ABOUT

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OUR STORY

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Imagine Women Leaders from all continents creating significance and impact, like for example the World Economic Forum (WEF) does, but with a difference in style. When Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Founder and President of the Women Political Leaders (WPL), and Hanna Birna Kristjansdottir, Chair of the Board, experienced the WEF in January 2017, they were determined to turn “imagine?” into “we can do it!”.


They were convinced that Iceland, as the best country for women (according to the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report) would be the perfect location for a Reykjavík Global Forum. A conference, bringing together women leaders from all sectors: politics, business, tech, science, media etc. Having convened Women Political Leaders in Iceland in November 2017, the next step was obvious: make it a tradition. WPL with the Government and the Parliament of Iceland are since annually co-hosting a multi-stakeholder Reykjavík Global Forum. The Forum had its inaugural event in November 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland. 

OUR TEAM

Fönn Hallsdóttir

Intern
fonn@reykjavikglobal.org

Katherine Randel

Advisor, Partnerships

Allison Mezzafonte

Advisor, Partnerships

Kerry Twibell

Advisor, Partnerships

Dee Thomsen

Director, Global Experience
dee@reykjavikglobal.org

Anthony Pepe

Director of Programming and Products
anthony@reykjavikglobal.org

Greta Ingthorsdottir

Senior Advisor / Icelandic Partners Relations
greta@reykjavikglobal.org

Nína Guðrún Geirsdóttir

Community Coordinator
nina@reykjavikglobal.org

Christy Tanner

Senior Advisor

Eyrún Þórsdóttir

Managing Director
eyrun@reykjavikglobal.org

Harpa Lóa Einarsdóttir

Project Coordinatior
harpaloa@reykjavikglobal.org

Amna Hasecic

Social media and Communications Coordinator
amna@reykjavikglobal.org

SUSTAINABILITY POLICY

Reykjavík Global Forum is committed to a sustainable future and has the ultimate ambition of being carbon-neutral. Following expert advice the Forum will focus on the environmental impact of the event itself.

This is a first step on an extremely important road towards the sustainability goals that are being developed.

We value the importance of minimising the environmental impact of the event by adopting best practices wherever possible. We encourage our Conversationists, partners and suppliers to do the same and focus on environmentally friendly solutions and respectful treatment of the environment. Based on our mission and insights from our partners, we are aware that a large international event can put a strain on resources and have a negative environmental impact. But, in order to address our responsibility, the Forum, using the principles of Reduce – Remove – Recycle, has identified the following areas as focus points:

  • THE USE OF ENERGY
  • APPLYING TRAVEL INITIATIVES
  • RECYCLING
  • CATERING THE EVENT
  • SUPPLY CHAIN
  • BEST PRACTICES