BWIO Awards concludes at Taj Samudra

Chief guests, guests of honour, special representatives and main invitees at the event

The Business World International Awards (BWIO) ceremony, organised by the Business World International Organisation INC - USA, an event that is recognised as one of the most prestigious business award festivals in the Asian Pacific region, was held in grandeur at Taj Samudra Colombo, with the participation of several veteran business personalities and celebrities. 
The theme of this year is dedicated to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 Agenda. The BWIO is a USA-based organisation, driven with the objective of recognising the accomplishments and expertise of the global business spectrum. The BWIO Awards recognises and celebrates the excellence in business and inspires the entrepreneurs to accomplish greater challenges and benchmark their best practices. 

It concentrates on every category from start-ups to business giants, social change agents, sustainable development advocates and exceptional professionals in their respective fields of expertise, varying in 30 categories. The event attracts business owners, high-level entrepreneurs, enterprises from the private, government sectors and small and medium enterprises and other VIPs throughout the country.

The joint-chief guests were Member of Parliament Premnath C. Dolawaththa and AGSEP Research and Advisory Founder and BWIO Board Member of - USA Prof. Dr. Dietmar Doering and the guests of honour were Sri Lanka Small and Medium Industries President Prof. Dr. Rohan De Silva, Crimes and Traffic Division Senior DIG in Charge of Southern Province Dr. Ajith Rohana and Ceylon Workers Congress President Senthil Thondaman.  

Among the other special guests were Commander (Rtd). Dr. Don. Bandula Wijemanne (Sri Lanka Navy) and Dr. Kesavan Pathmanathan (Chairman - Taian Lanka Steel Company Pvt Ltd - Main Sponsor). The distinguished invitees were delightfully welcomed by Dr. Dexter Fernando (Chairman - International Chapter), Dr. Tharindu Wijenayake (Vice Chairman of the Business World International Organisation - USA - International Chapter) and Dr. M.A.A. Jabbar (Vice Chairman - Sri Lankan Chapter). Prof. Dr. Dietmar Doering was the keynote speaker of the function and he shared his valued views on the topic ‘IMF Bailout For Sri Lanka - A Coin with Two Sides’.