THE REYKJAVÍK
GLOBAL FORUM
The Reykjavík Global Forum is where women leaders discuss and share ideas and solutions on how to further advance society.
The Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders was launched in November, 2018, in Reykjavík, Iceland, as the Women Leaders Global Forum. The Forum is annually co-hosted by Women Political Leaders (WPL), and the Government and Parliament of Iceland, under the heading Power, Together.
Each year the Forum invites 450 leaders from around the globe, including Presidents and Prime Ministers and other public figures, as well as leaders from business, academia, civil society, arts, media and more who are playing a vital role in their respective fields sharing ideas, insights and experiences.
Consistently ranked as the leading country on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, Iceland is the perfect location for the most relevant Forum for women leaders. It’s the single destination that transcends both geographic and sector boundaries, creating a platform that fosters conversation between outstanding leaders.
2019 CONVERSATIONISTS INCLUDED
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Abdul Rashid Shaibu
Founder and Operations Manager, Dream Shapers Foundation
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Adriana Usmayo Macedonio
Alum, Running Start
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Albertína Friobjörg Elíasdóttir
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Alessandra Galloni
Global Managing Editor/News Planning and Creation, Thomson Reuters
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Alexandra Tvircun
Adviser to the Speaker of the Parliament, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
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Alexia Sanchez
Alum, Running Start
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Allison Dunne
Project Manager, EY
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Alyson Chocianowski
Alum, Running Start
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Amalya Khachatryan
Deputy Director of Advisory, Oxford Analytica
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Amanda Ellis
Executive Director, Arizona State University
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Amanda Morrison
Alum, Running Start
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Ameenah Gurib Fakim
President, Presidency of Mauritius (2015-2018) – Member of the Council of Women World Leaders
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Anastasia Sideri
External Communications Director CEE, Coca-Cola Hellas
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Andrea Steinert
President, Transatlantic Female Forum
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Anett Tarnokova
Senior Recruiter, McKinsey Design
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Angela Baker
Head of Corporate Responsibility, Qualcomm
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Angelika Huber-Straßer
Head of Corporates, KPMG Germany
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Angeline Kumbirai Tongogara
Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Zimbabwe
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Anisha Singh
Founding Partner, She Capital
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Anita Bhatia
Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
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Ann Cairns
Executive Vice Chair of Mastercard
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Anna Hakobyan
Wife of the Prime Minister of Armenia, My Step Charitable Foundation
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Anna Kristin Palsdottir
Cross-Industry Innovation Director, Marel
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Anna Wangenheim
Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Greenland
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Anne Gfrerer
Head of Communication, HypoVereinsbank
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Anne Hetterich
When Women Thrive, Mercer Limited
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Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen
CEO, Plan International
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Anne-Tamara Lorre
Ambassador, Embassy of Canada to Iceland
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Annika Norlin
Head of Diversity & Inclusion, International Committee of the Red Cross
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Anoosha Shaigan
Vice President, Courting The Law
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Anthony Onesto
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Ella Adventures
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Ardiana Jaku
Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Albania
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Arielle Ross
Alum, Running Start
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Arunachalam Muruganantham
Founder, Jayaashree Industries
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Asa Lindestam
First Deputy Speaker, Swedish Parliament, WPL Ambassador
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Asdis Bragadottir
Founder, EVA consortium
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Ásta R. Jóhannesdóttir
Former Speaker, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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ÁSTHILDUR MARGRÉT OTHARSDÓTTIR
Chairman of the Board, Marel
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Atifete Jahjaga
President of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016), Member of the Council of Women World Leaders
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Aud Lise Norheim
Ambassador, Norwegian Embassy
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Audelia Guadalupe López Vásquez
Deputy, Asamblea Legislativa El Salvador
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Auður Elva Jónsdóttir
Director for Finance, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Bahiya Ghalla
Vice president of the regional council of dakhla O, The régional council
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Bana Alabed
Young Activist and Author
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Barbara Boxer
Former Member of the Senate, Senate of the United States of America
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Barri Rafferty
Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum
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Beata Gutman
President and Founder, Grasshopper
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Beatriz Merino
Executive President of the Cesar Vallejo University of Peru, Prime Minister of Peru (2003), National Ombudsman for Peru (2005 – 2011), Member of the Council of Women World Leaders
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Bidemi Zakariyau Akande
Founder and CEO, LSF|PR
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Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Boma Goodhead
Member of Congress, House of Representatives of Nigeria
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Brie Loskota
Executive Director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California
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Brooke Frewing
Director, Legal & Compliance, Hitachi Vantara
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Bryndis Haraldsdottir
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Camelia Ille
Dean of Executive Education, INCAE – Dean, Chair of Center for Collaborative & Women Leadership
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Carla Aerts
Director, Tmrw Insittute
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Caroline Gutman
CEO, Nu Market
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Caroline Harper
Head of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Overseas Development Institute
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Cary Hobbs
Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff – Centene Corporation
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Casey Dunning
Director, Results and Learning
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Catherine Gotani Hara
Catherine Gotani
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Catherine Loughlin
Associate Dean Research, Sobey School of Business
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Catriona Fallon
Chief Financial Office, Hitachi Vantara
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Celeste Mergens
Founder / CEO, Days for Girls International
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Charlotte Jónsdóttir Biering
Women. Fast forward Co-Lead, EY
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Charlotte Webb
Co-founder, Feminist Internet
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Chioma Agwuegbo
Founder, TechHerNG
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Christina McKelvie
Minister for Older People and Equalities, Scottish Government
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Christine Heenan
Vice-President, The Rockefeller Foundation
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Claire Bowen
Alum, Running Start
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Claire Gaynor
Design Director, Landor
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Clare Barber
Member of the House of Keys, Isle of Man Government
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Clare Hutchinson
Special Representative for Women Peace and Security, NATO
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Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah
Deputy Minority WHIP, Parliament of Ghana
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Courtney Carson
Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy, Women Deliver
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Cristina Ljungberg
Co-founder, The Case for Her
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Cristina Torres
Online marketing manager, Cocorointim SL
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Dagmar Stefansdottir
Communication and Community Relation Manager, Alcoa Fjardaal
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Dagur B. Eggertsson
Mayor of Reykjavík, City of Reykjavik
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Debbie Simpson
Chief Financial Officier, Maple Leaf Foods
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Deborah Gorman-Smith
Dean, The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
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Demet Mutlu
Founder & CEO,Trendyol.com
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Dhurata Hoxha
Minister of European Integration, Kosovo
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Diana Sierra
CEO, Be Girl Inc
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Dina Kaplan
Founder, The Path
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Disha Shah
Alum, Running Start
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DJ Forza
Director of Partnerships and Collaboration, World YMCA
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Donna Leinwand Leger
Digital Media Leader & Former Managing Editor of USA Today
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Ebtisam MS AlDallal
Member of the Majlis Al-Shura, Shura Council, WPL Ambassador
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Edwin Dundas
Country Coordinator, Humanity’s Team Sierra Leone
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Elaine Lo
Senior Partner, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Elaine Quijano
CBSN Anchor, CBS News Digital
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Elin Maria Bjornsdottir
Global Learning and Development Manager, Marel
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Elizabeth Moses
Founder and Principal Advocate, AlphaZULU Advocates
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Elke Heitmüller
Head of Diversity Management, Volkswagen AG
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Ella Fallows
Politics & Government Outreach Manager at Facebook
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Elsa G. Borgarsdóttir
CEO of Sætt og Salt chocolade
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Elzbieta Lukacijewska
Member of the European Parliament, European Parliament
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Emily Wilson
CEO, Irise International
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Erica Ariel Fox
CEO Advisor & Chief Thought Leader, Mobius Executive Leadership
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Espérance Nyirasafari
Vice President of the Senate, Senate of Rwanda
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Eva Baumer
Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Mastercard
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Eva Dís Þórðardóttir
Project Manager and Land Use Planner, EFLA Consulting Engineers
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Eva Marie Carney
Founder & President,The Kwek Society
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Eva Polío
Co CEO, Cocorointim SL
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Éva-Andrea Csep
Member of the Parliament, Chamber of Deputies of Romania
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Ewurama Appiagyei-Dankah
#ILookLikeAPolitician Ambassador, Running Start
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Fadia Dib
Member of the Parliament, People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic
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Fahiya Rashid
Alum, Running Start
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Fatjona Dhimitri
Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Albania
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Fatma Oktem
Member of the Parliament, Danish Parlament
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Femke Bartels
Global Managing Director and Partner, THNK School of Creative Leadership
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Fiona O’Loughlin
Deputy, Parliament of Ireland
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Gabriela Podasca
Member of the Parliament, Chamber of Deputies of Romania
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Georgina Brett
Chief of Staff, The Reserve
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Gerda Larsson
Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Case For Her
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Gertrude Mwanyanje
Member of Parliment, Parliment of Kenya
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Gifty Twum-Ampofo
Deputy Minister For Education & MP, Parliament of Ghana, WPL Ambassador
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Gina Fedock
Assistant Professor, The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
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Gita Gopinath
Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Gudmundur Thorbjornsson
Managing Director, EFLA Consulting Engineers
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Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
President of Iceland, Government of Iceland
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Gudrun Agnarsdottir
Medical doctor, Icefemin
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Gundbert Scherf
McKinsey & Company
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Gwen Young
Managing Director of the Global Emergency Response Coalition and Distinguished Fellow, The Wilson Center
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Halimah Sanda
Founder/CEO, ROMZAIB Foundation
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Halldora Mogensen
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Hanna Katrín Friðriksson
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Hanne Dalmut
Director, Partnership Development, Concordia
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Hanne Elisabeth Rasmussen
Head of knowledge Center, Fondenes Videnscenter
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Helén Nilsson
Director, Nordic Council of Ministers office in Lithuania
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Hendrikka Waage
CEO, Hendrikka Waage
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Herdís Fjeldsted
Chairwoman, Valitor
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Hiltrud Dorothea Werner
Member of the Board of Management, Integrity and Legal affairs, Volkswagen AG
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Iliyana Tsanova
Deputy Managing Director, European investment bank
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Inga Sæland
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Irma Erlingsdottir
Director, Associate Professor, University of Iceland
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Jackie Hunt
Member of the Board of Management, Asset Management, US Life Insurance, Allianz SE
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Janah Ncube
Global Campaigns Director, Crisis Action, Kenya
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Jane Geraghty
Chief Executive Officer, Landor
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Jane Poole-Wilson
Member of the House of Keys, Isle of Man Government
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Jean Sendeza
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Malawi
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Jennie Gustafsson
Youth Delegate, Plan International
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Jennifer Hauseman
Director, ICRC
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Jennifer Leser
Executive Assistant, CBS Interactive
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Jessica Roland
Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy, Women Deliver
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Joanna Santinon
Partner, EY
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Jody Williams
Chair , Nobel Women’s Initiative
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Jon McGlinchy
Senior Producer, CBSN/CBS News
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Julia Gillard
Chair, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College; Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013); Member of the Council of Women World Leaders
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Julia Simon
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Mary Kay Inc.
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Julie Katsuak Lussier
Student, Kativik Ilisarnilirniq
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Julienne Lusenge Maliyabwaba
Directrice, Fonds pour les femmes congolaises
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Kara Condon
Communications Manager, Mastercard
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Karidia Zongo-Yanogo
6th vice-president, National Assembly of Burkina Faso
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Karina Chi
Co-founder & Chief Policy Officer, Menstrual Health Hub (MH hub)
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Katharina Miller
President, European Women Lawyers Association
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Katinka Brose
Senior Strategy Agent, FPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab gGmbH
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Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Prime Minister of Iceland, Government of Iceland – Member of The Council of Women World Leaders
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Katrin Olga Johannesdottir
Chair, Iceland Chamber of Commerce
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Katrin Yr Magnusdottir
Operations Manager Commercial, Marel
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Khonaf Kako
Youth Delegate, Plan International
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Kinga Bara
Attaché, European Court of Auditors
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Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
4th President of Croatia (2015-2020); WPL Ambassador for Immunization, Chair Emerita, Council of Women World Leaders (2019-2020)
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Kristian Isaksson
Youth Engagement Officer, Plan International Sweden
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Kwiri Yang
Founder/CEO, LifeGyde
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Laida Memba Ikuga
Co-founder and Sustainability Manager, Cocorointim SL
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Lana Popovic
Central & Eastern Europe Bu President, The Coca-Cola Company
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Lara Smith
Chief of Staff, Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Larissa Kennedy
Youth Delegate, Plan International
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Latifah M.Daud
Executive Director, Strategic Human Capital Mgmt, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
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Laura Liswood
Secretary General, The Council of Women World Leaders
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Lee Koon Tan
State Minister, Parliament of Malaysia
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Leena Patel
Global Brand Platforms Lead, Deloitte
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Lena Nazaryan
Vice President, National Assembly of Armenia, WPL Ambassador
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Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Lima Courtenay
Partner, Latham & Watkins
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Linda Ugianugwuye
First Lady and Wife of the Executive Governor, Government of Cross River State Nigeria
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Liz Schuelke
German Chancellor Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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Loren Mayor
President, Operations, National Public Radio (NPR)
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Ludovic Subran
Chief Economist, Allianz
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Mabel Memory Chinomona
President of the Senate, Parliament of Zimbabwe, WPL Ambassador
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Madeline Yaaka
Student, Kativik Iliisarnilirniq
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Maike Roettger
CEO, Plan International Deutschland e.V.
