Guest Lecture Delivered by Ms. Sheamalee Wickramasinghe - Group Managing Director of CBL Group

Ms. Sheamalee Wickramasingha, the Group Managing Director of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd (CBL Group) delivered a guest lecture to the students of the BCIS Youth Leadership Academy at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS on June 04, 2022.

Ms. Wickramasingha spoke on a range of subjects that facilitate development of innovative entrepreneurial skills, perseverance and commitment for personal development among others and to attract more business opportunities and profits. She highlighted the need for maintaining high quality standards as well as the need for innovation and good communication in developing a business and attracting more profits. Furthermore, she spoke about the necessity of increasing agricultural production of the country to attract more dollar revenue and generate more employment opportunities for the youth.

Ms. Wickramasingha also spoke about her personal experiences in handling labor, production and supply chain issues within the organisation. She noted that her hard work, dedication, commitment and perseverance helped her to overcome these challenges and advised the students to work with strong commitment to achieve desired goals.

The “Leaders for the 21st Century” is a pioneering leadership training programme launched by the BCIS. The focus of this programme is to create awareness and help foster integral pre- requisites for credible leadership such as honesty, commitment, efficiency among the participants. The BCIS Youth Leadership Academy was established as a CSR Project of the BMICH with the prime objective of training young people to become responsible and effective leaders.