Advisory Council
The primary goal of the Digital Excellence Awards & Conclave Advisory Board is to shape and drive the Excellence Awards & Conclave key activities from defining the best digital transformation recognition model based on industrial bet practices that suits Sri Lankan Digital Landscape, collecting the nomination and guide the development of relevant digital transformation strategy to help the industry and nation to digitally transform. This Strategic Board is intended to provide continuous, forward-thinking input and guidance, acting as both a think tank and advisory group, ensuring the Awards and Conclave stays continuously relevant and of maximum value to the eco system and broader digital market.
The core mission of the Advisory Board is to:
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Set a bold and progressive plan for the digital transformation, ensuring the framework continuously help the industries and country as a whole forward in a pragmatic way in migrating from industry 3.0 to 4.0;
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Ensure continuous relevance and high impact of the Digital Excellence Awards & Conclave work, delivering a tangible impact for the industry at large and clear business value for all who utilize it;
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Drive a progressive agenda at the ‘Digital Transformation’



Abbas Kamrudeen
Managing Director
Debug Group


Ahmed Irfan
Chief Digital Officer
EFL


Asanga Nugawela
Director - Delivery
Sysco Labs


Chaminda Suraweera
Head of Program Delivery
Dialog Axiata PLC


Danusha Muthukumarana
CEO/VP
Potenza


Dhushy Thillaivasan
Founder CEO
Silverleap Private Limited


Dr. Danushka Meegahawatta
Head of Enterprise Products
Dialog Axiata PLC


Dr. Prasad Samarasinghe
Chairman FITIS
Lankabell


Ehantha Sirisena
Managing Director
GoExpedi


Fairooz Habeeb
President - Software Chapter
CyberSoft (Pvt) Ltd


Imdaad Naguib
General Manager - Digital Customer Experience - Omni Channels
Dialog Axiata PLC


Induni Amarasena
Head of PMO
Axiata Digital labs


Jayomi Lokuliyana
CEO
zMessenger


Jehan Mutaliph
Chief Digital Officer
MAS


Mark Vigors
COO
BGC Potenza - Australia


Nagarajah Nirmalan
CEO /Principal Consultant
KenVisa


Nuwan Dias
VP, Dep. CTO
WSO2


Nuwan Lorensuhewa
Enterprise Agile Coach
Dialog Axiata PLC


Prabath Mannapperuma
Partner Technology Strategist
Microsoft Sri Lanka


Prasad Hettiarachchi
CEO
Agaya Holdings


Ratish Chandrasekar
BMC Software Inc


Rohan Mahalekam
Program Manager
Virtusa


Rukshan Jayaratna
Head of Sri Lanka PMO
Pearson

Ruvini Bandara
Solutions Strategist - Sales Engineering
Connex Information Technologies


Ruwan Bakmedeniya
CIO
Bank of Ceylon


Samath Fernando
CEO
H One


Sanjaya Dayananda
Vice President
MillenniuM IT ESP


Suren Kohombange
Founder / CEO
Fortuna Global


Thusitha Senanayake
Head of Process
ADL


Vajira Wijesinghe
Managing Director
IFINITY , NCINGA