Virtusa Celebrates Groundbreaking Success of First-Ever LinkedIn Community Event in Sri Lanka
Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital engineering and IT services, proudly hosted the first-ever LinkedIn (LI) community event in Sri Lanka, dubbed "Connect Colombo." The landmark event took place at the Courtyard by Marriott, marking a significant milestone in the country's professional networking landscape.
Bringing together over 200 industry leaders and mid to senior-level executives, "Connect Colombo" served as a dynamic platform for discussions on pivotal topics such as Networking and Personal Branding. The event featured three insightful sessions, headlined by renowned professionals from diverse sectors.
The opening session, "The Future of Work," presented by Santosh D'souza from LinkedIn, delved into the transformative role of AI in recruitment and HR, offering a vision of how work will evolve with emerging technologies. This was followed by a riveting panel discussion on "Personal Branding & Networking for Impact, Influence, and Change," moderated by Kithunika Nawalage. Panelists Sonali Silva, Thanuja Jayawardane, Andrea Pereira, and Brinda Selvadurai, all prominent figures in their respective fields, highlighted the significance of personal branding across sectors such as fashion, legal, startup investing, and more. The session was particularly noteworthy for its all-female panel, a nod to Women's History Month.
Roch Ferreira from Virtusa capped off the sessions with a keynote on "Bridging Success through the Power of Networking," drawing from two decades of experience in the technology sector and collaborations with Fortune 50 brands.
The event also celebrated Virtusa's achievement of crossing 1 million followers on LinkedIn, establishing it as the most followed company page operating in Sri Lanka. This milestone underscores Virtusa's influence and leadership in the digital sphere, both locally and globally.
"Connect Colombo" is part of a series of partner events Virtusa is hosting across Asia, including a panel discussion for International Women's Day in Chennai and a recruitment masterclass in Hyderabad. These initiatives reflect Virtusa's commitment to fostering meaningful connections and facilitating discussions that are crucial for the future of work and industry.
CEAT presents road safety kits to 10 more schools
CEAT Kelani Holdings has extended the company’s road safety programme for school children to its 15th year, with the donation of road safety kits to 10 more schools in the first three months of 2024.
Each of the beneficiary schools received seven road safety signboards, 10 traffic cones, 10 traffic warden jackets and 300 booklets on road safety awareness for school children, making up a total of 3,270 items for the 10 schools.
Titled ‘Maga Yana Maga,’ the programme is one of the community initiatives CEAT Kelani has committed to under the ‘CEAT Cares’ programme of community projects. It involves the donation of traffic safety equipment to schools located close to main roads and in high congestion zones as part of the company’s continuing commitment to make commuting safer, especially for school children. This flagship community initiative was designed to reflect CEAT’s focus on safety on the roads – a key element in all its products, which are engineered with safety in mind – and is an articulation of the company’s credo: “Making Mobility Safer and Smarter. Everyday.”
