National Movement for Social Justice is grateful for the following individuals who contributed to our weekly Kathikawa discourses on contemporary topics starting from December 2019 to date. Names are presented alphabetically. You can search for names by sector or keyword as well.
(Sectors are 01-Finance & Planning; 02-Defence; 03-Foreign Affairs; 04-Home Affairs & Public Management; 05-Justice; 06-Labor; 07-Environment; 08-Education; 09-Health; 10-Family & Community; 11-Society & Culture; 12-Agriculture; 13-Industry & Commerce; 14-Ports, Shipping & Aviation and; 15-Public Utilities).
| Sector | Sub-Sector | Salutation | Name | Designation | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Delimitation | Mr. | A. M. Nahia | Member | Delimitation Committee |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Mr. | A.R. Deshapriya | Secretary, Additional (Former) | Ministry of Finance |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Community | Mr. | Abdul Ramees | Secretary | Rural Development Foundation |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Dr. | Ahilan Kadirgamar | Department of Sociology | University of Jaffna |
| 09-HEALTH | Allopathic Medicine | Dr. | Ajith Amarasinghe | Consultant, Pediatrician and Clinical Allergist | Lanka Hospitals |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Mr. | Ajith Parakum Jayasinghe | Social Media Activist and Editor in Chief | Praja.lk |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Transport | Prof. | Amal S. Kumarage | Department of Transport and Logistics Management | University of Moratuwa |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Dr. | Aminda Metsila | Department of Accountancy | Wayamba University |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Prof. | Ananda Jayawickrama | Department of Archaeology | University of Peradeniya |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council and Local government | Mr. | Ananda Lanerolle | Chairperson (Former), SJB | Predeshiya Sabha, Baddegama |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Fisheries | Mr. | Annalingam Annarasa | Chairman | Jaffna District Fishermen Federation |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Children | Ms. | Anoma Siriwardena | Director General | National Child Protection Authority |
| 13-INDUSTRY & COMMERCE | Commerce | Dr. | Anura Ekanayake | Chairperson (Former) | Ceylon Chamber of Commerce |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Anura Priyadarshana Yapa | MP, SLPP and Lawyer | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Prof. | Anura Vijayapala | Department of Electrical Engineering | University of Moratuwa | |
| 08-EDUCATION | Higher Education | Mr. | Anuruddha Pradeep Karansuriya | Department of Political Science | University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Arjuna Ranatunga | MP (Former), SLFP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Dr. | Asanga Welikala | School of Law | University of Edinburgh |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Ms. | Ashoka Lankathilaka | Councillor (Former), SLPP | Provincial Council, Western |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council and Local government | Mr. | Ashoka Sepala | Chairperson | Municipal Council, Talawakele-Lindula |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Public Administration & Management | Mr. | Asoka Gunawardena | Chairperson (Former) | Finance Commission |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Mr. | Asoka Peiris | Secretary (Former) | Ministry of Lands and Other Ministries |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Religion | Ven. | Attangane Rathanapala Thero | Registrar | Sri Lankan Ramagna nikaya |
| 03-FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Foreign Service | Mr. | Austin Fernando | Secretary (Former) | Office of the President |
| 13-INDUSTRY & COMMERCE | Commerce | Mr. | Azmi Thassim | Chairperson | Chamber of Commerce, Hambantota |
| 13-INDUSTRY & COMMERCE | Industry | Mr. | Bandara Rekogama | Refinance & Special Lending Products | Hatton National Bank PLC |
| 05-JUSTICE | Rights | Mr. | Basil Fernando | Jurist | Asian Human Rights Commission |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Youth | Ms. | Bhagya Abeyratne | Social Activist and Environmentalist | Independent |
| 14-PORTS, SHIPPING & AVIATION | Ports & Shipping | Mr. | Capt. Ranjith Weerasinghe | Managing Director | Freedom of High Seas (Pvt) Ltd |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Youth | Mr. | Chameera Dedduvage | Social activist | Independent |
| 05-JUSTICE | Rights | Mr. | Chanaka Rupasingha | Lawyer | Rights Now Collective for Democracy |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Prof. | Charita Herath | MP, SLPP and Former Chairperson of COPE Committee on Public Enterprises | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Religion | Ven. | Dambara Amila Thero | Director, Ethics and Spiritual development | Rajagala archaeological project -Ampara District |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Mr. | Daniel Alphonsus | Economist | Ministry of Finance |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Dayasiri Jayasekara | MP and General Secretary SLFP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Rights | Prof. | Deepika Udagama | Department of Law | University of Peradeniya |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Mr. | Deshal de Mel | Economist | Verite Research |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Dr. | Dhamma Dissanayake | Department of Political Science & Public Policy | University of Colombo |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Mr. | Dhananath Fernando | Chief Operating Officer | Advocata Institute |
| 08-EDUCATION | School Education | Ms. | Dilipa Manavadu | Co-Founder and Director General TVEC (Former) | Schools 4.0 Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Ms. | Dilshani Wijaywardena | Lawyer | Independent | |
| 05-JUSTICE | Mr. | DM Dissanayake | Lawyer | Independent | |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Eran Wickramaratne | MP, SJB | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | General | Ms. | Ermiza Tagel | Social activist, Lawyer | Independent |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Social safety | Mr. | Fauser Sherifdeen | Director General (Former) | Consumer Affairs Authority |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Mr. | Gamini Gunasekara | Municipal Commissioner (Former) | Municipal Council, Kaduwela |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Mr. | Gayan Gallage | Journalist | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Dr. | Gayathri Lokuge | Senior researcher | Centre for Poverty Analysis |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Dr. | Gehan Gunathilake | Lawyer | Lexag.co |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Mr. | Harendra B Dasanayake | Director, Research | One Text Initiative Guarantee Ltd |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Fisheries | Mr. | Harman Kumar | Convener | National Fishery Cooperation Movement |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Dr. | Harsha de Silva | MP, SJB | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Mr. | Harshana Nanayakkara | Media Spokesperson | National Scholars Organization |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Mr. | Hasantha Wijetunga | Chairperson | Young Zoologists Association |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Telecommunication and Digitalization | Ms. | Helani Galpaya | CEO | LIRNEAsia |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Mr. | Hemantha Vithanage | Senior Ecologist | Center for Environment Justice |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council and Local government | Ms. | Hemanthi Gunasekara | CEO | Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Ms. | Hirunika Premachandra | MP (Former), SJB | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 03-FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Foreign Service | Mr. | HMSG Palihakkara | Ambassador (Former) | Foreign Service |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Demographics | Prof. | Indralal de Silva | Department of Demography | University of Colombo |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Agriculture | Mr. | Janaki Kathriarachchi | Founder and Managing Director | Ranbath Organic Food |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Mr. | Javed Yusuf | Senior Advocate | Independent |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Dr. | Jayampathi Wickramaratne | President's Counsel | Supreme Court of Sri Lanka |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Jeevan Thondaman | MP, SLPP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Transport | Mr. | Jeffrey Sulfur | CEO | Pickme |
| 08-EDUCATION | School Education | Mr. | Joseph Stalin | General Secretary | Ceylon Teachers Association |
| 05-JUSTICE | Media | Mr. | K.W. Janaranjana | Attorney-at-Law and Editor in Chief | Anidda News Paper |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Mr. | KA Thilakaratne | Secretary, Chief (Former), Pensions | Provincial Council, Wayamba |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Gender | Dr. | Kala Peiris | Director | Centre for Women's Research |
| 06-LABOR | Foreign Employment | Ms. | Kanaka Abeygunawardena | Director, Programmes and Admin | One Text Initiative Guarantee Ltd |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Mr. | Karu Jayasuriya | Speaker (Former) | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Mr. | Kesara Lal Gunasekara | Councillor, SLFP | Municipal Council, Dehiwela-Galkissa |
| 09-HEALTH | Allopathic Medicine | Dr. | Kithsiri Senanayake | Deprment of Surgery | Rajarata University |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Gender | Ms. | KP Somalatha | Chairperson | Uva Wellassa Women's Organization |
