‘Kelani Knowledge Forum 2016’ enlightens electrical engineering sphere with latest know-how

Kelani Cables PLC, Sri Lanka’s number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables, held its annual scholarly converse forum ‘Kelani Cables Knowledge Forum 2016’ recently at Waters Edge. This year’s theme was ‘Your Life and Your Business’.

The keynote address was made by veteran management consultant, writer and public speaker, Deepal Sooriyaarachchi.

The forum held for the fifth consecutive year brought together veterans, CEOs and company owners in the local engineering and construction fields. 

Latest trends in the world in the business arena and forecasted future challenges were shared with them at the forum. Kelani Cables is the only electrical cables and accessories manufacturer organizing a forum in this nature to communicate latest trends and future challenges to the engineering and construction fields.

This time’s forum had a participation of over 250 personnel comprising engineers, project managers, CEOs, managing directors and general managers of companies in the respective sectors. The topic taken for discussion with examples at the ‘Kelani Knowledge Forum 2016’ was ‘Privacy and Businesses’.

Mahinda Saranapala, Director/CEO, Kelani Cables PLC expressing his views said, Kelani Knowledge Forum is treated as a CSR program by the company as it shares latest know-how in the trade with local engineers and company heads and facilitates them to benchmark with those latest trends in the engineering and construction sectors.

“Kelani Cables has become the top-of-the-mind brand name in the local engineering and construction arena over the years. Thus it is our responsibility to share the latest global knowledge pertaining to engineering and construction with professionals of the local sphere. This forum thus has become an annual event,” said the Director/CEO.



He added, “In earlier occasions we invited a veteran in the electrical engineering field to address the forum. This time around we have deviated from that to invite a veteran management consultant. The object was to provide the forum with the knowledge of privacy and business development which is of utmost importance to the current business sector.”

Kelani Cables PLC is a 100% Sri Lankan company serving the nation for 47 years manufacturing electrical and communication cables. The company achieved “Super Brands” status in the electrical and telecommunication sector in 2008 for professional supremacy it demonstrated in the electrical and communication cables sphere.

In 2012, Kelani Cables PLC clinched the bronze award for the excellent business brand category at the SLIM Brand Excellence. It clinched gold at the SLIM Brand Excellence once again in 2013 for the same category. The company secured gold at the SLITAD People Development – 2013 award ceremony for the contribution it has made towards training and development of the work-force plus up keeping their welfare.

Kelani Cables PLC is the proud recipient of ISO 9000:2008 certification for quality, ISO 14001:2004 for better environment management, National Standards award and the gold winner of Taiki Akimoto 5S award. 

In 2015 Kelani Cables PLC was conferred with the Asia’s Best Employer Brand award. Kelani Cables was the sole organisation in the electrical and communication cable manufacturing sphere recognised for sustainable development at the National Green Awards in 2015. The company also bagged the SLIM Brand Excellence award in 2015.

A fraction of people who participated in the Kelani Knowledge Forum 2016