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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Honoured with Global Power Impact & Legacy Award at GPWF, Cambridge 2026

Cambridge, United Kingdom | 9 June 2026 – A powerful call for women-centred governance, democratic renewal and inclusive economic transformation resonated throughout the Global Power Women Forum (GPWF) Cambridge 2026 as a recorded keynote address by Her Excellency Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, was presented to delegates. Following the address, the Global Power Impact & Legacy Award was received on her behalf by the Deputy High Commissioner and Senior Representative of the Sri Lanka High Commission, who conveyed the Prime Minister’s appreciation to the organisers for recognising Sri Lanka’s ongoing efforts to advance inclusive governance, institutional reforms and people-centred economic development. The two-day Forum was convened by the Centre for Economic & Leadership Development (CELD) in strategic collaboration with Wolfson College, University of Cambridge and hosted by Dr. Mrs. Ibifuro Ken-Giami, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CELD and Publisher of…