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Maimuna Lamin
President, National Women Congress
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Malak Azmirly
Youth Delegate, Plan International
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Mama Cax
Model/Advocate, JAG Models
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Mane Tandilyan
Member of the National Assembly of Armenia, Chair of Financial Credit and Budget Standing Committee, WPL Ambassador for Advocacy of #GIRL2LEADER.
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Manette Snow
Vice President Human Resources, Ball Beverage Packaging
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Mara Gubuan
Founder, Equality League
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Margaret Liheeri Ndenga
Senior Parliamentary Officer, Senate of the Republic of Kenya
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María Ósk Kristmundsdóttir
Continuous Improvement and Technology Manager, Alcoa Fjarðaál
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Maria Ressa
Co-founder and CEO of Rappler
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Mariam Jalabi
Head of knowledge Center, Fondenes Videnscenter
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Mariam Omira Solaimankhil
Member of Wolesi Jirga, National Assembly of Afghanistan
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Mariama Touray
President, Women Leader Association
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Mariana de la Roche
Co-founder & Chief Policy Officer, Menstrual Health Hub (MH hub)
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Marni Sommer
President, Grow & Know, Inc.
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Marsha Cooke
Senior Vice President, Impact, VICE Media
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Martha Marwa
National Disciplinary Committee Member, Amani National Congress Party
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Martina Nee
Equality and Inclusion Advisor, WaterAid
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Maryse Gaudreault
Vice President, President of the Network of Women Parliamentarians, National Assembly of Quebec
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Meghan Fennell
Senior Manager, Deloitte
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Meredith Gonsalves
Global Social Media Manager, Deloitte
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Michael Green
CEO, Social Progress Imperative
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Michele Parmelee
Deloitte Global Chief People and Purpose Officer
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Michelle Harrison
Global CEO, Public Division and CEO, WPP Government Practice, Kantar
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Michelle Mulherin
Senator, Irish Parliament
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Mildret Reason Dube
Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Zimbabwe
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Millicent Nyaboke Omanga
Senator, Parliament of Kenya
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Millie Odhiambo
Member of Parliament, Suba North Constituency, Kenya National Assembly
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Mina Mashayekhi
Senior Advisor, RockCreek
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Mohamed Alami Berrada
Counselor of Head of Government, Government of Morocco
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Monica DeNeale
VP General Counsel, Hitachi Vantara
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Naina Subberwal
Chairperson & CEO, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Limited
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Natalie Deacon
Director Corporate Affairs, Avon
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Nataliia Korolevska
Member of Parliament of Ukraine, The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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Naye A. Bathily
Head, Global Parliamentary Engagement, The World Bank Group
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Ngoc Thao Do
Acting Executive Director, WoMena
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Nguluwe Msoffe Chisomo
Founder, Ottawa’s Homeless Period
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Nicola Reindorp
Deputy Executive Director, Crisis Action
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Nina Bernarding
Co-Director, Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy
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Nina Rawal
Founder, Emerging Health Ventures
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Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
Chief Executive, Rozaria Memorial Trust
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Oana Toiu
Former State Secretary, PLUS Party
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Oby Ezekwesili
Economic and Policy Expert / Senior Economic Adviser, AEDPI; World Bank Vice President, Africa Region (2007-2012)
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Oliver Trumble
Global Partnerships Manager, Plan International
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Ólöf Þórarinsdóttir
Director of Management, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Paige L. Moore
Alum, Running Start
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Pamela Thomson-Hall
Head of CEEMEA, Managing Director – International, Willis Towers Watson
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Patricia Daley
Canada Diversity & Inclusion Leader, Deloitte
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Patricia Deyton
Senior Advisor and Former Executive Director of the Council of Women World Leaders
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Patricia Milligan
Senior Partner and Global Leader of When Women Thrive and Multinational Client Group, Mercer
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Patricia Pelton
President, World YMCA
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Patricia Rey
Head of Strategic Communications, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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Patricia Valdivieso
Member of Parliament – Secretary of Board of Direct, Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
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Paula Cox
Premier of Bermuda (2010-2012) – Member of The Council of Women World Leaders
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Petra Eileen Lichtenau
Head of Coms/Corporates, KPMG AG
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Petronila Night Were Lokorio
Senator, Parliament of Kenya
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Pórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Ragna Árnadóttir
Secretary General, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Randall Tucker
Chief Inclusion Officer, Mastercard
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RANGITA DE SILVA DE ALWIS
Associate Dean of International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Ranjana Kumari
Executive Director, Centre For Social Research
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Rebeca Gyumi
Executive Director, Msichana Initiative Organization
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Rebecca Lyons
Client Director, Landor
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Renée Lahti
SVP, Chief Information Officer – Hitachi Vantara
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RHEA MAUMDAR SINGHAL
CEO & Founder, Ecoware
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Rita Singh
Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
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Roberta Pinotti
Senator, Italian Senate of the Republic, WPL Ambassador
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Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Roseby Gadama
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Malawi
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Rukhsana Zuberi
Senator, Senate of Pakistan
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Rusnah Aluai
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Malaysia
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Salome Þorkelsdóttir
Former Speaker, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Sam Mazloum
Vice President, Public Affairs, Office of Vice Chairman, Mastercard
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Samina Saeed
Senator, Senate of Pakistan
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Sandie Okoro
Senior Vice President and World Bank Group General Counsel
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Sandra Ajaja
Executive Director, Fempower Africa
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Sandy Kervin
CEO, Jarrah House
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Sara Reef
Lead, External Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Sarah Adwoa Safo
Deputy Majority Leader & Minister for Procurement, Parliament of Ghana
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Sarah Schlitz
MP, Belgian House of Representatives
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Sarala Yadav
Member of Parliament, Federal Parliament of Nepal
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Sawyer Garrity
Singer and Student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Sebastian Navarro
Secretary General, CC35
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Serena Saunders
Alum, Running Start
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Shannon Thyme Klinger
Group General Counsel of Novartis, Novartis International AG
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Sharifa Al-Yahyai
Former Minister of Social Development, Sultanate of Oman
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Shelly Batra
Co-founder and President, Operations ASHA
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Shevaun Haviland
Deputy Director, Business Partnerships Team & Government Communications Service Local Team
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Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari
Federal Minister for Human Rights, National Assembly of Pakistan
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Shobhini Mukerji
Executive Director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), South Asia
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Sifirah Wanjiru Kefah
Country Director, Huru International
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Sigríður Á. Andersen
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Sigridur Ingadottir
Chief Economist, BSRB
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Sihame Arbib
CEO, Victory capital
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Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir
Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Sonja Birnbaum
Interim Head of Executive Office, Plan International
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Sophia Grinvalds
Founder/Director, AFRIpads
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Stefanía Guðrún Halldórsdóttir
EVP Marketing and Business Development, Landsvirkjun the National Power Company of Iceland
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Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
Speaker of the Althingi, Parliament of Iceland
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Steinunn Sigurbjornsdottir
Director of Change Management, Valitor
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Stella Samuelsdottir
Executive Director, UN Iceland
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Stephane Dubois
Manager, Gender and Growth Initiative, Chatham House
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Stephanie Cox
Former Member of Parliament, Austrian Parliament
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Stine Sørensen
Co-founder & COO, Radiobotics
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Sunna Dora Einarsdottir
CFO and Partner, Deloitte
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Taiwo Oluga
Member of Parliament, National Assembly of Nigeria
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Tala Al Jabri
Investor, SoftBank Vision Fund
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Taryn Mook
Group Chief Operating Officer, Bonsey Jaden
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Tatiana Cunetchi
Deputy Chairwoman of the Standing Committee, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
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Tatjana Latinovic
Chairperson, Icelandic Women’s Rights Association
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tillie Martinussen
Member of the Parliament, Inatsisartut
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Trine Angeline Sig
Managing Director & Co-founder of Real Relief, Co-Founder of Global Campaign: Period Pride – Keep Our Girls In School
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Trinitas Kunashe
Chief Executive Officer, Tina Pads social enterprise
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Tunji John Asaoku
Nigerian Representative, African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council
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Tuula Haatainen
First Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Finland
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Ulla Tørnæs
Member, Parliament of Denmark
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Uzra Zeya
President and CEO, The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP)
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Vanessa Grant
Global Shapers, Global Shapers Community
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Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo
Policy Adviser on Women, Peace and Security Coordinator | African Women Leaders Network
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Verónica Delgadillo García
Senator, Senate of México, WPL Ambassador
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Veronika Bendere
European Communications Director, MSD
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Victoria Budson
Executive Director of the Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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Vidisha Mishra
Research Fellow, Weizenbaum Institute
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Viviane Teitelbaum
Member, Brussels Regional Parliament; Vice-President, Francophone Parliament, Brussels; President, Feminist Observatory of Violence against Women
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Wen Zhao
Member of Secretariat, All-China Women’s Federation
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Wendy Anderson
Co-Founder and Partner, The Case For Her
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Þórdís Kolbrún Gylfadóttir
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation, Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland
Programme
The Reykjavík Global Forum took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, over a three-day-period 18-20 November 2019. Its primary venue was Harpa, Concert Hall and Conference Centre.
