IEEE Newsletter - University of Peradeniya Volume 2 (March 2019) | Page 22

Mr. Fazal Fausz, Managing Director of Rainco Ltd., gave an insight into his journey and experiences as an entrepreneur and how he expanded a single company into 13 companies along the way. This was followed by a talk by Mr. Hasanka Padukka, Co-Founder of the Thuru App. He explained his views on Social Entrepreneurship and the innova ve thinking behind the development of the Thuru App. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” The last speaker for the day was the award-winning entrepreneur and Chairman of North East Federa on of Chamber of ICT, Mr. Sharanyan Sharma, who shared his success story and how he overcame hardships throughout his journey to become a well- reputed figure in the world of entrepreneurship. - Walt Disney By the end of the sessions, par cipants were enlightened on opportuni es which can be grasped to market their products and how to establish themselves successfully as future Engineers and Entrepreneurs. Venture Fron er Lanka assured that they would provide their fullest support to the par cipants aspiring to be entrepreneurs for their start-ups and future entrepreneurships. . Shehan Senevirathna & Kalani Samarasinghe Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Peradeniya PAGE 20 IEEE Newsletter University of Peradeniya