Business World International Awards 2025 takes off in style at Mount Lavinia Hotel

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 prestigious Business Award Festivals in the Asia Pacific Region, was held at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka with the participation of several business personalities and celebrities of Sri Lanka. The Joint Chief Guests were Dr. Purna Bahadur Nepali (Ambassador of Nepal to Sri Lanka) and Prof. Dr. Dietmar Doering (Founder / Chairman – AGSEP Research and Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization – USA). Guests of Honour were Mr. Tham Whye Long (First Secretary/Head of Chancery – High Commission of Malaysia in Sri Lanka), Prof. Dr. Rohan De Silva (President – Sri Lanka Chamber of Small and Medium Industries), (Retd) Major General R. A. J. N. Ranasingha  (RSP USP NDC MSC – Sri Lanka Army), Dr. Rohan Pallewatta (Excutive Chairman of the Start-Up High Tech Company – Lanka Harness, a BOI approved company operating in the Free Trade Zone at Biyagama in Sri Lanka), Dr. Kishu Gomes (Chairman – Exterminators PLC, Group Managing Director / CEO – Dreamron Group of Companies & Advisory Committee Member – Sri Lanka Tourism), Mr. Dian Gomes (Nonorary Consul of Georgia in Sri Lanka, Chairman – Colombo School of Business Management &  Independent Non-Executive Director – Nestle Lanka Ltd).

Special Guests were Rt. Rev. Bishop Prof. Dr. Nissanka Weerappulige (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization - USA), Prof. Dr. Dame Anoma Weeraratne Wijenayake (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization - USA), Mr. Gerd Heinzerling (Advisory Board Member of Business World International Organization - USA), Mr. Priyantha Padmasiri (President - Sri Lanka Canada Business Council), Mr. M. H. K. M. Hameez (Vice President - Sri Lanka Canada Business Council & Immediate Past President -  Sri Lanka Malaysia Business Council). The invitees were graciously welcomed by Dr. Anthony Dexter Fernando (Chairman - Business World International Organisation USA - International Chapter), Dr. Tharindu Wijenayake (Deputy Chairman - Business World International Organisation USA - International Chapter) and Dr. (Mrs.) Emerita Wijenayake (Project Chairperson & Director - Business World International Organisation USA - International Chapter).