Guest of Honour: Her Excellency Lisa Whanstall – British Deputy High Commissioner to
Sri Lanka
Special Guests & Dignitaries:
- Dr. Nishat Riaz MBE – Global Head of Higher Education Systems and TNE Lead,British Council
- Mr. Orlando Edwards – Country Director, British Council
- Jo Shirley – Manager, Skills and Education Group
- Ms. Ridmi Handapangoda – Commonwealth Scholar
- Ms. Sandi Seneviratne – Director, Education, Australian Trade and Investment Commission – Austrade
- Dr. Farah Altenberg – Senior Project Manager and member of British Council Country Leadership Team
- Mr. Siddharth Parnerkar – Senior Sales Director, Workforce Skills at Pearson India
- Chair Professor Lalith Edirisinghe – Dean, Faculty of Management, CINEC Campus
- Mr. Mangala Wijesinghe – Chairman and CEO, Export Development Board
Programme Highlights:
- Keynote on “The Role of AI in Transforming Teaching and Learning” by Prof. Roshan Ragel – Head, Department of Computer Engineering, University of Peradeniya
- Talk on “Collaborative Research for Sustainability” by Prof. Veranja Karunaratne – FRCS, FNAS
- Panel Discussion 1: “Inclusivity and Diversity” – Moderated by Dr. Kithsiri Edirisinghe, CEO, IIHS Multiversity
- Panel Discussion 2: “Internationalization and Sustainability of Education” – Moderated
by Prof. Lalith Gamage, CEO and Vice Chancellor, SLIIT University - Peer-to-peer Exchange, Networking, and Collaboration Sessions
Participants:
- State and Non-State Universities and Higher Education Institutions
- University Grants Commission and Ministry of Higher Education
- Quality Assurance Agencies
- International Partner Universities and Academics