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Regional Conference 2025

Culture Capital : Trust | People | Performance

Hilton Colombo

23 rd September 2025

Welcome to the Great Place To Work® Regional Conference 2025 — the premier gathering of visionary leaders, culture advocates, people-first professionals, and change agents who are shaping the future of work across industries. This year’s theme, Culture Capital: Building Trust, Empowering People, Driving Performance, offers a transformative lens through which to reimagine the workplace as a hub of purpose, resilience, and innovation.

The Vision Behind Culture Capital

In a world of accelerating change, mounting disruption, and increasing demand for human-centered leadership, Culture Capital emerges as the most vital and undervalued asset in modern organizations. It represents the collective behaviors, relationships, values, and narratives that define the employee experience and organizational identity. When nurtured intentionally, Culture Capital becomes a multiplier of innovation, engagement, and performance.

Unlike tangible forms of capital, Culture Capital is intangible yet immensely powerful. It fuels trust-based leadership, energizes people, and aligns everyday actions with long-term business performance. As we step into 2025, this conference champions Culture Capital as the currency of sustainable success.

Why Attend

This year’s Regional Conference is not just a learning opportunity — it’s a catalyst for transformation:

  • Gain exclusive insights from global leaders, CEOs, and trailblazing culture architects.
  • Experience breakthrough sessions designed to challenge conventional thinking and inspire actionable change.
  • Engage in dynamic workshops offering practical frameworks, proven tools, and measurable solutions.
  • Build meaningful relationships with peers and industry frontrunners through curated networking opportunities.
  • Celebrate culture leadership through recognitions, showcases, and best practice highlights.

Whether you’re a senior executive, a people leader, or a culture catalyst, this is your opportunity to explore how to build thriving organizations where trust, people, and performance intersect for lasting impact.

Inspiration

Hear from globally renowned keynote speakers and award-winning organizations as they share compelling stories of transformation and cultural change at scale. These sessions will ignite new thinking and challenge you to reimagine what’s possible within your own workplace.

Empowerment

Gain practical tools and strategies in hands-on workshops designed to equip you with playbooks, toolkits, and collaborative design experiences. These labs are built to empower you with actionable insights you can immediately apply.

Connection

Engage in curated networking opportunities that foster meaningful collaboration and exchange. Celebrate best-in-class organizations and honor leaders making a real impact through trust, people-first practices, and high-performance cultures.

Be Part of The Movement

The Great Place To Work® Regional Conference 2025 is more than an event — it’s a call to action. Together, we can build a new world of work where: 

  • Trust is not a buzzword but a baseline.
  • People are empowered, engaged, and uplifted.
  • Performance is achieved through culture, not in spite of it.

This is your moment to lead the charge. Join us in shaping the future — one built on the power of Culture Capital.

Regional Conference 2025 - Agenda

08.40 a.m - 09.00 a.m

Culture Capital

08.40 a.m - 09.00 a.m

09.10 a.m - 09.40 a.m

The Connection Prescription

09.10 a.m - 09.40 a.m

09.40 a.m - 09.50 a.m

Nation Builders: Powered by People

09.40 a.m - 09.50 a.m

09.50 a.m - 10.20 a.m

Building Culture Capital through a Restored Organization

09.50 a.m - 10.20 a.m

10.20 a.m - 10.30 a.m

The Culture of Thoughtful Recognition

10.20 a.m - 10.30 a.m

11.05 am - 12.05 pm

Breakout Room 01 – Transparent Leadership in Turbulent Times (Trust)

11.05 am - 12.05 pm

11.05 am - 12.05 pm

Breakout Room 02 – Unlocking the Power of Inclusive Cultures

11.05 am - 12.05 pm

12.05 pm - 12.35 pm

Breakout Room 01 – The Trust Dividend

12.05 pm - 12.35 pm

12.05 pm - 12.35 pm

Breakout Room 02 – Adapt : To Thrive, Not Just Survive

12.05 pm - 12.35 pm

01.45 pm - 02.15 pm

Breakout Room 01 – Culture Consulting : Listen, Learn, & Lead

01.45 pm - 02.15 pm

01.45 pm - 02.15 pm

Breakout Room 02 – The Culture Shift That Drives Excellence

01.45 pm - 02.15 pm

02.15 pm - 03.10 pm

Breakout Room 01 – Work Reimagined : Culture, Skills & AI

02.15 pm - 03.10 pm

02.15 pm - 03.10 pm

Breakout Room 02 – Glocal Leadership

02.15 pm - 03.10 pm

03.45 pm - 03.55 pm

Thriving Together: Embedding Wellness in Workplace Culture

03.45 pm - 03.55 pm

03.55 pm - 04.05 pm

The Human Balance Sheet: Wokrplace Wellness Index™

03.55 pm - 04.05 pm

04.10 pm - 05.00 pm

Building Trust, Empowering People, Driving Performance

04.10 pm - 05.00 pm

CXO Forum 2025 - Agenda

06.15 p.m - 06.35 p.m

The Secret To Multigenerational Leadership Success

06.15 p.m - 06.35 p.m

06.45 p.m - 07.05 pm

The Voice of Young Talent – Study Overview & Insights from Best Workplaces for Young Talent in Sri Lanka

