IGF Sri Lanka

Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya is a Senior Manager of Capacity Building for the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), National Coordinator for the UN IGF in Sri Lanka, and ICANN Fellow.  He is actively engaged to build capacity on Internet Governance among the Sri Lankan and Asia Pacific IG practitioners, and he is a  Member of the Asian, Australasian, and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) of ICANN,  Member of Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG), and a Member of Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Multi-Stakeholder Group.

Sagarika Wickramasekera is a member of the Internet Society Board of Trustees. She is currently serving as secretary of APSIG (Asia Pacific School of Internet Governance) and she is an Executive Committee member of APNG (Asia Pacific Next Generation Group).

AI and Data Science Leader with 17+ years of experience driving innovation, analytics, and IT strategy across public and private sectors. Currently serving as Director of IT at the Sri Lanka Tea Board, where he lead national-scale digital transformation initiatives and data-driven projects improving transparency and operational efficiency.

Harsha is the CEO of Theekshana R and D which was set up by the University of Colombo School Of Computing (UCSC) as one of the initial two companies which had been founded by the University sector in Sri Lanka. He has been recognized as one of the Internet pioneers of Sri Lanka. He was the founding president of the ISOC LK Chapter. He is the Co-Chair of the Sinhala Generation Panel of ICANN for International Domain Names. He had published several scientific papers and authored several books and one of which is on the Sinhala numerals, which were used before 1815 is titled “Numerations in the Sinhala Language” based upon the research I carried out on Sinhala numerals.

Manoj Hemaratne is a Senior Manager,  Regional Development at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), where he is involved in various initiatives aimed at enhancing the country’s digital infrastructure and promoting the effective use of digital technologies.

Kajan is a highly experienced MEL/ICT specialist with over 12 years of experience in the International Development/Humanitarian sector in Sri Lanka. His expertise lies in Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL), Management Information Systems (MIS), Knowledge Management, and ICT.

Thilina is an experienced IT Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, ICT for Development and Digital Education with 10+ years of experience in business requirements, business analysis, system requirements, system analysis and design, software development, web application design and development, testing and maintenance. Currently, he is working as a Project Manager – Cyber Security Research, Policies & Projects at the Sri Lanka CERT | CC

Manique functions as an Executive Committee Member of the Asia Pacific Women with Disability United, Vice Chair Person of the South Asian Disability Forum, Advisory Board Member of the 18+ Alliance for Care Leavers (SOS Children’s Village), Vice President of the Sri Lanka Foundation for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Member of the Expert Body of the Sub Committee on Persons with Disabilities of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and Resource Person of the Beyond the Reach Project of Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter.

Harsha is the CEO of Theekshana R and D which was set up by the University of Colombo School Of Computing (UCSC) as one of the initial two companies which had been founded by the University sector in Sri Lanka. He has been recognized as one of the Internet pioneers of Sri Lanka. He was the founding president of the ISOC LK Chapter. He is the Co-Chair of the Sinhala Generation Panel of ICANN for International Domain Names. He had published several scientific papers and authored several books and one of which is on the Sinhala numerals, which were used before 1815 is titled “Numerations in the Sinhala Language” based upon the research I carried out on Sinhala numerals.

Prishantha is a Highly experienced individual who has developed extensive Humanitarian skills through a strong work and volunteer history as well as an outstanding academic background. Currently, he is the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at the Women In Need – USAID “Civil Society Impact” (CSI) Activity

Kajan is a highly experienced MEL/ICT specialist with over 12 years of experience in the International Development/Humanitarian sector in Sri Lanka. His expertise lies in Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL), Management Information Systems (MIS), Knowledge Management, and ICT.

Waruna Sri Dhanapala is a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (Civil Service) with over 24 years’ of experience in multiple duty stations of the Government of Sri Lanka.

Sameera is the Head of Digital SME at Dialog Axiata PLC.

Mahesh Perera counts over 30 years of experience in diverse fields of ICT in both public and private sector organizations in Sri Lanka. Currently he is the CEO of Information and COmmunication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka.

Thilina is an experienced IT Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, ICT for Development and Digital Education with 10+ years of experience in business requirements, business analysis, system requirements, system analysis and design, software development, web application design and development, testing and maintenance. Currently, he is working as a Project Manager – Cyber Security Research, Policies & Projects at the Sri Lanka CERT | CC

Samantha is a senior practitioner of law in Sri Lanka. She holds an LLB Honors degree from the University of Warwick (UK), Barristers from Lincoln’s Inn (London, UK) and has completed her Masters in Law from QMUL (London.UK), in Banking and Finance law.

Manique functions as an Executive Committee Member of the Asia Pacific Women with Disability United, Vice Chair Person of the South Asian Disability Forum, Advisory Board Member of the 18+ Alliance for Care Leavers (SOS Children’s Village), Vice President of the Sri Lanka Foundation for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Member of the Expert Body of the Sub Committee on Persons with Disabilities of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and Resource Person of the Beyond the Reach Project of Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter.