The Digital Marketers Association of Sri Lanka (DMASL) is set to host Digital Summit Asia/Sri Lanka 2026 on October 1 and 2 at Water’s Edge, Colombo, bringing together leading voices from across Asia’s digital, marketing, creative, technology and business communities.
Powered by Visa, this year’s Summit marks a new chapter for the event by expanding its focus beyond Sri Lanka and creating a regional platform for ideas, collaboration and knowledge exchange. The event will connect local professionals with creators, innovators, entrepreneurs and industry leaders from across Asia.
Under the theme “The Epicentre”, Digital Summit Asia/Sri Lanka 2026 will explore how new ideas, perspectives and possibilities emerge when different minds, industries and disciplines come together.
The central concept of the Summit is built around a new epicentre of creativity, technology and intelligence, bringing together the people and communities shaping the future of digital business and innovation. From creators and entrepreneurs to marketers, technology leaders and business professionals, the Summit aims to foster conversations and connections that continue beyond the two-day event.
The international speaker lineup features a mix of regional and global industry leaders, including Dissara Udomdej (Ohm), CEO and Founder of Yell Worldwide; Naved Qureshi, Business Head, Southeast Asia at Voxxy Media; Aneek Ahmed, Founder of The Outwit Company and The Certified Strategic Marketer Platform; Farah Mehdi, Client Partner, CSAA: Consumer Business at TikTok (ByteDance); Danny Advani, Head of Content & Business at Dot Media; Sundar Swaminathan, Marketing Science Advisor and former Head of Global Brand and International Marketing Science at Uber; Oliver Atkinson, Director of Narrative Strategy at Casual Films; Ovais Ahamed, Founder of Senator We Run Ads; Laurent Thevenet, Head of Creative Tech APAC at Publicis Groupe; and Kerem Gorkem Orhan, Client Partner, South Asia and Turkey at TikTok (ByteDance).
The two-day programme has been designed to move beyond the conventional conference format, featuring keynote presentations, interactive sessions, breakout rooms, workshops, roundtable discussions and panel conversations. The format is intended to encourage direct engagement and the exchange of ideas among participants from different sectors.
Digital Summit Asia will bring together perspectives from a broad range of digital and business disciplines, including FinTech, MarTech, travel and tourism, retail, technology, media, advertising, e-commerce, data analytics and artificial intelligence.
A dedicated series of sessions will also examine the intersection of digital technology, travel and tourism. These discussions will provide professionals from the travel and tourism ecosystem with an opportunity to engage directly with the digital and creative communities influencing how destinations, hospitality brands and experiences connect with audiences.
Through its expanded regional focus, Digital Summit Asia/Sri Lanka 2026 aims to create a platform where professionals can exchange knowledge, explore emerging opportunities and build connections across industries and markets.
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