{"id":2281,"date":"2017-06-23T05:48:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T05:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:01:13","slug":"first-international-conference-economics-development-iced-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/first-international-conference-economics-development-iced-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"First International Conference on Economics and Development (ICED 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e5e5; border-radius:12px; padding:20px; margin-bottom:20px; line-height:1.7; color:#444; text-align:justify; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;\">\n\n  <p>The inaugural <strong>International Conference on Economics and Development (ICED 2017)<\/strong> was held on <strong>15 and 16 June 2017<\/strong> in Colombo. The conference was hosted by the <strong>University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <p>The conference was chaired by <strong>Dr. (Mrs.) Sumudu Perera<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce.<\/p>\n\n  <div style=\"background:#fafafa; border:1px solid #e5e5e5; border-left:4px solid #8A0007; border-radius:12px; padding:18px; margin:20px 0; box-shadow:0 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);\">\n\n    <div style=\"font-size:18px; font-weight:bold; color:#4E0205; margin-bottom:10px;\">\n      Conference Theme\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>\u201cInclusive Economic Growth: Rethinking the Development Process in a Time of Paradigm Shift\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>The keynote address was delivered by <strong>Dr. Saman Kelegama<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka. The first day concluded with an Economic Forum featuring the participation of renowned economists and other distinguished personalities in the country.<\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Technical sessions were conducted on both days under <strong>12 different thematic tracks<\/strong>, providing a platform for researchers and participants to present and discuss contemporary issues relating to economics and development.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2282\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1.-Featured-Image-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1.-Featured-Image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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