Co-founder & Leader, SquareMiles | Sustainable Logistics Entrepreneur

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Chrystele Malbet-Tran is a sustainable logistics entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in industrial project management, supply chain, and transport. As co-founder of SquareMiles and a consultant for supply chain environmental transition, she helps organizations advance sustainability. A graduate of HEC’s Sustainable Transition Management program, she is also an active volunteer with the Convention of Companies for the Climate (CEC).
 

Charles Kunaka is a Lead Specialist on Connectivity, based at the World Bank Group offices in Singapore. He joined the World Bank in 2006 as Senior Transport Specialist and has since worked on numerous trade and transport facilitation, logistics and connectivity projects, both analytical and operational. Charles co-leads the Global Infrastructure Connectivity Alliance, a G20 initiative.

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Charles works on numerous projects in South Asia, East and Southern Africa and the ASEAN region.  He is a task team leader of several investment operations among them the India Capacity Augmentation of National Waterway 1 Project, Accelerating Regional Integration in East African Community Project and the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation project. Charles is also involved in logistics-related analytical activities in several countries including Afghanistan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Bosnia.

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Charles has published on several topics surrounding logistics and connectivity including the Trade and Transport Corridor Management Toolkit and the Quantitative Assessment of Road Transport Agreements. He has expertise on economic corridors, transport services and logistics services. Charles holds an MSc from Cranfield University and a PhD from University College London, both on transport economics and policy.

Head of International Trade ve Logistics Department

He was born in 1954 in Eskişehir. He gave lectures at various faculties and institutes of Istanbul Technical Unversity, Air Force and Naval Academy. He is still working as the Head of International Trade and Logistics Department at Maltepe University. He was the Founding President of the Logistics Association (LODER) in 2001 and is still the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. His areas of expertise are Stock and Warehouse Management, Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management, and he provided training, project and consultancy services to many institutions and companies on these issues. He has many national and international publications. He worked as a part-time consultant at TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Institute between 2020-2021. He is still member of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) Transportation and Logistics Subcommittee, member of Transportation and Logistics Industry Council of The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) and an independent member of the Board of Directors of Kızılay Logistics Co. He is a jury member of the "Logistics Case Competition among University Students-from 2004 to 2024" organized by the Logistics Association, the "I have a Project on the Future of Logistics in Turkey's 2nd Century Competition among High School Students-2024" organized by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, and the "Sustainable Food Awards-Supply Chain Category-2022 and 2024" organized by the Sustainability Academy.
 

Board Director, Co-Founder
Nulogy Corporation
 
As Nulogy’s Board Director, Dr. Tham is responsible for advising and guiding the strategic direction of the company. In this capacity, he brings more than three decades of experience in industrial engineering for multinational corporations such as IBM, Bombardier, Kraft, and Mars.

In addition to his extensive professional experience, Dr. Tham is also an experienced educator. He was the Emeritus Professor and Internship Program Coordinator at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.
 

Roberto Posadas holds a Masters in Supply Chain Management from Penn State University. With 19 years of logistics industry experience, he has held Director-level roles for OEM manufacturers and Supply Chain companies including Ryder. An experienced change management leader, Roberto challenges the status quo and is an expert in developing and implementing cutting-edge solutions. Roberto's interest in advancing logistics knowledge was honed as the President of the ASTL Ontario Chapter before its amalgamation with APICS.  

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Director, Rami F. Makhzoumi Corporate Governance Initiative, American University of Beirut

Nada Naufal leads the Rami F. Makhzoumi Corporate Governance Initiative at the American University of Beirut, where she advances research and practice in corporate governance and ESG standards. Known for her thought leadership in governance reform and sustainability disclosure, she supports institutions across the Middle East in implementing rigorous transparency and accountability frameworks.

Assistant Director, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)

​Co-chair of International Coordinating Council, TRB

Prof. Xue Tian is a faculty member in the Department of Logistics Management at Beijing Wuzi University. Her academic experience spans several international institutions, including serving as a Visiting Associate Professor at California State University, San Bernardino (2019–2020) and at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, DHBW Lörrach, Germany (2015). She has also been a Visiting Scholar at Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management (2008–2009) and the University of Minnesota’s China Center (2013–2014). Prof. Tian’s work focuses on logistics management, supply chain systems, and international collaboration in logistics education.

Senior Lecturer, Head of Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
School of Industrial Engineering and Management, International University - Vietnam National University HCM City
Director, Vietnam Logistics Research and Development Institute

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Dr. Ho Thi Thu Hoa is an experienced educator and logistics expert with a strong background in vocational training, higher education, and quality assurance. She has completed numerous training programs and certifications from prestigious institutions globally. These include specialized courses in active teaching methods, program development, and quality assessment, as well as in logistics and transportation. Her extensive professional development includes certificates from the Vietnam National University, Queensland University of Technology, and Kingston University London. Dr. Hoa has also contributed to international research projects and has been recognized for her dedicated services in the academic and logistics sectors.

