Education and Capacity Building
Throughout my career as a business professional and academic, I have been an educator sharing my knowledge and expertise. Here are some of my knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Invited Presentations and Webinars
Certified Management Accountants, Australia-New Zealand – Webinar: Role of Management Accountants in a circular economy
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA, UK) Global Women’s Leadership Summit – “Circular economy for management accountants”
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, Asia Pacific webinar – “Circular economy – How it affects businesses and how to get ready”
Green Building Council of Sri Lanka, Keynote address: Policymaking in the construction industry: Evaluating alternatives towards a circular economy
Sustainability Victoria, Ecologic, Department of Land, Water, Environment and Planning professionals – Research projects on measurement and enablement of alternatives towards a circular economy
Masterclasses and Training on Circular Economy
Trainer and Facilitator – “Beyond Recycling” Masterclass
Sustainability Victoria
Target Group: Decision makers and senior staff of Victorian businesses
Masterclasses and Training on Business and Strategy
Lead Trainer/Trainer
Holcim Group Support Ltd. / Holcim Lanka Ltd.
Target Group: Middle and Senior Managers of companies in the Asia Pacific region
Teaching: ECOSIMTM – Economic and Business Simulation
Facilitator – Finance and management
National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka/International Olympic Solidarity
Teaching: Finance for Olympic Sports Organisations
Design and Delivery of Educational Sources
Managing engineering projects (SEN723)- Unit co-design for blended delivery for Masters of Engineering Professional Course, Deakin University
Key contribution to Engineering management specialisation design for Masters of Engineering Professional Course at Deakin University
Guest Lectures at University
Introduction to circular design
Target Group: Engineering Design (SEM721), Master of Eng. Professional, Deakin University
Designing in a circular economy
Target Group: Masters of Energy Management, Open University of Sri Lanka.
Introduction to circular economy
Target Group: Master of Eng. Professional, Deakin University
Introduction to industrial ecology and circular economy
Target Group: Masters of Sustainability Leadership, University of Melbourne
Teaching in Universities
Lecturer
Deakin University
Target Group: Master of Eng. Professional
Teaching: Engineering Project Management, Managing Engineering Projects
Lecturer
The University of Melbourne
Target Group: Bachelor of Commerce
Teaching: Operations Management
Tutor/Teaching Staff
The University of Melbourne
Target Group: Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Engineering Courses
Teaching: Product management, Supply chain management, Engineering Contracts & Procurement
Consulting & Advisory
Testimonials
Opportunities for a circular economy post COVID-19
Millions of face masks are being thrown away during COVID-19. Here’s how to choose the best one for the planet, The Conversation
“How do you play well when you are losing?”, Medium
Erasing babies’ environmental footprint ahead of their first steps, Medium
“Tackling Contamination in bins – Would knowing more help?” Inside Waste (Page 28-29)
Industrial ecology pays, Excellence in Leadership – CIMA Global (Page 32-36)
Chemical Leasing – A Performance-Based Business Model Towards A Circular Economy, Paint & Coatings Industry Magazine
Creating value through sustainability, Daily Financial Times
Methodology for the integrated assessment on the use of recycled concrete aggregate replacing natural aggregate in structural concrete
Financial assessment of manufacturing recycled aggregate concrete in ready-mix concrete plants
Comparative assessment of embodied energy of recycled aggregate concrete
Comparative assessment of the benefits associated with the absorption of CO2 with the use of RCA in structural concrete
Net incremental indirect external benefit of manufacturing recycled aggregate concrete
Integrated assessment of the use of recycled concrete aggregate replacing natural aggregate in structural concrete
Uncovering corporate disclosure for a circular economy: An analysis of sustainability and integrated reporting by Sri Lankan companies
Relating building space to performance outcomes – A methodology to explore the relationship
Phosphorus circular economy of disposable baby nappy waste: Quantification, assessment of recycling technologies and plan for sustainability
International Conference on Resource Sustainability: The use of recycled aggregate concrete
49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association
Mayuri Wijayasundara, Robert Crawford, Priyan Mendis
A framework for the integrated cost-benefit analysis of the use of recycled aggregate concrete in structural applications.
A chapter on Recycled Concrete: Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials
Women’s Global Leadership Summit – 2021
Hosted by: CIMA APAC
“Circular Economy – the role of management accounts and how to get prepared.”
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Workshop : SustainCore – 2021
Hosted by: University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
“Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Procurement.”
Webinar : Green Building Council of Sri Lanka – 2021
Hosted by: Green Building Council of Sri Lanka
“Policy decision making in the construction industry – Evaluating alternatives towards a circular economy.”
Online CIMA APAC Webinar – 2021
Hosted by: CIMA APAC
“Circular economy, how it affects business and how it can influence managerial decision making.”
Online International Conference & Exhibition: India Construction week – 2020
Hosted by: Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) India, and Indian Society for Trenchless Technology (IndSTT).
“Strategies for the construction industry post-COVID-19.”
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Virtual Conference: Circular Economy Symposium – 2020
Hosted by: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
“Opportunities for designing waste and pollution, increase in total value ration and designing distribution models to get product value back.”
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Webinar: Resource Circulation and Industrial Ecology – 2020
Hosted by: Lanka Responsible Care Council in association with INSEE Ecocycle Lanka Pty Ltd.
“Global best practice case studies on implementing principles of a circular economy”
WasteQ Conference – Towoomba
“Understanding buyer needs and their behaviour in purchasing secondary products from recovered resources.”
Waste Expo – 2019
Hosted by: Waste360
“Understanding Buyer Behaviour to Encourage Purchase of Waste-Derived Products.”