Debbie Edirisinghe is the Founding Director of Child Action Lanka. She also holds the position as Director at Anugra Asia (Pvt) Ltd, Asia Director at Epiphany Trust and she also actively works with Global Goodwill Ambassadors, Female Wave of Change and ALL (All Ladies League). Currently reading for her PHD at Durham University she also holds a BA (hons) in Business management and administration from Birmingham City University and Master of Business Administration from Cardiff Metropolitan University and MBA in Human Resource Management with the Open University of Sri Lanka.

Debbie is the recipient of many awards such as Keerthishri Deshamanya (by The Government of Sri Lanka) , Zonta Centennial Award - Sri Lanka , Lifetime achievement award (Women World Awards 2019), Female Achievers-Lifetime Achievement Award (Women World Awards - USA 2019), Champion of the year and Female Entrepreneur of the Year (Women World Awards – USA 2018).

Dilshan Edirisinghe completed his education in Christian theology in Australia. Currently he is the senior pastor of the c3 church Kandy, Sri Lanka and has been serving in ministry for over 20 years. He also has a business background working in aqua culture and specialises in prawn breading. With a deep passion for construction that he acquired from his family business, Dilshan also has a keen eye for planning, layouts and building structure.

Being a part of the Child Action Lanka pioneering team, Dilshan has been a key leader for CAL from the very beginning. He also has been essential in maintaining strong ties with Australia for CAL.

Dian Gunatilake is a Senior HR professional with a MBA in HR, and accounting for more than 40 years of experience of which 13 years in Managerial capacity and 22 years in Director capacity. He is presently the Regional HR Director of Trelleborg Wheel Systems (a Swedish multinational company) overlooking the Manufacturing Plants in Sri Lanka and also overseeing the APAC region Sales & Marketing covering 9 countries including; Australia, New Zealand, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea & India.

His areas of expertise are the following; Human Resource Management & Development covering Recruitment and Selection, Talent Management, Competency based training & development , Performance Management Systems, Formulation of HR policies, Grievance handling, Industrial Relations, handling of Labour Tribunal cases and Labour Department inquiries, Disciplinary Management, Staff Welfare, Personnel Administration, preparation of HR Budgets and HR plans and identifying HR requirements of new acquisitions. His career has led him to work with many global leading companies such as Taj Samudra Hotel, Senok Group of Companies, MAS Bodyline Private Limited , John Keells Holdings Limited and Richard Peiris & Company Limited.

Roshanie Jayasundera-Moraes, Executive Vice President of the John Keells Group, currently serves as the President of the Council for Business with Britain and the Chairperson of the Association of Shopping Malls in Sri Lanka. Initially, she held the position of Joint Managing Director of the Airline Division of the Transportation Group and, before taking over the current role in the Property Sector, led the Retail Sector as its Sector Head. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and holds a MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management (PIM) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka.

Carina Nesbitt is currently the Global Talent Development Manager for Ingka Centers (IKEA – Ingka Group). She previously has worked as the Group Talent Management Director for Trelleborg AB, before joining Trelleborg she has worked as Human Resource Director at John Bean Technology Corporation, Learning & Development Manager, at Vestas Northern Europe AB and prior to that she has also worked as HR Business Partner at AstraZeneca, in Sweden.

She is a dedicated Senior HR leader with over 20 years of experience in Human Resource Management, having a strong drive and passion for leadership development, talent management and diversity & inclusion. She holds a Higher Diploma in Strategic Human Resources and Coaching Certification. She is also an active speaker at different events within the area of Leadership, Talent Management and Diversity & Inclusion. She is a speaker at both Nordic as well as Global forums.

Jonathan Leweis is the Director of Pastoral Education at Nord Anglia Education, China. He has 30 years of experience in the education field which includes working as the Director of Student Affairs and Head of Boarding at Basis International School, Nanjing, China, Deputy Head Pastoral at Wellington College, Tianjin, China, Director of Learning Support at Tonbridge School, UK.

Over the course of his career Jonathan has played many roles such as Rugby Coach, Professional Development Coordinator, Curriculum Coordinator, Outreach Programme Lead, tutor and mentor giving him the opportunity to work with children ranged from those with profound and multiple learning difficulties to candidates securing positions at Oxbridge and Ivy League Schools. He also has experience in dealing with issues regarding to child protection and welfare of children.

Janek Jayasekara is a Director and Group Chief Operating Officer of the Akbar Brothers Group of Companies. He is a Senior Management Professional and Chartered Accountant by profession with over two decades of experience. Janek is also a Director at Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd, Healthguard Pvt Ltd, Akbar Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, Lina Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, Lina Spiro Pvt Ltd.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Colombo, and a Master of Science Degree in Accountancy and Finance from the UK, a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK, an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, a Fellow Member of the Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.

Janek has worked at Ernst & Young, John Keells Group, the Richard Pieris Group, Standard Chartered Bank and Al Rajhi Bank covering multiple sectors such Banking, Financial Services & Audit, Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics, Retail & Distribution, Food & Beverage, Leisure, Exports, and Construction having worked in both global and local institutions which are leaders in their respective sectors.

He serves on the Advisory Committee on Training and Development of the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka. Further he serves as the Honorary Treasurer of the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo, a Mentor for the Members of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants–UK, among other honorary appointments.