| 03-FOREIGN AFFAIRS | International Affairs | Ms. | Kulani Wijebahu | Department of International Relations | University of Colombo |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Youth | Mr. | Lahiru Weerasekera | Convener (Former) | Inter University Students Federation and Youth for Change |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Mr. | Lakshman Gunasekara | Senior Journalist and Member | South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Mr. | Lal Wijenayake | Senior Advocate | Independent |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council and Local government | Ms. | Lihini Fernando | Lawyer and Councillor | Municipal Council, Moratuwa |
| 05-JUSTICE | Governance | Mr. | Lionel Bopage | Chairman | Australian Advocacy for Good Governance in Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Mr. | Louie Niranjan | Attorney-at-Law | Independent |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Prof. | M. O. A. De Zoysa (Deceased) | Department of Political Science | University of Peradeniya |
| 05-JUSTICE | Politician | Mr. | MA Sumanthiran | MP, TNA | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Religion | Ven. | Madampagama Assaji Thero | Deputy Registrar | Amarapura Ramanya Samagri Maha Sangha Sabha |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Agriculture | Mr. | Mahinda | Chairperson | Valsapugala Farmer Organization |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Maithri Gunaratne | Governor (Former) | Provincial Council, Uva |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Dr. | Malathi Knight | Research fellow | LIRNEasia |
| 05-JUSTICE | Mr. | Manju Sri Chandrasena | Attorney-at-Law | Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Electoral | Mr. | Manjula Gajanayake | National Coordinator | Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Gender | Ms. | Manu Tissera | Development Specialist | Independent |
| 05-JUSTICE | Mr. | Meera Mohideen Bahij | Attorney-at-Law | Independent | |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Agriculture | Mr. | MK Jayatissa | Leader | Kaudulla Farmer Colony Movement |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Prof. | Mohan Munasinghe | Vice President (Former) | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Children | Prof. | Muditha Vidanapathirana | Chairperson (Former) | National Child Protection Authority |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Religion | Ven. | Mugunuwawatta Siddhantha Thero | Buddhist Priest | Siam Nikaya |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Mylvaganam Thilakarajah | MP (Former), UNP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Culture | Ms. | Nadi Kammalweera | Actress | Independent |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Mr. | Nalaka Gunawardena | Media Analyst, Dreamer in chief | Alien Communications |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Prof. | Nalani Hennayake | Department of Geography | University of Peradeniya |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Dr. | Nihal Abeysinghe | Deputy Director | Institute for Research and Development |
| 05-JUSTICE | Rights | Dr. | Nimalka Fernando | Attorney-at-Law | Democratic People’s Movement |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Mr. | Nimesh Ravanage | Social media activist | Independent | |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Prof. | Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri | Department of History | University of Colombo |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Dr. | Nishan de Mal | CEO | Verite Research |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Public Administration & Management | Mr. | Nishantha Kamaladasa | CEO, Distance Learning Center (Former) | Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration |
| 05-JUSTICE | Politician | Mr. | Nizam Kariyappar | President's Counsel | Supreme Court of sri Lanka |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Palitha Range Bandara | MP and General Secretary, UNP | United National Party |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Agriculture | Dr. | Parakrama Vaidyanatha | Scientist | Independent |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Patali Champika Ranawaka | MP, SJB | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Youth | Dr. | Pathum Kerner | Social Activist | Independent |
| 05-JUSTICE | Corporate Law | Mr. | Piyal Darshan Guruge | Attorney-at-Law, Labor Law | Colombo Corporate Services Private Limited |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Dr. | Pradeep Weerasinghe | Department of Mass Media | University of Colombo |
| 09-HEALTH | Indigenous Medicine | Mr. | Prasad Hendawitharana | Chairman | Sri Lanka Government Ayurvedic Medical Officers Association |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Prof. | Prasanna Perera | Department of Economics | University of Peradeniya |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Prof. | Prashanthi Gunawardena | Department of Forestry and Environmental Science | University of Sri Jayawardenepura |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Prof. | Premachandra Athukorala | Department of Economics | Australian National University |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Dr. | Prithuviraj Fernando | Trustee and Scientist | Center for Conservation and Research |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Dr. | Priyanga Dunusinghe | Department of Economics | University of Colombo |
