‘SheLeads’, the annual event in line with International Women’s Day, launched by Google’s Women Will community in Sri Lanka, hosted together with Hatch Works, was held recently, for the second time since its launch in 2018. SheLeads aims at providing expertise, resources, action steps and relationships to catapult women to launch businesses, grow and expand existing businesses and lead in all aspects of their lives. Brindha Selvadurai – founder of Hatch Works, Indu Nanayakkara – Country Lead of Women Will community, Sajini Jayawardena – Program Manager, Google Business Community and Sabrina Esufally – Director, Business Development and Innovation of Hemas Consumer Brands shared their inspiring stories with the participants. This year’s event was powered by Hatch as the official Ecosystem partner, Brew 1867 by Dilmah as the official food and beverage partner, PR Wire as the official PR partner, Timeline as the official digital media and photography partner, and Diabetasol as the health partner.
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