Beyond Zero Emissions Forum on Sept 17
The Sri Lanka Business and Biodiversity (SL B&B) Platform of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), in collaboration with the Federation of Environmental Organizations, Eco-V and Journeys for Climate Justice, is organizing a joint forum.
It is titled ‘Beyond Zero Emissions: A Practical Approach to Combating Climate Change in Sri Lanka’on of September 17, 2015 from 5pm onwards to be held at the Ground Floor West Wing of the CCC in Colombo 02.
Dr. Stephen Bygrave, CEO of Beyond Zero Emissions, the Australian think tank, will address the audience with a keynote, which will be followed by a panel discussion to be moderated by Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri, Country Representative of IUCN Sri Lanka. The invited panelists are Dr. Sunimal Jayathunga, Director of the Climate Change Secretariat, AvanthiJayathilake, CEO of EML Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., ChanakaWickramasuriya, Managing Partner of Ironwood Capital Partners, Jude Kasturiarachchi, Director, Jetwing Hotels Ltd. and SrilalMiththapala, Consultant Business Development for LTL Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd.
The objective of this event being put together primarily for a private sector audience,a key stakeholder in the global movement towards zero carbon emissions and beyond – is to identify and share best practice solutions that are currently available and are being practically implemented in different parts of the world. This event will be of utmost benefit to those private sector entities who are striving to reduce their emissions and contribute towards the national effort of combating climate change through various industry sectors such as energy, transportation, construction, agriculture and forestry.
More information on the event and registration can be obtained by writing to [email protected] or [email protected].
