Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has come forward to promote the Colombo Port City, dubbed as Sri Lanka’s game changer for the future.
Cameron is slated to promote the Colombo Port City at a invitee-only separate top events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai on 26 September.
He will be involved in a conversation on “Now is the time to invest in the Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka.”
The exclusive event will also focus on the role of Sri Lanka in the new Indo-Pacific economy and position Port City as the nexus of trade investment and sustainability.
The event will showcase Port City Colombo as a new city rising from the Indian ocean, as a strategic financial, residential, medical, education, leisure and entertainment hub for South Asia, Indian-Sub Continent, Middle East, East Africa and Southeast Asia.
Prime movers of the event includes Senior Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka Nirj Deva Aditya who is a former UK MEP European Parliament and ex-MP of British Parliament and The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Chairman Lakshmi Narayanan and the Port City Economic Commission.
The event is supported by the Commonwealth Union, Khaleej Time Events among others.
The 56 year old Cameron served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. He identifies as a one-nation conservative, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.
On its part the CHEC Port City Colombo Ltd., the promoters has been positioning the venture as “Building a world class city for South Asia.
