Invitation: Seminar on Green Logistics in Supply Chains

The Sixth Wave of Innovation is Sustainability, a megatrend in the making. The more efforts that are business driven the more will be the reduction in carbon footprint. Green logistics will be the emerging solution for sustainability especially in freight transportation. The main objective of this awareness seminar is to make known the necessary information and follow-up actions in view of the intention to achieve 40% carbon reduction in this case, by improving the efficiency of freight transportation.

Date       : 17 January 2012 

Venue   : Room 9, Shah Alam Convention Centre (SACC), Shah Alam

Time      : 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (Breakfast and Registration commence at 8.00 am)

The Itinerary:- 8.00 a.m	Breakfast and Registration
9.00 a.m	Opening Remarks by: Dr. Intan Rohani Endut, Director, Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), UiTM Dr. Nazily Mohd Noor, CEO, Malaysian Green Technology Corporation
9.30 a.m	Topic 1 : Green Logistics : Emerging Solution  Prof. Dr. Ir. Ruslan Hassan, F.A.Sc., MITRANS, UiTM
10.00 a.m	Topic 2 : Internalising the External Costs of Carbon Emission: Is Carbon Tax an option?  Roslina Ahmad, MITRANS, UiTM
10.30 a.m	Break
11.00 a.m	Topic 3 : Carbon Foot-Print and De-Carbonation  Prof. Dr. Ir. Ruslan Hassan and Hasmawati Mat Hassan, MITRANS, UiTM
11.30 a.m	Topic 4 : Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Forward & Reverse Logistics  Mohd Farid Jaafar, MITRANS, UiTM
12.00 p.m	Summary and Agenda for Actions  Prof. Dr. Ir. Ruslan Hassan, MITRANS, UiTM
12.30 p.m	What’s Next?: Incentives, Funds and Training Programs Signing- up  Dr. Nazily Mohd Noor, CEO, & Miss Zahilah Zahid , Malaysian Green Technology Corporation
1.00 p.m	End of Seminar

 * RM100 fee applicable for participants. Limited to 60 only.

This Half-day Seminar invites Mid-Level to Top level Personnel of:

ü Manufacturers, Producers and Suppliers

ü Third Party Logistics Companies

ü Forwarders and Vendors

ü Transportation Companies

ü Government Departments

ü Researchers and Consultants

* All participants must be registered prior to the seminar. An-email will be sent to confirm receipt of registration.

Please call or email MITRANS for the registration details, Hasmawati Mat Hassan or Nur Bazla Mohmed Tel: +03-55442722, Fax: +03-55442344,  Email: hasmawatimathassan@gmail.com or nurbazla@gmail.com.