| 05-JUSTICE | Parliament | Ms. | Priyani Wijesekera | Secretary General (Former) | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Youth | Ms. | Radhika Pathmanathan | Social Activist, Kilinochchi | Independent |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Mr. | Rajitha Keerthi Thennekoon | Governor (Former) | Provincial Council, Uva, Southern and Central |
| 05-JUSTICE | Mr. | Rajitha Koditutukku | Attorney-at-Law | Independent | |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Rajitha Senaratne | MP, SJB | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Justice | Ms. | Ramani Muttettuwegama | Senior Advocate and Managing Partner | Tiruchelvam Associates |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Ranaweera Pathirana | MP (Former), JVP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Entrepreneurship | Ms. | Randhula de Silva | Founder and CEO | GoodLife X |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Dr. | Ranil Senanayake | Chairperson | Earthrestoration |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Ranjith Maddumabandara | MP, SJB | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Mr. | Rasika Jayakody | Consultant, Communications and Media (Former) | Tourism Sri Lanka | |
| 09-HEALTH | Allied Health | Mr. | Ravi Kumudesh | Chairperson | Scholarly Institute of Medical Laboratory Professionals |
| 08-EDUCATION | School Education | Mr. | RC Perera | Director Planning (Former) | Ministry of Education |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Mr. | Rehan Jayawickrama | Mayor (Former) | Urban Council, Weligama |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Ms. | Rehana Thowfeek | Economist | Independent |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Rev. | Rev. Neluwe Dhammananda Thero | Buddhist Priest | Siam Nikaya | |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Agriculture | Mr. | Rizvi Zaheed | Chairman | Agri Entrepreneurs Forum |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Ms. | Roel Raymond | Editor in Chief | Roar Global |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Telecommunication and Digitalization | Mr. | Rohan Cooray | Information Management and Disaster Recovery Specialist | Asian Development Bank |
| 14-PORTS, SHIPPING & AVIATION | Ports & Shipping | Mr. | Rohan Masakorala | CEO | Shippers Academy |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Regulation | Prof. | Rohan Samarajiva | Founding Chair | LIRNEasia |
| 05-JUSTICE | Electoral | Mr. | Rohana Hettiarachchi | Chairperson | PAFFREL |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Dr. | Roshan Perera | Economist | Advocata Institute |
| 05-JUSTICE | Mr. | Rujdhi Habib | Attorney-at-Law | Independent | |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Mr. | S. Thillanadaraja | Secretary, District (Former) | Northern Province |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Prof. | S. Wijesandhiran | Department of Economics and Statistics | University of Peradeniya |
| 08-EDUCATION | School Education | Mr. | S.U. Wijeratne | Additional Secretary (Former) | Ministry of Education |
| 05-JUSTICE | Rights | Ms. | Sajeewani Abeykoon | Attorney-at-Law | Legal Aid Commission |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Community | Ms. | Samadani Kirivandeniya | Managing Director | Sanasa International Company |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Dr. | Sampath Rajapakshe | Department of Political Science | University of Kelaniya | |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Ms. | Sathya Karunaratne | Research Analyst | Advocata Institute |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Mr. | Savera Weerasinghe | Founder | Antana Sustainable |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Mr. | Savitri Gunasekara | Member | Urban Council, Maharagama |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Mr. | Shaktika Satkumara | Writer | Independent |
| 05-JUSTICE | Politician | Mr. | Shanakiya Rasamanickam | MP, TNA | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Prof. | Shantha Devarajan | Economist (Former) | World Bank Group |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Provincial Council hok Local government | Ms. | Shanthini Kongahage | Councillor (Former), UNP | Central Provincial Council |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Youth | Ms. | Shashi Hettiarachchi | Member (Former) | Youth Parliament |
| 05-JUSTICE | Youth | Ms. | Shehara Herath | Attorney-at-Law | Independent |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Community | Ms. | Shenali Perera | Project Manager | Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Mr. | Shiral Lakthilaka | Attorney-at-Law | Independent |
