SEC and CSE to host ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forum in Australia

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), and the stock broking industry are conducting a series of ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forums in Australia, with multiple forums to be held in Melbourne and Sydney.

The forums will be held in Sydney and Melbourne from 17 August 2026 to 20 August 2026.

The ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forum – Australia 2026 follows the ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forums held in Dubai & Riyadh earlier in January.  Capitalizing on the growth and stability achieved in the Sri Lankan capital market in 2025, the ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ investor forums of 2026 are set to leverage Sri Lanka’s status as an attractive frontier market and will seek to attract institutional investors and the Sri Lankan diaspora.

The SEC & CSE will be returning to Australia after nearly nine years following the last ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forum Australia conducted in 2017.

The forums will be conducted amidst a remarkable six-year growth in the capital market, which saw the ASPI rise from 4,846 points in May 2020 to 22,310.80 points by the end of May 2026.

Senior Prof. D.B.P.H. Dissabandara, Chairman of SEC, stated, “Sri Lanka is strengthening its capital market through robust regulation, greater transparency and stronger investor protection, creating a more trusted and resilient environment for investors. We invite Australian investors to explore the opportunities emerging in our market.”

Niroshan Wijesundere, Executive Vice President – Marketing of the CSE, commented that there is strong interest in the forums, with registrations for several sessions already exceeding capacity.

CHEC Port City Colombo is participating in the Invest Sri Lanka Investor Forums in Australia as a collaborative partner, joining the SEC and the CSE in bringing Sri Lanka's investment proposition to Australian investors and businesses.

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka will also be participating in the forums. Joining as the platinum sponsor, the Hatton National Bank (HNB) Group.

Speakers and panelists at the events include Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development; Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor, Central Bank; Yasoja Gunesekara, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Australia; Senior Prof D.B.P.H. Dissabandara, Chairman SEC; Ray Abeywardena, Director of the CSE; Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena, Director General Boi, Pradeepa Saram, Consul General of Sri Lanka to Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, Rajeeva Bandaranaike, Chief Executive Officer of the CSE; Dr. Naveen Gunawardane, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lynear Wealth Management; Charles Blake, Executive Director of ACP Corum Pty Ltd; Damith Pallewatte, Managing Director & CEO of Hatton National Bank and Thulci Aluwihare, Deputy Managing Director of CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd.