Japan Sri Lanka Technical and Cultural Association holds 35th AGM

Seated from left : Tyrell Roche (Treasurer), Nimal Perera (Immediate Past President), Gamini Marambe (President), Mizukoshi Hideaki the Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka,  Dayasiri Warnakulasooriya (Vice Patron), Chandana Amaratunga (Senior. Vice President), Mangala Samarajeewa (Vice President) and  AnuruddhaGamage (General Secretary). Standing from left: Priyantha Herath( Committee Member), Dulanjana Silva (Committee Member),  Gayani Punchihewa (Committee Member) and Nirosh De Silva (Asst. General Secretary) 

The Japan Sri Lanka Technical and Cultural Association (JASTECA), established as an alumnus of the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), held its 35th Annual General Meeting on November 27th at Galadari Hotel Colombo. 

The newly appointed Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka, Mizukoshi Hideaki, graced the occasion as one of his first official engagements upon arriving in Sri Lanka. Dr. Samantha Rathnayake – Faculty Member /Management Consultant of PIM, delivered the keynote address on ‘Unrelenting business disruptions and productivity as a strategic process.’

Addressing the audience, Gamini Marambe, The President of JASTECA, said, “While looking back with satisfaction on the progress made so far, we must place on record the commitments and sacrifices made by the people who laid the groundwork and foundation towards the success of JASTECA. Even during the pandemic, all our efforts were to keep all our members connected with us. As a result, we made ourselves successful despite various challenges”.

In his address, Anuruddha Gamage, General Secretary of JASTECA said, despite the deadly pandemic restricting JASTECA’s physical activities, JASTECA took the initiative to reinvent the reality by changing and adapting to web-based training programmes and seminars. 

Furthermore, further efforts will be taken to continue promoting and developing Japanese Management systems to ensure it is implemented in corporates and workplaces as key management development and productivity enhancement philosophy, to face challenges in an ever highly volatile business environment”.

Sunil Wijesinghe, Chairman of JASTECA Trust Holdings (G) Ltd, also addressed the gathering, highlighting key milestones of JASTECA. The briefing was appreciated by H.E the Ambassador, as it brought him up to speed with the vital role JASTECA plays in the Japan Sri Lanka relationship.