Digital Summit Asia Sri Lanka 2026 will be held in Colombo on October 1 and 2, bringing together digital marketing, technology and business professionals from Sri Lanka and across Asia, NewsFirst reported.
The two-day summit, organised by the Digital Marketers Association of Sri Lanka (DMASL), will take place at Water’s Edge under the theme “The Epicentre.”
The programme will feature keynote addresses, interactive sessions, workshops, breakout rooms, roundtable discussions and panel conversations. Topics will include artificial intelligence, the creator economy, brand building, marketing effectiveness, storytelling, innovation and the future of digital advertising.
The summit will also examine where digital technology meets travel and tourism, with sessions on how destinations, hospitality brands and experiences reach audiences.
The international speaker line-up includes figures from TikTok, Uber, Publicis Groupe, Yell Worldwide, Voxxy Media and Dot Media, among others.
DMASL said the event aims to create a regional platform for ideas, collaboration and knowledge exchange, and to connect Sri Lankan professionals with people shaping Asia’s digital sector.
The summit is being led by the DMASL leadership team of President Arjun Jegar, Vice Presidents and Summit Co-Chairs Gayathri Seneviratne and Shalendra Mendis, Secretary Udara Dharmasena and Treasurer Muhammed Gazzaly.
Maharaja Media Network has been named the summit’s official electronic media partner. Maharaja Media Network is the media arm of the Capital Maharaja group and includes MTV Channel and MBC Networks, which operate News 1st — the outlet that carried the announcement. No other verified newsroom had reported the summit within the past week at the time of writing.
Update — 29 September: President briefed ahead of the summit
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been briefed on the summit, two days before it opens.
DMASL President Arjun Jeger met the President and briefed him on the association, the summit and its broader vision for the development of Sri Lanka’s digital ecosystem, NewsFirst reported on 29 September.
The later report confirms the arrangements above unchanged: 1 and 2 October at Water’s Edge, Colombo, under the theme “The Epicentre,” with keynote addresses, panel discussions, workshops and interactive sessions on digital technology, artificial intelligence, the creator economy, brand building and digital innovation.
Note that NewsFirst renders the DMASL president’s name as “Arjun Jeger” in its 29 September report and “Arjun Jegar” in its earlier announcement.
Update — 1 October: the summit opens
The two-day summit began in Colombo on Thursday, NewsFirst reported, confirming the arrangements previewed above: 1 and 2 October at Water’s Edge, under the theme “The Epicentre.”
Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne attended the opening ceremony as Chief Guest — the first government figure named in connection with the event beyond the President’s briefing two days earlier.
Update — 2 October: the summit closes
The second and final day of the summit opened in Colombo on Friday, NewsFirst reported at 11:19 a.m.
The closing-day report confirms the programme as previewed: keynote addresses, interactive sessions, workshops, breakout sessions, roundtable discussions and panel conversations, with sessions on artificial intelligence, the creator economy, brand building, marketing effectiveness, storytelling, innovation and the future of digital advertising.
NewsFirst described the two days as bringing together leading voices in digital marketing, creativity, technology and business from Sri Lanka and across Asia, with the summit aiming to foster collaboration, enable knowledge exchange and connect Sri Lankan professionals with regional leaders.
No attendance figure, closing announcement, award or outcome was reported. Coverage of the summit has run entirely through News 1st across all four filings — consistent with Maharaja Media Network’s role as the event’s official electronic media partner, noted above. No other verified newsroom filed on the summit during the two days it ran.
The programme is as announced: keynote addresses, interactive sessions, workshops, breakout rooms, roundtable discussions and panel conversations, covering artificial intelligence, the creator economy, brand building, marketing effectiveness, storytelling, innovation and the future of digital advertising. Maharaja Media Network is confirmed as Official Electronic Media Partner.
NewsFirst describes the attendance as creators, entrepreneurs, marketers, technology leaders and business professionals from Sri Lanka and across Asia. It gives no attendance figure, no speaker names from the opening day, and no detail of what was said — and, as with every previous filing on this summit, it remains the only newsroom covering it.
