Date: 15th, 16th & 17th June 2023
Venue:
Shangri-La Hotel & Galadari Hotel Colombo Sri Lanka
Women Taking Center Stage for Economic Recovery
| No | Category | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Women Activist of the Year on Peace Making (Afghanistan) | Fawzia Koofi - First female Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament in the History of Afghanistan, Vice President of the National Assembly, Politician, Writer, and Women's Rights Activist | Gold |
| 2 | Inspirational Woman of the Year in Medical Category (Sri Lanka) | Dr. Pramilla Senanayake - Former President, FPA, The Educate a Child Trust | Gold |
| 3 |
Business Role Model of the Year (Sri Lanka) |
Lakmini Wijesundera - Cofounder and CEO, IronOne Technologies and BoardPAC | Gold |
| 4 | Leadership in the Hospitality Industry (United Kingdom) | Aradhana Khowala - CEO & Founder of Aptamind Partners, Red Sea Global Chair of the Global Advisory Board, Non Executive Director/Chair Elaf Group (SEDCO Holding) | Gold |
| 5 | Leadership in the Hotel & Hospitality Industry (Sri Lanka) | Geetha Karandawala - Director, Barberyn Ayurveda Resorts | Gold |
| 6 | Leadership in Finance and Accounting (Bangladesh) | Parveen Mahmud - Chairperson, RDRS Bangladesh & First female President, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) | Gold |
| 7 | Leadership in Finance and Accounting (Japan) | Cindy Yoshiko Shirata - Council Chairman, Road Tax Rating Council of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau | Gold |
| 8 | Leadership in the Field of Financial Careers (Sri Lanka) | Devika Weerasinghe - Executive Vice President John Keells Group & Chief Financial Officer, Transportation & Plantations Services Sectors John Keells Holdings PLC | Gold |
| 9 | Inspirational & Courageous Woman of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Nilshani Chanilka De Silva - Nili’s Craft Teacher | Gold |
| 10 | Courageous Woman Entrepreneur Award (Maldives) | Aishath Shafeeq – Owner, Self Employment Seamstress | Gold |
| 11 | Leadership in the Field of Banking Industry (Australia) | Nishami Dharmaratne - Managing Director, Head of Global Product, (Payments, Liquidity & Digital Solutions) Westpac Bank | Gold |
| 12 | Leadership in the Field of Banking Industry (African Continent) | Dr Anire Okogun - Managing Partner, Chanelle Solicitors, full Service Law firm Located in Victoria Island and in Partnership with Roc Citizenship Dubai | Gold |
| 13 | Leadership in the Field of Banking Industry (Sri Lanka) | Sherin Cader - Chairperson, Nation Trust Bank | Gold |
| 14 | Entrepreneur of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Manoji Wadugodapitiya - Chairperson & Managing Director, Pams Hydro Power (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 15 | Leadership Award for Social Development & Politics (Maldives) | H.E Aishath Mohamed Didi - Minister, Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Service | Gold |
| 16 | Inspirational Women Leader of the Year (Australia) | Dr Anne Aly - Federal Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth in the Albanese Government. | Gold |
| 17 | Leadership in the Field of Logistics & Supply Chain Sector (Sri Lanka) | Saubhagya Kothalawala - Chief Supply Chain Officer - Lankem Ceylon PLC | Gold |
| 18 | Career Leadership in Aviation (Maldives) | Aishath Jennifer - Deputy Managing Director, Island Aviation Services Limited | Gold |
| 19 | Leadership in Cyber Security, Compliance in Digital Technology (Malaysia) | Dr Kavitha Muthy - Chief Strategy Officer, Intellize Tech Services, first Woman in Malaysia whom have achieved Master of Business Continuity Professional (MBCP) and has been Awarded as Best Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) in Malaysia. She is also the Cyber SAFE Ambassador of Cyber Security Malaysia | Gold |
| 20 | Leadership in the Field of Information Technology Sector (Sri Lanka) | Dr Harshani Perera - Co-founder / CEO, Inqbaytor Group (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 21 | Upcoming Techno Entrepreneur of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Chathurika Wickaramsinghe - Founder & CEO, CrowdLearn (Pvt) Limited | Gold |
