CA Sri Lanka to host 20th CAPA Conference and 42nd National Conference in Colombo

From left: President Manil Jayesinghe, Alternate Chair Dhanuka Cooray, Vice President Sanjaya Bandara, Committee Chair Tishan Subasinghe, Technical Chair Anoji De Silva, Chief Executive Officer Dulani Fernando and Alternate Chair Channa Gunasekera

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) will host two important accounting assemblies in Colombo in October this year. 

The combined event is expected to attract over 2500 local and foreign delegates from 30 countries, including top international accounting professionals, making it one of the biggest hybrid conferences ever to be held in Sri Lanka. 

The 20th CAPA Conference of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA), will be held alongside CA Sri Lanka’s own 42nd National Conference of Chartered Accountants. Aptly themed ‘Heritage: Many Businesses, One Planet’, the event will kick off on October 06th and will conclude on October 08th following two days of technical sessions. 

The theme and the conference website were unveiled on Friday at the Institute. The event was attended by CA Sri Lanka President Manil Jayesinghe, Vice President Sanjaya Bandara, Chairman of the Conference Committee Tishan Subasinghe, Chairperson of the Technical Committee Anoji De Silva, and Chief Executive Officer Dulani Fernando, while President of CAPA Dr. Chen Yugui and Chief Executive Brian Blood connected virtually. Alternate Chairs Dhanuka Cooray and Channa Gunasekara were also present at the event. 

The event aims to explore the role and contribution accountants can make to mitigate and adapt to imminent risks and threats faced by humanity due to current global contemporary issues such as climate change and rapid technological developments. The mega event will also bring together 40 speakers, panelists and moderators, who will deliberate contemporary and emerging issues impacting the accounting profession, alongside a rapidly changing social, economic and technological landscape.