Entrepreneur’s Organisation holds AGM

From left: Forum Chair Faiza Fausz, Finance Chair Naishadh Udeshi, Spousal Chair Namrata Udeshi, MyEO Co-Chair Abeetha Perera, GSEA Chair Shanjeeve Sriskandaraja, Strategic Alliance Chair Saurabh Udeshi, Member Engagement Chair Mustafa Najmudeen, President Jithendran Gajendran, Chapter Staff Cassendra Buultjens, MyEO Chair Richard Gunawardene, Governance Chair Yasendra Amerasinghe, Learning Chair Haresh de Soysa, Regional Chair Sanjay Jhunjhunwala, Global Chair Mark Stockli, Area Director East Prabhakar Kadavasal and Member Products Director Vickram Bhartia

The Sri Lankan Chapter of the Entrepreneur’s Organisation (EO), the world’s largest peer-to-peer network of entrepreneurs, successfully concluded its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2022, at Port City Colombo. 
In line with the EO’s core mission of engaging with leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow, the day’s schedule witnessed a variety of activities, including addresses from key global and leaders within the organisation. The key highlights of the AGM included a review of the past year’s activities, keynote address by EO Global Chair Marc Stockli, a speech by incoming President of the EO Sri Lanka Chapter Jithendran Gajendran, water sports activities and a special segment by dynamic comedy duo Blok and Dino, who shared their insights on their personal entrepreneurial journey of the past few years. Additionally, the incoming team of board members was also introduced to the large gathering.

Sri Lanka has experienced numerous challenges over the past two and a half years, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and the ongoing economic crisis that is set to continue for the foreseeable future. Given such a backdrop, Stockli highlighted the resilience of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs, who continue to strive for success while showcasing high levels of flexibility and adaptability amidst difficult operating conditions of the global impact of the pandemic and the unprecedented economic challenges faced in Sri Lanka at the moment. He also commended EO Sri Lanka for taking initiative during this crisis to use their skills and resources to uplift underprivileged communities in the country.

During his speech, Gajendran outlined the goals and objectives of the organisation for the upcoming year, stating, “As a country we are faced with unprecedented challenges, both from a social and economic standpoint. EO Sri Lanka chooses to be inspired from the traditional Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken and damaged pottery is rebuilt with gold so that the broken parts are now the strongest and the more beautiful aspect of the pottery. We believe this is a good metaphor for the resilience of the Sri Lankan spirit.” 
Gajendran also emphasised that EO Sri Lanka’s focus this year is to understand key areas for development within the organisation and to support the growth of entrepreneurs in the country.