| 22 | Sports Women of the Year (Sri Lanka) | M. Kumudu Priyanka Dissanayake - Sri Lankan Paralympics track and Field Athlete Who is also a Current World Record Holder in Women's 200m T45 Category. She made her Maiden Paralympics Appearance Representing Sri Lanka at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | Gold |
| 23 | Sports Women of the Year (India) | Manjusha kanwar - Badminton Player, Presently works as Deputy General Manager in Sports Department Indian Oil Corporation, New Delhi. She was Part of Indian Badminton League in 2018–20 as a Coach of Delhi Team | Gold |
| 24 | The Global Leader of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Hajar Alafifi - Chairperson and Managing Director, Unilever Sri Lanka | Gold |
| 25 | Career Leadership in Energy Sectors (African Continent) | Chidinma Onyinyechi Obi - Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dindu Energy Group, an indigenous Oil & Gas Logistics Support Company. A Lawyer by Training, with Specialty in Oil and Gas Transactional Matters. She had Since Turned into a Serial Entrepreneur after Taken an Early Retirement from Paid Employment in 2013 | Gold |
| 26 | Inspirational Woman of the Year in Economics and Leadership (Sri Lanka) | Dr. Sharmini Coorey - Former Senior official of the International Monetary Fund and Currently a Member of the Presidential Advisory Group on Multilateral Engagement and Debt Sustainability Advising the Government of Sri Lanka During the Economic Crisis | Gold |
| 27 | Leadership in the Field of Digital Media (Sri Lanka) | Rishini Weeraratne - Head of Social Media, Editor, The Weekend Online, Daily Mirror Wijeya Newspapers Limited | Gold |
| 28 |
Leadership in Printed Media Sinhala (Sri Lanka) |
Suranga Samaranayake - Editor in Chief, Dharanee Newspaper | Gold |
| 29 | Leadership in the field of International Media (United Kingdom) | Fatima Patel - Editor in Chief of Asian Sunday and Asian Standard News titles and CEO of Inspirational Women Foundation UK. RF Media & Publishing & Inspirational Women Foundation | Gold |
| 30 | Media Personality of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Minelle Fernandez - Colombo Correspondent for International News Channel – Aljazeera | Gold |
| 31 | Trade and Entrepreneurship (Sri Lanka) | Shirley Jayawardena - First Even Female President of the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries Sri Lanka (FCCISL) | Gold |
| 32 | Emerging Corporate Leader of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Chathuri Munaweera - Chief Executive Officer/ Principal | Gold |
| 33 | Leadership in the Field of Advocacy on Women & Children Rights (Sri Lanka) | Milani Salpitikorala - Founder, Child Protection Force | Gold |
| 34 | Diversity Champion of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Rukmani Rathnayake - Project Manager, Ministry of Education | Gold |
| 35 | Leadership in Education (Malaysia) | Dr. Noraziah Abdul Wahab - Director, University Sustainability Centre (USC) University Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) | Gold |
| 36 | Leadership in the Field of Education (India) | Dr.T.Bina - Director, Happy Valley Business School, Coimbatore | Gold |
| 37 | Small Scale Women Entrepreneur of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Yvonne Fernando - Owner, Zensai Foods (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 38 | Medium Scale Women Entrepreneur of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Anuradha Herath - Executive Director, Java Lounge (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 39 | Leadership in the Field of Fashion & Designing (Sri Lanka) | Charini Suriyage - Founder & Creative Director, Concept Studio (Pvt) Limited, Fashion & Designing | Gold |
| 40 | Leadership in the Field of Marketing & Brand Management Sector (Sri Lanka) | Kaushali Kusumapala - Director of Marketing, Atlas Axillia Co. (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 41 | Leadership in the Field of Legal Sector (Sri Lanka) | Shehara Varia - Partner & Director, FJ & G de Saram | Gold |
| 42 | Leadership in the Field of HR & Diversity Sector (Sri Lanka) | Rekha Weerasooriya - Vice President, HR Transformation - Dialog Axiata PLC | Gold |
| 43 | Leadership in the Field of Advertising & Public Relations Sector (Sri Lanka) | Praveena Perera - Associate Vice President & Group Account Director, MullenLowe Sri Lanka | Gold |
