A public record of the Alliance's work - the events we organise and support, the guides and submissions we publish, the speaking, mentoring and service our people give, our media appearances, and their council service.
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Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka - Defence Cyber Command
The Defence Cyber Command's annual Defence Cyber Exposition, held at the Ministry of Defence on 29 July 2025 under the theme "National Security in the Age of AI and Cyber Physical Convergence" to mark the Command's second anniversary. The Alliance's President sat on the closing panel, "Overcoming Cyber Physical Challenges for National Security in Sri Lanka", alongside Waruna Sri Dhanapala (Acting Secretary, Ministry of Digital Economy), Dr. Aparrajitha Ariyadasa, Major Sandun Gunawardana and Lieutenant Commander Meshech Hewawasam. Attribution note: the Ministry's report names him without stating an organisational affiliation, so the Alliance's involvement here rests on internal knowledge rather than on the cited source.
TransformX — An Overview of CMMI and the Power of Process Improvement
Digital Trust Alliance
A session in "TransformX", a learning series run by the Digital Trust Alliance under the line "Turning Trust into Resilience", supported by Theoris. Delivered online over MS Teams by Steve Kelly, described on the Alliance's own event poster as a transformation leader from Missouri, USA specialising in CMMI engagements. Carried 1.5 CPD hours. It covers the history of the Capability Maturity Model Integration framework from its US Department of Defense origins through Carnegie Mellon to ISACA's version 3.0, the five maturity levels from Initial to Optimizing, the core practice areas including planning, estimating, risk management and quality assurance, and the development, services and supplier-management domains. Held live on Thursday 10 July 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Sri Lanka time. The recording, published the same day, is titled "CMMI Explained: Maturity Levels, Practice Areas & Business Impact" and is the most-watched recording the Alliance has published.
Building Blocks of the Digital Future — Session 03: AI and Machine Learning
Digital Trust Alliance
The third session of "Building Blocks of the Digital Future", a public webinar series organised by the Digital Trust Alliance, on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Carried 1.5 CPD hours. Moderated by Neranjan Dissanayake, "Senior Vice President, Digital Trust Alliance". Panellists, with the affiliations given on the Alliance's own event poster: Ashwini Natesan (Independent Non-Executive Director, LB Finance PLC), Hansa Perera (Principal Engineer, Nagarro) and Dhaminda Siriwardena (Head of Software Engineering, Zone 24x7). Only the moderator is credited to the Alliance; the panellists appeared at an Alliance event under their own employers. Held live on Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Sri Lanka time; the recording was published on 10 July 2025.
Building Blocks of the Digital Future — Session 02: Cloud Computing
Digital Trust Alliance
The second session of "Building Blocks of the Digital Future", a public webinar series organised by the Digital Trust Alliance, on the fundamentals and practical application of cloud computing. Carried 1.5 CPD hours. Moderated by Neranjan Dissanayake, "Senior Vice President, Digital Trust Alliance". Panellists, with the affiliations given on the Alliance's own event poster: Piumi Ranasinghe (Chief Customer Officer, OREL Cloud), Lasantha Priyankara (Security Architect, Sysco LABS Sri Lanka) and Shabeer Shiyam (Chief Technical Strategy Officer, South Asian Technologies (Pvt) Ltd). Only the moderator is credited to the Alliance; the panellists appeared at an Alliance event under their own employers. Held live on Wednesday 4 June 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Sri Lanka time; the recording was published on 6 June 2025.
Building Blocks of the Digital Future — Session 01: Introduction to Digital Transformation
Digital Trust Alliance
The opening session of "Building Blocks of the Digital Future", a public webinar series run by the Digital Trust Alliance, carrying CPD credit. Moderated by Neranjan Dissanayake, described in the Alliance's own listing as "Senior Vice President, Digital Trust Alliance". Panellists, with the affiliations given in that listing: Upul Thennakoon (Head of Strategy & Transformation, Brandix Apparel Ltd), Mohan Chathuranga (Principal Consultant, Cyber Labs) and Chanaki Mallikarachchi (Director – IT, Ministry of Digital Economy). Only the moderator is credited to the Alliance; the panellists appeared at an Alliance event under their own employers. The live session was held on 21 May 2025, the date shown here; the recording was published on 6 June 2025.
Press interview on how tax reform affects small and medium enterprises in the digital industry, by Nelie Munasinghe. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "Digital Trust Alliance (DTA) President" (Lakmal Embuldeniya), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity.
Digital Sri Lanka: Gaps in expertise, policy cause vulnerabilities
The Morning
The Morning's report on the gaps behind Sri Lanka's digital vulnerabilities, in which the Alliance's President - named in the article as Digital Trust Alliance (DTA) President, and as one of the experts involved in the early stages of Lanka Government Cloud development - argued that the LGC's model is unsustainable under policy instability and short-term planning, questioned whether expensive upgrades were justified for roughly 400 websites, and set out the shortage of skilled IT professionals in State institutions, where most IT staff lack formal training and qualified experts command upwards of Rs. 200,000 a month. He urged the Government to finalise the Cyber Security Bill before expanding the LGC. Reported by Maheesha Mudugamuwa; ICTA and the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure are also quoted.
A look at the digital ID project from the IT sector
The Morning
Press interview on Sri Lanka's digital identity programme seen from the IT industry, by Nelie Munasinghe. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "Digital Trust Alliance President" (Lakmal Embuldeniya), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity.
Press interview on the state of artificial-intelligence adoption in Sri Lanka, by Nelie Munasinghe. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "Digital Trust Alliance Vice President" (Asela Waidyalankara), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity rather than a personal or employer one.
News coverage of a Digital Trust Alliance board statement on a run of cybersecurity incidents affecting Sri Lankan organisations. The statement is attributed to the Alliance itself: the report names no individual signatory and quotes no spokesperson, so this is recorded as an institutional action of the Alliance rather than any one person's contribution.
Digital Trust Alliance launched to strengthen Sri Lanka's cybersecurity and digital rights
Newswire
Newswire's coverage of the Alliance's public launch, reporting its mission to foster "a secure, resilient, and ethically governed digital ecosystem in Sri Lanka" on principles of integrity, collaboration and innovation. The report names Lakmal Embuldeniya as its head, supported by a panel of experts from diverse fields, and sets out the Alliance's intent to work with policymakers, industry and academia on the country's digital policy, and to expand regionally alongside other cybersecurity organisations in South Asia and beyond. Newswire also carried the announcement on its Facebook page the same day; this record cites the article rather than the social post, because the article is the fuller and more durable source.
