EDB seminar on “Digital Doors to Trade”

2017-08-17

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) is organizing a half day seminar on “Digital Doors to Trade” to create an awareness on Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) digital trade platforms for Sri Lankan exporters on consumer items. The Seminar will be held on Tuesday, 29^th August 2017, 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. at the EDB Auditorium.

The objectives of this seminar is to create an awareness among exporters and SMEs on e-business, how Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) online platforms could support to business activities, payment procedures, awareness on New IT technologies to rapidly bridge the digital divide and maintain and improve the export competitiveness of Sri Lankan exports through digital trade.

This seminar will cover areas of Digital Trade, Develop Entrepreneurship skills to overcome Digital Trade, and Digital Marketing B2B Business on Alibaba.com.

Panel of Resource-persons

Mr. Indika De Zoysa - Senior Consultant, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
Mrs. H.K.G.S. Ranasinghe - Lecturer, Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Mr. Kapila Vithanage - Vice President, eBEYOPNDS Pvt Ltd
Ms. Ayanthi Gurusinghe - Managing Director Karpos, Country Agent Alibaba.com

If you are interested in participating at this seminar please forward the duly completed application form to Director/Information Technology or email to [email protected] or Fax to 0112305211 before Friday, 24th August 2017. The details could be downloaded from EDB web site. (www.srilankabusiness.com/edb/announcements.html) or register and pay online (http://pay.edb.gov.lk/payment/pay/digital-trade).