Shehara De Silva Headlines Sri Lanka’s Presence at EY Winning Women 2026 👩‍💼

• Overview: EY hosted the 2026 EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia-Pacific conference in Seoul, South Korea (18-20 May), drawing over 100 regional participants, including 23 newly selected women entrepreneurs for the Class of 2026. • Sri Lankan representation: Shehara De Silva, Managing Director of the McLarens Group, proudly represented Sri Lanka in the 2026 cohort. She leads a diversified conglomerate of over 45 companies spanning shipping, logistics, manufacturing, and hospitality. She is also the founding President of WISTA Sri Lanka and the first female Chairperson of CASA. • Delegation and Alumni: The event was also attended by EY Sri Lanka partners Anoji de Silva and Gayanthri Manatunga, alongside prominent Sri Lankan alumni Lakmini Wijesundera (Co-founder/CEO of BoardPAC and IronOne Technologies, driving ICT/BPM innovation) and Jayomi Lokuliyana (Co-founder/CEO of zMessenger). • Strategic Focus: The three-day conference centered on cross-border collaboration, global scale-up financing, and navigating macroeconomic shifts. Key focus areas included AI transformation (AX) led by EY Korea AI Lead Dr. Sooyeon Kim, and international expansion strategies featuring South Korea’s K-beauty success stories. • Global Footprint: The Asia-Pacific initiative is part of a global EY network established in 2008 that now connects more than 1,200 women entrepreneurs across over 60 markets globally.