Safra Anver

Shine50 Top 50 Trailblazing women in Sri Lanka

CEO

Safra Anver is a communications & events professional with over 14 years of experience working across varied industries. She is the Founder/CEO of event management organisation Anver Associates where she runs local and global events. Previously, she was the Conference Events Manager at the World Association of Girl Guiding & Girl Scouts, UK – the largest voluntary Movement representing 10 million girls & young women from 152 countries. Safra also worked on Social Enterprise World Forum 2022 in Brisbane Australia and was the Co-Founder of Watchdog, Sri Lanka’s first news verification app. She is a TEDx Organizer in Sri Lanka & the convener of TEDxColombo – Sri Lanka’s leading TEDx conference. She has been a speaker or moderator at numerous conferences worldwide including Women Deliver, World Youth Conference, Mozilla Festival, & United Nations Internet Governance Forum.

Top 10 Events:

  • TEDxColombo
  • 38th World Conference, Cyprus | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
  • Social Enterprise World Forum 2022 (SEWF), Brisbane | SEWF & Whitebox
  • Big Bold Brave 2024 | Harvard Alumni Clubs of Sri Lanka & Asia Pacific
  • AmCham Ball 2024 | American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka
  • SummerSALT 2024 | University of Chicago & AILS
  • Australia Awards Regional Alumni Workshop 2020 | Australia Awards
  • Sri Lanka Coffee Festival 2022-2024 | MDF & Lanka Coffee Association
  • Amazon Web Services Networking Night | AWS
  • Opportunities: Career and Skills Summit | British Council

Speaking Opportunities:

Pre-2020

  • Social Media: It’s impact on Brands | Luminary Learning Solutions

  • Public Speaking Workshop | University of Moratuwa

  • Sustainability: Myth or legend? | Luminary Learning Solutions

  • Building a network that can help you grow | Luminary Learning Solutions

  • Public Speaking Workshop | Australia Awards Regional Workshop

2021

  • Active Citizens Social Action for Climate Change | British Council

  • The Challenges of Online Harms – Can AI moderate hate speech? | United Nations Internet Governance Forum

  • The Challenges of Online Harms – Can AI really help? | Davos Labs Dialogue

  • Public Speaking and Communications workshop | WNS High Flyer

  • Financial independence | Luminary Learning Solutions Working Women’s Roundtable.

  • Youth in Climate Action Virtual Conference | British Council

  • Let’s talk Humour | Division A, District 82 Toastmasters International

  • Launch: Research report on youth perspectives around social media and violence in Sri Lanka | British Council & Sarvodaya

  • Enhancing Women’s Physical Wellbeing |  Luminary Learning Solutions Working Women’s Roundtable.

  • Interviewing a king and public speaking | Mental Talks

  • Women in Leadership | Ada Derana

  • Stop Stereotyping | UNDP Sri Lanka

  • A community empowerment journey – Addressing violence against women and girls | British Council

2022

2023

  • Women Deliver Cyber Security Workshop for Women Deliver Young Leaders in Asia and the Pacific region

  • Work in Progress podcast – Hamza Alibhoy

  • Period Tracking, Abortions & Privacy – MozFest

  • TEDx UK regional organizer workshop – TEDxLondon

  • TEDx South Asia regional organizer workshop – TEDxColombo

  • TEDx India regional organizer workshop – TEDxGateway

2024

  • Reflections and Celebrations – Two Decades of Youth Engagement | British Council

  • Shine50 Kandy Edition | Collaboration with Neon Media, Echelon Magazine, and USAID

  • Shine50 Galle Edition | Collaboration with Neon Media, Echelon Magazine, and USAID

  • Beyond the Horizon – Topic in focus | American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka

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