📈 Future-Ready Boards Must Be Agile and Globally Focused: Prof. Canagarajah

Key insights from the Sri Lanka Corporate Director Summit 2026, organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID): • Strategic Evolution: Boards across sectors like manufacturing, services, and education can no longer rely on slow decision-making and must adopt agility, a global outlook, and calculated risk-taking to stay competitive. • Global Positioning & Talent: Sri Lanka must strategically align within evolving Asian regional ecosystems while creating organizational environments that attract and retain skilled talent. • Balanced Governance: Excessive risk aversion hinders innovation. Regulators and boards must strike a balance between traditional compliance and entrepreneurial risk-taking through multi-scenario strategic planning. • Culture & Investor Confidence: Quality leadership and corporate governance drive investment decisions. Organizations need diverse thinking and open cultures that welcome constructive challenge to navigate unforeseen disruptions.