“Great Minds” organized by the Future Marketers Association of University of Kelaniya successfully held its first ever session for the year 2020 with the outstanding, influential leader, Ms. Kasturi Chellaraja on the 20th of November Via Zoom with the participation of the head of the department Dr. Ravi Dissanayake, lecturers of the department and students from all batches of the Department of Marketing Management.

Ms. Kasturi is the first female group CEO of a public quoted conglomerate in Sri Lanka and was named as one of the top twelve women change makers in the country in 2019 by the Parliament of Sri Lanka and USAID. Being a fearless, tough and go-getter character she is, Ms. Kasturi spoke about how one can perform and succeed in a challenging corporate environment. The session was insightful as well as inspiring to many as she shared her story towards success and how she faced barriers fearlessly with an open mind. Towards the end of the discussion she answered many questions asked by the participants leaving them all motivated to develop themselves and always thrive in becoming a better person every day.