CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR SMES

Conference & Seminars committee hosted a seminar on Corporate Governance for SMEs on 28th May 2019 at AAT centre. The main objective of the seminar is to educate and identify the important aspects of the small and medium entrepreneurs.

The key presentation was delivered by Senior General Manager - Group Risk and Controls, Brandix Group Suranga Indunil and was about emerging trends in corporate governance, risk and control as a business enabler, creating a governance architecture for the SME organisations, and data analytics in action.

The keynote was mainly explained with recent case studies and global emerging trends. After the presentation, the panel discussion commenced with panellists Ernst & Young Partner Manil Jayasinghe and Commercial Bank of Ceylon Deputy Chairman Preethi Jayawardena.

The panel discussion mainly focused on the problems and obstacles of the SME industry, and the discussion was supported by recent incidents. The SME industry needs to identify the potential business market and develop their strategies according to trending standards.