| Time |
Event |
| 9:00am-9:05am |
Welcome and Opening Session with an Ice-breaker
• Stanley Lim, FIATA Past President & Past Chairman of Singapore Logistics Association
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| 9:05am-9:20am |
Key Note Speaker – Emergent Africa
The Young Professionals Forum session will focus on how African universities are exploring ways to reflect the continent’s contemporary economic history in their curricula. This is reflected in the creation of the Pan-African University (APU), which serves as a network of institutions of higher learning that are focussing on creating locally relevant curricula.
• Prof Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development Director, Science, Technology (By Video Conference)
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| 9:20am-10:20am |
Session 1 – What does the future in our industry look like?
Description:
Our participants will provide us their perspective of where they see our industry in the coming years and what role will the young professionals play in achieving this future.
Each participant will have 5-10 minutes to deliver a short introduction, followed by a panel discussion.
Moderator: Stanley Lim
Participants
- Issa Baluch, Chairman Freight Reach Services, LLC, & Chairman FIATA Logistics Academy
- Thomas Sim, Academic director at The Logistics Academy & Chairman of the FIATA Advisory Body Vocational Training
- Prof. Dr. Leong Choon Heng, Deputy Director, Jeffrey Sachs Centre on Sustainable Development, Sunway University
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| 10:25am-10:55am |
Session 2 – YIFFY Perspective Part 1
Description :
This session will have two YIFFY Winners describe their journey and two Association heads provide their perspectives on the award’s significance locally.
Each participant will have 5 minutes to deliver a short introduction, followed by a panel discussion.
Moderator: Mike Yarwood
Participants
- Bradley Davis, (Canada) YIFFY Winner from Region Americas
- Nina Brose, (Germany) YIFFY Winner from Europe
- David Logan, The South African Association of Freight Forwarders –
- Alvin Chua, Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders – FMFF -
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| 11:00am-11:30am |
Session 3 – YIFFY Perspective Part 2
Description:
This session will have the other two YIFFY Winners describe their journey and the other two Association heads provide their perspectives on the award’s significance locally.
Each participant will have 5 minutes to deliver a short introduction, followed by a panel discussion.
Moderator: Mike Yarwood
Participants Proposal
- Wan Nian, (China) YIFFY Winner from Region Asia Pacific
- Tinashe Chiwanza, (Zimbabwe) YIFFY Winner from Africa Middle East
- Ruth Snowden, Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. - CIFFA
- Seamus Kavanagh, Irish International Freight Forwarders Association - IIFA
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| 11:30am-12:30pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm |
Session 4 – How diverse is the transportation and logistics industry?
Description:
Diversity management continues to be a marginal strategic issue in our industry. Yet, the industry will fall short of taking full advantage of the significant benefits that gender and cultural diversity can offer. This panel will discuss how the industry can go further than the current status quo because if no modification occurs, then nothing changes. We will analyse the growing pool of talented women with sector-specific qualifications and talk about how gender equality is a vital instrument for development. In trade related interventions, taking gender equality into account not only spurs country competitiveness, but also helps obtain better outcomes.
Each participant will have 10 minutes to deliver a short introduction, followed by a panel discussion.
Moderator: Verena Schaer
Participants
- Doris Torres, President, Philippines Sea Freight Forwarders Association
- Guessous Kaoutar, Association des Freight Forwarders du Maroc – AFFM
- Dao Ratanachinda, Thai International Freight Forwarders Association – TIFFA
- Nadia Abdul Aziz, National Association of Freight and Logistics – NAFL
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| 1:30pm-2:30pm |
Session 5 – How Young Logistics Professionals are Reinventing Technology and creating opportunities?
Description:
This session will invite tech entrepreneurs and academia to analyse how technology is impacting global logistics and creating opportunities for the young. It will showcase some of the coolest technologies and how to harnessing their capabilities and growth to reinvent the industry.
Each participant will have 5-10 minutes to deliver a short introduction, followed by a panel discussion.
Moderator: Bassil Eid
Participants
- Ashran Dato Ghazi, CEO Malaysian Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC)
- Dr. Dee Waddell, Global Managing Director of IBM Travel and Transportation Industries
- Dr. Ainin Sulaiman, University of Malaya
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| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
Session 6 – Things that will shape the future of education
Description:
Students will be learning in non-classroom environments, armed with different devices, listening to a teacher of choice. Skills will not be assessed on paper but based on their performance in the field. Education will take up different forms in the near future.
Each participant will have 5-10 minutes to deliver a short introduction, followed by a panel discussion.
Moderator: Issa Baluch
Participants
- YBhg Dato’ Cheok Tuan Sun, Chairperson, Education & Training FMFF
- Somsak Visetruangrote, AFFA Head (Education)
- Mauro da Ros, FIATA FLA Mentor
- Tej Contractor, FIATA FLA Mentor
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| 3:30pm-4:30pm |
FIATA Association Validations
FIATA FMFF Diplomas
- FMFF training/association head
Closing Remarks
- Stanley Lim, FIATA Past President & Past Chairman of Singapore Logistics Association
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