Do you host student events, or only speak at them?

Both. Work with universities and student bodies has included compering award ceremonies and cultural events, moderating academic panels, and delivering legal-awareness sessions as a speaker rather than a host — the right role depends on what the programme needs.

What kind of legal-awareness workshops do you run for schools?

Interactive sessions that translate legal concepts, rights and presentation skills into practical youth development, rather than a straight lecture. Over 20 of these have been delivered for school students to date, alongside broader communication workshops.

Can you moderate a student debate or quiz-format event?

Yes — this draws on serving as Director of Debating for the KDU Mooting and Debating Society and as team captain of the university's Sinhala debate team, alongside general panel and conference moderation experience.

Universities & Youth

Compere for University, School & Youth Events

A lot of my own background is inside university and student organisations, which makes this one of the settings I understand from both sides of the stage — as a student leader before, and as a host now.

Discuss your event

Work with universities, student societies and schools covers three different roles: compering events, moderating academic panels and debates, and delivering legal-awareness and communication workshops as a speaker. Which one fits depends on the programme — a graduation-season awards night needs a compere, a research symposium needs a moderator, a student development session needs a speaker.

What this has included

Event compering — hosting student conventions, award ceremonies and cultural programmes.
Panel and debate moderation — including the IDEATE 360 panel for the IEEE Computer Society chapter at Kotelawala Defence University.
Legal-awareness workshops for schools — over 20 sessions delivered, translating legal concepts and rights into practical youth development content.
Legal and academic programmes — including the Crime Scene Investigation & Criminal Trial 2025 programme for the Law Students' Association of Sri Lanka.

Background inside student organisations

Before working professionally as a host, this began as a student leader: Public Relations Chair for District 82 of Toastmasters International, Vice President of Public Relations for the KDU Toastmasters Club, Division PR Manager for Toastmasters Division J, Director of Debating for the KDU Mooting and Debating Society, and Vice President of Marketing & Digital Experience for the AIESEC Sri Lanka Initiative Group at KDU — alongside a SPARK Student Ambassador role with Unilever Sri Lanka. That is part of why student and youth events tend to run differently under this kind of hosting: the format is familiar territory, not an unfamiliar audience.

Further reading: Authenticity on stage: why the best comperes sound like themselves.

Universities & Youth

Answers before you book.

Do you host student events, or only speak at them?

Both. Work with universities and student bodies has included compering award ceremonies and cultural events, moderating academic panels, and delivering legal-awareness sessions as a speaker rather than a host — the right role depends on what the programme needs.
What kind of legal-awareness workshops do you run for schools?

Interactive sessions that translate legal concepts, rights and presentation skills into practical youth development, rather than a straight lecture. Over 20 of these have been delivered for school students to date, alongside broader communication workshops.
Can you moderate a student debate or quiz-format event?

Yes — this draws on serving as Director of Debating for the KDU Mooting and Debating Society and as team captain of the university's Sinhala debate team, alongside general panel and conference moderation experience.

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