. WHAT ARE THE TALENT RETENTION STRATEGIES TO STEM THE TALENT DRAIN SPEAKER(S) : MR.RAJESH NAMBIAR (NASSCOM CHAIRMAN), MR.JEHAN PERINPANAYAGAM 20 1:55 PM 1:55 PM LUNCH 21 PILLAR 3 : FINANCE SERVICES FROM 2.40 PM TO 3.40 PM FROM 2.40 PM TO 3.40 PM 2:40 PM 2:40 PM FINANCE SERVICES 1.GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP THE HUMAN CAPITAL OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH . 2.WHAT ARE THE HIGH LEVEL CHALLENGES FACED WHEN DEVELOPING HC IN THE FINACIAL SECTOR . SPEAKER(S) : DEUTSCHE BANK 22 2:50 PM 2:50 PM PANEL HEAD /MODERATOR SETTING THE CONTEXT & INTRODUCTION OF PANELIST SPEAKER(S) : MR. JONATHAN ALLES 23 2:55 PM 2:55 PM PANEL DISCUSSION PILLAR HEAD TO MODERATE ON: 1. HOW TO INCREASE THE TALENT PIPELINE 2. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, TO BUILD A SKILL-READY, GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL POOL 3. WHAT ARE THE TALENT RETENTION STRATEGIES TO STEM THE TALENT DRAIN SPEAKER(S) : DEUTSCHE BANK, MR. JONATHAN ALLES 24 PILLAR 4 : STARTUPS FROM 3.40 PM TO 4.40 PM FROM 3.40 PM TO 4.40 PM 3:40 PM 3:40 PM STARTUPS 1.GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP THE HUMAN CAPITAL OF STARTUPS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH . 2.WHAT ARE THE HIGH LEVEL CHALLENGES FACED WHEN DEVELOPING HC IN THE STARTUPS PILLAR SPEAKER(S) : DEEPAK BAGLA 25 3:50 PM 3:50 PM PANEL HEAD /MODERATOR SETTING THE CONTEXT & INTRODUCTION OF PANELIST SPEAKER(S) : MR.JEEVAN GNANAM 26 3:55 PM 3:55 PM PANEL DISCUSSION PILLAR HEAD TO MODERATE ON: 1. HOW TO INCREASE THE TALENT PIPELINE 2. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, TO BUILD A SKILL-READY, GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL POOL 3. WHAT ARE THE TALENT RETENTION STRATEGIES TO STEM THE TALENT DRAIN SPEAKER(S) : DEEPAK BAGLA, MR.JEEVAN GNANAM 27 PILLAR 5 : PUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY FROM 4.40 PM TO 5.40 PM FROM 4.40 PM TO 5.40 PM 4:40 PM 4:40 PM PUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY 1.GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP THE HUMAN CAPITAL OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR TOO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH . 2.WHAT ARE THE HIGH LEVEL CHALLENGES FACED WHEN DEVELOPING HC IN THE SPEAKER(S) : NSN MURTHY - PARTNER, GOVERNMENT CONSULTING LEADER - DELOITTE SOUTH ASIA , DR HARSHA, TIMOTHY YAP - MCKINSAY 28 5:10PM 5:10 PM PANEL HEAD /MODERATOR SETTING THE CONTEXT & INTRODUCTION OF PANELIST SPEAKER(S) : SUJEEWA MUDALIGE 29 5:15 PM 5:15 PM PANEL DISCUSSION PILLAR HEAD TO MODERATE ON: 1. HOW TO INCREASE THE TALENT PIPELINE 2. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, TO BUILD A SKILL-READY, GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL POOL 3. WHAT ARE THE TALENT RETENTION STRATEGIES TO STEM THE TALENT DRAIN SPEAKER(S) : NSN MURTHY - PARTNER, GOVERNMENT CONSULTING LEADER - DELOITTE SOUTH ASIA , DR HARSHA, TIMOTHY YAP - MCKINSAY, SUJEEWA MUDALIGE 30 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM 5:40 PM - 6:00 PM BREAK 31 6:00 PM 6:00 PM BRAINSTORM SESSION BRAINSTORMING ON THE KEY DISCUSSION POINTS FROM EACH PILLAR AND PANEL FEEDBACK MODERATOR - MR.DINESH WEERAKKODY 32 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM CLOSING REMARKS/REPORT & VOTE OF THANKS SPEAKER(S) : DELOITTE & AHRP PRESIDENT - ROSHAN KULASURIYA 33 PROJECT PARTNERS & SPONSORS ASSOCIATE PARTNERS 18TH JULY 2024 18TH JULY 2024 9.00 AM TO 07.30 PM At Temple Trees Temple Trees, No. 150, R. A. de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka LIVE STREAM LIVE STREAM THE SUMMIT WILL FEATURE EXPERT KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ACROSS PRIORITIZED SECTORS INCLUDING PUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY, IT, TOURISM, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND STARTUPS. PANELS WILL DELVE INTO ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE SUMMIT’S OBJECTIVES, ENSURING OUTCOMES ARE PRACTICAL AND SUSTAINABLE.