FORUM CHALLENGE
Innovation is the most critical success factor for businesses today. Those who dare to ride the ever-changing white-waters of the global business environment will live to see a brighter future. But how can companies innovate if their people are not innovative or better put ‘entrepreneurial’? How can business organisations in Sri Lanka develop intrapreneurial workers who will shape their companies’ future? How can industry and academia work together to incubate next generation entrepreneurs? What lessons can be learnt from the UK? These are the questions we seek answers for.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

			Developing Entrepreneurship as a Corporate Growth Strategy Ian Robertson - Chief Executive -National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, UK
			Incubating Ideas to Start-ups Dr Simon Brown - Sheffield Hallam University
			Reviving the Fortunes of Sri Lanka and Building an Innovative Future Chandra Embuldeniya - Vice Chancellor, Uva Wellassa University

Reviving the Fortunes of Sri Lanka and Building an Innovative Future Chandra Embuldeniya, Vice Chancellor, Uva Wellassa University

Developing Entrepreneurship as a Corporate Growth Strategy Ian Robertson, Chief Executive, National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship UK

Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture within Corporate Organisations Suren Amarasekera, CEO, Mobitel and UK presenter (m-Learning)

Presentation by SLASSCOM on Developing ICT Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka

Incubating Ideas to Start-ups Dr Simon Brown Director, Southampton Business School, Southampton Solent University and Chair, Enterprise Educators UK

Presentations by UK Universities Dr Dulekha Kasturiratne and Dr Jonathan Lean, University of Plymouth Dr John Hirst, Durham University Dr Julia Wolny, London College of Fashion