Mr. Lakna Paranawithana is an international expert in rubber industry having involved in formulation of development policies and regulatory framework for rubber industry in different countries in Asia and Africa. Currently he is Senior Adviser to Sri Lanka Society of Rubber Industry and Chief Adviser and Team Leader for Asian Development Bank’s Resident Mission for developing a Ten-year Master Plan for Sri Lanka rubber industry. Mr. Paranawithana was instrumental in drafting legal framework for rubber industry in Cambodia and formulating Rubber Master Plan and Smallholder Development Plan for the Liberian rubber industry.