SLID webinar on 'Company Secretary in the Digital Age'

• Published date: 09 August 2022
• Publication title: Daily Financial Times

The Board Secretaries Forum of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) together with its strategic partner - the Institute of Chartered Corporate Secretaries of Sri Lanka (ICCSSL) recently organised a webinar on 'The Company Secretary in the Digital Age' to share experiences on how digital innovation is helping the Company Secretary to be more efficient and effective.

The webinar was moderated by SLID Board Secretaries Forum Chair and ICCSL Deputy President S. Sudarshan, while the keynote was delivered by Seylan Bank PLC former Company Secretary Nisha Najumudeen.

Nithya Partners Precedent Partner Naomal Goonawardena together with BizEX Consulting Ltd. Director and the Chairman of many public companies Sunil G. Wijesinha, were the expert panellists.

Introducing the topic, S. Sudarshan said that the Company Secretary's work related to administrative responsibilities used to consume a significant amount of time which reduced the capability to focus on important areas such as strategy, research, problem solving, and representation and coordination of company matters. 'The opening represented by technological advancements offers the...