{"id":3956,"date":"2025-06-19T23:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/?page_id=3956"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:19:00","slug":"speakers-nrs25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/speakers-nrs25\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Professional Button-Style Navigation Menu --><\/p>\n<nav style=\"background-color: #003366; padding: 15px 0; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; text-align: center;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;\">\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/nrs25\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/about-nrs25\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/call-for-contributions-nrs25\">Call for Contributions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/registration-nrs25\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/important-dates-nrs25\">Important Dates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/program-nrs25\">Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/speakers-nrs25\">Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/publication-nrs25\">Publication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/venue-and-access-nrs25\">Venue &amp; Access<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/contact-nrs25\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/faq-nrs25\">FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<p><!-- Inline CSS Styling --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .menu-button {\n    background-color: #ffffff;\n    color: #003366;\n    padding: 10px 18px;\n    border-radius: 5px;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    display: inline-block;\n    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .menu-button:hover {\n    background-color: #005A9C;\n    color: #ffffff;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  @media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .menu-button {\n      padding: 8px 14px;\n      font-size: 0.95em;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n<p><!-- Speakers Page --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 40px 20px; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #003366; font-size: 2.4em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Distinguished Speakers \u2013 NILIS Research Symposium 2025<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"border: 0; height: 3px; width: 60px; background-color: #005a9c; margin: 0 auto 30px auto;\" \/>\n<p>  <!-- Speaker Grid Layout --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 40px; justify-content: center;\">\n<p>    <!-- Chief Guest --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 400px; max-width: 460px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 8px; padding: 20px; background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Indika-karunathilake4.png\" alt=\"Professor Indika Karunathilake, Chief Guest\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin-bottom:15px;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1.4em; color: #003366; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Professor Indika Karunathilake<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Professor Indika Mahesh Karunathilake is the first Professor of Medical Education at the University of Colombo and a pioneering figure in the Sri Lankan higher education landscape. 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