Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
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CIPM Sri Lanka concluded its flagship event, the Great HR Quiz 2025 themed ‘HR Rumble,’ with outstanding success at the Monarch Imperial yesterday, with over 75 teams comprising 300 individuals representing private and public sector organisations in Sri Lanka.
CIPM’s Great HR Quiz is a unique one-of-a-kind high-tech live table quiz, and the only corporate quiz dedicated to the field of HR. It has been inspiring HR’s sharpest minds since its inception in 2014 and has been drawing much interest and enthusiasm amongst the HR fraternity.
The event witnessed a thrilling showdown of wits, strategy, and expertise where the team representing Bodylin Ltd. emerged as the champions of the Great HR Quiz 2025. Hemas Pharmaceuticals and Bank of Ceylon emerged as the first runner-up and second runner-up, respectively. The champions were presented with the ‘Great HR Quiz 2025 – HR Rumble Champions Trophy,’ Rs. 150,000 in prize money, and medals, while the first runners-up were presented with a trophy and Rs. 125,000 in prize money and the second runners-up were presented with a trophy and Rs. 100,000 in prize money.
The awards were presented to the winners by CIPM Sri Lanka President Priyantha Ranasinghe, Project Chair Priyankara Seneviratne, and Chief Executive Officer U.A.C. Obeysekera. In addition, sector-wise winners and runners-up were also selected. Veteran HR expert C. Hewapattini officiated as the Quiz Master, playing a key role in successfully conducting the high-tech live table quiz where each team submitted their response by way of an electronic response device. The quiz was managed electronically under the supervision of a panel of judges comprising eminent leaders and academics in the field of HR and business.
“The CIPM Great HR Quiz is a much looked forward to event by the HR fraternity. It is not only an opportunity for the participants to display their knowledge and skills in HR relating to specific people and work-related scenarios in the world of work, but also a challenge for the participants to be resourceful, agile, and innovative,” said Ranasinghe.
“We extend our congratulations and warm wishes to the winners, runners-up, and to all those who participated in the Great HR Quiz 2025. We are confident that this experience has added value to all those who participated in the event, including the audience,” he added.
The Great HR Quiz 2025 – HR Rumble event was followed by a networking session which provided an ideal opportunity for the participants to renew their camaraderie with fellow HR professionals and academia.
The CIPM Great HR Quiz opens new vistas for the HRM profession by creating awareness of the need to be dynamic in an ever-changing world of work. It is also an ideal platform to broaden horizons for the HR fraternity whilst providing opportunities for networking and knowledge upgrading, becoming a pillar of strength in the nation’s drive for inclusive development and growth.
