Family business continuity and strategic growth-focused forum tomorrow

The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) will conduct a family business forum on June 17, 2025, at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, commencing at 5:30 p.m.

The SLID is partnering the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and KPMG in this endeavour.

Themed ‘Building a Lasting Family Legacy: A Strategic Approach to Growth and Continuity’, the event is designed to support unlisted family-owned businesses in planning for long-term success and sustainability.

This exclusive forum will explore critical topics, including succession planning, family and business governance, wealth management and strategic path to a public listing. Participants will gain insights into planning for inevitable change within family businesses, ownership and management succession, separation and long-term planning of family wealth and business wealth, governance frameworks that contribute to business longevity and strategic pathways to public listing. 

The event will also incorporate real-life case studies, a panel discussion and a Q&A session offering actionable insights for business owners navigating generational transitions.

The keynote address will be delivered by KPMG Australia Global Centre of Excellence for Family Business Director Daniel Trimarchi, who will be flown in for the forum. His address will focus on multigenerational business continuity and best practices.

The forum will feature the following expert speakers and panellists:

• SEC Chairman Senior Prof. D.B.P.H. Dissabandara 
• CSE Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara 
• Hemas Holdings Director Imtiaz Esufally 
• NDB Capital Holdings CEO Seneka Kakiriwaragodage
• Janashakthi Life Executive Deputy Chairman Prakash Schaffter 
• Sampath Bank Deputy Chairman and Indra Traders Managing Director Rushanka Silva
• KPMG Australia Director Daniel Trimarchi
• KPMG Partner Thamali Rodrigo (moderating panel discussion)

The family business forum aims to empower family business leaders to safeguard their legacies, enhance governance and explore avenues for growth through capital market access. 

This initiative reflects the collaborative efforts of the CSE, SEC, SLID and KPMG to empower family-owned enterprises with knowledge, frameworks and growth pathways. It underlines the potential of capital markets to support generational transitions while enabling businesses to access long-term, sustainable financing options.