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The CECB Annual Symposium 2022/23, with the theme of “Bridging Borders: Exploring Global Connections,” took place at the Galle Face Hotel on January 18, 2024 and marked a momentous celebration of the golden jubilee of CECB.

Hon. Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, the Minister of Irrigation, was the event’s chief guest, and Prof. Ananda Jayawardana, senior professor and chairman of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, was the guest of honor.
The event creates a global platform for representing and igniting the internal expertise and scientific acumen that employees across several disciplines such as Water Resources, Coastal and Irrigation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Material Testing, and Building Performance Evaluation,Architectural and Sustainable Development and it demonstrates CECB’s dedication to expanding knowledge, encouraging teamwork, and motivating the next generation of professionals. Further, the forum leads to discuss future directions and priorities for CECB to contribute to self-reliant sustainable development of our nation

CECB Symposium 2022/23 | BRIDGING BORDERS: Exploring Global Connections

A continuous professional development programme tittled “Professional applications of paint systems” was held on 22.11.2023 at CECB Auditorium. The event took place in a hybrid form.
Professional staff were focused and 150 (approx.) were offered the opportunity to take part in
the session, while others joined via Zoom and YouTube.
The team – Training Research & Development Unit was organised the programme with the
intention of up skilling the workforce consistently which enables the employees sharpen the
skills they have learned, speed up innovations in “processes” and to swiftly adopt the latest
technological developments.
The presentation was conducted by Mr. Prabath Jayawardana, B.Sc. (Hons), MBA, CIM
(UK).Head of Technical Support at Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Mr. Prabath talked about the practical concerns and remedial measures that arise up both during
and after application of painting systems. As the topic is much pertinent to today’s business
context, the engagement of the participants for the programme is proved to be very interactive.
The programme was live streamed on Youtube