Washington, DC (March 10th, 2025) – The South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN), an initiative under the Millennium Project, is pleased to announce the appointment of two distinguished individuals from Australia and Sri Lanka as Fellows. Their expertise on entrepreneurship and research will contribute towards SAFN’s growing body of research and position as a leading network for strategic foresight in South Asia and beyond.
Dr. Rosh Jalagge appointed as distinguished Senior Fellow is a prominent figure in the Australian healthcare sector. Recipient of numerous awards including the coveted “Business Migrant of the year” and the 100 million dollar club. Dr. Jalagge, serving as the Founder and CEO of Roshana Care Group, one of the leading service providers in Western Australia. The company began over 20 years ago with a single mental health facility and has since expanded to offer a comprehensive range of services. These include Residential Aged Care, Home Care, Retirement Living, NDIS, and Primary Care across Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, reassuring those needing care. Dr. Jalagge has received numerous accolades for his entrepreneurial achievements and philanthropic contributions. Edith Cowan University awarded him an honorary doctorate for outstanding service-based entrepreneurial achievements and remarkable philanthropic contributions. He has also been recognised with awards from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA), including the Gold Award 2006 and membership in the Three Hundred Million Dollar Club in 2012. Dr. Jalagge serves as the Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Western Australia, a position he has held since October 2015. In this role, he provides consular assistance to Sri Lankan citizens and works towards promoting cultural, economic, and bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Australia. Under Dr. Jalagge’s leadership, the Roshana Care Group has excelled in healthcare and demonstrated its adaptability and growth. The company has diversified its operations beyond healthcare, venturing into the hospitality, legal, and recruitment industries. Dr. Jalagge’s commitment to improving lives and communities is evident through his philanthropic work. He and his wife, Priyanka Gamage, founded the “Rosh and Priyanka Foundation,” and the Auslanka Foundation which has made a significant impact focusing on education, medical assistance, women and children, and disaster relief in Sri Lanka.
Ms.Piyumani Ranasinghe appointed as a Research Fellow is a researcher and an Attorney-at-Law from Sri Lanka. She completed her M.Sc. in Human Rights and Multiculturalism at the University of South-Eastern Norway and obtained her LL.B. from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She also has a degree in International Relations from the University of London. Piyumani’s work is interdisciplinary and often ranges between human rights, environmental justice and Critical Discourse Analysis. She is particularly interested in critical environmental justice and Pluriversal approaches to environmental rights. Piyumani has authored and contributed to several publications, including a book chapter titled “Critical Climate Justice, The Right to a Healthy Environment and the Struggles towards Biocentric Transitions: A Critical Discourse Study on the Greenpeace Nordic Case (2024); “Towards Pluriversal Approaches to Rights of Nature and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Judicial Decisions from Ecuador, Kenya and India” (2023). Her recent publications include a co-authored chapter on “Small State Diplomacy towards a Bi-lateral Partnership between Singapore and Sri Lanka for Wetland Conservation” (2024) and two co-authored book chapters on “The Right to Participation: Reflections on Young People’s Participation in Climate Protests in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka” (2022) and “Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour? A Critical Analysis of Sri Lanka’s Challenges Implementing SDG16” (2022). Piyumani currently works as a part-time researcher at Centre for Policy Alternatives and is a visiting lecturer for environmental law at the University of Peradeniya.
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