06.45 p.m - 07.05 pm

07.20 p.m - 08.10 p.m

Legacy to Leap: Building a Digitally Fluent Multigenerational Workforce

07.20 p.m - 08.10 p.m

Speakers On-Board for Regional Conference 2025

Kshanika Ratnayaka

Director/CEO,
Great Place To Work® Sri Lanka

Hasitha Premaratne

Group Managing Director, Brandix

Mimi Nicklin

Bestselling Author & Global Keynote Speaker - Empathetic Leadership & Culture

Nitin Goil

Global Leadership Advisor, Keynote Speaker, Author, Coach
Co-Founder and CEO, Restoration Labs

Abdul Qadir

Partner Lead for South Asia, Microsoft

Balbir Singh

Executive Director & CEO
Great Place To Work®, India

Ruwani Alwishewa

Head of Assessment Business & Client Services, Great Place To Work® Sri Lanka

Vidusha Nathavitharana

Founder of High Five Consultancy and Luminary Learning Solutions

Afeef Hussain

Vice President of the Maldives Association of HR Professionals (MAHRP) and the Maldives Professional Speakers Association (MPSA)

Professor Ajantha Dharmasiri

Senior Professor In Management, Former Director at Postgraduate Institute of Management

Chamila Bandara

Member of Group Management Committee, Director Advantis Express & IML Delivery Systems, Hayleys Advantis

Surani Amerasinghe

Director, Country People Partnering, LSEG

Rukshila Seneviratne

Head of Human Resources, Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka

Ajmal Hussain

Deputy General Manager - Employee Transformation & Engagement, DIMO

Ravi Jayasekara

Group Chief People & Corporate Affairs Officer, Hemas Holdings PLC

Thushara Hettihamu

Head, Sandbox People Solutions

Ramesh Nanayakkara

Country Head, Ansell

Wasanthi Stephen

Group Chief Human Resources Officer (GCHRO), Attorney at law
Janashakthi Group

Kandeban Balendran

President & CEO, Miami Ad School - Sri Lanka & Maldives, President & Chair of the Board, Harvard Club of Sri Lanka, Co-Founder & CEO, Academics Group

Harit Nagpal

MD & CEO at Tata Play Ltd, Author of ADAPT

Nilani Seneviratne

Country Head of Operations, Sri Lanka & Maldives, HSBC

Shehani Seneviratne

Chief Operating Officer, 99x
Chairperson, SLASSCOM

Prasenjit Bhattacharya

Co-Founder & CEO,
Great Manager Institute

Mevan Peiris

CEO, Hatch Innovations

Mary Ann Coopera

Cluster Director of People and Culture
ACCOR Shared Services

Dr. Hussain Nemati

Group Chief Executive
RemoteApps

Chandi H Dharmaratne

Chief Growth Officer
ShoreTree Holdings

Mani Mamallan

Chairman & Managing Director
Electronic Payment and Services (P) Ltd

Shobana Cooke

Hatha Yoga & Creativity

Dina Hammoud

Vice President – People Function (MENA),
Alshaya Group

Hasindu Samarasinghe

Senior Consultant - Customer Success Management & Finance
Great Place To Work® Sri Lanka

Chathuri Munaweera

Chief Executive Officer / Principal Officer / Executive Director
AIA Insurance Lanka Limited

Speakers On-Board for CXO Forum 2025

Shanaka Rabel

Group Chief Digital and Transformation Officer, Stretchline Holdings Ltd.

Sanjini Munaweera

Regional Head South Asia, ADA

Mimi Nicklin

Bestselling Author & Global Keynote Speaker - Empathetic Leadership & Culture

Treasurex Melchior

CEO/AI Integration Coach, Pulseshift (Pvt) Ltd

Chameera De Silva

AI Consultant in CPA Australia

Asanga Nugawela

Senior Director - Delivery, Sysco LABS Sri Lanka

Haaziq Feroze

Head of Events & Programs
Great Place To Work® Sri Lanka

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