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Over 17 years of experience handling advertising, public relations and marketing within the FMCG, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Telecommunications industries and now her own Corporate Communications Agency, News Publisher - Fiona Nanayakkara has become one of the most sought after communications professionals of her time. News publisher.online is the first and only press release distribution system in Sri Lanka, the company creates content for a variety of industries and works with companies who abide by the triple bottom line and use platforms such as mainstream media, social media and online to reach relevant audiences. In 2019 Fiona was also awarded the Most Influential Content Marketer at the World Marketing Congress.

Armed with an MBA from the University of Buckinghamshire (UK) and a wit that knows no-bounds, Nanayakkara authored the first self-help manual - Bully & Co, providing coping methods to overcome workplace harassment, while maneuvering the Sri Lankan corporate minefield. Currently reading for her PhD at the Sri Jayawardenapura University of Sri Lanka, she hopes to contribute to the marketing industry knowledge on the B2B e-service sector.