In 22 years, CFW has created a fashion ecosystem in Sri Lanka, 85% designers in the country are the product of this development system. Colombo Fashion Week, is one of four fashion week’s in Asia which is over 20 years old. It is also considered one of the most important fashion platforms in South Asia, which has had maximum impact in transforming a country’s fashion industry. 15 years ago, I lead the team for a global positioning program for Sri Lanka Apparel and coined the phrase ‘Garments With Guilt’. This got us to win the first Global Effie in New York, a first such win for anyone in Asia, Effie is considered an Oscar of effective international marketing. In 2016, Co-Founded, Fashion Design Council Sri Lanka In 2017, Pigeon Island Tropicalwear became Asia’s first brand that brought tangibility to the plastic recycling using numbered bottles to create fabric. In 2008, Arugam Bay Beachwear took South Asia by storm with sustainable Surf based fashion accessories brand. Responsible Fashion Summit was created in 2017 to present Action Based Ideas that transforms fashion supply chains in Asia. In 2019, Responsible Meter, a garment evaluation tool was introduced to score a garment’s sustainability on environmental and societal parameter. It is our organization’s IP, it’s one of its kind in the world. In 2022, CFD (College of Fashion and Design) was launched, a campus in collaboration with design capitals of the world, structured to be one of the best in South Asia In 2020, appointed Board of Director at Commonwealth Fashion Council, London