The Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT Sri Lanka) hosted a seminar on Corporate Governance for SMEs at its auditorium recently.
The main objective of the seminar was to educate and identify the important aspects of small and medium entrepreneurs. The key presentation was delivered by Senior General Manager, Group Risk and Controls of Brandix Group, Suranga Indunil on Emerging trends in Corporate Governance, Risk and Control as a business enabler, creating a governance architecture for SME organisations and data analytics in action.
This was followed by a panel discussion. The resource persons were Partner, Ernst & Young, Manil Jayasinghe and Deputy Chairman, Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Preethi Jayawardena.
The discussion focused on the problems and obstacles of the SME industry following the recent incidents. The SME industry needs to identify the potential market and to develop their strategies according to trending standards, the panelists said. The seminar was organised by the conference and seminar committee of AAT Sri Lanka.