Aya Chebbi
Founder of Nala Feminist Collective; African Union Special Envoy on Youth (2018-2021)
REYKJAVÍK GLOBAL FORUM 2022
The Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders is not just a conference – not just a single moment on the calendar. It is both a convening and a community.
Launched in 2018 under the heading of Power, Together, the forum convenes women leaders from all sectors, including politics, business, civil society, academia, the arts and media, to share ideas and solutions on how to further advance society towards female and male equality and to promote and positively develop the number of women in leadership positions.
On 8-10 November 2022, Women Political Leaders (WPL), the Government of Iceland, and the Parliament of Iceland co-host the fifth annual Reykjavík Global Forum.
Attracting hundreds of Conversationists each year, the Forum offers a unique lens into the best practices and proven solutions that leaders are deploying across sectors to achieve parity. We work with some of the most influential leaders, compelling speakers, and innovative problem solvers in the world.
The Forum relies on a high level and ambassadorial committee of Co-Chairs to advise on the Forum programme and its activities. The committee is made up of leading figures from academia, civil society, business, and politics.
These are leaders who identify with the mission of the Reykjavík Global Forum. Co-Chairs are nominated by the Women Political Leaders Board and are approved by the Icelandic Steering Committee.
Founder of Nala Feminist Collective; African Union Special Envoy on Youth (2018-2021)
Prime Minister of Iceland, Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders
Executive Director of UN Women
Global CEO of Kantar Public
Chief Executive Officer, African Leadership Institute
… The Forum is the platform where leaders discuss and share ideas and solutions. To achieve that, everyone needs to participate and enter the conversation …
Managing Director, MSD Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
President & Founder, The Spanish Alliance of Model United Nations
Executive Director, WomenLift Health
Founder and Managing Director, Avandis Consulting; Founder, PayAnalytics
Executive Vice Chair, Mastercard
Head of Global Sustainability, Equity and Social Inclusion, Unilever
Production Executive, Citi FM; Poet
Founder, CEO, Women In Tech
President of Nepal
Speaker, Parliament (Althingi);Iceland
CEO, Girl Rising
Senior Advisor, Reykjavik Global Forum
Mayor of Reykjavík, City of Reykjavik
President, Lithuana (2009-2019)
Deputy Director General, SSM Governance & Operations, European Central Bank
Europe Representative, AVPN
Partner and Co-Lead, Oliver Wyman’s Public Sector and Policy Practice, Europe
Partner & Director, Sustainable Investing & Social Impact, BCG
Partner, The Difference
MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Commission for Culture, Parliament of Georgia; Pianist; UNESCO Artist for Peace
Erika Morri, Founder Wo*men’s rugby land of freedom
Founder, Nabad Organisation
Senior Analyst, Gender and Conflict, International Crisis Group
Co-Chair, UHC2030 Steering Committee; President, Inter-Parliamentary Union (2017-2020)
Chairman, Icelandair Group
President, Women in Africa (WIA); Co-Lead, Connected Women Leaders (CWL)
Member of Parliament,Alþingi
CEO and Founder, Fair Pay Innovation Lab gGmbH (FPI)
Member, Advisory Board, GWL Voices
Chief Executive Officer, Landor & Fitch
Non-Executive Director, African Risk Capacity Ltd.
Vice President, Public Affairs
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Founder, Partnership for Advancing Innovative Sustainability; Member, UNESCO SDG4 Youth Network
Executive Adviser, Author and Global Advocate
Senior Official to the U.S. Secretary of State for the Office of Global Women’s Issues
UN Human Rights Champion; Founder & President, Green Hope Foundation
Founder and Chair, Global Women Leaders Strategic Philanthropy; Chair, Centre for Global Equality at Cambridge
Foreign Correspondent,New York Times
Senior Director, Global Health Advocacy & Fellow, World Economic Forum
Secretary-General, Council of Women World Leaders
Member the Parliament,Ukraine
Architectural scientist & designer; Assistant Professor, The Yale School of Architecture
Vice President, Girls and Women Strategy, UN Foundation
Vice President, Senate, Rwanda
President & CEO, Gam Africa Institute for Leadership
Director, Global Group Media
President, CEO, Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
Vice President, HTC
Director, OECD Development Centre
Founder, President, Malikah; Mentee, Running Start
Advisor and Secretary of the Board for Women Political Leaders (WPL)
Senior Advisor, United Nations; High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Resident Coordinator & Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Beyond the Billion (launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women)
Founder and CEO of GEDI; Founder of Future Brilliance
Designer, STEiNUNN
International reporter, United Nations correspondent, Asahi Shimbun
Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist, Durham University
National Leader of Belarus & Head of the United Transitional Cabinet
Mountaineer, Adventurer, Speaker & Writer
Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
Chief of Staff, Vice Chair’s office, Mastercard
Founder, Rukhshana Media; Journalist
Director, Culture, Youth and Sport, Municipality of Gjakova, Kosovo
Special Adviser on Women & Children, African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council
Managing Director, Head of EM and Commodities Local Sales and Latin America Structured Credit Sales, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Global Europe & Defence Editor, EURACTIV
Campaigns Director, Project Everyone
Strategic Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross
Global Head of Public Affairs & Engagement, Pinterest
Senior Policy Analyst,Center for the Study of Social Policy
Member of Parliament, Georgia
Equality activist, Women’s Equality Party
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sirotin Ventures
Governor of Quezon province,Philippines
Founder, CEO, Femme First Foundation
CEO and Principal Creative, Anita Erskine Media
CEO, Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network
Programme Manager Gender Equality, Union for the Mediterranean
Member, National Assembly, Republic of Armenia
Mayor, Lufwanyama Town Council, Zambia
President, House of Representatives, Cyprus; WPL Country Ambassador, Cyprus
