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WTECH TALKS

Female founders using technology in creative ways - big and small - to advance their ideas.

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Sri Lanka's women technopreneurs are forging ahead as they create new ways of doing things in this world. Some are just getting started as they bravely step out of their comfort zone and take the plunge. If you're considering a similar path, this series of talks is for you! Or just join us and be inspired!



WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

  • How one founder created a blockchain-based traceability solution that connects the entire supply chain, a groundbreaking solution that attracted significant funding from a Japanese VC firm
  • How a young PR maven named the "Most Influential Content Marketeer" by WMC turned that talent into founding a news aggregator and publishing company
  • How WTech (the newest member of SLAASCOM's family of specialist forums) is supporting female founders at all stages of their journey, and located in all parts of the country.

Agenda

November 6, 2020

Main Schedule

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Welcome to WTech Talks!
Ms. Hira Fernando is CEO of Careerly, a Washington D.C. based career platform that leverages technology to help thousands of students and recent graduates find jobs.

Ms. Fernando will introduce the Women Technopreneurs Forum and the pioneering work that SLASSOM is doing to help Sri Lankan female founders who are using technology in remarkable ways to advance their business models.
Hiranya Fernando (CEO of Careerly)
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM
Case Study 1
Uthpali Thilakaratne is the Co-Founder of Tracified, the Sri lankan start-up that created a blockchain-based traceability solution that connects the entire supply chain - the first time it’s ever been done, globally. Uthpali will talk about her journey and what she learnt as her team created this groundbreaking solution.
Uthpalie Thilakaratne (Co-Founder (E-Commerce & Business Development) of Tracified)
4:25 PM - 4:40 PM
Case Study 2
Fiona Nanayakkara is the Co-Founder of News Publisher.Online, a patent pending product that is the result of two years of research to perfect the automation of news distribution. Fiona’s journey took her from PR agency work to corporate marketing to content creator, all of which helps her today with critical skills and networking as she builds her start-up.
Fiona Nanayakkara (Co-founder/Director of News Publisher online)
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Q & A & Wrap up
We’ll take questions from the audience and pose a few of our own and from folks writing to us beforehand. Please send us any questions you want asked/ answered and we’ll do our best to get to them!
Hiranya Fernando (CEO of Careerly)

Speakers

Hiranya Fernando (CEO of Careerly)

Hiranya Fernando

CEO of Careerly

Fiona Nanayakkara (Co-founder/Director of News Publisher online)

Fiona Nanayakkara

Co-founder/Director of News Publisher online

Uthpalie Thilakaratne (Co-Founder (E-Commerce & Business Development) of Tracified)

Uthpalie Thilakaratne

Co-Founder (E-Commerce & Business Development) of Tracified

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