BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Colombo BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T084407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+0530 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20060415T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3SA;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:+0530 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260208T183937Z UID:6A5EC3EC-CDF7-446D-9B8E-0818F26FC4C2 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20250429T103000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20250429T120000 DESCRIPTION:On April 29th\, 2025\, the IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity G roup of Sri Lanka\, in collaboration with the IEEE Women in Engineering St udent Branch Affinity Group of the University of Peradeniya\, successfully conducted WiNavigate Session 2: “Own the Room: Empowerment for Emerging Women Leaders”\, a leadership and confidence-building session held from 10:30 AM onwards.\n\nOrganised under the WiNavigate programme\, the sessi on aimed to empower and guide young women towards embracing leadership rol es with confidence\, resilience\, and purpose. WiNavigate is a flagship in itiative dedicated to mentoring and uplifting women in STEM by fostering s elf-belief\, breaking stereotypes\, and encouraging innovation in traditio nally male-dominated fields.\n\nThe session featured a powerful and inspir ing talk by Ms. Anjali Budawatta Jayawardana on leadership empowerment for emerging women. Her dynamic and engaging delivery transformed the session into more than just a discussion—it became a moment of awakening for th e participants. Through thought-provoking questions and interactive dialog ue\, she encouraged active participation and deep self-reflection.\n\nSpea king with authenticity\, strength\, and grace\, Ms. Anjali challenged trad itional norms and inspired the audience to embrace leadership with courage \, empathy\, and conviction. She highlighted the importance of self-confid ence\, perseverance\, and inner strength in overcoming challenges and navi gating professional spaces often shaped by external expectations and press ures.\n\nBy sharing real-life experiences and success stories\, the sessio n showcased the diverse pathways available for women in leadership and STE M-related fields. Her journey and insights motivated participants to recog nise their own potential and to envision themselves as future leaders and changemakers.\n\nThe session concluded with an engaging Q&A and discussion segment\, where participants shared their aspirations and received valuab le guidance on their personal and professional growth. Ms. Anjali’s impa ctful presence left a lasting impression\, reminding every participant tha t the journey to leadership begins from within.\n\n[] []\n\n[] []\n\nFacul ty of Engineering\, University of Peradeniya\, Peradeniya\, Sri Lanka\, Sr i Lanka LOCATION:Faculty of Engineering\, University of Peradeniya\, Peradeniya\, S ri Lanka\, Sri Lanka ORGANIZER:wieieeesl@gmail.com SEQUENCE:31 SUMMARY:WiNavigate Session 2: "Own the Room: Empowerment for Emerging Women Leaders" Leadership and Confidence-building Session URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/520577 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-start="197" data-end="569">On April 2 9th\, 2025\, the IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group of Sri Lanka\, i n collaboration with the IEEE Women in Engineering Student Branch Affinity Group of the University of Peradeniya\, successfully conducted <strong da ta-start="415" data-end="495">WiNavigate Session 2: &ldquo\;Own the Room: Empowerment for Emerging Women Leaders&rdquo\;</strong>\, a leadership and confidence-building session held from 10:30 AM onwards.</p>\n<p data-star t="571" data-end="942">Organised under the WiNavigate programme\, the sess ion aimed to empower and guide young women towards embracing leadership ro les with confidence\, resilience\, and purpose. WiNavigate is a flagship i nitiative dedicated to mentoring and uplifting women in STEM by fostering self-belief\, breaking stereotypes\, and encouraging innovation in traditi onally male-dominated fields.</p>\n<p data-start="944" data-end="1349">The session featured a powerful and inspiring talk by <strong data-start="998 " data-end="1034">Ms. Anjali Budawatta Jayawardana</strong> on leadership empowerment for emerging women. Her dynamic and engaging delivery transfor med the session into more than just a discussion&mdash\;it became a moment of awakening for the participants. Through thought-provoking questions an d interactive dialogue\, she encouraged active participation and deep self -reflection.</p>\n<p data-start="1351" data-end="1723">Speaking with authe nticity\, strength\, and grace\, Ms. Anjali challenged traditional norms a nd inspired the audience to embrace leadership with courage\, empathy\, an d conviction. She highlighted the importance of self-confidence\, persever ance\, and inner strength in overcoming challenges and navigating professi onal spaces often shaped by external expectations and pressures.</p>\n<p d ata-start="1725" data-end="2024">By sharing real-life experiences and succ ess stories\, the session showcased the diverse pathways available for wom en in leadership and STEM-related fields. Her journey and insights motivat ed participants to recognise their own potential and to envision themselve s as future leaders and changemakers.</p>\n<p data-start="2026" data-end=" 2348">The session concluded with an engaging Q&amp\;A and discussion segme nt\, where participants shared their aspirations and received valuable gui dance on their personal and professional growth. Ms. Anjali&rsquo\;s impac tful presence left a lasting impression\, reminding every participant that the journey to leadership begins from within.<br><br></p>\n<p data-start= "2026" data-end="2348"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/ media/display/1a1f8ba6-47ce-49e2-a98a-c86cc0a87d5c" alt="" width="467" hei ght="311"> <img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/displa y/3f88bf68-ca51-458c-8864-088b055259d2" alt="" width="468" height="311"></ p>\n<p data-start="2026" data-end="2348"><img src="https://events.vtools.i eee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/7fafdc46-42c7-47da-ae97-6b1cc3426c98" alt= "" width="466" height="350"> <img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtoo ls_ui/media/display/0238f21f-4be5-4e0a-b028-abf012d2c5b7" alt="" width="46 4" height="349"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR