YOUTH SURGE FORUM
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Youth Surge Forum organised by AIESEC in the University of Kelaniya was held on the 3rd of October at the university premises.Organised under the theme ‘Dare beyond the comfort zones’, the event was graced by the presence of several distinguished guests. Youth Surge Forum was organized for the second consecutive time, with the sole aim of connecting today’s youth with leading corporate personalities and organisations, in collaboration with the Youth Empowerment project ‘Youth in Action 4.0’.
AIESEC is the world’s largest youth run organisation which operates with the vision of “Peace and fulfillment of human kinds potential.” AIESEC fully aims of creating young leaders as the fundamental solution to all global issues. At Youth Surge Forum, it was expected that the youth of Sri Lanka has a better exposure to the corporate sector of the country. Thus, the forum guided the youth to make daring decisions beyond their comfort zones and actively participate in the development of the country.
The event was conducted together with many interactive sessions, panel discussions and workshops. The keynote speech of the event, “Youth Empowerment and Daring Beyond Comfort Zones” was delivered by theChairman of Sri Lanka Medical Council and former Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Professor Carlo Fonseka, who empowered the gathering through his intellect encouraging them to enhance their horizons.
The forum became more interactive and inspiring with the panel discussion, under the topic “Personal Branding” which followed after the keynote speeches. A renowned lecturer of University of Kelaniya, HasithaPathirana, was the moderator.The panel was graced by DulithHerath(CEO-Kapruka), Ms. Saskia Fernando and SamathaKarandagoda (Director-Conquest Solutions and founder of CIMA online) who had been a former President of AIESEC in Sri Lanka.
