The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce opened the two-day Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2026 at the Shangri-La Colombo on Monday, with more than 800 delegates attending.
More than 60 of the delegates are international participants and investors. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the summit on Monday evening. It is the Chamber’s 26th consecutive annual summit.
Chamber Chairperson Krishan Balendra said the country’s restored economic stability needs to be turned into sustained growth, greater competitiveness and investment.
Sessions cover macroeconomic policy, global trade integration, digital transformation and key growth sectors, under the theme “Positioning Sri Lanka in a Changing Global Economy: Resilience, Reform, and the Future of Economic Policy”.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Reliance Consumer Products Ltd. Chief Executive Officer T. Krishnakumar are keynote speakers. Representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Standard Chartered Bank, Zydus Lifesciences and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are also taking part.
The summit concludes on Tuesday.
