AGENDA
Registration
8.00 A.M. – 8.30 A.M.
Opening Remarks Mr. Mangala Wijesinghe, Chairman & CEO / EDB
8.30 A.M. – 8.40 A.M.
Address by: Head of the State
8.40 A.M. – 9.00 A.M
Keynote Speech
9.00 A.M. – 9.20 A.M.
Unlocking Sri Lanka's Blue Economy: A Strategic Roadmap for Sustainable Marine Investment and Economic Transformation
ADB's Strategic Partnership in Sri Lanka's Blue Economy
Transformation:
Lessons Learned and Future Investment Opportunities
9.20 A.M. – 9.35 A.M.
Ports as Engines of National Economic Growth:
Sri Lanka's Vision
for Maritime Leadership in the Indian Ocean
9.35 A.M. – 09.50 A.M.
Marine Spatial Planning as a Blueprint for Sustainable Blue Economy
Development:
Unlocking Sri Lanka's Marine Investment Potential
9.50 A.M. – 10.05 A.M.
TEA
10.05 A.M. – 10.20 A.M
Panel Discussion 1: "Trincomalee as the Strategic Gateway to Sri Lanka's Blue Economy"
10.20 A.M. – 11.20 A.M.
1. Geostrategic Positioning of Trincomalee Port and Energy Hub
Development
2. Marine Infrastructure and Offshore Potential
3. Blue Economy Integration and Community Development
4. Leveraging Strategic Partnerships in Trincomalee Port
Sri Lanka as the Emerging Marine Investment Gateway in South Asia
11.20 A.M. – 11.40 A.M.
Panel Discussion 2:
"Energizing Sri Lanka's Blue Economy:
Offshore
Oil & Gas Exploration and LNG Infrastructure as Economic Game
Changers"
11.40 A.M. – 12.40P.M.
1. Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration - Current Status and Opportunities
2. LNG Infrastructure and Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
(FSRU) Development
3. Economic Impact and Blue Economy Integration
4.Integration of offshore exploration with Sri Lanka's maritime sector
growth
LUNCH
12.40 P.M. – 1.40 P.M.
Sri Lanka's Marine Tourism Strategy as a Catalyst for Sustainable Blue Economy Development
1.40 P.M. – 2.00 P.M.
Sustainable Coastal Zone Management: The Foundation for Sri Lanka's Blue Economy Success
2.10 P.M. - 2.30 P.M.
Panel Discussion 3:
"Charting a Course for Growth:
Synergizing Boat
Building and Nautical Tourism for Sri Lanka's Blue Economy"
2.30 P.M. – 3.30 P.M.
Speakers:
1. Director, Port City Marina Project LOLC/Browns - Port
City Marina Project Lead
2. Dr. K.H.M.L. Amaralal, Deputy Director
General, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency
(NARA)
3. Mr. Buddhika Hewawasam, Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion
Bureau (SLTPB) and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA)
Underwater Mapping and Marine Spatial Intelligence:
Critical
Infrastructure for Sri Lanka's Blue Economy Development
3.30 P.M. – 3.40 P.M.
Joint Academic Session
"Academic Innovation and Frontier Research in
Blue Economy:
Sri Lankan Universities Leading the Way"
3.40 P.M. – 4.00 P.M.
Vote of Thanks
4.00 P.M. – 4.10 P.M
TEA & CLOSE OF SESSION
4.10 P.M. – 4.30 P.M
B2B Meetings
4.30 PM – 6.30 PM
Networking and Cocktail
7.30 PM – 9.00 PM
VOYAGE SRI LANKA
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• Venue
The Kingsbury Hotel -
• Address
48 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka
