CMI and KPMG drive knowledge sharing initiatives for second successive year
Wednesday, 9 April 2014 00:00
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The Sri Lanka Branch of The Chartered Management Institute, UK, one of the largest professional bodies for management practitioners, continues its long-term arrangement for the second successive year with KPMG in Sri Lanka, collaborating on a series of knowledge sharing programs aimed at enhancing professional management practices and collective knowledge sharing, as well as networking opportunities among business managers in Sri Lanka.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) which has over 90,000 members in the United Kingdom as well as in other branches and chapters across the globe works with individual managers to help them achieve enhanced results through the development of increased professionalism and management practices to support them in their day to day work routines. The institute set up in the UK strives for promoting “better led and better managed organisations” through the continued professional and personal development of managers.
Commenting on the collaboration’s success, Rohitha Mendis, President of CMI UK Sri Lanka Branch, stated: “We are happy to continue delivering knowledge sharing initiatives together with our knowledge partner KPMG. The seminars have attracted around one hundred and fifty participants for each session and we are also happy about the overwhelming positive response we have received from the business community in Sri Lanka.”
Together, CMI and KPMG have conducted a series of seminars since its collaboration last year, covering topics such as growth through mergers and acquisitions, zeroing in on fraud, tax in the supply chain, when margins matter and the proposed consolidation of financial institutions.
Now in its second successive year the sessions will facilitate thought provoking dialog and discussions amongst business leaders on current and emerging themes affecting the local business environment. Rohitha Mendis added that “all sessions up to now, are not profit motivated but are conducted with the aim of sharing knowledge and keeping business leaders updated on burning business issues that may impact their organisation”.
Commenting on the collaboration, KPMG Sri Lanka’s Managing Partner, Reyaz Mihular stated: “KPMG in Sri Lanka is pleased to continue its knowledge sharing initiatives with CMI. As knowledge partners, our objective goes beyond discussing current and emerging topics to sharing knowledge on how businesses could respond to these burning business issues while promoting best management practices.”
Mihular added: “CMI and KPMG have now stimulated an environment for knowledge sharing and networking opportunities amongst business leaders in Sri Lanka. KPMG in Sri Lanka wishes to thank CMI for its unending support and looks forward to working with CMI on a number of seminars planned in the coming months.” The next CMI-KPMG knowledge sharing event is scheduled to take place in May.