Board member of Global Reporting Initiative GRI and Deputy Director General of China CSR Think Tank

Dr. Lu Jian Zhong, has performed in senior executive roles for more than 20 years in a variety of industry sectors and multinational companies, such as President General Affairs Essilor Greater China, former President China of The Weir Group, and Global Partner of Brunswick Group, Executive Vice President of Singapore RGE Group (China) and Chief Representative, Chairman of RGE subsidiary Asia Symbol Paper & Pulp Ltd, Vice President of RGE Subsidiary Sateri Group Ltd., Acting President China of BHP Billiton Group. He is a pioneer of sustainable business strategy and a well-respected industry thought leader, with profound and systematic practical expertise and theoretical methodologies. In his roles of leading China operations in the companies, he integrated corporate social responsibility and sustainability into the company’s strategy and day-to-day operations realizing social value alongside financial value, he helped the companies achieve business growth, operational excellence, and corporate image as well as talent development.

Transport Modeler, The World Bank (ETC)

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Kisanet Haile Molla is a civil engineer with a master’s in Spatial Engineering, working as a Transport Modeler at the World Bank. She focuses on sustainable and inclusive mobility solutions and has contributed to transport and food security studies in Africa. Passionate about creative thinking and social entrepreneurship, she brings energy and optimism to advancing global transport development.

Product Director, Blue Yonder – Transportation Management

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Vishal Jadhav is a supply chain optimization leader with nearly 20 years of experience advancing sustainable logistics solutions. At Blue Yonder—a global leader in AI-driven supply chain and logistics software—he drives innovations in routing, fleet scheduling, and carbon-efficient transportation. He is a frequent speaker and thought leader featured on Freightvine Podcast and Blue Yonder ICON 2025.

Professor of Agribusiness & Value Chains, University of New England (Australia)

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Prof. Derek Baker is an expert in agribusiness, value-chain dynamics, and supply-chain performance. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Pennsylvania State University and has worked across 40 + countries in the public and private sectors. His research spans food systems resilience, livestock value chains, digital agriculture transformation, and GHG-emission measurement in agri-food systems. He is also recognized for his teaching innovations and international impact in rural and regional agriculture development.

Board Member, Global Supply Chain Classroom
President, Sino-American Logistics Council, LLC
Principal, Foster Garvey
   
Richard has more than 35 years of experience in Washington, D.C. practicing transportation law, and appears regularly before Federal government departments and agencies such as the Federal Maritime Commission, the Departments of Transportation, Defense, State and Homeland Security.

Richard is outside general counsel to the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), the largest trade association for third party logistics companies in the United States, and has played a key role in various regulatory reform initiatives supported by the association to raise standards and professionalism in the industry. TIA is the U.S. member of FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations. Richard serves as the chairman of FIATA’s Advisory Body on Legal Matters, as the U.S. delegate to its Working Group on Sea Transport and as a member of the “international leadership group” of its board of directors. He represented the international freight forwarding industry at the United Nations Conference on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in its deliberations on the proposed new ocean cargo liability convention known as the “Rotterdam Rules,” and on the pending convention on electronic shipment documentation. He is the U.S. editor of Forwarderlaw.com, a legal web site for the forwarding industry, and has lectured and written frequently on legal issues affecting freight forwarders, transportation brokers and NVOCCs, and on foreign investment in the US transportation industry.

During 2013 Mr. Gluck was a Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow, where he worked on an ongoing project, through his role as president of the Sino-American Logistics Council, LLC, to promote greater business collaboration between the logistics industries in the US and China, both to meet China’s sustainable development needs and to improve cultural understanding between the two countries.
 

Freight and Logistics Project Manager, General Directorate of Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility Transport Innovation Agency, France

Mr. Victor Dolcemascolo is a dedicated professional specializing in the enhancement of interoperability within information systems in the freight transportation and logistics sectors. With a focus on optimizing fleet tracking and freight traceability, he stays at the forefront of technological advancements, including autonomous trucks, delivery robots, and drones, particularly in urban logistics and last-mile challenges.

His active involvement in professional federations such as TLF, FNTR, GTF, AUTF, and OTRE promotes digitalization and essential interoperability between private and public sectors. Additionally, Mr. Dolcemascolo contributes to international standardization efforts within UN-CEFACT and the European Committee for Standardization, advocating for high standards of quality and interoperability.

As a network facilitator, he fosters synergies among startups, businesses, and local authorities while managing complex regulatory cases and participating in European project consortia like H2020. Mr. Dolcemascolo is particularly passionate about the digitalization and decarbonization of logistics, actively engaging in drafting program specifications and evaluating candidate submissions.
 

Senior Research Fellow and Former Director-General, Institute of Market Economy

Development Research Center of the State Council

Dr. Wei Wang is the Former General Director of the Institute of Market Economy and a distinguished senior research fellow at the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council of China, which is the policy analysis agency of China’s central government.  Dr. Wang joined the DRC in September 1996. The research interests of Dr. Wang are on policy and regulation of the consumption， service sector, market system, and mechanisms, logistics and distribution, urbanization, and housing policy. She has made significant contributions to China’s policies, regulations, and reform to those areas since 1998. Dr. Wang had conducted and contributed to more than 50 projects sponsored by the Chinese government. She has published 10 books in China and more than 80 academic papers in Chinese periodicals.

