Mr. Sachindra Samararatne

Associate Chief Digital Economy Officer
Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Sri Lanka

Mr. Sachindra Samararatne is the Associate Chief Digital Economy Officer of ICTA. His appointment to the current role is with the vision of driving the Industry, Startup & Innovation SBUs under the Digital Economy Pillar of ICTA.

Mr.Samararatne brings a wealth of expertise and industry insights to growing organizations from startups to mature businesses. Furthermore, he has worked with multiple ecosystem partners to expand the IT-BPM Industry in Sri Lanka including Global Consultants such as Gartner, ATKearney, and Startup Genome in his role as an Ecosystem Builder.

He also contributes as a member of National level committees, creating growth environments for innovation, entrepreneurship, and exports. In addition, he engages with youth and startups as a mentor and judge at national pitching competitions. Furthermore, he also evangelizes the appropriate usage of digital and responsible disruption.

He holds an MBA from the Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK), a Degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Colombo, and a Degree in Information Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT). He is also a Microsoft Certified Professional.