| 44 | Leadership in the Field of Real Estate & Construction Sector (Sri Lanka) | Minoli Wickramasinghe - MD, Capital Trust Properties (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 45 | Leadership in Social and Women Empowerment (United Kingdom) | Shazna Muzammil - Conservative Councilor, Chair of MK Conservative Milton Keynes City Council/ MK Conservative Federation | Gold |
| 46 | Leadership in Women Development and Entrepreneurship (Pakistan) | Maryyam Khan - Vice President, South Asian Women Development Forum Pakistan Chapter | Gold |
| 47 | Leadership in the field of Law (Australia) | Anne-Marie Cade - Lawyer, Mediator and Conflict Coach “The Peaceful Divorce Lawyer” and is the founder and CEO of Divorce Right, | Gold |
| 48 | Entrepreneurship in Legal Advisory and Consultancy (Canada) | Julian Priyani Devika Anthony - President, Anthony and Associates PC | Gold |
| 49 | Leadership Award in Women Rights and Activism (Pakistan) | Nida Usman Chaudhary - Lahore Education and Research Network & Women in Law Initiative Pakistan, Former Chairperson - Gender Equality and Diversity Committee | Gold |
| 50 | Leadership in the Field of Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment (India) | Dr. Rajni Aggarwal – President, Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs (FIWE) | Gold |
| 51 | Leadership in the Finance Sector (African Continent) | Sodeinde Olutosin Abosede - Founder Principal Consultant finance & Tax | Gold |
| 52 | Leadership in Women Empowerment (Philippine) | Love Charmaine Uychoco - President and Cofounder of IAM TITANIUM Holdings Corporation Founder / CEO, The Prodigy & PGN Events Organizing Services | Gold |
| 53 | Entrepreneurship in Wellness Care (USA) | Nisha Devi Rodrigo - Chief Growth Officer Founder, KALA Wellness, USA | Gold |
| 54 | Career Role Model of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Nayanabaduge Nadika Prabashi Opatha - Director/Chief Executive Officer, LOLC Life Assurance Ltd | Gold |
| 55 | Corporate Leader of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Dinusha Bhaskaran - Managing Director, Valibel One | Gold |
| 56 | Leadership in the Field of Film Industry (Sri Lanka) | Hiranya Perera - Film Producer, Silent Frames Productions (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 57 | Leadership in Film Production and Script Writing (USA) | Tess Cacciatore - Producer and Philanthropist , Multiple Best-Selling Author and Award-Winning Multimedia/Interactive Creator and Director/Executive Producer | Gold |
| 58 | Leadership in the Field of State & Government Sector (Sri Lanka) |
Shobini Gunasekera -
Director General, West Division Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry, Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Philippines |
Gold |
| 59 | Male Champion of the Year (Indian) | Dr. Rajan Sudesh Ratna - Deputy Head and Senior Economic Affairs Officer, UN ESCAP | Gold |
| 60 | Male Champion of the Year (UAE) | Venkatesh Mahadevan - “Technology Hall of Fame”, Fellow @British Computer Society, Mentor - @Columbia and Northeastern University, Podcast host & Angel Entrepreneur Ambassador for Gender Equality and Diversity | Gold |
| 61 | Male Champion of the Year & INGO, NGO and Association on Women & Children Empowerment of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Roshan Mahanama & Roshan Mahanama Trust | Gold |
| 62 | Organization Promoting Equity/Equality and Diversity of the Year (Sri Lanka) | John Keells Holdings PLC | Gold |
| 63 | Best Community Initiatives Focusing on Women Led Project of the Year (Sri Lanka) | Fems AYA (Hemas Manufacturing Pvt Ltd) | Gold |
| 64 |
Women Friendly Workplace of the Year (Sri Lanka) |
MAS Intimates | Gold |
| 65 | Trail Blazer (Sri Lanka) | Vidya Sivaraja - Managing Director, South East Asia & South Asia Fonterra Group | Gold |
| 66 |
Recognizing the Platinum Partner (Sri Lanka) |
Robiallac - Platinum Sponsor Played a Major Role and to Appreciate Their Contribution Towards Diversity and Equality This Award | Recognizing the Platinum Partner |
| 67 | WIM Member of the Year (Maldives) | Ishana Waleed - Exco Member of the Women in Management Chapter in Maldives | Appreciation Award |