Programme highlights
Monday, November 18th
- Discover Iceland
- Leaders Lunches (Various Venues)
- Hosted by Capacent: Using design and humour to transform the work place - Kill it with kindess
- Hosted by Marel: Unconscious bias - unleashing potential
- Registration & Badge Collection
- Welcome Reception, Hosted by Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland
- Celebrating Creativity: Co-hosted by the City of the Reykjavík
Tuesday, November 19th
- Rise & Prepare to Shine
- Welcome to the Champion of Equality Between Women and Men
- Welcome to the Community of Actions
- Setting the Scene
- Lessons of Leadership
- Leaderstalks (Various Venues)
- The Women, Peace and Security Agenda - a platform for transformative change
- Fact vs. Fiction: How to Earn Credibility in the Misinformation Era
- Today's modern families require a modern workplace
- The Transforming Business of Belonging
- Creative approaches to tackling bias with technology
- Striving for Zero - How companies eliminate the pay gap between women and men
- Resilience
- Jumping Hurdles and Shattering Glass: The Pathways of Successful Women Leaders
- How Can "Girls Get Equal?": Gender Transformative Power and Representation
- The (she) chief of the Reykjavík police - a success story of female empowerment and ending the macho work culture
- Sustainability in the transport sector
- Revitalise & Recharge
- Revitalise & Recharge Meditation
- Powering Up
- Leaders Lunches (Various Venues)
- Hosted by Allianz. Anti-capitalism is on the rise, reputation of big business is under siege.
- Hosted by Avon. Stand4her
- Hosted by Concordia:. Partnership Best Practices Networking Luncheon
- Hosted by Mercer. Driving equality in the workplace: Real solutions to the persistent state of inequality
- Hosted by the Embassy of China. Women, Half The Sky
- Hosted by Freshdields. Reducing Poverty through girls' empowerment
- Hosted by KPMG. New markets, new powers - How female leaders are shaping the business world in the 21st century
- Power, Together: A Message from the Cloud
- Generation Equality
- The Power of Turning Grief Into Action
- Generation Disrupted: Earning Trust, Finding Meaning & Building Skills
- The Reykjavík Index: Update
- Acting on the Evidence: Confronting Society's prejudice towards Female Leadership
- Energy Boosting Break
- Meditation Moment
- Is Digital a Yellow Click Road to a New Business OZ?
- The Power of Hope
- Peace is not for the Faint of Heart
- Community of Actions Reception
- National Delegation Responses to the UN Women Call to Action
- Power, Together. Partnerships (By invitation only)
- Social Media Training
- CWWL in cooperation with Vero?ld, House of Vigdi?s hosts a Panel Discussion on: Women, Leadership and the Sustainability of Languages and Cultures
Wednesday, November 20th
- Revitalise & Recharge
- Revitalise & Recharge Meditation
- Meditation Moment
- Rise & Prepare to Shine
- Gender Based Violence: The Cost of Inaction and the Opportunities for Action
- Invest Smarter, Live Healthier
- The Power of Overcoming Fear
- Changemaking to "Live Happily Ever After"
- LeadersTalks (Various Venues)
- Menstruation Matters: Period.
- Developing Future Superheroes in STEM and beyond
- Blazing New Trails: Boosting Women's Entrepreneurship
- Think Global Ageing Is a Problem? Think Again!
- Power, Together: New models of collaboration protecting people from war
- The Icelandic Story - How Women Changed the Political Landscape
- Index to Action to Impact
- Prison Reform in a Global Context
- Power Together: Reykjavík Summit at Höfði House
- Powering Up
- Leaders Lunch
- Power, Together: Community of Actions
- Journalism and Society: Politics, Press & Platforms
- The Power of Self-Love
- Moving Mountains, Cleaning Oceans
- Energy Boosting Break
- Leadership: Staying Positive Through Thick and Thin
- Awards Ceremony
- Closing Remarks
- The Power Experience
LeadersTalks
LeadersTalks are impactful sessions hosted by a partner focusing on forward-looking discussions.
