The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will lead a 19-member senior corporate delegation to Mumbai on Wednesday for the India–Sri Lanka Business Forum, organised in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The delegation is led by Krishan Balendra, who chairs both the Ceylon Chamber and John Keells Holdings, and brings together CEOs and chairpersons from banking, manufacturing, energy, logistics, tourism, construction and technology firms. Ceylon Chamber Vice Chairperson Bingumal Thewarathanthri (Standard Chartered Bank CEO) and Deputy Vice Chairperson Vinod Hirdaramani (Hirdaramani Group) will accompany him, alongside Chamber Secretary General Shiran Fernando.
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Mahishini Colonne will address the gathering. Senior Economic Adviser to the President Duminda Hulangamuwa will deliver the keynote.
Among the delegates are Bank of Ceylon Chairman Kavinda de Zoysa, Aitken Spence Chairperson Stasshani Jayawardena, Jetwing Travels Chairman Shiromal Cooray, Hayleys Advantis Managing Director Ruwan Waidyaratne, LTL Holdings CEO Nuhuman Marikkar, MAS India CEO Malik Ahamadeen, David Pieris Holdings Chairman Rohana Dissanayake and CEOs from Maliban, Ceylon Biscuits, Sierra Cables, A. Baur & Co., Vidullanka, Tudawe Brothers and OREL IT.
The Forum will combine focused business-to-business meetings with broader discussions on trade, investment and partnership opportunities. Organisers said the format is designed to move beyond introductions toward concrete commercial outcomes.
The Forum is supported by Colombo West International Terminal, A. Baur & Co., and Bank of Ceylon. The mission lands amid widening economic engagement between Colombo and New Delhi, including a separate $450 million reconstruction package under bilateral discussion between Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando and Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha, and an ongoing push to develop Trincomalee as a regional energy hub.
