KOCHI: The diamond jubilee celebration and the annual awards ceremony of the Kerala Management Association (KMA) will be held at the international convention centre, Hotel Le Meridien, here on Friday.Industries Minister A C Moideen will inaugurate the year-long diamond jubilee celebrations while Deepak Vohra - special adviser to the Prime Minister of Lesotho and Guinea-Bissau and to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils of Leh and Kargil - will deliver the keynote address.As many as 16 awards will be distributed in seven categories. Kochi Metro Rail Ltd managing director Elias George will receive the management leadership award.
The IT Leadership award will be presented to K Nandakumar, founder and CEO of SunTec Business Solutions Private Ltd. The diamond jubilee celebrations will be marked by seminars and conclaves.