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Reykjavík Global Forum

2019 Forum Programme Leadertalks Forum Report 2019 2018 Forum

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

  • Abdul Rashid Shaibu

    Founder and Operations Manager, Dream Shapers Foundation

  • Adriana Usmayo Macedonio

    Alum, Running Start

  • Afke Schaart

    VP and Head of Europe, Russia and CIS, GSMA

  • Albertína Friobjörg Elíasdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Alessandra Galloni

    Global Managing Editor/News Planning and Creation, Thomson Reuters

  • Alexandra Tvircun

    Adviser to the Speaker of the Parliament, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

  • Alexia Sanchez

    Alum, Running Start

  • Alison Holder

    Director, Equal Measures 2030

  • Allison Dunne

    Project Manager, EY

  • Alyson Chocianowski

    Alum, Running Start

  • Amalya Khachatryan

    Deputy Director of Advisory, Oxford Analytica

  • Amanda Austin

    Head of Policy and Advocacy, Equal Measures 2030

  • Amanda Ellis

    Executive Director, Arizona State University

  • Amanda Morrison

    Alum, Running Start

  • Ameenah Gurib Fakim

    President, Presidency of Mauritius (2015-2018) – Member of the Council of Women World Leaders

  • Anastasia Sideri

    External Communications Director CEE, Coca-Cola Hellas

  • Andrea Steinert

    President, Transatlantic Female Forum

  • Anett Tarnokova

    Senior Recruiter, McKinsey Design

  • Angela Baker

    Head of Corporate Responsibility, Qualcomm

  • Angelika Huber-Straßer

    Head of Corporates, KPMG Germany

  • Angeline Kumbirai Tongogara

    Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Zimbabwe

  • Anisha Singh

    Founding Partner, She Capital

  • Anita Bhatia

    Deputy Executive Director, UN Women

  • Ann Cairns

    Executive Vice Chair of Mastercard

  • Anna Hakobyan

    Wife of the Prime Minister of Armenia, My Step Charitable Foundation

  • Anna Kristin Palsdottir

    Cross-Industry Innovation Director, Marel

  • Anna Wangenheim

    Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Greenland

  • Anne Gfrerer

    Head of Communication, HypoVereinsbank

  • Anne Hetterich

    When Women Thrive, Mercer Limited

  • Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen

    CEO, Plan International

  • Anne-Tamara Lorre

    Ambassador, Embassy of Canada to Iceland

  • Annika Norlin

    Head of Diversity & Inclusion, International Committee of the Red Cross

  • Annita Demetriou

    Member of the House of Representatives, Cyprus, WPL Ambassador

  • Anoosha Shaigan

    Vice President, Courting The Law

  • Anthony Onesto

    Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Ella Adventures

  • Ardiana Jaku

    Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Albania

  • Arielle Ross

    Alum, Running Start

  • Arna Grímsdóttir

    President of the Board, National Committee of UN Women in Iceland

  • Arunachalam Muruganantham

    Founder, Jayaashree Industries

  • Asa Lindestam

    First Deputy Speaker, Swedish Parliament, WPL Ambassador

  • Asdis Bragadottir

    Founder, EVA consortium

  • Ásta R. Jóhannesdóttir

    Former Speaker, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • ÁSTHILDUR MARGRÉT OTHARSDÓTTIR

    Chairman of the Board, Marel

  • Atifete Jahjaga

    President of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016), Member of the Council of Women World Leaders

  • Aud Lise Norheim

    Ambassador, Norwegian Embassy

  • Audelia Guadalupe López Vásquez

    Deputy, Asamblea Legislativa El Salvador

  • Auður Elva Jónsdóttir

    Director for Finance, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Bahiya Ghalla

    Vice president of the regional council of dakhla O, The régional council

  • Baillie Aaron

    Founder & CEO, Spark Inside

  • Bana Alabed

    Young Activist and Author

  • Barbara Boxer

    Former Member of the Senate, Senate of the United States of America

  • Barri Rafferty

    Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum

  • Bayartsetseg Jigmiddash

    Director, Veritas Consulting

  • Beata Gutman

    President and Founder, Grasshopper

  • 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

  • Bidemi Zakariyau Akande

    Founder and CEO, LSF|PR

  • Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Boma Goodhead

    Member of Congress, House of Representatives of Nigeria

  • Brie Loskota

    Executive Director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California

