Two creative young minds from the Publicis Groupe Sri Lanka will represent Sri Lanka at the prestigious ‘Young Lotus’ creative competition to be held at ADFEST 2023 taking place in Pattaya from 23-25 March. Chathuka Tennekoon and Lahari Balagalle recently won first place at the local edition of Young Lotus and will fly out to Pattaya later this month.
Young Lotus, a competition organised by 4As Sri Lanka, the local chapter of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies (4As) is hosted with the aim of reawakening creativity in the next generation of young minds in the industry. In this year’s competition, 90 individuals from 45 teams competed for the honour of representing Sri Lanka at the Young Lotus competition at ADFEST 2023.
Sharing his thoughts on the victory, Chathuka Tennekoon – Junior Designer, Publicis Groupe Sri Lanka stated, “I am elated to have won the local Young Lotus competition and proud to be representing Sri Lanka at Young Lotus in Pattaya. My career has had many curves but I strongly believe that every instance and experience has led me to where I need to be today. One must remember that learning never really ends and is a continuous process, so I am eagerly looking forward to taking part and hopefully winning many more competitions. Thank you to Publicis Groupe for this opportunity.”
Describing her journey of creativity, Lahari Balagalle – Senior Executive – Brand Planning, Publicis Groupe Sri Lanka commented, “I am very happy to win Young Lotus in Sri Lanka and grateful for the chance to participate and possibly win the Young Lotus competition at the prestigious ADFEST festival in Pattaya. I started a career in digital marketing at a young age and then changed my career path by taking on a job at Publicis Groupe. I love learning the art of strategic storytelling and it has been an incredible journey so far at Publicis Groupe.”
