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The Joint Chief Guests were Dr. Purna Bahadur Nepali (Ambassador of Nepal to Sri Lanka) and Prof. Dr. Dietmar Doering (Founder \/ Chairman \u2013 AGSEP Research and Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization \u2013 USA). Guests of Honour were Mr. Tham Whye Long (First Secretary\/Head of Chancery \u2013 High Commission of Malaysia in Sri Lanka), Prof. Dr. Rohan De Silva (President \u2013 Sri Lanka Chamber of Small and Medium Industries), (Retd) Major General R. A. J. N. Ranasingha (RSP USP NDC MSC \u2013 Sri Lanka Army), Dr. Rohan Pallewatta (Excutive Chairman of the Start-Up High Tech Company \u2013 Lanka Harness, a BOI approved company operating in the Free Trade Zone at Biyagama in Sri Lanka), Dr. Kishu Gomes (Chairman \u2013 Exterminators PLC, Group Managing Director \/ CEO \u2013 Dreamron Group of Companies &amp; Advisory Committee Member \u2013 Sri Lanka Tourism), Mr. Dian Gomes (Nonorary Consul of Georgia in Sri Lanka, Chairman \u2013 Colombo School of Business Management &amp; Independent Non-Executive Director \u2013 Nestle Lanka Ltd).<\/p>\n<p>Special Guests were Rt. Rev. Bishop Prof. Dr. Nissanka Weerappulige (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization &#8211; USA), Prof. Dr. Dame Anoma Weeraratne Wijenayake (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization &#8211; USA), Mr. Gerd Heinzerling (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization &#8211; USA), Mr. Priyantha Padmasiri (President &#8211; Sri Lanka Canada Business Council), Mr. M. H. K. M. Hameez (Vice President &#8211; Sri Lanka Canada Business Council &amp; Immediate Past President &#8211; Sri Lanka Malaysia Business Council). The invitees were graciously welcomed by Dr. Anthony Dexter Fernando (Chairman &#8211; Business World International Organisation USA &#8211; International Chapter), Dr. Tharindu Wijenayake (Deputy Chairman &#8211; Business World International Organisation USA &#8211; International Chapter) and Dr. (Mrs.) Emerita Wijenayake (Project Chairperson &amp; Director &#8211; Business World International Organisation USA &#8211; International Chapter).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3472\" src=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BWIA-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BWIA-2025.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BWIA-2025-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BWIA-2025-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Business World International Conference and Awards Ceremony organised by Business World International Organisation INC-USA, the event which is recognized as one of the most&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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