Sessions
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18:00 to 20:00 |
INET Colombo Opening Reception Welcome: Prof. Gihan Dias, President Internet Society Sri Lanka Chief Guest Speech: Mrs. Chitranganie Mubarak, Chairperson ICT Agency of Sri Lanka Key Note: Prof. Abhaya Induruwa, Canterbury Christ Church University Key Note: Mr. Hemantha Jayawardena, CEO Millennium IT (Pvt) Ltd. Cultural Performance Awards Distribution - Internet Pioneers in Sri Lanka |
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20:00 to 22:00 |
Cocktail Dinner |
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09:00 to 09:30 |
Opening Session Registration Welcome Note: Gihan Dias, President, Internet Society Sri Lanka Opening Remarks: Rajnesh Singh, Regional Bureau Director, Internet Society |
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09:30 to 10:30 |
History, Growth and Evolution of Internet Dawn of the e-Sri Lanka Initiative: Eran Wickramaratne, Deputy Minister of Highways & Investment Promotion, Founding Chairman, ICTA Internet Past, Present and Future: Prof. Kilnam Chon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
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10:30 to 11:00 |
Networking Break |
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11:00 to 12:00 |
Opportunities and Issues of Internet Development ICT in Sri Lanka - Past Perspectives and Future Propects Mohan Munasinghe, Founder Chairman, CINTEC Developing National Level Networks in Sri Lanka Nimal Ratnayake, University of Peradeniya Thai Internet: after 25 years? Kanchana Kanchansut, Director, intERLab Asian Institute of Technology
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12:00 to 12:30 |
Opportunites and Challenges in Internet Governace Current Challenges in Internet Governance Raul Echeberria, Vice President for Global Engagement, Internet Society Net Neutrality: End-User Perspectives Satish Babu, Director, International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS), India |
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12:30 to 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 to 15:30 |
Promising a better Future, building the environment How the Sri Lanka Internet Works Asela Galappattige, Sri Lanka Telecom Building Sri Lankan Brand: Putting Sri Lanka on the Open Source Map Srinath Perera, WSO2 Inc. How the Internet is redefining Education Saman Amarasinghe, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Singapore: Finding the Soul of a Smart Nation Harish Pillay, Global Head Community Architecture and Leadership, Red Hat Inc. |
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15:30 to 16:00 |
Networking Break |
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16:00 to 17:30 |
Panel Discussion: Internet and IT Innovation Moderatored by: Saman Amarasinghe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Panelists Thushan Shanmugarajah, Findmyfare.com Eric Wickramanayake, Lanka Century Investments Chandika Jayasundara, Cinergix Pty Ltd Shevaan Daniel, Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd.
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17:30 to 18:00 |
Closing |