Industry Insights (Evening Talk) | IT and Technology

Meet and interact with some of Sri Lanka’s foremost and illustrious industry experts to hear about exciting career opportunities in the IT and Technology sectors throughout the country

Listen to experts share their experience in the IT and Technology industries Gain insights into the major industries of Sri Lanka through presentations by experts when they address the industry’s recent trends, the scope of the industry’s future and the contribution it makes to Sri Lanka’s development. This will help you to determine which industry is right for you and assess what kind of contribution your unique skill set can make to these rapidly developing industries.

When: Tuesday 25 February

Time: 06.00 - 07.00p.m.

Where: British Council Colombo Library.

Meet the speakers

Jeevan Gnanam

CEO, Orion City

Jeevan is an entrepreneurial idea generator and is the visionary behind Sri Lanka’s first operational IT Park – Orion City, home to some of the world’s leading IT firms. Since its inception in 2008, Orion City has experienced steady growth and is on track to achieve its goal of being a 3,000,000 square feet facility by 2020. Jeevan Gnanam is a mentor and facilitator and an active member of SLASSCOM and helps in many initiatives driven by the Entrepreneurship and Marketing Forum.

Rohan Jayaweera

COO, Antyra Solutions

Rohan’s most significant career position was being the first employee of Google for Sri Lanka. During his time he helped brands, organizations and Sri Lanka government to develop its digital practices. Rohan has deep understanding of channel/partner and eco-system business development having worked with technology brands. Rohan was a lead management consultant for IT sector based in Singapore and held leadership positions in Cisco, Lenovo & IBM across geographies.

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