Lanka Impact Investment Summit 2026 - Agenda

Mr. Chandula Abeywickrema
Chair – Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Sri Lanka

Mr. Duminda Hulangamuwa
Senior Economic Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka and Country Managing Partner for EY Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Ms. Gwen Temmel
Counsellor, Political and Trade, High Commission of Canada

Ms. Raffaella De Felice
Director, Regional Coordination, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing

Mr. Chandula Abeywickrema
Chair – Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Sri Lanka

Theme: Exploring how Sri Lankan SMEs can strengthen governance, strategy, and impact to attract sustainable investment.

• Keynote Speaker: Ms. Azusa Kubota - Resident Representative, UNDP Sri Lanka
• Panelists: Mr. Chandula Abeywickrema - Chair, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Sri Lanka
  Ms. Dulani Sirisena - Policy & Programme Specialist & Team Leader for Sustainable Growth, UNDP
  Mr. Sohil Shah – Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Gojo & Company Inc
  Ms. Selyna Peiris - Director of Business Development, Selyn Sri Lanka
• Moderator: Dr. Nirmal De Silva - Group Director, RNH Ventures

Theme: Showcasing partnerships and investments that strengthen food security and agri-value chains for resilience and inclusion.

• Keynote Speaker: Ms. Neha Baid - Head of Sustainable Food Debt, responsAbility Investments
• Panelists: Ms. Richa Tripathi - Senior Investment Officer, responsAbility Investments
  Mr. Rizvi Zaheed – Director, Vidullanka PLC
  Mr. Abishek Mittal - Partner, Aavishkaar Capital
  Mr. Nalin Munasinghe - Assistant FAO Representative (Programme) of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sri Lanka
  Mr. Maliek De Alwis - Chief Executive Officer, MA’s Tropical Food Processing
• Moderator: Mr. Vasanthen Sivakajan - Associate Vice President, Impact Investment Exchange, Singapore

Theme: Crowding in Private Capital: The Role of Blended Finance in Sri Lanka’s Next Growth Phase.

• Keynote Speaker: Ms. Manohari Gunawardhena - Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Theme: Highlighting key sectors that can attract impact capital flows in Sri Lanka from an investor’s perspective.

• Keynote Speaker: Mr. Rajendra Theagarajah – Senior Advisor, Synamon Global
• Panelists: Ms. Richa Kothari - Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Impact Investment Exchange, Singapore
  Mr. Devin Chesney - Executive Director, Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs
  Ms. Chau Le - ESG Analyst, Tundra Fonder AB
  Mr. Mike Edge - Chief Investment Officer, Greenpower SL
• Moderator: Ms. Pyumi Sumanasekara - Partner, Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Global Assurance, Family Business & Board Governance, KPMG

Lanka Impact Investing Network and Impact Investment Exchange formalize a strategic partnership to scale gender-inclusive, climate-aligned capital and strengthen Sri Lanka’s impact investment ecosystem under the Orange Movement^TM.

Theme: Fostering regional collaboration and launching the South Asia Impact Fund to catalyse cross-border investments.

• Keynote Speaker: Mr. Masataka Uo – Chief Executive Officer, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Japan
• Panelists: Mr. Chandula Abeywickrema – Chair, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Sri Lanka
  Mr. Royston Braganza – Chair, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing India
  Mr. Farhadur Reza – Chair, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Bangladesh
  Mr. Clint Coo - Regional Manager, Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Asia
• Moderator: Ms. Mumtaz Aroos Faleel – Country Director, World University Service of Canada

The South Asia Impact Declaration is a landmark regional commitment that brings together investors, development partners, policymakers, and ecosystem leaders to accelerate the growth of impact investing across South Asia. To be formally endorsed at the GSG Impact Sri Lanka Summit 2026, the Declaration outlines a shared vision to mobilize capital for inclusive and sustainable development, strengthen cross-border collaboration, and lay the groundwork for long-term mechanisms such as a South Asia Impact Fund.

Curated one-to-one meetings between Sri Lanka’s impact sME's/ Corporates and global investors.

Investors will be segmented based on their investment preferences—SMEs, corporates, or NBFIs/ banks-ensuring that enterprises and financial institutions engage only with investors aligned to their capital needs, sector focus, and risk appetite.