Dr. Catherine Xiaocui Lou is an Associate Professor in Supply Chain and Logistics at the Victoria University Business School and research lead for Business at the Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities and College of Arts, Business, Law, Education, and IT. Her research areas include supply chain sustainability, optimization, diversity, and inclusion. Catherine has received competitive research grants during her research career. Catherine is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and Australia Chairperson / Global Vice Chairperson (Australasia) for Women in Logistics and Transport and a national council member of CILT Australia. She is also the Head for Global WiLAT Capacity Building Centre.