LeadersTalks are the place where every Conversationist has the opportunity to contribute with personal ideas and experience. With the participation of a group of 20-60 Conversationists, they run for 75 minutes and happen simultaneously each day during the Reykjavík Global Forum
Proposals for LeadersTalks 2020 will be accepted from May 1st until September 1st, 2020
LeadersTalks 2019 were hosted by the following partners
LeadersTalks
2020 Forum Report
The Reykjavík Global Forum 2020 Report
Report
2019 Forum Report
The Reykjavík Global Forum 2019 Report
Report
2018 Women Leaders Global Forum
2018 Conversationists included
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Abeba Tesfai
Director, Women Economic Empowerment & Marketing at Enat Bank
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Abeer Seikaly
Artist, Architect, Cultural Producer
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Abosede Alimi
Co-Founder, ElectHER
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Adea Roka
Director, Culture, Youth and Sport, Municipality of Gjakova, Kosovo
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Adenike Oladosu
Climate Activist
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Aderinto Opeyemi Marcellina
Special Adviser on Women & Children, African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council
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Adriana Mano
Founder and CEO, Zouri
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Adriana Rozo-Angulo
President & Co-Founder, MAS Connections
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Adriana Sierra Leal
Refugee Livelihoods and Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Officer, ILO
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Afke Schaart
Senior Vice President and Head of Global Impact, Huawei
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Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder & CEO, RockCreek
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Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek
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Afsin Yurdakul
Journalist and News Anchor, Habertürk News Network
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Agata Jakoncic
Managing Director, MSD Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
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Agnes Ameede
Member of Parliament, Uganda
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Agnes Binagwaho
Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity
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Ágnes Vadai
Member, Hungarian National Assembly
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Agnes Zani
Member of the Senate, Senate of the Parliament, Kenya
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Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bak
Member of Parliament, Sejm, Republic of Poland
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Agnieszka Pomaska
Member of Parliament, Sejm, Republic of Poland
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Agostina Pechi
Managing Director, Head of EM and Commodities Local Sales and Latin America Structured Credit Sales, Goldman Sachs & Co.
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Agostina Pechi
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs and Co. and Head of EM, Latin America
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Ailish Campbell
Ambassador Designate of Canada to the European Union, Global Affairs Canada
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Aimee Gonzales
Executive Director, PEMSEA
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Akiko Horiba
Senior Program Officer, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
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Alba Gavaliugov Méndez
President & Founder, The Spanish Alliance of Model United Nations
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Alenka Jeraj
Member of Parliament, National Assembly, Republic of Slovenia
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Alex Reid
CEO, Reid Strategies
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Alexandra Abreu Loureiro
Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group GmbH
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Alexandra Brzozowski
Global Europe & Defence Editor, EURACTIV
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Alexandra Rogan
Managing Director, Teneo Intelligence
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Álfheiður Ágústsdóttir
CEO, Elkem
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Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Minister of Health, Iceland (2009-2010)
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Alia Bojilova
Partner, PPG and Movac
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Alice Gast
President, Imperial College London
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Alice Macdonald
Campaigns Director, Project Everyone
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Alice Maillot
Strategic Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross
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Alina Kessel
President and CEO, Team P&G at WPP
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Alise Marshall
Global Head of Public Affairs & Engagement, Pinterest
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Alison Holder
Director, Equal Measures 2030
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Alison Holder
Director, Equal Measures 2030
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Alison Jawetz
Senior Policy Analyst,Center for the Study of Social Policy
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Aliya Hamza Malik
Member, National Assembly, Pakistan
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Allison Summers
Executive Director, Zonta International
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Alva Manira
Vice President for Political and Civic Engagement, Vital Voices Global Partnership
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Alyse Nelson
President and CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership
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Amanda Austin
Head, Policy and Advocacy, Equal Measures 2030
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Amanda Austin
Head of Policy and Advocacy, Equal Measures 2030
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Amanda Bok
CEO, European Hemophilia Consortium
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Amanda Bok
CEO, EHC
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Amanda Ellis
Executive Director Hawaii & Asia-Pacific, Senior Sustainability Scholar, ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
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Amanda Ellis
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Amanda Nguyen
CEO and Founder, Rise
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Amani Aruri
Member, Generation Equality Youth Task Force
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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
President, Mauritius, (2015-2018)
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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
President of Mauritius (2015-2018), Member, Council of Women World Leaders (CWWL)
