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Simon Nihal Bell International Investor and Consultant Avinash Vashistha Chairman and Managing Director Accenture, India Speakers Richard Milner Head, HSBC Securities Services Operations, Global Banking and Markets Service Centers The roundtable discussion will capture challenges, issues and opportunities in the Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) industry in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka targets to build and attract customers in the IT and BPO industries with a focus on key competitive niches. Finance and Accounting Outsourcing will be one of the key growth areas, as Sri Lanka has a large pool of UK qualified accounting professionals (second only to the UK). A survey in Global Services magazine ranked Sri Lanka among the top 20 centers of excellence for FAO in the world. Leading global companies such as WNS, Amba Research, RR Donnelly and HSBC have set up FAO centers in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, was ranked fifth among 15 emerging global cities and recognized as a 'Center of Excellence' for Financial and Accounting Outsourcing by Tholons, a US based boutique outsourcing consultancy and investment firm. Mohamed Hisham Director – Operations Tellida Pvt Ltd Email the conference registration form to: E. [email protected] For more information contact Jennifer Gnaniah CIMA Sri Lanka Division, 356 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 5 T. 2503880 ext 263 F. + 94 11 2503881 Investment CIMA students Rs. 4500 CIMA/SLASSCOM members Rs. 5500 Non CIMA/SLASSCOM members Rs. 7000 Electronic media Sponsor Print media partner Principle Sponsor Silver Sponsor Readiness to succeed by breaking barriers Sri Lanka FAO 2 August 2012 9am-3pm Kings Court, Cinnamon Lakeside Growth Roundtable 2012 Closing date for registrations 25 July 2012
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Simon Nihal Bell International Investor and Consultant
Avinash Vashistha Chairman and Managing Director Accenture, India
Speakers
Richard MilnerHead, HSBC Securities Services Operations, Global Banking and Markets Service Centers
The roundtable discussion will capture challenges, issues and opportunities in the Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) industry in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka targets to build and attract customers in the IT and BPO industries with a focus on key competitive niches. Finance and Accounting Outsourcing will be one of the key growth areas, as Sri Lanka has a large pool of UK qualified accounting professionals (second only to the UK).
A survey in Global Services magazine ranked Sri Lanka among the top 20 centers of excellence for FAO in the world. Leading global companies such as WNS, Amba Research, RR Donnelly and HSBC have set up FAO centers in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, was ranked fifth among 15 emerging global cities and recognized as a 'Center of Excellence' for Financial and Accounting Outsourcing by Tholons, a US based boutique outsourcing consultancy and investment firm.
Mohamed Hisham Director – OperationsTellida Pvt Ltd
Email the conference registration form to: E. [email protected]
For more information contactJennifer GnaniahCIMA Sri Lanka Division, 356 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 5 T. 2503880 ext 263 F. + 94 11 2503881
Investment
CIMA students Rs. 4500
CIMA/SLASSCOM members Rs. 5500
Non CIMA/SLASSCOM members Rs. 7000Electronic media Sponsor Print media partner Principle Sponsor Silver Sponsor
Readiness to succeed by breaking barriers
Sri Lanka FAO 2 August 2012 9am-3pm Kings Court, Cinnamon Lakeside
Growth Roundtable 2012
Closing date for registrations 25 July 2012
8.30am Registration 9.00am Welcome address by Sujiva Dewaraja, Chairman of SLASSCOM 9.15am Keynote address 1: 'Evolving face of Globalization: What do clients consider when choosing an
outsourcing destination and partner', by Avinash Vashistha , Chairman and Managing Director – Accenture, India
9.45am Keynote Address 2: Sri Lanka's competitive advantage: extracts from A.T. Kearney's report 'Competitive Benchmarking – Sri Lanka Knowledge Services'by Simon Bell, International Investor and Consultant
10.15am Keynote address 3: Success here in Sri Lanka for FAO(speaker to be confirmed)
10.45am Tea Break 11.15pm Case study: Support provided by governments to the development of the BPO sector
by Richard Milner, Head, HSBC Securities Services CoEs 11.45am Panel discussion 'Sri Lanka as a FAO destination: readiness to succeed'
Moderated by Jehan Perinpanayagam,CEO - Infomate - part of John Keells Holdings PLC 12.30pm Networking Lunch 1.30pm Keynote address 4: Skill capacity challenges for Sri Lanka and market opportunities
available for FAO providers in US by AICPA representative2.00pm Case study: Overcoming issues and challenges when building a successful home grown FAO
business in Sri Lanka, by Mohamed Hisham, Director Operations - Telida (Pvt) Ltd 2.30pm Panel discussion 'breaking barriers in the Sri Lankan FAO industry' moderated by
Dr. Kemal de Soysa, Country Head – Amba Research Lanka Ltd 3.15pm Closing remarks/ Vote of Thanks
