Global Biz Connect 2026: Sri Lanka’s Biggest Business Networking Night
On Tuesday, 3rd March 2026, Cumulus at Cinnamon Life, Colombo hosted Global Biz Connect 2026, Sri Lanka’s biggest business networking night and an initiative of the Old Nalandians’ Association of Australia. From 7.00 PM onwards, industry leaders, decision makers, entrepreneurs, investors, and change-makers came together under one roof. 🌍
The Room Where Business Happens
The night was designed for powerful conversations rather than exchanging business cards. Corporate decision makers, business owners, investors and capital providers, the international trade community, SME leaders, and growth-stage entrepreneurs filled the room, and the connections made over the evening are exactly what Global Biz Connect set out to create.
Leaders on the Night
We were honoured to welcome a line-up of Sri Lanka’s leading voices, including Nisthar Cassim (Daily FT), Roshan Tissaaratchy (Dilmah Ceylon Tea), Dilrukshi Kurukulasuriya (DIMO Lanka), Ravi Jayawardena (Maliban Group), Kamal Munasinghe (Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts), Dr. Manjula Kulatunga (Ceilao Group and President of ONAA), Dr. Pradeep Edward (Hemas Hospitals), Malik Cader (PMF Finance), Raffealla Fernando (Raffeallia Fashion & Photography), Billy Fernando (2FORTY2), Madhushanka Ranathunga (Lion Brewery), and Dulith Herath (Kapruka).
Cocktails and 2FORTY2 Live
Curated cocktails set the tone, and live entertainment by 2FORTY2, led by Billy Fernando, kept the energy high well into the night. ✨🥂🎶
Thank You to Our Partners
Global Biz Connect 2026 was made possible by JCI Colombo Mid Town and JIB, together with our partners Ceilao, Australian Talent Network, Daily FT, Lite 87.8, CeyFlix, Hi!!, and PMF Finance, and with ticketing by OneTicket. Thank you to Annya and the organising team for pulling together a night of this scale.
Event Highlights
Date: Tuesday, 3rd March 2026
Time: 7.00 PM onwards
Venue: Cumulus – Cinnamon Life, Colombo
Entertainment: 2FORTY2 led by Billy Fernando
An initiative of the Old Nalandians’ Association of Australia
Looking Ahead
Global Biz Connect set a new standard for business networking in Sri Lanka and showed what the Nalanda network can do when it comes together with purpose. Thank you to everyone who secured a seat and was in the room. We look forward to building on it. 🤝
