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8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 11:00 Inauguration
9.00 – 9:10 Welcome & Introductory: Saman Kelegama, Executive Director,
Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
9:10 – 9:20 Opening Remarks: Naoko Ishii, Country Director for Sri Lanka
& Maldives, World Bank
9:20 – 9:50 Introduction to ‘World
Development Report - 2009’: Indermit Gill, Team Leader,
World Development Report 2009, World Bank
9:50 – 10:40 Discussants: Ramani Gunatilaka, Freelance Consultant
Sunil Chandrasiri, Dean, Faculty of
Graduate Studies, University of Colombo
Willie Mendis, Senior Professor of Town & Country Planning,
University of Moratuwa
Anura Ekanayake, Vice Chairman,
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
10:40 – 11:00 Address by the Chief Guest: Hon. Sarath Amunugama,
Minister of Public Administration & Home Affairs
& the Deputy Minister of Finance
11:00 – 11:30 Tea/Coffee
11:30 – 13:15 Session I: Lagging Regions & Policy in Sri Lanka
Chair: Shekhar Shah, Regional Economic Advisor – South Asia, World Bank
11:30–12:00 Speaker: Study on Lagging Regions in Sri Lanka
Claus Astrup, Senior Country Economist, South Asia
Poverty Reduction & Economic Mgmt, World Bank
12:00–12:45 Discussants: H.N. Thenuwara, Assistant Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
S. Amerasekera, Secretary, Ministry of Highways &
Former Director General, Regional Development
Lloyd Fernando, Programme Director – Distance Learning,
Postgraduate Institute of Management &
Former Secretary, Ministry of Policy Implementation
12:45–13:15 Floor Discussion
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 15:30 Session II: Spatial Issues in Sri Lanka
Chair: Willie Mendis, Senior Professor of Town & Country
Planning, University of Moratuwa
14:15 – 14:45 Speaker: Wimal Nanayakkara, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
14:45 – 15:15 Discussants: Anila Dias Bandaranaike, Former Assistant Governor,
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Anushka Wijesinha, Assistant Director, Economic Division,
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)
Somik Lall, Senior Economist, World Bank
15:15 – 15:30 Floor Discussion
15:30 – 16:45 Session III: Education Opportunities for the Poor: Assessing Spatial Disparities
Chair: H.N. Thenuwara, Assistant Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
15:30 – 16:00 Speaker: Ganga Tilakaratna, Research Economist,
Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
16:00 – 16:30 Discussants: Harsha Aturupane, Senior Economist, World Bank
Tara De Mel, Former Secretary, Ministry of Education
Wilfred Perera, Asst. Director General, National Institute of Education
16:30 – 16:45 Floor Discussion
16:45 – 17:00 Concluding Remarks
Deshal De Mel, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
17:00 Tea & End of Conference
Media Highlights
Sunday Times, 29 March, 2009--  “Regional Imbalances are a normal process of Development – World Bank”
The Island, 23 March, 2009-- “Growth can be imbalanced, but inclusive - World Bank Govt must not force development”
Sunday Island, 22 March, 2009-- World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography – Implications for Sri Lanka”
The Nation, 22 March 2009- “World Development Report 2009: Mis-shaping or reshaping World Economy?”
Lanka Business Online, 18 March, 2009-- “Sri Lanka must link leading region to rest of Country: World Bank”
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| Guests lighting the traditional oil lamp |
Executive Director making the welcome address and introductory remarks |
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| Inaugural Address by Hon. Sarath Amunugama,
Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs
and the Deputy Minister of Finance |
Naoko Ishii, World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka & Maldives along with Indermit Gill, Team Leader, World Development Report 2009 presenting a copy of the WDR 2009 to the Hon. Minister |
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Introduction to
‘World Development Report - 2009’ |
Session I: Lagging Regions & Policy in Sri Lanka |
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| L to R: Indermit Gill (World Bank), Anura Ekanayake (Ceylon Chamber of Commerce), Sunil Chandrasiri (University of Colombo), Naoko Ishii (World Bank), Somik Lall (World Bank), Ramani Gunatilaka (Freelance Consultant), and Buddhadasa Hewavitharana (Chairman, IPS) |
L to R: Claus Astrup (World Bank), H. N. Thenuwara (Central Bank of Sri Lanka), Shekhar Shah (World Bank), S. Amerasekera (Ministry of Highways) and Lloyd Fernando (Postgraduate Institute of Management) |
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| Session II: Spatial Issues in Sri Lanka |
Session III: Education Opportunities for the Poor: Assessing Spatial Disparities |
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| L to R: Wimal Nanayakkara (IPS), Anila Dias Bandaranaike (formerly Central Bank of Sri Lanka), Willie Mendis (University of Moratuwa), and Anushka Wijesinha (Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) |
L to R: Ganga Tilakaratna (IPS), Harsha Aturupane (World Bank), H.N. Thenuwara (Central Bank of Sri Lanka), Tara De Mel (Formerly, Ministry of Education), and Wilfred Perera (National Institute of Education) |
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