Association of Professional Bankers Sri Lanka Research Symposium 2021 on 22 March

The Association of Professional Bankers (APB), the premier professional body for the bankers in Sri Lanka, will hold a Research Symposium on Monday 22 March at the Hilton Colombo in collaboration with the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, The Boston Consulting Group and Ernst & Young – Sri Lanka. 

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Deshamanya Prof. W.D. Lakshman will grace this event as the Chief Guest and will deliver the keynote.

APB expects the attendance of over 100 banking professionals at this symposium which will cover Sri Lankan Economy, Digitalisation and Cyber Security, Lending, Trade Finance, Human Resources, and Rules and Regulations.

The APB has a membership of over 1,500 bankers, which includes CEOs and senior management of banks. In keeping with its objectives, APB has contributed immensely to the banking industry during the past years, promoting and updating the knowledge and skills of banking professionals in Sri Lanka. 

The Association completed a decade of service in 1998 and the event was celebrated in a fitting manner by organising several activities for three days. The main event was the symposium on ‘Banking Beyond Year 2000’ for which the guest of honour was Barclays Bank London Chairman Andrew Buxton. In the years 1999 and 2000 the Association conducted the conventions on the theme ‘Excellence in Banking’ and ‘Towards a Safer Banking System’ respectively. Lloyds TSB Bank London Chairman Sir Brian Pitman and Bank of England Governor Rt. Hon. Sir Edward George, respectively participated in the above conventions as the keynote speakers.

These events were very successful and became the talking point among those associated with the financial service industry in this country. Since then, APB has been conducting the conventions on an annual basis and the annual convention has now become the pinnacle of the calendar of events of the APB and is undoubtedly the most prestigious gathering of senior executives and top professionals in the financial services industry in the country.