OUR LECTURE PANEL
Panel of Instructional Coaches
Jayantha is Sri Lanka’s first Credentialed Coach to hold Professional Certified Coach from International Coach Federation, USA. Jayantha is widely acknowledged for his rich experiences in conducting experiential learning seminars, coaching, and consultancy in Sri Lanka and the Region. He has more than 10 years’ experience in the field of leadership and people development, he is also cross-culturally experienced, having worked in over 6 countries across Asia. An articulate and highly energetic trainer/coach, he is able to speak passionately and inspire deeply. He is a sought after transformational speaker and trainer, firmly committed to advancing the art, science and practice of professional coaching and helping many others to become Certified Coaches in Sri Lanka.
ANIL BANDARA
Executive Coach, Business Consultant
Anil is a preferred business consultant specialized in Retail& Strategic Development. He is a Member of the International Coach Federation. The creative energies drawing out of 22 years of experience in senior management with leading retailers, the passion for retail and business has ensued capabilities of effectively linking vision to Business Strategy Development. His exposure covers a broad cross section including retail, Sales, Marketing, HR and Change Management. With strong knowledge in retail operations, supply chain management, data driven expertise and long term strategic planning, Anil has contributed to diversified companies in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal through start-up, survival, turnaround and growth modes.
ANDREA JAYATILLEKA
Executive Coach, Business Consultant
Certified DiSC Trainer, Certified HR Auditor
Andrea is a specialist focused on business partnering in HRM & HRD strategy, Learning and development, employee engagement and knowledge management. She has over 15 year experience in the areas of finance, international trade, Human resources Development, recruitment, headhunting and talent development. Andrea is a Member of the International Coach Federation. She has extensive experience in the area of Competency based Assessment Centres, Employee Satisfaction Survey Administration, Vulnerability assessment tools and Succession planning. Andrea currently works with 200+ companies on recruitment and headhunting projects and focuses on soft skill development among professionals and youth.
COLONEL RAJ VIJAYASIRI
HRD Specialist and Executive Coach
Raj specializes as a Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach with over 9 years’ experience as a Senior Manger Training in a leading Insurance Firm and in a Sri Lankan Conglomerate. Prior to joining the corporate sector Raj had a distinguished career in the Army for 25 years and retired as a Colonel. He served 16 years in the elite Special Forces and finally commanded the Special Forces Brigade. Raj was instrumental in introducing the Long Range Patrol (LRP) concept to the Sri Lankan Special Forces. He also took a leading role in establishing the Special Forces School in Maduruoya as the first Chief Instructor. Raj is an Executive Coach trained by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) USA and Coaching Foundation India (CFI). He also conducts a two day workshop titled “Leader as Coach” programme which aims to develop the coaching competency in the leaders.
JAYANTHA PATHIRATHNAE
Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Certified MBTI, PhD
Dr. Jayantha Pathiratne holder of 3 Masters Degrees in Business Administration (specialized in HRM), Defence & Strategic Studies and Philosophy and a Doctoral degree. 23 years of distinguished service in the Army combined with 12 years of corporate experience brings rich exposure to him in Human resources management. As a trainer (instructor) in all three premier military training schools namely Kothelawala Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and the Sri Lanka Military Academy he has contributed to talent and people development. He has participated in many executive development programmes held in various countries and has undergone training in Cranfield University, INSEAD, ILO (Turin) and National University of Singapore. As a International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC), he uses wide experience and academic knowledge in coaching people to produce extraordinary results in every sphere both in personal and professional life.
DAYALANIE ABEYGUNAWARDENA
Professional Certified Coach
An Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, UK, and a Chartered Insurer, and holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Edith Cowan University, Australia, and is a consummate professional with over 30 years of experience in the Insurance industry. She is a member of the Foundation for the Advancement of Life Insurance Around the world (FALIA). She is also a regular contributor to Insurance industry forums and committees and has presented technical papers at many international Insurance Conferences over the years. She is an ICF credential professional certified business and Life transformative coach and currently reading for MSc in business Psychology at Heriot Watt University UK.
She was the Gold award recipient under the Banking and Insurance sector of the 6th Professional & Career Women Awards for the year 2016 offered by Women in Management in Sri Lanka organized by WIM in association with IFC
Currently she is the head of General Insurance operations at Janashakthi General Insurance Company and also leads the HRM/Admin and branch operations team and a member of the General Management committee.
With her years of experience as a professional Dayalanie is very much passionate in people development and love to inspire her teams always. This led her to take up coaching and expand her horizon in the field of human capital development. She firmly believes that coaching is the best way to unlock a person’s potential to maximize their own performance which facilitates to learn rather than teaching.
Panel of Mentor Coaches
Ben Koh
Master Certified Coach (MCC)
Founder/Managing Director of Coach Masters Academy.
Ben is widely acknowledged for his rich experiences in conducting experiential learning seminars. Not only does Ben have more than 15 years experience in the field of leadership and people development, he is also cross-culturally experienced, having worked in over 17 countries across Asia. An articulate and highly energetic trainer, he is able to speak passionately and inspire deeply. He is a sought after transformational speaker and trainer.
Ben is a Master Certified Coach and trained Mentor Coach with more than 2500 hours of coaching experiences. This is the highest accreditation for professional coaching in the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He believes that there is no greater reward than to help others realize their potential and live fuller lives. He is also firmly committed to advancing the art, science and practice of professional coaching and helping many others become certified Coaches. As an Instructional Designer, Ben designs programs and curriculums that have been accredited with international recognition.