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SUMMARY:MentorHours39 with Dilhani Palehepitiya
DESCRIPTION:​About Dilhani: \n​Dilhani Palehepitiya is a seasoned technology executive with over 25 years of experience scaling partnerships and driving digital transformation across global enterprises. As EMEA/APJ Global Financial Services Partner Sales Leader for Global Systems Integrators at Amazon Web Services (AWS)\, she has transformed partner ecosystems\, growing GSI engagement from 34% to 78%+ and delivering $280M+ ARR growth through strategic cloud and AI/ML initiatives. \n​ Dilhani is passionate about mentoring startups on partnership strategy\, go-to-market planning\, and navigating the complexities of scaling in enterprise markets. Her expertise spans from 0-1 startup building—where she established the partnership function at Digital Reasoning (an AI/ML startup\, now acquired)\, creating first-of-kind co-selling models with Google Cloud\, NASDAQ and PwC—to driving billion-dollar initiatives with 16 major consulting firms includingAccenture\, Deloitte\, TCS\, and HCLTech. Notable clients she has influenced includeBarclays\, NatWest\, AXA\, Allianz\, Standard Chartered\, HSBC\, NAB and Macquarie. \n​Before AWS\, Dilhani spent 19 years at Oracle Corporation in progressive leadership roles\, where she launched the company’s first regional Big Data GTM strategy\, exceeded revenue targets by 150%+\, and won multiple excellence awards. She served on the Oracle Women’s Leadership UK steering board\, championing diversity in technology. \n​ Beyond her corporate achievements\, Dilhani led a Tsunami relief project in Sri Lanka and established an IT education center. She is also a semi-professional Sri Lankan dance trainer\, preserving a 2000-year-old cultural tradition in London. \n​ Dilhani holds an MSc in Operational Research and Management Science from Warwick Business School and a BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics from Hull University. She is an AWS certified speaker. \n​ \nAbout Mentor Hours: \n​MentorHours are exclusively for Level39 members. These form part of the weekly curriculum offered to our 180 technology businesses who call Level39 home. For more information\, email the team on members@level39.co
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