The ceremony was started with a recitation of verses of Holy Quran. Then, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Rafiq Nicholas delivered a speech in which he hailed the effort made by the bank's employees and underlined that the bank's success has been a reflection of the success of all its staff , calling on all employees to do more to achieve the objectives of the bank.

On his part, Mr. Sami Mohamed Abdo Saeed, Deputy General Manager  addressed the attendees . At the outset of his speech, he welcomed them and expressed his thankfulness and appreciation for all of the bank's employees at various levels and specialties. He noted  that honoring this selection of personnel doesn’t imply that  other employees do not deserve to be honored. However, all TIIB staff are well reputed for their excellence . He went on saying that the process of nominating and selecting of rewarded staff passed through several steps in which specific  criteria was equally applied  to each nominee , culminating into the selection of the current listed staff based on variation of individual performance.

On behalf of the honored staff  Mr. Abdulwasa Ali Saif expressed great thanks and deep gratitude to the bank's management for the great care and attention they pay to employees, pointing out that this recognition will leave a positive impact on the bank's staff, and will open the door for competition among them. In return this , Mr.Abduwasa stressed that all honored people will meet this recognition not only with uttering words of appreciation but also in practice and in exhibiting higher level of work performance .

The celebration was rich with  several artistic items and poetry that won admiration of the audience.
The Ceremony was attended by the bank's Asst.General Managers, Heads of departments and a number of branch managers.