"Highly motivated and skilled Environmental Scientist with over 20 years’ experience, of which ten years are at international level and had worked with organizations such as UNEP, UNDP, IMO, and the Secretariats for the Convention on Biological Diversity and Ramsar Convention on wetlands. Spent a year at the UNEP-World Conservation and Monitoring Centre as a Chevening Scholar on Biodiversity and a visiting student at St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Educational background includes a Ph.D. in Protected Area Management, M.Phil in Zoology, and a 2nd Class Upper Division B.Sc. General Degree in Natural Sciences. Presently working as a Freelance Consultant addressing environmental issues with organizations such as UNDP, WFP, GIZ, and the World Bank."

- Dr. Nishanthi Perera

Environmental Scientist

"Isurie Dharmasoma is an Environmental Scientist at Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation, Sri Lanka, and has over 10 years’ experience in environmental management and 5 years of specific experience in urban wetland management. Being a graduate in Forestry and Environmental Science and holds a Master’s degree in Environment Management, her interesting fields are urban wetlands, water quality, environmental management, and climate change."

- Isurie Dharmasoma

Environmental Scientist

"Devaka Weerakoon is a Professor in Zoology at the University of Colombo, Department of Zoology and Environment Science. He is a veteran education professional with a Ph.D. in Biological Science from Illinois State University and a demonstrated history of working in the higher Education sector for over three decades. He is Skilled in Conservation Biology, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Ecology, Human-wildlife Conflict, and Wetland Management. "

- Devaka Weerakoon

Professor in Zoology

"Ranoshi Siripala, an Ecologist at Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation has worked for the environment nearly for a decade. She has been graduated in Plant Science from the University of Colombo and poses an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business Management. Further, she is an Attorney at Law with high enthusiasm towards environmental law. Ranoshi is highly interested on areas such as sustainable urban development, urban wetland management and, conservation, and wise use of wetland flora"

- Ranoshi Siripala

Ecologist/Lawyer

"King Ratnam is a Sri Lankan actor and film director. He played a key role in the production of a Sri Lankan made Tamil language feature-length film after 40 years in the Sri Lankan Tamil cinema history as the director of the film titled, “Komaali Kings”. His attempt to rekindle and re-establish nostalgic memories of the hay days of Sri Lankan Tamil cinema is set to be one of the turning points in Sri Lanka's resilience from the lost glory in the Tamil cinema industry."

- King Ratnam

Actor/Film Director

"1993, he established his firm, The Video Team Private Limited, with three of his friends. During this period of almost 36 years, has won serious acclamations and reviews through the media for creative editing. He was adjudged “Best Editor” in more than 30 occasions including winning Best Editor at the presidential award from 2001 to 2006 Continuously. He introduced non-linear digital editing and digital sound to the Sri Lankan Cinema industry in 2000 to facilitate digital sound to the Sri Lankan Cinema industry and in 2018 installed the calibrated Sri Lanka’s first of a first professional International standard 7.1 mixing studio Surround System enabling Sri Lankan filmmakers to finalize their works to International without leaving the island. "

- Ravindra Guruge

Creative Editor

"Sanjeewa’s first feature, “Flying Fish” world premiered at the International film festival Rotterdam (2011) and was nominated for the Tiger Award. The film garnered many accolades and was invited to more than 30 International film festivals. In 2012, Sanjeewa was invited to Paris by the Canes film festival to its Cinefondation Residence to develop his second feature, “Burning Birds” ( Davena Vihagun). The film world premiered at the Busan film. Burning Birds received many accolades and was invited to more than 30 festivals. In 2018, Sanjeewa’s new film project, “Amma” was selected to open doors’ co-production market at Locarno film festival where the project won the main awards ( ex-aequo). In 2021 he completed his third film “Asu”."

- Sanjeewa Pushpakumara

Film Director