Dr. Hemantha Premarathne, a Senior Lecturer from the Department of Social Sciences at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), was exclusively invited to represent Sri Lanka at the prestigious annual convention of the Eurasia Foundation held in Bangkok, Thailand. As the sole representative from the country, Dr. Premaratne’s presence highlights Sri Lanka’s involvement in shaping the future discourse on a post-COVID-19 world. The convention, held from July 31st to August 1st at the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, Thailand, gathered over 600 academics and scholars from 40 countries from all over the world.