The annual IESL Ray Wijewardene Memorial lecture took place recently featuring U.D. Jayawardene, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of LTL Holdings. During an insightful and humorous talk, Jayawardene imparted his wisdom on the nature of the engineering sector and the growth of his company from humble beginnings to a major stakeholder in the international market. The talk was attended by various engineers and students with a keen interest in Jayawardene’s exemplary work.