APB’s 36th anniversary convention gets strong industry support

From left: APB Convention Chair and Senior Vice President Dilshan Perera, APB President Anton Arumugam, Mastercard Country Manager Sri Lanka and Maldives Sandun Hapugoda and Mastercard Director Mahesha Amarasuriya

From left: APB Convention Chair and Senior Vice President Dilshan Perera, APB President Anton Arumugam, Bank of Ceylon Deputy General Manager Business Revival M.R.M. Rohana Kumara and Bank of Ceylon Chief Marketing Officer Sameera D. Liyanage

From left: APB Convention Chair and Senior Vice President Dilshan Perera, APB President Anton Arumugam, DFCC Bank Director and Chief Executive Officer Thimal Perera and DFCC Bank Head of Marketing Kaushala Amarasekara

From left: APB Convention Chair and Senior Vice President Dilshan Perera, APB President Anton Arumugam, HNB Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communication Upul Adikari and Vice President and Head of Retail Banking Kanchana Karunagama

From left: APB Convention Chair and Senior Vice President Dilshan Perera, APB President Anton Arumugam, LankaPay Chief Executive Officer Channa de Silva and LankaPay Chief Manager Marketing Wayomi Gunathilaka

From left: APB Convention Chair and Senior Vice President Dilshan Perera, APB President Anton Arumugam, People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Clive Fonseka, Deputy General Manager Commercial Credit Thushari Hewawasam and Deputy General Manager Retail Banking and Overseas Customer Services W.D.A.B. Liyanagunawardana

From left: APB Convention Chair and Senior Vice President Dilshan Perera, APB President Anton Arumugam, Peoples Leasing Company Chief Operating Officer Udesh Gunawardena, Peoples Leasing Company Deputy General Manager Operations Ranil Perera and Peoples Leasing Company Head of Branding and Communications Chaminda Dharmarathne

The 36th Anniversary Convention of the Association of Professional Bankers (APB) Sri Lanka is scheduled for February 19 and 20, 2026, at Cinnamon Life (Lumina Ballroom), under the timely theme of ‘Navigating Complexity and Accelerating Impact Through Regional Synergy’.

APB Sri Lanka President Anton Arumugam emphasised that this year’s convention represents a significant milestone for the organisation, highlighting its strategic initiative to elevate Sri Lankan banking professionals to the global platform while promoting stronger partnerships with international professional bodies.

The inauguration would be held on February 19, graced by Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe as the chief guest. The keynote speaker and guest of honour would be Reserve Bank of India Executive Director Shri Ajay Kumar. 

The Technical Session that would be held on February 20 will feature speakers and panellists from the Finance Ministry, Central Bank, Deloitte, BCG and McKinsey and key industry personal and professionals in the fields of economics, IT, HR and CEOs and chairmen from leading banks in the country, who would speak about timely topics under the main theme. 

The secretariat can be reaches at (011) 205 5318 for further details.

The convention has received overwhelming support from key industry players. While MasterCard is the Strategic Partner, Bank of Ceylon, DFCC Bank, HNB, LankaPay, People’s Bank and People’s Leasing & Finance are the Platinum Partners and they are featured here with the officials of the APB.