An evening of ‘empowerment and eco vision - press for progress’ an event to celebrate International Women’s Week next month, Ladies VIP Night will be held on March 7 at the Shangrila Hotel, Colombo.
The event will feature presentations by TEDx Colombo Speakers and an Eco Chic Fashion Show. The evening will also focus on Empowerment, Inspiration and promoting Green Living”
“International Women’s Day means different things to different people. For some women it’s a celebration, for others it’s a call for action to accelerate Gender Parity,” said Event Producer, Latika Alok.
“This year we would like to “Press for Progress” not only on gender equality but also on the importance of Sustainability and Recycling - creating awareness through our fashion industry with an Eco Chic Fashion Show.”
The panel discussion for the event would include the following.
Selyna Peiris – TEDx Colombo Alumni, an attorney-at-law and Director of Business Development at Selyn Handlooms, Sri Lanka’s only fair trade guaranteed handloom company employing a majority of women, Sarinda Unamboowe – TEDx Colombo Alumni. He is the CEO of MAS Kreeda, heading Environmental Sustainability for MAS. He is a member of MAS’ Apparel Board and Innovations Leadership Team, Hans Billimoria – The Grassrooted Trust, works on sexual and reproductive health education and prevention of gender-based and partner violence, including sexual harassment in the work place, Chandi Dharmaratne, Senior HR Director, Virtusa.
The panel will be moderated by Aritha Wickramasinghe, an international banking lawyer, a founding trustee of the global education initiative Think Equal and the Director of Equality Law at legal pro bono platform iProBono. He is also a TEDx Alumni.
Shanuki de Alwis, TEDx Colombo Alumni, will do an introduction skit to the panel discussion.
Timothy Wright, General Manager and Vice President of Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo said, “We are proud to partner with VIP Ladies Night - Press for Progress as many aspects of the event align with Shangri-La’s own core values. In our recruitment drive to open Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo we sought to employ and empower women in multiple disciplines of the hotel.”
Ladies VIP Night continues to support local charities by seamlessly blending the opportunities to socialize and have fun whilst contributing towards building a stronger community.
Ladies VIP Night will work with Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo to support Ceylon Fellowship of Service – Prithipura Home, where a proportion of the ticket value will be given to this charity.
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