Wings of Change Newsletter January 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Sharifah Halimah Syed
Ahmad, 2nd WiLAT Malaysia Chairperson & CILTM
Selangor Section Secretary, on her conferment PhD
(Transportation & Logistics) from MITRANS. “Age is just
a number” & we are proud of her dedication & journey to
pursue her study.
Gayani de Alwis, Immediate Past Global WiLAT
Chairperson spoke at this Regional conference
organized by CII (confederation of Indian industries),
iSAS (institute of South Asian studies) of NUS and
Pathfinder at Taj Samudra’s hotel on 30th November
2023 on Exploring Trade Dynamics: Insights on Supply
Chains and connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region”
Dr. Catherina Lou, Head of WiLAT
Capacity Building Centre (WCBC)
And GVC Australasia received the
Women in Industry and Academia
Speaker award at the 2023 IEOM
(Industrial Engineering and
Operation
Management)
conference. She joined the panel
discussion for “Women in Industry
and Academia” to share her
insights and expertise.
Sisterhood Corner
Under the patronage of Sayyida Hujaija Al Said, Rahma
Al Riyami our WiLAT Oman member has been selected
as the recipient of the Al Mar’a Excellence Award for
Emerging Woman Leader of the Year in Logistics.
Our WiLAT Myanmar Chairperson @Hla Hla Yee - WiLAT
Myammar Mdm Honey in a TV interview at the local TV
about Global Business.
More info: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=0oJJIDVFZ8w
An engaging session initiated by Ts Dr. Zawiah Abdul
Majid FCILT (WiLAT former GVC Southeast Asia, WiLAT
Malaysia Founder, CILTM Council Member, and UniKL
MIAT Senior Lecturer) & co-organized by Melaka Section
& Next Gen Malaysia. Delve into the dynamic intersection
of CILTM & universities collaboration. Additionally,
explored the evolution of partnerships as corporate
members, innovative strategies under Next Gen, WiLAT,
IBF and the impact on both academia & industry. This
insightful dialogue shaping the future of logistics &
transportation into sustainable logistician connection.
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