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Amelia Lopez Huix
CEO, MOH International
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Amie Batson
Executive Director, WomenLift Health
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Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
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Aminata Touré
President of Economic Council (2019-2020), Prime Minister (2013-2014), Minister of Justice Attorney General (2012-2013), Senegal; Member of the Council of Women World Leaders
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Amna Ahmad
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Amy Lenander
CEO, Capital One
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Amy Weaver
President, Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce
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An Capoen
Member of Belgian House of Representatives and WPL Ambassador
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An Capoen
Member, House of Representatives of Belgium (2014-2019)
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Ana Birchall
Deputy Prime Minister of Romania
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Ana Maria Costa Freitas
Rector, University of Évora
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Ana Maria Pastor Julian
Second Deputy Speaker of the Bureau, Congress of Deputies
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Ana Nacvlishvili
Member of Parliament, Georgia
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Anda Cakša
Member of Parliament, Saeima
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Andrea Armani
Professor, University of Southern California
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Andrea Grobocopatel
Co-Chair, W20 Argentina
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Andrea I. Razzaghi
Senior Executive, NASA
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Andrea Razzaghi
Deputy Director, NASA Management Office of JPL, NASA
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Andrea Wilson
Equality activist, Women’s Equality Party
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Andrea Wilson
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Andreja Zabret
Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia
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Angelica Sirotin
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sirotin Ventures
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Angelina Helen Tan
Governor of Quezon province,Philippines
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Angelique de Vries-Schipperijn
EVP and CEO Northern Europe, Salesforce
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Angélique Kidjo
Singer-Songwriter, Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF
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Angellica Aribam
Founder, CEO, Femme First Foundation
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Anika Jane Dorothy
Convener, Young Women in Political Parties Leadership KE; East Africa Coordinator, Amplify Girls
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Anima Anandkumar
Director, Artificial Intelligence Research and Professor, NVIDIA and Caltech
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Anino Emuwa
Founder and Managing Director, Avandis Consulting; Founder, PayAnalytics
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Aniqa Nawabi
Executive Director, Muslim Community Network
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Anisha Singh
Founding Partner, She Capital
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Anisia Karlo Achieng Olworo
Member of the National Legislative Assembly of the Republic of South Suda
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Anita Afia Amofah
Vice President, Queenmothers Foundation of Ghana
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Anita Erskine
CEO and Principal Creative, Anita Erskine Media
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Ann Cairns
Executive Vice Chair of Mastercard
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Ann Cairns
Executive Vice Chair, Mastercard
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Ann Florini
Professor, Arizona State University (ASU)
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Ann Warner
CEO, Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network
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Anna Dorangricchia
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Anna Dorangricchia
Programme Manager Gender Equality, Union for the Mediterranean
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Anna Fiscale
Founder and President, Progetto Quid
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Anna Konig Jerlmyr
Mayor, Stockholm
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Anna Kostanyan
Member, National Assembly, Republic of Armenia
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Anna Kristín Kristjánsdóttif
Executive Board Director and Owner, Hvíta húsið
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Anna Sophie Herken
Business Division Head, Allianz Asset Management GmbH; Member, Board of Allianz Life (USA); Member, Board of CPIC Fund Management Co. Ltd. (China)
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Anna Zaleski Mori
Partnerships and Project Manager, (UN/WTO) ITC
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Anne Tamara-Lorre
Canadian Ambassador to Iceland
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Anne-Laure Gaffuri
Media Officer, EIB
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Anne-Tamara Lorre
Ambassador, Embassy of Canada to Iceland
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Annie Kapandula Kalamatila
Mayor, Lufwanyama Town Council, Zambia
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Annita Demetriou
Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, WPL Ambassador
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Annita Demetriou
President, House of Representatives, Cyprus; WPL Country Ambassador, Cyprus
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Anoosha Shaigan
Vice President, Courting The Law
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Anoosha Shaigan
Vice President, Courting The Law
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Anouk Heilen
Head of Global Sustainability, Equity and Social Inclusion, Unilever
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Antónia Mészáros
Executive Director, UNICEF Hungary
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Anu Bhardwaj
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Anu Bradford
Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia Law School
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Anuradha Gupta
Deputy CEO, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
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Aparna Piramal Raje
Columnist and Writer, HT Media
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Apiorkor Ashong-Abbey
Production Executive, Citi FM; Poet
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April Rinne
Founder and Chief Change Navigator, April Worldwide
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Arancha González Laya
Minister, Foreign Affairs (2020-2021), Assistant Secretary-General, UN (2013-2021), Member, GWL Voices
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