Surrounded by mansplaining because you’re the only woman on your team? In a field with few to no ladies? Don’t have a boss lady model who has paved the way before you? Want to start a movement, a business or a support system?
Language: English and Sinhala
Age suitability: All ages
Alifiya is the Founder of Colombo Design Market, a platform for emerging creatives exploring a contemporary identity for Sri Lankan art and design. Having trained as a Mechanical Engineer, Alifiya has a diverse background in product development, product design and innovation as well as art festival production. As a fellow of the Do School, Germany, an entrepreneurship incubator for ethical businesses, she consulted H&M Germany on the future of work.
Ameena Hussein is a writer and publisher. She publishes emerging and established writers. She herself has written two collections of short stories, one novel and is currently at work on a non fiction book on Ibn Batttuta in Sri Lanka!
Gayani holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and MSc in Food Process Engineering from University of Reading, UK. She is a former Director, Customer Service and Management Committee member of Unilever Sri Lanka LTD. During her 19 years with Unilever, locally and overseas, she has worked in Supply Chain, R&D and Quality Assurance prior to her early retirement to start a consulting and lecturing career.
Sharmini is now retired from full time work after an enjoyable 23 year career. Over the last 13 years, she has learnt a lot from various part-time engagements. She is a mentor to young women and a mother of two young men, who are currently students. She tries to live as a responsible citizen in Sri Lanka.