Master of Business Administration program of the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies (FCMS) of the University of Kelaniya, organized an Executive forum to open a dialogue on the way forward in responding to the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka and it was organized under the theme of “From hindsight to foresight: The way forward for inclusive development of Sri Lanka”. The event was held on the 2^nd of July 2022 at Sheraton, Turtle beach hotel, Kosgoda.

The panelists of the forum were Dr. P. K. G. Harischandra, the Director of the Economic Research Department of CBSL, Mr. Nalin Brian Karunaratne, the Chief Executive Officer at Ceylon Biscuits Limited, Mr. Hasitha Premaratne, Group Finance Director, at Brandix Lanka Ltd, and Mr. Thimal Perera, Chief Executive Officer of DFCC Bank PLC.

The forum was moderated by Dr. Sugeeth Patabendige, Senior lecturer, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, and Ms. Sadathana Wickramasinghe (Representing MBA batch 12). The forum was graced by Dr. Narada Fernando, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, Dr. Ruwani Fernando, the coordinator of the MBA program, Dr. Srinath Dissanayake, the technical coordinator of the MBA program, former coordinators; the management committee of the MBA program, representatives of the academic staff of FCMS and the students of MBA batch 12 and 13.