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ADAPTATION
CPM Sri Lanka | Annual Report 2020-2021

Evening For Managers (EFM)
REGIONAL
MANAGEMENT
MAN GEMENT
-Webinar Series BATTLE
CONFERENCE

Despite several environmental setbacks, response with a large number of attendees of
your Institute has been continuing its over 300+ each session.
process of providing a service to the
members. One of the Institute’s flagship The webinars were very popular among
events, the EFM was organized virtually, members as well as corporate entities
Evening For Managers and amalgamated with new technology because we have been consistently able to
CHALLENGE
as an extended version. The five webinars invite high profile presenters with something
we planned this year, had unprecedented valuable to say.

17 Session ‘POST COVID-19: MANAGEMENT AND
th
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORESIGHT’

Presenter Presenter Panelist Panelist Panelist Moderator
Dr. Samantha Dr. Nirmal De Silva Ruwindhu Peiris Selyna Peiris Shalin Balasuriya Roshan Collas
Rathnayake
The Institute held its 17th successive EFM presentation and Dr. Nirmal De Silva, Independent Director-Regional
on May 20th, 2020, which was the first webinar in the post Development Bank, Entrepreneur, Consultant and Associate
Covid19 period. The session discussed how Leaders need Professor in Business co-delivered the key presentation.
to find new ways to tackle business problems, think beyond The key presentation was followed by a panel discussion
the status quo, and create value for their organizations in which was moderated by Mr. Roshan Collas, who is also a
this Challenging Situation. Through a dynamic discussion, Governing Council Member of CPM Sri Lanka and Chairman
the audience learned about the entrepreneurial methods of Education & Training Committee & AGM-Bancassurance
and innovation practices in management and gained some & Alternate Distribution, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.
tips on value creation on “Post Covid-19: Management and
Entrepreneurship Foresight” Ms. Selyna Peiris, Director, Selyn, Mr. Shalin Balasuriya,
Director and Co-Founder, Spa Ceylon and Mr. Ruwindhu
Dr. Samantha Rathnayake, Governing Council Member Peiris, Managing Director, Stax Inc. shared their expert views
and Chairman of CPM Business School Committee as the panelists of this webinar.
and Management Faculty-PIM, University of Sri J’Pura
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