
ABOUT WISTA
Mission
WISTA is a networking organization for women at management level in the maritime, trading and logistics industries.
WISTA shall:
– Facilitate the exchange of contacts, information and experiences among its members
– Promote and facilitate the education of its members
– Provide liaison with other related institutions and organizations worldwide
Vision
WISTA shall be acknowledged as a professional and highly reputable shipping organization with focus on improving levels of competency in the shipping industry and shall:
– Attract highly qualified people to the industry
– Attract highly qualified people to the organization
– Improve level of competency through focus on education and knowledge
Values
Professional
- WISTA Ltd is a legal entity which complies with corporate governance regulations
- WISTA is managed by a board of directors – Exco – who are elected and accountable to the membership
- Our brand and activities, such as our annual conference, set high standards
- Our members are well educated women at management level
Dynamic
- We bring WISTA forward by setting strategic objectives and working for common goals
- We aim for growth through individual and noational memberships
- We pursue and support the creation of both national and international business relationships among WISTA members
Open-minded
- We seek diversity and innovation for the industry
- We see changes as opportunities
- We support people who are interested in making shipping a career
Committed
- The WISTA-network has been around since 1975, and is contantly growing
- We work on a long term basis. always having WISTA’s and its member’s best interests in mind
- We continuously make contact with new countries trying to establish new National WISTA Associations
- We intend to be part of the development within the shipping industry