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Workshop on Regulatory Impact Assessment Organized by the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS)
in collaboration with
the Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM), University of Manchester, U. K. Moonstone Ballroom, Ceylon Continental Hotel
Colombo, Sri Lanka
22nd - 23rd June, 2004 |
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One: 8.30 a.m. Registration of Participants Session I: Inauguration (9:00 a.m. – 10:30
a.m.) Chairperson: Dr. Shelton Wanasinghe, Senior Visiting
Fellow, IPS
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Welcome Address and Introductory Remarks
Relevance of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)
for Developing Countries
Keynote Address: “Importance of Regulatory
Measures for the Sri Lankan Economy”
Concluding Remarks Chairperson
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Dr.
Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, IPS, Sri Lanka Prof. Colin Kirkpatrick, Director, Regulation Research
Programme, CRC, University of Manchester Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Finance
. Dr. Shelton Wanasinghe, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
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Tea
Break (10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.) Session II: Utility Regulation (11:00 a.m. –
1:30 p.m.) Chairperson: Prof. Willie Mendis, Senior Professor,
University of Moratuwa |
Utility Regulation in Sri Lanka: Problems &
Prospects
Legal and Other Implications of Regulatory Reform
in Sri Lanka: Telecom Sector
A Utility Operator’s Perspective on the
Sri Lankan Regulatory System
Discussion
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Prof.
Rohan Samarajiva, Honorary Prof. University of Moratuwa
and Director, External Programs, Lirne.net
Regulatory Impediments in the Transport Sector of Sri Lanka
Prof. Amal Kumarage, Chairman, National Transport Commission
(NTC) Mrs. P. R. Amarasiri, Director Legal Affairs and Acting
Director Economic Affairs, Telecom Regulatory Commission
of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Dr. Mahesha Ranasoma, Director, Corporate Affairs,
Shell Gas Lanka Ltd. Discussants:
Prof. Priyantha Wijetunge, Director General, Public Utilities
Commission of Sri Lanka(PUCSL)
Mrs. Pat Abayasekara, Head of International Division, Sri
Lanka Telecom Ltd.
Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, CEO, Dialog GSM
Mr. Rohan Edrisinha, Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) |
Lunch
Break (1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.) Session III: Financial and Capital Market Regulation
(2:45 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.)
Chairperson: Mr. Aritta Wickremanayake, Senior Partner,
Nithya Partners
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Global Trend in Financial Supervision and Regulation
Regulation of the Banking and Related Sectors
in Sri Lanka
Capital Market Regulation: The Way Forward
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Mr. Kapila
Jayawardena, CEO, Citibank
. Ms. Joan De Zilva, Director, Bank Supervision, Central
Bank of Sri Lanka
. Mr. Palitha Gunawardene, Director General, Securities
& Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) |
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Break (4.00 p.m – 4:30 p.m) Continuation of Session III (4:30 p.m. –
5:45 p.m.)
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Discussion
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Discussants:
Mr. Hiran Mendis, Director General, Colombo Stock Exchange
(CSE)
Mr. Tushan Wickramasinghe, Managing Director, Lanka ORIX Securities
(Pvt.) Ltd.
Mr. Alistair Corera, Vice-President, Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd
Mr. Sanjay Kulatunge, Director, Independent Research
Mr. Ranel T. Wijesinha, Chartered Accountant & Management
Consultant |
| Cocktails
6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. Day Two: |
9.00 a.m.
11.00 a.m.
11.30 a.m.
1.00 p.m.
2.00 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
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Introduction
to Regulatory Impact Assessment: Methods and Practice
Tea Break Applying Regulatory Impact Assessment in Developing
Countries Lunch Break Applying RIA in Sri Lanka: Opportunities and Challenges Tea Break Developing an Action Plan for RIA in Sri Lanka |
| Conclusion
of Conference (5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
The workshop will be led by Professor David
Parker (Cranfield University, UK), Professor Colin Kirkpatrick
(Manchester University, UK) and Ms Malathy Knight-John (IPS,
Sri Lanka) Concluding Remarks: Malathy
Knight-John, Research Fellow, IPS
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