  • Brooke Frewing

    Director, Legal & Compliance, Hitachi Vantara

  • Bryndis Haraldsdottir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Caitlin Kraft-Buchman

    Founder and CEO, Women@TheTable

  • Camelia Ille

    Dean of Executive Education, INCAE – Dean, Chair of Center for Collaborative & Women Leadership

  • Carla Aerts

    Director, Tmrw Insittute

  • Caroline Gutman

    CEO, Nu Market

  • Caroline Harper

    Head of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Overseas Development Institute

  • Cary Hobbs

    Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff – Centene Corporation

  • Casey Dunning

    Director, Results and Learning

  • Catherine Gotani Hara

    Catherine Gotani

  • Catherine Loughlin

    Associate Dean Research, Sobey School of Business

  • Catriona Fallon

    Chief Financial Office, Hitachi Vantara

  • Celeste Mergens

    Founder / CEO, Days for Girls International

  • Charlotte Jónsdóttir Biering

    Women. Fast forward Co-Lead, EY

  • Charlotte Webb

    Co-founder, Feminist Internet

  • Chioma Agwuegbo

    Founder, TechHerNG

  • Chong Eng

    Penang State Minister, Penang State Government

  • Christina McKelvie

    Minister for Older People and Equalities, Scottish Government

  • Christine Heenan

    Vice-President, The Rockefeller Foundation

  • Claire Bowen

    Alum, Running Start

  • Claire Gaynor

    Design Director, Landor

  • Clare Barber

    Member of the House of Keys, Isle of Man Government

  • Clare Hutchinson

    Special Representative for Women Peace and Security, NATO

  • Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah

    Deputy Minority WHIP, Parliament of Ghana

  • Courtney Carson

    Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy, Women Deliver

  • Cristina Ljungberg

    Co-founder, The Case for Her

  • Cristina Torres

    Online marketing manager, Cocorointim SL

  • Dagmar Stefansdottir

    Communication and Community Relation Manager, Alcoa Fjardaal

  • Dagur B. Eggertsson

    Mayor of Reykjavík, City of Reykjavik

  • Dalal Alzayed

    Member of the Majlis Al-Shura, Shura Council Bahrain

  • Debbie Simpson

    Chief Financial Officier, Maple Leaf Foods

  • Deborah Gorman-Smith

    Dean, The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

  • Demet Mutlu

    Founder & CEO,Trendyol.com

  • Dhurata Hoxha

    Minister of European Integration, Kosovo

  • Diana Sierra

    CEO, Be Girl Inc

  • Dina Kaplan

    Founder, The Path

  • Dirk Luyten

    Founder of INSEAD’s Gender Research Fund and a Member of the Exco of the Global Women in Business Club

  • Disha Shah

    Alum, Running Start

  • DJ Forza

    Director of Partnerships and Collaboration, World YMCA

  • Donna Leinwand Leger

    Digital Media Leader & Former Managing Editor of USA Today

  • Ebtisam MS AlDallal

    Member of the Majlis Al-Shura, Shura Council, WPL Ambassador

  • Edwin Dundas

    Country Coordinator, Humanity’s Team Sierra Leone

  • Elaine Lo

    Senior Partner, Jingtian & Gongcheng

  • Elaine Quijano

    CBSN Anchor, CBS News Digital

  • Elin Maria Bjornsdottir

    Global Learning and Development Manager, Marel

  • Eliza Reid

    First Lady of Iceland, President of Iceland

  • Elizabeth Isele

    Founder and CEO, GIEE (Global Institute for Experienced Entrepreneurship)

  • Elizabeth Moses

    Founder and Principal Advocate, AlphaZULU Advocates

  • Elke Heitmüller

    Head of Diversity Management, Volkswagen AG

  • Ella Fallows

    Politics & Government Outreach Manager at Facebook

  • Elsa G. Borgarsdóttir

    CEO of Sætt og Salt chocolade

  • Elzbieta Lukacijewska

    Member of the European Parliament, European Parliament

  • Emily Wilson

    CEO, Irise International

  • Erica Ariel Fox

    CEO Advisor & Chief Thought Leader, Mobius Executive Leadership

  • Espérance Nyirasafari

    Vice President of the Senate, Senate of Rwanda

  • Eva Baumer

    Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Mastercard

  • Eva Dís Þórðardóttir

    Project Manager and Land Use Planner, EFLA Consulting Engineers

  • Eva Marie Carney

    Founder & President,The Kwek Society

  • Eva Polío

    Co CEO, Cocorointim SL

  • Éva-Andrea Csep

    Member of the Parliament, Chamber of Deputies of Romania

  • Ewurama Appiagyei-Dankah

    #ILookLikeAPolitician Ambassador, Running Start

  • Fadia Dib

    Member of the Parliament, People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic

