Gammana Guruge Gammana Sameera

Impact-driven entrepreneurship professional with 6+ years of experience across B2B strategy, startup coaching, and community development. As the founder of Lahden Sprinters in Finland, I bring practical knowledge of launching and scaling a business in the Finnish legal and economic framework. Combined with hands-on mentoring through Erasmus+ and consultancy for globally funded initiatives, I’m equipped to lead inclusive, value-driven entrepreneurial programs for newcomers and scale community-based startup ecosystems in Finland and beyond.

• Co-led the delivery of an Erasmus+ program empowering entrepreneurs across Europe to scale the business internationally- Rollform Polska Sp. z o.o.
• Founded and scaled Lahden Sprinters startup, building commercial partnerships and accessing startup services
• Delivered entrepreneurship workshops across 2 countries Italy and Sri Lanka
• Successfully contributed to grant projects under Erasmus+, AHEAD, and national SME initiatives
• Confident public speaker, skilled facilitator in multicultural and multilingual startup environments
• Former youth consultant for the World Bank & Ministry of SMEs – COVID impact mitigation strategy with Pass Asian consultancy firm
• Strong cross-sector collaboration with health, education, refugee, and rural innovation sectors

• Pass Asian (Pvt) Ltd, Consultant Coordinator – AHEAD Youth Leadership (World Bank funded, University of Peradeniya), Consultant – Ministry of SMEs, Sri Lanka: Studied COVID-19 impact on small businesses
• Junior Trainer – Leadership & management skills for paramedical professionals (HANDICAP International),
• Youth Intern – Re-engineered operational processes, Sri Lanka Red Cross (2014)

• President – Education Committee, University of Ruhuna
• Organizing Committee – International Conference on Management and Economics (2018)
• Trained by Sri Lankan Airlines in Personal Branding & Professionalism
• Leadership Training – Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka