{"id":621,"date":"2016-05-06T07:20:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T07:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/?p=621"},"modified":"2022-08-16T08:19:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T08:19:19","slug":"mrsotara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/2016\/05\/06\/mrsotara\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendly Conversation with Otara Gunewardene on entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The students of B.Sc(Hons) Degree in Applied Sciences have organized a special conversation \u00a0with Mrs Otara Gunewardena on <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6th May 2016<\/span><\/span> from <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11.30 a.m to 12.15 p.m<\/span><\/span> at \u00a0Science Auditorium, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. All are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Otara Gunewardene\u00a0is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, philanthropist and fashion icon. Founder of Sri Lanka\u2019s premier fashion and lifestyle store Odel, a brand that took Sri Lanka by storm offering designer and high street fashion for men, women and children; home ware, jewelry &amp; accessories; luggage; perfumes &amp; cosmetics; books &amp; music; confectionery and food. From being a sole proprietor of one store in 1990, she pioneered a fashion retailing phenomenon and has piloted Odel through two decades of explosive growth and expansion and today over 20 Odel stores are located throughout the island. Otara has the distinction of being the first female entrepreneur to take a company public in Sri Lanka when Odel launched an IPO in July 2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/05\/13096140_818743694897469_976647682682095694_n-e1462249299863.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-612 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/05\/13096140_818743694897469_976647682682095694_n-e1462249299863.jpg\" alt=\"13096140_818743694897469_976647682682095694_n\" width=\"668\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/05\/13096140_818743694897469_976647682682095694_n-e1462249299863.jpg 668w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/05\/13096140_818743694897469_976647682682095694_n-e1462249299863-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13244660_1082893428415920_5122195596720524125_n-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1016\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13244660_1082893428415920_5122195596720524125_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"13244660_1082893428415920_5122195596720524125_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13244660_1082893428415920_5122195596720524125_n-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13244660_1082893428415920_5122195596720524125_n-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13244660_1082893428415920_5122195596720524125_n-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13179172_10153652964027183_3210270957186642567_n-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-989\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13179172_10153652964027183_3210270957186642567_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"13179172_10153652964027183_3210270957186642567_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13179172_10153652964027183_3210270957186642567_n-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13179172_10153652964027183_3210270957186642567_n-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13179172_10153652964027183_3210270957186642567_n-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13173989_1082892308416032_4154544032090523610_n-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-983\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13173989_1082892308416032_4154544032090523610_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"13173989_1082892308416032_4154544032090523610_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13173989_1082892308416032_4154544032090523610_n-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13173989_1082892308416032_4154544032090523610_n-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/insoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2016\/12\/13173989_1082892308416032_4154544032090523610_n-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The students of B.Sc(Hons) Degree in Applied Sciences have organized a special conversation \u00a0with Mrs Otara Gunewardena on 6th May 2016 from 11.30 a.m to 12.15 p.m at \u00a0Science Auditorium, &hellip; 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