Chanuka Wattegama, former Senior Research Manager and Broadband Specialist at LIRNEasia, will be one of three speakers at a pre-budget “sanvada” organized by the Pathfinder Foundation, on 14 October 2010 at the BCIS Auditorium, BMICH premises. Chanuka will make a presentation on “ICTs and Telecom: Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations”. The sanvada will be chaired by Dr. Sirimal Abeyratne, Professor of Economics at the Universitity of Colombo.
For more information on how to register (admission free), click here.
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Sura Pappa
How much this guy is paid by Dialog?
Mahinda Herath
Let’s have Chanuka’s presentation slides or transcript posted here for the benefit of those who could not attend the event?
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