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Dr. Wang has had many international research experiences such as working at the Organization for Economic Corporation and Development (OECD) in 2001. She has conducted and contributed to a dozen international projects collaborating with the World Bank on SME policy in 2005 and on housing policy in 2008, Asian Development Bank on service policy from 2012 to 2015, and the Rand Corporationon transportation and logistics in 2013. She， and again with OECD on China’s service in the high-quality development stage from 2018 to 2019. 

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Dr. Wang has a Ph.D. in Economics from Remin University of China and has received a number of research awards, including the Distinguished Contribution Scholar Award of the State Council of China in 2008, the top award issued by the State Council. She is a policy advisor for MOFTEC, a member of directors of China’s Consumer Protection Association, and deputy president of China’s Logistics Academy. 
 

Assistant Professor at Ilia State University, Georgia

Salome Danelia holds a PhD in Economics and lectures in operations and supply chain management while serving as an invited trade expert for the World Bank in the Caucasus region. Her prior career spans over a decade in public finance, project evaluation, and logistics policy—covering roles in government, international organisations, and consultancy. Her research focuses on innovation economics, global supply chains, and trade-logistics links in emerging markets.

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Director for Supply Chain Innovation Center and Business Incubator  

Governors State University, Illinois Innovation Network

Before becoming the Director of the Supply Chain Innovation Center and Business Incubator, Reggie Greenwood was the Executive Director of the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation(CSEDC). At CSEDC, he developed an economic development strategy that has positioned the region to support existing and attract new logistics and manufacturing companies. 

He brings to this work significant experience in public economic development and private sector management of manufacturing companies. He is an entrepreneur starting public and private organizations that pursue Strategic Doing over Strategic Planning moving an idea to a minimal viable product as soon as practically possible. Prior to this public economic development position, Mr. Greenwood was a partner in a small manufacturing company and led the development of business processes that enabled the company to grow 100% and be successfully acquired by a larger firm. 
 

Tej Contractor is a seasoned logistics leader from a fourth-generation family business in Mumbai, heading MCC Container Lines and shepherding its evolution in freight forwarding and customs-clearing services. He also holds a leadership role as the newly elected Vice-President of International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) for the 2025–2027 term. With deep roots in India’s transport and logistics sector, he blends traditional expertise with a global outlook.

Prof. Kannan Ramanathan is a Clinical Professor of Operations Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. With over 20 years of international corporate experience and 15 years of global teaching experience across the U.S., India, China, and Mexico, he specializes in strategy implementation, operations excellence, Lean Six Sigma, and analytics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the University of Pune.

Glyn Hughes is the Director General of TIACA, the global air-cargo association, and a seasoned industry executive. With prior leadership roles at IATA, he now drives TIACA’s mission to unite the air-cargo community around safety, technology, sustainability, and talent development worldwide.

Marco Sorgetti is an industry veteran and thought-leader in freight forwarding and global logistics. Beginning his career in Turin, Italy, with hands-on forwarding operations, he later served as Director-General of FIATA (2012–2017) and previously led CLECAT in Europe. Known for championing forwarders as the “architects of transport,” Sorgetti has driven initiatives on standardization, technology, training, and global cooperation. Although formally retired, he continues to play a mentoring and advisory role, helping to shape more resilient and sustainable supply chains worldwide.

Michael Yarwood is Managing Director, Loss Prevention at TT Club, the global insurance mutual for the transport and logistics industry. With over a decade of logistics operations experience and twelve years at TT Club, Mike leads the Club’s global risk-management, safety, and loss-prevention programme. He is a Chartered Fellow of CILT, a Technical Specialist Member of IRM, and a member of CII. Mike works closely with international trade associations (including FIATA) and leads initiatives on cargo integrity, supply-chain safety, and multi-modal risk management.

Issa S. Baluch is a veteran logistics pioneer, founder of Swift Freight International, and former President of FIATA. With over three decades of leadership experience in freight forwarding, multimodal transport, and trade policy, he now chairs First Hectares Capital, focusing on agribusiness and infrastructure development in Africa. A published author and Harvard Senior Fellow, Baluch brings deep operational experience, global vision, and educational commitment to the future of supply-chain and logistics systems.

Prof. Dr. Lisa Fröhlich is a global authority in sustainable procurement and supply-chain management. With a lifetime professorship in the field and having served as President of CBS International Business School (2013-2022), she now leads the ispira Think Tank for Sustainable Supply Chains. Her work spans academia, executive training, and corporate consulting—with a strong emphasis on bridging research and practical action. Lisa is an active leader in business-school networks (including PRME), and her research covers circular supply chains, Procurement 4.0, supplier-ecosystem transformation, and responsible management education aligned to the UN SDGs.