| 08-EDUCATION | Higher Education | Prof. | Shyam Bannahaka | Chairperson | FUTA |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Reconciliation | Ms. | Sinnathambi Suriyakumari | Chairperson | Organization for the Rehabilitation of Ceylon Displaced Persons |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Ms. | Subhashini Abeysinghe | Director, Research | Verite Research |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Dr. | Sujata Gamage | Director General TVEC (Former); and Co-founder | Education Forum Sri Lanka |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Mr. | Sumith Chaminda | Department of Political Sciences | University of Colombo |
| 03-FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Foreign Service | Mr. | Sumith Nakandala | Ambassador (Former) | Foreign Service |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Mr. | Sunanda Deshapriya | Senior Journalist and Member | Free Media Movement (FMM) |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Sunil Handunnetti | MP (Former), JVP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 07-ENVIRONMENT | Environment | Mr. | Supun Lahiru Prakash | Director | Biodiversity Conservation and Research Circle of Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Constitution | Mr. | Suren Fernando | Senior Advocate | Independent |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Politician | Mr. | Suren Raghavan | MP, SLFP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 08-EDUCATION | School Education | Dr. | Tara D. Mel | Secretary Education (Former); Co-Founder | Education Forum Sri Lanka |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Prof. | Terence Purasinghe (Deceased) | Department of Political Science | University of Jayawardhanapura |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Agriculture | Mr. | Thilak Kariyawasam | Chairperson | Ceylon Organic Agriculture Movement |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | General | Dr. | Thusitha Wijemanna | MP (Former), UNP | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Parliament | Mr. | Tikiri K Jayathilake | Assistant Secretary General | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Electricity | Dr. | Tilak Siyambalapitiya | Managing Director | Resource Management Associates (Pvt) Ltd |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Children | Mr. | Tissa Rajaguru | Director, Child Protection | British Council |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Children | Dr. | Tush Wickramanayake | Chairperson | Stop Child Cruelty |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Ms. | Udahiruni Atapattu | Economist | Independent |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Mr. | Udara Bentota | Director Of Engineering | Lumity Inc | |
| 15-PUBLIC UTILITIES | Mr. | Udara Chinthaka Herath | Chartered Civil Engineer | Independent | |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Dr. | Umesh Moramudali | Department of Economics | University of Colombo |
| 05-JUSTICE | BASL | Mr. | Upul Jayasuriya | President's Counsel | Supreme Court of Sri Lanka |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Society | Mr. | Victor Ivan | Veteran political commentator | Rawaya newspaper |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Media | Mr. | Vijayananda Jayaweera | Media Director (Former) | UNESCO |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Mr. | Vikum Rajapakse | Social Entrepreneur | Independent | |
| 10-FAMILY & COMMUNITY | Community | Dr. | Vinya Ariyaratne | Chairman | Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Prof. | Vishaka Suriyabandara | Department of Political Science | University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| 01-FINANCE & PLANNING | Economics | Dr. | W.A. Wijewardena | Governor, Deputy (Former) | Central Bank |
| 12-AGRICULTURE | Agriculture | Dr. | Yasanta Mapatuna | Director | Small Scale Agricultural Entrepreneur Project |
| 11-SOCIETY & CULTURE | Youth | Ms. | Yashoda Gunathilake | Member (Former) | Youth Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 05-JUSTICE | Politician | Mr. | Ajith P. Perera | Attorney-at-Law and Member (Former) | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Governance | Mr. | Sunil Hettiarachchi | Secretary (Former) | Ministry of Education & Other |
| Ms. | Inoka Sathyanganie | ||||
| Mr. | Mahinda Deshapriya | ||||
| Mr. | Shan Wijetunge | ||||
| Mr. | Rajiv Amarasuriya | ||||
| Mr. | Nihal Wickramasuriya | Chairman (former) | National Procurement Commission | ||
| Mr. | Uditha Palihakkara | Chairman (former) | Finance Commission | ||
| Prof. | Siri Hettige | Chairman (former) | |||
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Ms. | Priyadarshinie Ariyarathne | |||
| Dr. | Priyanga Dunusinghe | ||||
| Mr. | Asela Sampath | ||||
| Thushan Gunewardene | |||||
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Local government | Dharmasiri Nanayakkara | |||
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Upul Nishantha | ||||
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Inoka Hettiarachchi | ||||
| 04-HOME AFFAIRS & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | Wijeyasiri Ekanayake | Chairman | |||
| Phillip Dissanayake | |||||
| Ruki Fernando | |||||
| Ravindra de Silva | |||||
| Chandrasena Maliyadde | |||||
| Shivan Cooray | |||||