COYLE held its 2024 Leadership Forum at Shangri-La Colombo on October 29, uniting thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to shape the future of business.
Designed to inspire the next generation of trailblazers, the event set the stage for a day of knowledge sharing and forward-thinking ideas.
This year’s forum was headlined by entrepreneur and luxury retail leader from Dubai, Ebraheem Al Samadi. Known globally as a star of Netflix’s Dubai Bling, Al Samadi shared an account of his entrepreneurial journey — one marked by calculated risks, relentless ambition, and remarkable success.
His address highlighted the core tenets of perseverance and passion in achieving one’s goals, leaving the audience with invaluable insights into the realities and rewards of entrepreneurial resilience.
Adding to the forum’s lineup was an innovation strategist from Los Angeles, California, Harsha Fernando. With a focus on purposeful innovation and inspiring future change-makers, Fernando’s talk, Lead with Vision, Innovate with Purpose, provided strategic advice for young entrepreneurs to drive meaningful change. His message resonated deeply with the audience, underscoring the need for vision, adaptability, and an unwavering commitment to social impact in business.
COYLE Chairman, Thushira Radella shared insights on building sustainable enterprises, fostering growth, and redefining industry standards.
His address reaffirmed COYLE’s commitment to creating a vibrant ecosystem for entrepreneurs to thrive, grow, and expand from Colombo to the world.
The event also marked the launch of Future Founders, a COYLE initiative to encourage entrepreneurship at the school level. Through this project, COYLE signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with three schools, establishing a foundation for nurturing young talent. This initiative will soon be expanded to more schools and will include a seed fund facility and the COYLE Entrepreneurial Development Centre (EDC), designed to foster innovative thinking and entrepreneurial skills from an early age.
