AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Otara Gunewardene has achieved wide recognition in Sri Lanka and internationally. Some of her few achievements are:

Best Female Entrepreneur Award at the Seventh US Stevie Awards for Women in Business, 2010

Swarovski’s ‘Gem Visions India, 2012 - the first Sri Lankan designer to be recognised by Swarovski

Speaker – Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) on theme ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’ hosted by Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad, India, 2017

Woman of the Year Award,2018

Invitation to speak at the Ladies Study Group for their conference, ‘Shakti Beyond Borders’- a platform to celebrate success stories of women from the 6 SAARC countries who have made significant contributions to their country in different fields, 2018