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The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) will, for the sixth consecutive year, feature another exciting lineup of entrepreneurs who will share their success stories. The event has been rescheduled to be held on 17 October.
The three panellists comprise of Ceylon Hospitals PLC (Durdans Healthcare Group) Chairman and Tudawe Holdings Ltd. Senior Director Ajith Tudawe, Capital TRUST Holdings Group of Companies Chairman/CEO Tushan Wickramasinghe, and idac Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director Dr. M. Rohitha Silva.
With his astute entrepreneurial skills and risk-taking during the height of the country’s civil war, Tudawe took his chances to expand and extend healthcare facilities in this country. Today, under his stewardship, Durdans is considered to be one of the leading healthcare providers in the region, pioneering various specialisations.
Wickremasinghe entered the financial services in the early ’90s and over two decades has diversified into many areas, including property development, real estate solutions, margin trading, investment advisory, wealth management, IT, education and packaging. His story is about resilience, diversification and strategic transactions.
According to Dr. Silva, his prowess in the sports field has given him the leadership skills required to stay ahead of the game. Although his core business has been in providing total air-conditioning solutions, Dr. Silva has seen opportunities in other industries and taken the initiative to diversify.
Together, they will share these stories during another exciting panel discussion moderated by Peter D’Almeida, who is known for his ability to extract vital points of interest during his moderations. D’Almeida himself is a successful entrepreneur with a career spanning nearly three decades in banking, advertising and IT as well as being a renowned actor and director in theatre, films and television dramas.
This year’s keynote will be given by another industry veteran, Capt. M.G. Kularatne, founder and visionary of Maga Engineering. Capt. Kularatne, established Maga Engineering in 1984, formulating the strategies of construction management that helped it become a model construction company and steering it to its present market leadership position. COYLE Chairman Aminda Rodrigo said, “In a market landscape of high expectations and volatility, it is not easy to achieve market share and maintain top place over time. However, our panelists have proven their ability to stay ahead of their game, diversify when opportunities arose and led teams of vast numbers through thick and thin. This is what differentiates them from the rest and makes them true leaders.”
As a prelude to this Leadership Forum, COYLE initiated Entrepreneurial Development Workshops to inspire, facilitate and educate entrepreneurs on how to gain traction via social media, account and finance management, leadership skills, etc. To-date, two workshops have been conducted in Kandy and Jaffna and led by members of COYLE who shared their personal experiences to enthusiastic attendees.
Once again, the Title Sponsor for this year’s forum is Sampath Bank who also makes a keen effort to support local entrepreneurs.
The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) is an organisation that reflects a new way of thinking as well as a youthful energy that is much needed for a dynamic private sector. While keeping true Sri Lankan values, COYLE has staunchly safeguarded the interest of the local entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka and acts as a link between the local entrepreneurs and the ruling government. COYLE is the only chamber where 116 controlling shareholders or chairmen sit and advocate together and its membership contributes over Rs. 600 billion per annum to the economy of Sri Lanka.
The Forum will be held at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo on 17 October. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by networking and cocktails. For further details, please contact COYLE Secretariat on 0112 883560 or 011 7538615.
