K. Sivagananathan Memorial Oration and Awards Ceremony happening today

This event is held annually in commemoration of the late Sivagananathan who was an innovative banker and contributed much to uplift and upgrade Sri Lanka’s premier state bank – the Bank of Ceylon

The 23rd annual memorial oration and awards ceremony of the K. Sivagananathan Memorial Trust (KSMT) jointly organised by the Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka (APB) and the KSMT will be held today (March 10) from 5.45pm onwards at the BOC Headquarters Auditorium (Level 3), Fort.

This event is held annually in commemoration of the late Sivagananathan who was an innovative banker and contributed much to uplift and upgrade Sri Lanka’s premier state bank – the Bank of Ceylon. He also worked tirelessly with the APB and IBSL to improve the standard of education in the field of banking and finance in Sri Lanka to be on par with international standards.

Chief Executive Officer of Advocata Institute Dhananath Fernando will deliver the keynote address under the theme ‘From Crisis to Comeback’. 

The K. Sivagananathan Memorial Trust (KSMT) is a non-profit organisation predominantly dedicated to helping students pursuing higher studies in the field of banking and finance and encouraging them to excel in their examinations to achieve a higher standard to be in par with the developed countries. This was one of late Sivagananathan’s wishes.

The APB, a premier association serving the banking and financial institutions over the past 35 years has achieved many of its objectives year on year. 

Its primary mission is to sustain the highest standards of professionalism and integrity among bankers, influence the achievement of the highest ethical standards and governance in the banking industry.