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0830 am
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Micro-enterprise Wood & Handicraft sector Retail & FMCG sector Cargills Ceylon PLC www.cargillsceylon.com
1000 am
1900 hrs onwards: Street Food festival and Entertainment Venue : Mount Lavinia Beach
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Sunday, 10 November 2013 (0900 am 1200 noon) BUSINESS TO BUSINESS (B2B) MEETINGS: Exploring Business Opportunities in the Asian Region
Venue : BMICH Meelakamedura*, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo Delegates will be brought together at the venue where they can sit at tables labeled with the sectors name. All delegates from the same sector will be seated together for exploring business opportunities. They may also move between tables to meet delegates from related industries / sectors. Delegates with a diversified or new business may select any table/tables of their choice. At this meeting, delegates may distribute their organization and product literature and network with peers.
Table 1 AGRI-BUSINESS & FOOD Table 4 CONSULTANCY SERVICES Table 7 EDUCATION Table 10 HOSPITALITY & TOURISM Table 13 RETAIL & FMCG
Table 2 AUTO SECTOR Table 5 TRADING COMPANIES Table 8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Table 11 HEALTHCARE & PHARMA Table 14 DIVERSIFIED BUSINESSES
Table 3 FINANCIAL SERVICES Table 6 ENGINEERING & MECHANICAL Table 9 TELECOM SERVICES Table 12 ENERGY & POWER Table 15 OTHER SECTORS
Sunday, 10 November 2013 (0900 am to 12 noon) CITY TOUR :Highlights of Colombo (optional for those delegates not attending B2B meetings prior registration is mandatory) (Since this is an optional tour, delegates will need to pay the travel agent directly on registration)
NOTE FOR ALL DELEGATES : Lunch will be served at the B2B meetings venue from 12 noon onwards. Delegates will be transferred to their respective hotels after lunch to get ready for the Inaugural session. Buses will leave the delegation hotels at 1600 hrs for transfer to the Inaugural session venue.
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Sunday, 10 November 2013 (1730 hrs to 2130 hrs) INAUGURAL SESSION: CAAYE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT
Venue : Stein Studios, No.20, 2nd Cross Street, Borupana Ratmalana, Colombo
1800 hrs
Welcome Address
Mr. Kumar Mallimaratchi President Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) Dr Rahul Mirchandani Founder President Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) & Executive Director, Aries Agro Limited, India Mr Kamalesh Sharma* Secretary-General Commonwealth Secretariat London Dr Hans Wijayasuriya* Group Chief Executive, Dialog Telekom PLC
1805 hrs
Theme Address
1810 hrs
Special Address
1820 hrs
Keynote Address
1835 hrs
Inaugural Address
Hon. Min Dullas Alahapperuma* Minister, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skill Development, Government of Sri Lanka
Release of CAAYE Annual Report 2013 Cultural show of Sri Lanka Concluding Remarks Mr.Nalin Attygalle Secretary General Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL)
2010 hrs
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1010 hrs
Youth Enterprises addressing the Millennium Development Goals Social entrepreneurship and way forward
Ms Katherine Ellis* Director - Youth Affairs Commonwealth Secretariat London Ms Penny Low* President / Founder Social Innovation Park Mr Shiraz Gidwani CEO of Iktara World, United Arab Emirates Chief Nandoca at Nando's Restaurants
1025 hrs
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Video Address
Mr Ahmed Alhendawi The United Nations Secretary-Generals Special Envoy on Youth, UN Headquarters- New York Ms.Razina Bilgrami, Country Director, Sri Lanka United Nations Development Programme
1110 hrs
(1115 1145 hrs) CAAYE Challenge Award Ceremony CAAYE Entrepreneur award presentation followed by winning Business plan presentation
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Moderated by : Mr Alex Mitchell Director, Young Brits Network Co-Founder, Kit Us Out
Access to Finance for Young Entrepreneurs : Honble MP Mr Vikram Nair Singapore Parliament
Education & Training : Mr Ejaj Ahmed President Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) Innovation Infrastructure: Mr Ravi Theja Muthu* Chief Executive Officer, Helios Eco Vidyut Pvt. Ltd, India
Regulation & Taxation: Mr Adnan Lee* Managing Director, MBG Fruits, Malaysia Financial Literacy: Mr Nabeeh Zakariyya* World Bank Consultant, Pension Supervision Department of the Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA), Maldives
(1430 hrs 1630 hrs) Panel Discussion Women entrepreneurs presenting opportunities in Commonwealth Asia Context Setting & Introductions Ms Aminath Shifaza , CAAYE Country Representative-Maldives & 2013 Programs Director, JCI Maldives Ms Devaki Ramachandran, CAAYE Country Representative-Singapore & Young Entrepreneur Network at Singapore India Chamber of Commerce
Moderated by: Ms Shazia Bakshi Member, CIIs Young Indians National Governing Council
Malaysia Ms Whitney Lau Managing Director, Bamboo Catering & Whitney's Kitchen Brunei Ms Fatin Arifin Executive Director (Brunei) at Green Prints & CAAYE Country Representative- Young Entrepreneurs Association of Brunei
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Malaysia Ms Rokiah Hassan Managing Director Heritage Biotech Malaysia Bangladesh Ms Sonia Bashir Kabir Country Director & CEO, Dell Singapore Pakistan
Sri Lanka Mrs. Ramya Weerakoon Chairman & Managing Director Ramya Holdings Pvt Ltd India
Maldives
1630 hrs - 1645 hrs: Tea / Coffee Break (1645 hrs 1730 hrs) Plenary Session :
Moderated by: Dr Navita Mahajan Member, CIIs Young Indians National Governing Council 1645 hrs Perspectives from a Sri Lankan Multi-national company Conducive Environment for investment opportunities in Sri Lanka. Mr. Anton Godfrey * Founder and Group CEO Agxintl (Sri Lanka-India Australia) Dr. Jayaweera* Chairman/Director General Board of Investment
1700 hrs
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1715 hrs
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Valedictory Address
All CAAYE Country Representatives & Ms Katherine Ellis* Director - Youth Affairs Commonwealth Secretariat London Mrs Masire-Mwamba* Deputy Secretary General, Commonwealth Secretariat, London Dr Rahul Mirchandani Founder President Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) Ms Nurul Huda-Afandi CAAYE President-Designate, Malaysia
1810 hrs
Acceptance of CAAYE Presidency and Closing Remarks National Anthem of Sri Lanka
1900 hrs onwards : Cultural Show & Dinner at The Sri Lanka Youth Theatre
*confirmation awaited