  • Fahiya Rashid

    Alum, Running Start

  • Fatjona Dhimitri

    Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Albania

  • Fatma Oktem

    Member of the Parliament, Danish Parlament

  • Femke Bartels

    Global Managing Director and Partner, THNK School of Creative Leadership

  • Fiona O’Loughlin

    Deputy, Parliament of Ireland

  • Flavia Bustreo

    Chair of the governance committee, PMNCH

  • Gabriela Podasca

    Member of the Parliament, Chamber of Deputies of Romania

  • Georgina Brett

    Chief of Staff, The Reserve

  • Gerda Larsson

    Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Case For Her

  • Gertrude Mwanyanje

    Member of Parliment, Parliment of Kenya

  • Gifty Twum-Ampofo

    Deputy Minister For Education & MP, Parliament of Ghana, WPL Ambassador

  • Gina Fedock

    Assistant Professor, The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

  • Gita Gopinath

    Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

  • Gudmundur Thorbjornsson

    Managing Director, EFLA Consulting Engineers

  • Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

    President of Iceland, Government of Iceland

  • Gudrun Agnarsdottir

    Medical doctor, Icefemin

  • Gundbert Scherf

    McKinsey & Company

  • Gwen Young

    Managing Director of the Global Emergency Response Coalition and Distinguished Fellow, The Wilson Center

  • Halimah Sanda

    Founder/CEO, ROMZAIB Foundation

  • Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Halldora Mogensen

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Hanna Katrín Friðriksson

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Hanne Dalmut

    Director, Partnership Development, Concordia

  • Hanne Elisabeth Rasmussen

    Head of knowledge Center, Fondenes Videnscenter

  • Helén Nilsson

    Director, Nordic Council of Ministers office in Lithuania

  • Helga Vala Helgadóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Hendrikka Waage

    CEO, Hendrikka Waage

  • Herdís Fjeldsted

    Chairwoman, Valitor

  • Hiltrud Dorothea Werner

    Member of the Board of Management, Integrity and Legal affairs, Volkswagen AG

  • Iliyana Tsanova

    Deputy Managing Director, European investment bank

  • Inga Sæland

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Irma Erlingsdottir

    Director, Associate Professor, University of Iceland

  • Jackie Hunt

    Member of the Board of Management, Asset Management, US Life Insurance, Allianz SE

  • Janah Ncube

    Global Campaigns Director, Crisis Action, Kenya

  • Jane Geraghty

    Chief Executive Officer, Landor

  • Jane Poole-Wilson

    Member of the House of Keys, Isle of Man Government

  • Jean Sendeza

    Member of Parliament, Parliament of Malawi

  • Jennie Gustafsson

    Youth Delegate, Plan International

  • Jennifer Hauseman

    Director, ICRC

  • Jennifer Leser

    Executive Assistant, CBS Interactive

  • Jessica Roland

    Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy, Women Deliver

  • Joanna Santinon

    Partner, EY

  • Jody Williams

    Chair , Nobel Women’s Initiative

  • Johnnie Moore

    Founder, The KAIROS Company

  • Jon McGlinchy

    Senior Producer, CBSN/CBS News

  • 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

  • Julia Simon

    Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Mary Kay Inc.

  • Julie Katsuak Lussier

    Student, Kativik Ilisarnilirniq

  • Julienne Lusenge Maliyabwaba

    Directrice, Fonds pour les femmes congolaises

  • Kara Condon

    Communications Manager, Mastercard

  • Karidia Zongo-Yanogo

    6th vice-president, National Assembly of Burkina Faso

  • Karina Chi

    Co-founder & Chief Policy Officer, Menstrual Health Hub (MH hub)

  • Karina Radchenko

    Youth Delegate to the Council of Europe

  • Karla Hernandez

    Congresswoman, Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador

  • Katharina Miller

    President, European Women Lawyers Association

  • Katherin Kirschenmann

    Founder, The DO School

  • Katinka Brose

    Senior Strategy Agent, FPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab gGmbH

