The Conference was organized on Monday, 8th July 2019 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur from 9.30am to 5.00pm. Around 475 delegates from various companies and career backgrounds attended this conference including 120 – 150 students from upper secondary schools and universities. The Conference was comprised of 4 sessions namely, Session 1 – “Skills …
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The last Women in Rail Leadership Talk 2018 was hosted by the then soon-to-be-dissolved SPAD in November. YB Hannah made the very best of first impressions when she arrived at her session well before anyone else was even there. From the get-go, she expressed that the time we had scheduled was too short for anyone …
Women in Rail Malaysia together with Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) Malaysia hosted the Women in Rail Malaysia 7th Leadership Talk on 1st November 2018, with special guest speaker, the newly appointed Minister of Transport, YB Anthony Loke Siew Fook. For most of those who attended, it was their first time being at the …
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En Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah was 41 years old when he was appointed the CEO of Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat. He started off with a simple statement: “We are in the right industry”. As oil and gas was the industry to be in the 80s and 90s, the public transport industry is its equivalent in …
Women In Rail Malaysia had the privilege of meeting and listening to Puan Masnizam Hisham, President & Group CEO of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad – the first Malaysian speaker at a Women In Rail Malaysia Leadership Talk. Great figures are usually seen from afar and placed on a higher pedestal of perfection compared to those we …
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On 28th March 2018, Women in Rail Malaysia was delighted to have Mr Torkel Patterson speak at the Women in Rail Malaysia 4th Leadership Talk. Torkel has served with distinction in the US Navy, Raytheon International, the Pentagon, US State Department and the White House, and for the last 8 years he has been …
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On 13th February 2018, Women in Rail Malaysia was delighted to host Ms Marianne Kilpatrick, Head of SNC-Lavalin’s Transport Advisory business in the United Kingdom. Thanks to our kind venue sponsor, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, more than 30 Women in Rail members were able to learn about how Marianne charted her career journey in the UK’s …
Friday 20th October 2017 saw more than 40 women converge on the offices of Christopher & Lee Ong to meet with and listen to Madame Laurence Batlle, the CEO of RATP Dev. Headquartered in Paris and operating bus, rail, metro and tram services in 15 countries, RATP Dev is poised to hit a turnover of …
On 3rd October 2017, Women in Rail Malaysia organised its 1st Leadership Talk. Hosted by KPMG Malaysia, we were honoured to meet with and hear from Mr James Stewart, KPMG’s Chairman of Global Infrastructure. James flew in to KL and straight from the airport, he came to give a Leadership Talk to a group of …
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