Dr. Harshani Perera, a prolific figure in the IT and travel sectors, has been named Woman Technopreneur of the Year 2023. With a career that began as a software engineer at Virtusa and Zaizi, her entrepreneur journey took flight during her PhD in Information Technology at Murdoch University. As co-founder of Inqbaytor, Harshani developed a groundbreaking travel technology aimed at simplifying the travel booking experience for customers.
Her projects, Ticket Gadget Travel Super App, and crazyjets.com, are respectively the largest online B2B and B2C travel platforms in Sri Lanka. Under her guidance, the platforms utilize in-house solutions to adapt to changing business environments, illustrating Harshani’s unique understanding of the dynamic tech and travel landscape.