IGNITE 9 Inauguration Ceremony

WiLAT SL successfully concluded the physical inauguration of its flagship event IGNITE for the 9 th consecutive time on 27th October 2023 at Hatch. The 9th Ignite batch consisting of 20 young mentees from leading universities in Sri Lanka offering Logistics, Transport and Supply Chain Degrees were inducted at the event. Awards Ceremony of the Ignite 8 program was also held recognizing the mentees who had successfully completed Ignite 8 program. The best three mentees of Ignite 8 were awarded with cash prizes and the winners are as follows;

1st Place – Minelle Ranathunga (CINEC Campus)

2nd Place – Asel Vindula Perera (Ocean University)

3rd Place – Gihani Sandaruwani (Ocean University)

Other key highlights of the event were as follows;

• Welcome Address - Prof. Renuka Herath - Chairperson WiLAT SL

• Address by the Chief Guest - Ms. Gayani De Alwis - Immediate Past Global Chairperson of WiLAT

• Keynote Address by the Guest of Honour - Ms. Gayathri Karunanayake – WiLAT Global Steering Committee Member