Annual K. Sivagananathan Memorial Oration on Tuesday
View(s):The K. Sivagananathan Memorial Trust (KSMT) and the Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka (APB) will hold its 13th annual K. Sivagananathan Memorial Oration and Awards ceremony on Tuesday in commemoration of the late Mr. Sivagananathan, an innovative banker in Sri Lanka.
This year Ranel T. Wijesinha, a Chartered accountant and a management consultant, will deliver the oration titled ‘The Income and Opportunity Divide’ within the context of a market economy with regulation.
The Trust said the late banker had contributed most to uplift, upgrade and grow to unprecedented heights through many new innovations in Sri Lanka’s premier state bank, the Bank of Ceylon and his tireless contribution to improve the standard of education in banking and finance in Sri Lanka to international standards.
This annual event will will also be addressed by Dr. Nimal Sanderatne, a Visiting Senior Fellow, University of Peradeniya, President of the Association of Professional Bankers Piyal D. Hennayake DGM Services at HNB and Nathan Sivagananathan, Chairman of the Trust and Chief Growth Officer MAS Holdings.
This year over 45 students who have obtained the highest marks in all three languages in the Diploma in Banking and Finance examination in March and September 2014 conducted by the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka will be awarded cash prizes and certificates.