  • Katja Nagel

    Managing Director, Cetacea GmbH

  • Katrín Jakobsdóttir

    Prime Minister of Iceland, Government of Iceland – Member of The Council of Women World Leaders

  • Katrin Olga Johannesdottir

    Chair, Iceland Chamber of Commerce

  • Katrin Yr Magnusdottir

    Operations Manager Commercial, Marel

  • Kerry Gibson

    President, EcoCentury Technologies

  • Khonaf Kako

    Youth Delegate, Plan International

  • Kinga Bara

    Attaché, European Court of Auditors

  • Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

    4th President of Croatia (2015-2020); WPL Ambassador for Immunization, Chair Emerita, Council of Women World Leaders (2019-2020)

  • Kristian Isaksson

    Youth Engagement Officer, Plan International Sweden

  • Kwiri Yang

    Founder/CEO, LifeGyde

  • Laida Memba Ikuga

    Co-founder and Sustainability Manager, Cocorointim SL

  • Lana Popovic

    Central & Eastern Europe Bu President, The Coca-Cola Company

  • Lara Smith

    Chief of Staff, Millennium Challenge Corporation

  • Larissa Kennedy

    Youth Delegate, Plan International

  • Latifah M.Daud

    Executive Director, Strategic Human Capital Mgmt, Khazanah Nasional Berhad

  • Laura Liswood

    Secretary General, The Council of Women World Leaders

  • Lee Koon Tan

    State Minister, Parliament of Malaysia

  • Leena Patel

    Global Brand Platforms Lead, Deloitte

  • Lena Nazaryan

    Vice President, National Assembly of Armenia, WPL Ambassador

  • Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Lima Courtenay

    Partner, Latham & Watkins

  • Linda Ugianugwuye

    First Lady and Wife of the Executive Governor, Government of Cross River State Nigeria

  • Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Liz Schuelke

    German Chancellor Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

  • Loren Mayor

    President, Operations, National Public Radio (NPR)

  • Lotta Johnsson Fornarve

    Second Deputy Speaker, Swedish Parliament, Member, Riksdag

  • Ludovic Subran

    Chief Economist, Allianz

  • Mabel Memory Chinomona

    President of the Senate, Parliament of Zimbabwe, WPL Ambassador

  • Mabel Van Oranje

    Chair, Girls Not Brides

  • Madeline Yaaka

    Student, Kativik Iliisarnilirniq

  • Maike Roettger

    CEO, Plan International Deutschland e.V.

  • Maimuna Lamin

    President, National Women Congress

  • Malak Azmirly

    Youth Delegate, Plan International

  • Mama Cax

    Model/Advocate, JAG Models

  • Mane Tandilyan

    Member of the National Assembly of Armenia, Chair of Financial Credit and Budget Standing Committee, WPL Ambassador for Advocacy of #GIRL2LEADER.

  • Manette Snow

    Vice President Human Resources, Ball Beverage Packaging

  • Manira Alva

    Vice President, Political&Civic Engagement, Vital Voices Global Parntership

  • Mara Gubuan

    Founder, Equality League

  • Margaret Liheeri Ndenga

    Senior Parliamentary Officer, Senate of the Republic of Kenya

  • Margrét Gudmundsdóttir

    Chairman of the Board, N1

  • María Ósk Kristmundsdóttir

    Continuous Improvement and Technology Manager, Alcoa Fjarðaál

  • Maria Ressa

    Co-founder and CEO of Rappler

  • Maria Rizzotti

    Senator, Italian Senate of the Republic

  • Mariam Jalabi

    Head of knowledge Center, Fondenes Videnscenter

  • Mariam Omira Solaimankhil

    Member of Wolesi Jirga, National Assembly of Afghanistan

  • Mariama Touray

    President, Women Leader Association

  • Mariana de la Roche

    Co-founder & Chief Policy Officer, Menstrual Health Hub (MH hub)

  • Marni Sommer

    President, Grow & Know, Inc.

