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DESCRIPTION:The Young Protégé 2025 Introductory Session\, organized by St
 udPro 8.0 under IEEE Young Professionals Sri Lanka\, was successfully held
  on the 14th of June 2025 via Zoom. As Sri Lanka’s signature IEEE mentor
 ing initiative\, Young Protégé connects aspiring students and young prof
 essionals with leaders from industry and academia. This year’s program b
 egins with the Introductory Session\, setting the stage for months of guid
 ance\, learning\, and networking.\n\nThe session introduced participants t
 o the vision of Young Protégé\, highlighted the benefits of mentorship\,
  and provided an overview of the exciting journey ahead. Attendees gained 
 valuable insights into professional growth\, skill development\, and build
 ing meaningful connections that can shape their careers.\n\nThe event feat
 ured Mr. Heshan Mallawarachchi\, current Chair of IEEE YPSL and Young Prot
 égé Chair 2023\, who shared his vision for mentoring and leadership\, in
 spiring participants on how mentorship bridges academia and industry. The 
 second keynote was delivered by Mr. Chamika Sudusinghe \, who explained th
 e structure of the 2025 mentoring program\, outlining the 1-to-1 mentor–
 mentee process\, domains covered\, and long-term benefits.\n\nThe session 
 gave participants a clear roadmap of the journey ahead\, fostering excitem
 ent\, motivation\, and readiness for meaningful engagement with mentors. O
 rganized by StudPro 8.0\, the Young Protégé 2025 program continues its m
 ission to inspire\, empower\, and elevate the next generation of innovator
 s and leaders in Sri Lanka’s IEEE community.\n\nSpeaker(s): Heshan\, Cha
 mika\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/501451
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/501451
ORGANIZER:info@ieeeyp.lk
SEQUENCE:20
SUMMARY:Young Protégé 2025 – Introductory Session
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/501451
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The Young Prot&eacute\;g&eacute\; 2025 Int
 roductory Session\, organized by StudPro 8.0 under IEEE Young Professional
 s Sri Lanka\, was successfully held on the 14th of June 2025 via Zoom. As 
 Sri Lanka&rsquo\;s signature IEEE mentoring initiative\, Young Prot&eacute
 \;g&eacute\; connects aspiring students and young professionals with leade
 rs from industry and academia. This year&rsquo\;s program begins with the 
 Introductory Session\, setting the stage for months of guidance\, learning
 \, and networking.</p>\n<p>The session introduced participants to the visi
 on of Young Prot&eacute\;g&eacute\;\, highlighted the benefits of mentorsh
 ip\, and provided an overview of the exciting journey ahead. Attendees gai
 ned valuable insights into professional growth\, skill development\, and b
 uilding meaningful connections that can shape their careers.</p>\n<p>The e
 vent featured Mr. Heshan Mallawarachchi\, current Chair of IEEE YPSL and Y
 oung Prot&eacute\;g&eacute\; Chair 2023\, who shared his vision for mentor
 ing and leadership\, inspiring participants on how mentorship bridges acad
 emia and industry. The second keynote was delivered by Mr. Chamika Sudusin
 ghe \, who explained the structure of the 2025 mentoring program\, outlini
 ng the 1-to-1 mentor&ndash\;mentee process\, domains covered\, and long-te
 rm benefits.</p>\n<p>The session gave participants a clear roadmap of the 
 journey ahead\, fostering excitement\, motivation\, and readiness for mean
 ingful engagement with mentors. Organized by StudPro 8.0\, the Young Prot&
 eacute\;g&eacute\; 2025 program continues its mission to inspire\, empower
 \, and elevate the next generation of innovators and leaders in Sri Lanka&
 rsquo\;s IEEE community.</p>
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