Finance Minister Mr. Ravi Karunanayake, Deputy Minister of Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs Dr. Harsha De Silva, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Mr. Tilak Karunaratne and Chairman of the CSE Mr.Vajira Kulatilaka, will grace the inauguration ceremony on the 27th April 2015.

The current Chairman of SAFE Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid (Chairman of the Chittagong Stock Exchange, Bangladesh) and the Secretary General of SAFE Mr. Aftab Ahmad (CEO of the Lahore Stock Exchange, Pakistan) will preside over the conference and AGM.

Chairmen, CEO’s and Senior Representatives of 14 member Stock Exchanges from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mauritius, Maldives, United Arab Emirates and Bhutan will be attending the conference. Furthermore, Investment Banks and Brokerages

from the region and stock exchange technology providers will also attend the event. A delegation from the China Kunming International Logistics and Finance Association from the Yunnan Province in China will also be attending the conference.

SAFE is a regional platform of Exchanges within the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Region providing a forum to promote the exchange of technology and experiences in order to support the growth and development of capital markets within the region, while also increasing regional and global integration.

Sri Lanka has historically been seen as a geo-political center point in UBLIC the region and we now hope to expand and develop this role in terms of the capital market”, Mr. Vajira Kulatilaka Chairman of CSE said.