List of Orators
| Date of Oration | Name of Orator | Title of Oration |
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| 27th Nov 2024 | Eng. Rohan Pethiyagoda | Why corruption is endemic in Sri Lanka: The strange world of S. R. Kottegoda |
| 14th Sept 2023 | Senior Professor Buddhi Marambe | Revival of the agricultural sector in Sri Lanka – Need for professionalism and ethical conduct |
| 27th Oct 2022 | Dr Harsha Aturupane | Human capital formation: Revival and restoration |
| 12th Nov 2021 | Professor Siri Wijesundara | Ethics in biodiversity conservation |
| 16th Oct 2020 | Professor Sriyal Malik Peiris | Pandemics: Origins, responses and ethics |
| 8th Nov 2019 | Dr Palitha Abeykoon | Ethical tenets of public health policies and practice |
| 23rd Nov 2018 | Professor Nalaka Mendis | Person centred medicine to improve the quality of clinical practice |
| 10th Nov 2017 | Professor Emeritus S. W. Kotagama | Resolving human-elephant conflict through human-elephant co-existence |
| 4th Nov 2016 | Professor Emeritus Sunethra Athukorala | Unethical issues in relation to food advertising |
| 20th Nov 2015 | Professor Emeritus Dhammika A. Tantrigoda | Confluence and conflict of knowledge streams and their impact on the society |
| 24th Nov 2014 | Professor Diyanath Samarasinghe | Ethics, pseudo-ethics or unethics? |
| 27th Nov 2013 | Dr Kamini Mendis | Malaria elimination from Sri Lanka |
| 23rd Nov 2012 | Professor Emeritus Anoja Fernando | Teaching ethics and humanities to medical students |
| 24th Nov 2011 | Dr Mahendra Gonsalkorale | Ethical challenges in an ageing society |
| 29th Nov 2010 | Vidya Jothi Professor Arjuna Aluwihare | Presentation, portrayal and truth: A contemporary ethical dilemma |
| 30th Nov 2009 | Professor Carlo Fonseka | Ten ethical commandments for scientific researchers |
| 2008 | Dr W. L. Sumathipala | Ethical aspects of climate change |
| 19th Dec 2007 | Professor Siri Kannangara | Ethics in sports medicine – an oxymoron |
| 2006 | Dr K. Balasubramanium | |
| 5th Dec 2005 | Mr W. Sterling Perera | Education and pupil assessment – some ethical considerations |
| 30th Nov 2004 | Professor M. A. K. Lakshman Dissanayake | Ethics in scientific research for a knowledge-based society |
| 3rd Dec 2003 | Dr R. H. Wickramasinghe | Ethics in turbulent times |
| 12th Dec 2002 | Dr K. Locana Gunaratna | Science, ethics and professionalism |
| 12th Dec 2001 | Professor Susirith Mendis | The medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry |
| 23rd Nov 2000 |
Presentations by – Professor V. Basnayake – Science ethics in Huxley’s Island Mrs Anoja Fernando – Ethical health care from a Buddhist perspective Professor C. H. Fernando – Ethics in science should be untrammeled The proceedings of the meeting entitled “Speeches by three friends of Professor S. R. Kottegoda” (Edited by Dr R. L. Jayakody) |
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| 3rd Nov 1999 | Professor M. J. S. Wijeyaratne | Ethics in the practice of science and science education |
| 14th Dec 1998 | Professor Emeritus S. N. Arseculeratne | Our orientation in biomedical ethics |
| 7th Nov 1997 |
Seminar on “Ethics in the practice of science” Introductory remarks – V. Basnayake Plantation industry – W. W. D. Modder Coconuts, people, science and politics – C. H. Fernando Ethics: Natural & metaphysical – V. Joseph Industrial research & development – R. O. B. Wijesekera Teaching in economics – A. D. V. De S. Indraratna |
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| 28th Nov 1996 | Professor A. S. Paintal | Some ethical values in scientific research |