  • Marsha Cooke

    Senior Vice President, Impact, VICE Media

  • Martha Marwa

    National Disciplinary Committee Member, Amani National Congress Party

  • Martina Nee

    Equality and Inclusion Advisor, WaterAid

  • Maryse Gaudreault

    Vice President, President of the Network of Women Parliamentarians, National Assembly of Quebec

  • Meghan Fennell

    Senior Manager, Deloitte

  • Meredith Gonsalves

    Global Social Media Manager, Deloitte

  • Michael Green

    CEO, Social Progress Imperative

  • Michele Parmelee

    Deloitte Global Chief People and Purpose Officer

  • Michelle Harrison

    Global CEO, Public Division and CEO, WPP Government Practice, Kantar

  • Michelle Mulherin

    Senator, Irish Parliament

  • Mildret Reason Dube

    Member of the Parliament, Parliament of Zimbabwe

  • Millicent Nyaboke Omanga

    Senator, Parliament of Kenya

  • Millie Odhiambo

    Member of Parliament, Suba North Constituency, Kenya National Assembly

  • Mina Mashayekhi

    Senior Advisor, RockCreek

  • Mohamed Alami Berrada

    Counselor of Head of Government, Government of Morocco

  • Monica DeNeale

    VP General Counsel, Hitachi Vantara

  • Munaza Hassan

    Member of Parliament, National Assembly of Pakistan

  • Naina Subberwal

    Chairperson & CEO, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Limited

  • Natalie Deacon

    Director Corporate Affairs, Avon

  • Nataliia Korolevska

    Member of Parliament of Ukraine, The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

  • Naye A. Bathily

    Head, Global Parliamentary Engagement, The World Bank Group

  • Ngoc Thao Do

    Acting Executive Director, WoMena

  • Nguluwe Msoffe Chisomo

    Founder, Ottawa’s Homeless Period

  • Nicola Reindorp

    Deputy Executive Director, Crisis Action

  • Nina Bernarding

    Co-Director, Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy

  • Nina Rawal

    Founder, Emerging Health Ventures

  • Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda

    Chief Executive, Rozaria Memorial Trust

  • Oana – Silvia Vladuca

    Member of the Parliament, Chamber of Deputies of Romania

  • Oana Toiu

    Former State Secretary, PLUS Party

  • Oby Ezekwesili

    Economic and Policy Expert / Senior Economic Adviser, AEDPI; World Bank Vice President, Africa Region (2007-2012)

  • Oddný Harðardóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Olga Kefalogianni

    Member of Parliament, Hellenic Parliament

  • Oliver Trumble

    Global Partnerships Manager, Plan International

  • Ólöf Þórarinsdóttir

    Director of Management, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Paige L. Moore

    Alum, Running Start

  • Pamela Thomson-Hall

    Head of CEEMEA, Managing Director – International, Willis Towers Watson

  • Patricia Daley

    Canada Diversity & Inclusion Leader, Deloitte

  • Patricia Deyton

    Senior Advisor and Former Executive Director of the Council of Women World Leaders

  • Patricia Milligan

    Senior Partner and Global Leader of When Women Thrive and Multinational Client Group, Mercer

  • Patricia Pelton

    President, World YMCA

  • Patricia Rey

    Head of Strategic Communications, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

  • Patricia Valdivieso

    Member of Parliament – Secretary of Board of Direct, Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

  • Paula Cox

    Premier of Bermuda (2010-2012) – Member of The Council of Women World Leaders

  • Petra Eileen Lichtenau

    Head of Coms/Corporates, KPMG AG

  • Petronila Night Were Lokorio

    Senator, Parliament of Kenya

  • Pórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Ragna Árnadóttir

    Secretary General, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Randall Tucker

    Chief Inclusion Officer, Mastercard

  • Rangina Kargar

    Member of Wolesi Jirga, National Assembly of Afghanistan

  • RANGITA DE SILVA DE ALWIS

    Associate Dean of International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania Law School

