Business Leader Forum Latitude655 is the exclusive sponsor of the Business Leader Forum

focused on Innovation, Inclusiveness and Sustainability. The conference will take place on 9 August and the event is organised in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce and SLASSCOM.

The event will include keynote talks by Harsh Manglik, the Chairman and Geography Managing Director of Accenture India as well as Ravi Fernando, the CEO of SLINTEC. There will also be a panel discussion which will include the CEO of Latitude655, Shanil Fernando.

Latitude655 is an innovation consulting company that brings Silicon Valley innovation to Sri Lanka. It is a joint venture between a local entity and a Silicon Valley Innovator. This combination allows Latitude655 to utilise the latest in thought and technology from the Valley and adapt it for the Sri Lankan market. Latitude 655 currently builds innovation for large fortune 500 clients including Citibank, Yahoo and Canda Naste. "At Latitude655 we believe that innovation is the key ingredient in managing change and getting ahead in these times. We are therefore excited to participate and fully support this forum as it is core to what we do.

Many Sri Lankan companies over the last decade have cut down spending on technology and on innovation as they were in survival mode, but now with the economy picking up and demand increasing, companies need to invest in technology to scale and gain competitive advantage, therefore the timing of this conference is perfect," said Shanil Fernando, CEO of Latitude655. One of Latitude655's unique service offerings is an Innovation Assessment for clients. During this assessment, Latitude655 with a combination of local and Silicon Valley expertise does a comprehensive study of the client's current processes and methodologies and through an elaborate proven framework will recommend the optimal use of technology that will enable true competitive advantage.

The other panellists at this conference include Dr. Kishu Gomes country Chairman for Chevron, Ramesh Shanmuganathan CIO John Keels Holdings and Prasath Nanayakkara Global Head of Enterprise Automation at Virtusa. The conference will be held 9 August at the Hilton in Colombo, further information regarding the conference can be found at www.amcham.lk.

Source - Daily Mirror