Udara Cumaratunga is the General Manager, Commercial & Marketing at South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT) in the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She commenced her career as a management trainee with John Keells Holdings. Subsequently, taking on responsibilities as Assistant Manager at John Keells Properties for Events and Promotions. In the later role she was entrusted with the responsibilities of managing a 360-marketing strategy for the flagship project Cinnamon Life and several other projects. She was a member of the John Keells Digitization Committee, responsible for introducing and promoting group wide digital initiatives. In addition, she was a part of the Group’s CSR volunteer team, contributing to initiatives focused on community outreach, education etc.

Janani is a distinguished Executive Agile Leadership Coach known for her exceptional ability to harmonize Purpose, Passion, and Profession in her life. She collaborates with leaders and teams to embrace an Agile mindset and methodology, guiding them through change with grace and fostering a culture of continuous growth and value creation. Her approach is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to thrive amidst transformation and drive meaningful, sustainable change. She is former Enterprise Agile Coach at Virtusa and led Agile transformation Center of excellence Sri Lanka. She has inspired more than 15,000 professionals across multiple countries and served more than 40 organizations globally in Driving Agile performance and culture change.

Chulanga Perera is the Group Chief Technology and Transformation Officer at Hemas Group, where he leads the organization’s overall transformation initiatives while heading IT, Digital, and Shared Services for the group as well. Chulanga’s career began in investment banking, before he transitioned into the field of technology, data analytics and innovation, where he has since made significant contributions. A graduate from New York with a dual degree in Finance and Mathematics, he also holds a PhD in Information Technology. Throughout his career spaning across various countries, Chulanga has built and led high-performing global teams as Chief Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer for leading multinational corporations in the manufacturing and automotive industries. His focus has been on end-to-end business transformation powered by technology, process optimisation, cost optimization, data analytics, ESG, and digitalization.