  • Ranjana Kumari

    Executive Director, Centre For Social Research

  • Rebeca Gyumi

    Executive Director, Msichana Initiative Organization

  • Rebecca Lyons

    Client Director, Landor

  • Renée Lahti

    SVP, Chief Information Officer – Hitachi Vantara

  • RHEA MAUMDAR SINGHAL

    CEO & Founder, Ecoware

  • Rita Singh

    Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Roberta Pinotti

    Senator, Italian Senate of the Republic, WPL Ambassador

  • Roopa Dhatt

    Executive Director, Women in Global Health

  • Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Roseby Gadama

    Member of Parliament, Parliament of Malawi

  • Rosie Campbell

    Director of GIWL, King’s College London

  • Rukhsana Zuberi

    Senator, Senate of Pakistan

  • Rusnah Aluai

    Member of Parliament, Parliament of Malaysia

  • Salome Þorkelsdóttir

    Former Speaker, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Sam Mazloum

    Vice President, Public Affairs, Office of Vice Chairman, Mastercard

  • Samina Saeed

    Senator, Senate of Pakistan

  • Sandie Okoro

    Senior Vice President and World Bank Group General Counsel

  • Sandra Ajaja

    Executive Director, Fempower Africa

  • Sandy Kervin

    CEO, Jarrah House

  • Sara Reef

    Lead, External Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation

  • Sarah Adwoa Safo

    Deputy Majority Leader & Minister for Procurement, Parliament of Ghana

  • Sarah Schlitz

    MP, Belgian House of Representatives

  • Sarala Yadav

    Member of Parliament, Federal Parliament of Nepal

  • Sawyer Garrity

    Singer and Student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

  • Sebastian Navarro

    Secretary General, CC35

  • Serena Saunders

    Alum, Running Start

  • Shandana Gulzar Khan

    Chairperson – Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

  • Shannon Bagley

    Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Centene Corporation

  • Shannon Thyme Klinger

    Group General Counsel of Novartis, Novartis International AG

  • Sharifa Al-Yahyai

    Former Minister of Social Development, Sultanate of Oman

  • Shelly Batra

    Co-founder and President, Operations ASHA

  • Shevaun Haviland

    Deputy Director, Business Partnerships Team & Government Communications Service Local Team

  • Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari

    Federal Minister for Human Rights, National Assembly of Pakistan

  • Shobhini Mukerji

    Executive Director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), South Asia

  • Shorena Barbakadze

    Founder and General Manager of International Language House. Associate Professor of Akaki Tsereteli State University

  • Sifirah Wanjiru Kefah

    Country Director, Huru International

  • Sigríður Á. Andersen

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Sigridur Ingadottir

    Chief Economist, BSRB

  • Sihame Arbib

    CEO, Victory capital

  • Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir

    Member of Parliamament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Sonja Birnbaum

    Interim Head of Executive Office, Plan International

  • Sophia Grinvalds

    Founder/Director, AFRIpads

  • Stefanía Guðrún Halldórsdóttir

    EVP Marketing and Business Development, Landsvirkjun the National Power Company of Iceland

  • Steingrímur J. Sigfússon

    Speaker of the Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Steinunn Sigurbjornsdottir

    Director of Change Management, Valitor

  • Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir

    Member of Parliament, Althingi, Parliament of Iceland

  • Stella Samuelsdottir

    Executive Director, UN Iceland

  • Stephane Dubois

    Manager, Gender and Growth Initiative, Chatham House

  • Stephanie Cox

    Former Member of Parliament, Austrian Parliament

  • Stine Sørensen

    Co-founder & COO, Radiobotics

  • Sunna Dora Einarsdottir

    CFO and Partner, Deloitte

  • Taiwo Oluga

    Member of Parliament, National Assembly of Nigeria

  • Tala Al Jabri

    Investor, SoftBank Vision Fund

  • Taryn Mook

    Group Chief Operating Officer, Bonsey Jaden

  • Tatiana Cunetchi

    Deputy Chairwoman of the Standing Committee, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

  • Tatjana Latinovic

    Chairperson, Icelandic Women’s Rights Association

  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

    Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Tillie Martinussen

    Member of the Parliament, Inatsisartut

  • Trine Angeline Sig

    Managing Director & Co-founder of Real Relief, Co-Founder of Global Campaign: Period Pride – Keep Our Girls In School

  • Trinitas Kunashe

    Chief Executive Officer, Tina Pads social enterprise

  • Tunji John Asaoku

    Nigerian Representative, African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council

  • Tuula Haatainen

    First Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Finland

  • Ulla Tørnæs

    Member, Parliament of Denmark

  • Uzra Zeya

    President and CEO, The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP)

  • Valerie Keller

    Co-Founder & CEO of IMAGINE, Host of the WPL Trailblazer Awards & Power, Together Awards 2019

  • Vanessa Grant

    Global Shapers, Global Shapers Community

  • Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo

    Policy Adviser on Women, Peace and Security Coordinator | African Women Leaders Network

  • Verónica Delgadillo García

    Senator, Senate of México, WPL Ambassador

  • Veronika Bendere

    European Communications Director, MSD

  • Victoria Budson

    Executive Director of the Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

  • Vidisha Mishra

    Research Fellow, Weizenbaum Institute

  • Vivian Onano

    Youth Advisor, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO

  • Viviane Teitelbaum

    Former President of the European Women’s Lobby and Vice President of the Brussels Regional Parliament

  • Wen Zhao

    Member of Secretariat, All-China Women’s Federation

  • Wendy Anderson

    Co-Founder and Partner, The Case For Her

  • Yurdana Burgoa

    Chief of Cabinet. Ministry of Finance and Economy, Basque Government

  • Þórdís Kolbrún Gylfadóttir

    Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation, Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland

  • Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir

    Member of Parliament, Althingi, Parliament 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.

