Leadership & Governance
ICEWSE 2026 Organizing Committee
Meet the dedicated team, patrons, convenors, and advisors guiding the International Conference on Energy and Water for a Sustainable Environment.
Chief Patron & Guest of Honour
Chief Patron
Prof. N. D. Gunawardena
Vice Chancellor
University of Moratuwa
Guest of Honour
Madam France Marquet
Principal Trustee
SAF/MSF
Patrons
Patron
Prof. J. M. A. Manatunge
Dean, Faculty of Engineering
UoM, Sri Lanka
Patron
Prof. U. P. Nawagamuwa
Head, Dept. of Civil Engineering
UoM, Sri Lanka
Patron
Mr. D.L.D. Jayantha
Registrar
UoM, Sri Lanka
Patron
Mr. S.K. Rodrigo
Acting Bursar, Finance Division
UoM, Sri Lanka
Patron
Mrs. R.C. Kodikara
Librarian
UoM, Sri Lanka
Patron
Dr. N.A.I.D. Nissanka
Director, Postgraduate Studies Division
UoM, Sri Lanka
Patron
Dr. Samaradivakara
Director, International Relations
UoM, Sri Lanka
Convenors & UNESCO Chairholders
Convenor
Prof. Lalith Rajapakse
Dept. of Civil Eng., Director of UMCSAWM
UNESCO Chairholder on SWRMSA, UoM
Convenor
Prof. R. Arun Prasath
Dept. of Green Energy Tech.
UNESCO Chairholder on RCESD, PU
Programme Coordinators
- Dr. Nimal Wijayaratna – Senior Lecturer, UoM
- Dr. Kasun de Silva – Senior Lecturer, UoM
- Dr. Luminda Gunawardhana – Senior Lecturer, UoM
- Dr. Chatura Dissanayake – Senior Lecturer, UoM
- Dr. Chamal Perera – Lecturer, UoM
- Mr. Nalintha Wijayaweera – Lecturer (On Contract), UoM
- Prof. R. Arun Prasath – UMGET, Pondicherry University
- Prof. K. Srinivasamoorthy – Dept. of Earth Science, Pondicherry University
- Prof. D.S. Sharada – UMGET, Pondicherry University
Programme Advisory Committee
- Prof. Lalith Rajapakse – Dept. of Civil Eng., Director of UMCSAWM, UNESCO Chairholder on SWRMSA, UoM
- Prof. P. Natarajan – Director (i/c), Culture and Cultural Relations (C&CR), Pondicherry University
- Dr. B. M. Jaffar Ali – Dean (i/c), Madanjeet Singh School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University
- Dr. Md. Zakaria – SAF Secretary – Bangladesh Chapter
- Dr. Nischal N. Pandey – Chairperson, SAF – Nepal Chapter
- Dr. Nima Gyeltshen – SAF Secretary – Bhutan Chapter