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 Success here in Sri Lanka for FAOby Dr Arul Sivagananathan, Managing Director, Hayleys Business Solutions International(Pvt) Ltd

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 Operations, Global Banking and Markets Service Centers

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 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

Objectives Ÿ Identify constraints to the growth of FAO operations in Sri Lanka

Ÿ Share success stories and best practices to benchmark existing players with local/ foreign FAO service providers who have established and sustained growth in the industry

Ÿ Enhance knowledge on possible avenues for expanding existing FAO markets and capturing new markets

Ÿ Facilitate networking among key stakeholders involved in FAO markets

Ÿ Addressing issues faced by FAO operators who have set-up in Sri Lanka and facilitating discussion key parties involved/ affected

ŸFacilitate overall industry growth through above objectives

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.

Email the conference registration form to: E. ThoughtleadershipSL@cimaglobal.com

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

Simon Nihal Bell International Investor and Consultant

Speakers

Avinash Vashistha Chairman and Managing Director Accenture, India

Mohamed Hisham Director – OperationsTellida Pvt Ltd

Richard MilnerHead, HSBC Securities Services Operations, Global Banking and Markets Service Centers

Dr ArulSivagananathanManaging Director Hayleys Business Solutions International (Pvt) Ltd