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CIMA world conference 2008

This flagship, four-day event has been designed to address matters of corporate, national and social interest across the Asia Pacific region.

Speakers from around the world will engage audiences with themes including global branding, innovation, national peace and leadership.

The diverse collection of speakers are experts in their field, and have made significant contributions to the growth of their own countries.

They all share proven leadership abilities, and a talent for inspiring others to impact on local and global development.

Who will attend?

Delegates will include chief executives, CFOs, directors and senior managers from around the world, from India, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa and the UK.

Speakers

The list of speakers includes:

Mr John Hume (keynote speaker) - Ireland: second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), Recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Martin Luther King Award and the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the only recipient of the three major peace awards.

Prof Tissa Vitarana - Sri Lanka: Minister for Science and Technology, Sri Lanka

Mr Dave Steward - South Africa: Executive Director, Federick Willem de Klerk Foundation

Prof Kader Asmal – South Africa: Board Chairman of UCB Committee on Cricket Franchise; Chairman of Portfolio Committee on Defence National Assembly; ANC National Disciplinary Committee; and Joint Parliamentary Committee of Ethics and Members' Interests

Dr Atta-ur-Rahman (keynote speaker) – Pakistan: Federal Minister/Chairman, Higher Education Commission. Advisor to Prime Minister for Science and Technology, Pakistan

Dr Bettina von Stamm - United Kingdom

Ms Samina Rizwan – Pakistan: Regional Director SAGE West, Oracle Corporation

Mr R. Ravimohan - India

Mr Peter Jones - United Kingdom

Mr Y Bhg Dato' Peter Velappan (keynote speaker) – Malaysia: Former General Secretary, Asian Football Confederation

Mr Jehangir S Pocha – India: Editor, Businessworld, Indian's bestselling business magazine

Mr Coa Yuanzheng – China: Chief Economist, Bank of China

Mr Norman Lyle – Hong Kong: Former Group Finance Director, Jardine Matheson

Venue

The conference will be held at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Centre (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Booking information

For more information, please contact CIMA Sri Lanka at:

356 Elvitigala Mawatha
Colombo 05
Sri Lanka

Tel: 00 94 (0) 11 250 3880
Fax: 00 94 (0) 11 250 3881
Email: colombo@cimaglobal.com

Special offers

Sri Lankan Airlines are offering a 10% discount on flights, when quoting 'CIMA world conference 2008'. For terms and conditions please contact CIMA Sri Lanka at 250 3880 or email colombo@cimaglobal.com.

Several Colombo hotels are contracted to offer accommodation during the conference. The limited number of rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. We recommend reading the hotel information brochure and reserving your place using the booking form as soon as possible.