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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
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2019 Forum Report

The Reykjavík Global Forum 2019 Report

 

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2018 Women Leaders Global Forum

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2018 Conversationists included

  • Abeba Tesfai

    Director, Women Economic Empowerment & Marketing at Enat Bank

  • Abeer Seikaly

    Artist, Architect, Cultural Producer

  • Adriana Rozo-Angulo

    President & Co-Founder, MAS Connections

  • Adriana Sierra Leal

    Refugee Livelihoods and Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Officer, ILO

  • Afke Schaart

    VP and Head of Europe, Russia and CIS, GSMA

  • Afsaneh Beschloss

    Founder & CEO, RockCreek

  • Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss

    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek

  • Agnes Binagwaho

    Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity

  • Ágnes Vadai

    Member, Hungarian National Assembly

  • Agostina Pechi

    Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International

  • Ailish Campbell

    Ambassador Designate of Canada to the European Union, Global Affairs Canada

  • Aimee Gonzales

    Executive Director, PEMSEA

  • Alexandra Abreu Loureiro

    Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group GmbH

  • Alexandra Rogan

    Managing Director, Teneo Intelligence

  • Álfheiður Ágústsdóttir

    CEO, Elkem

  • Álfheiður Ingadóttir

    Minister of Health, Iceland (2009-2010)

  • Alina Kessel

    President and CEO, Team P&G at WPP

  • Alison Holder

    Director, Equal Measures 2030

  • Aliya Hamza Malik

    Member, Parliament of Pakistan

  • Alva Manira

    Vice President for Political and Civic Engagement, Vital Voices Global Partnership

  • Amanda Austin

    Head of Policy and Advocacy, Equal Measures 2030

  • Amanda Bok

    CEO, European Hemophilia Consortium

  • Amanda Bok

    CEO, European Hemophilia Consortium

  • Amanda Ellis

    Executive Director Hawaii & Asia-Pacific, Senior Sustainability Scholar, ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability

  • Amanda Nguyen

    CEO and Founder, Rise

  • Amani Aruri

    Member, Generation Equality Youth Task Force

  • Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

    President of Mauritius (2015-2018), Member, Council of Women World Leaders (CWWL)

  • Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

    Former President of Mauritius (2015-2018)

  • Amelia Lopez Huix

    CEO, MOH International

  • Amina J. Mohammed

    Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

  • Amina Mohammed

    Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

  • 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

  • Amy Lenander

    CEO, Capital One

  • Amy Weaver

    President, Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce

  • An Capoen

    Member, House of Representatives of Belgium (2014-2019)

  • An Capoen

    Member of Belgian House of Representatives and WPL Ambassador

  • Ana Birchall

    Deputy Prime Minister of Romania

  • Ana Maria Costa Freitas

    Rector, University of Évora

  • Andrea Grobocopatel

    Co-Chair, W20 Argentina

  • Andrea Razzaghi

    Deputy Director, NASA Management Office of JPL, NASA

  • Andreja Zabret

    Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia

  • Angelique de Vries-Schipperijn

    EVP and CEO Northern Europe, Salesforce

  • Angélique Kidjo

    Singer-Songwriter, Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF

  • Anika Jane Dorothy

    Convener, Young Women in Political Parties Leadership KE; East Africa Coordinator, Amplify Girls

  • Anino Emuwa

    Founder and Managing Director, Avandis Consulting

  • Aniqa Nawabi

    Executive Director, Muslim Community Network

  • Anisha Singh

    Founding Partner, She Capital

  • Anisia Karlo Achieng Olworo

    Member of the National Legislative Assembly of the Republic of South Suda

  • Ann Cairns

    Executive Vice Chair, Mastercard

  • Ann Cairns

    Executive Vice Chair of Mastercard

  • Ann Florini

    Professor, Arizona State University

  • Anna Fiscale

    Founder and President, Progetto Quid

  • Anna Konig Jerlmyr

    Mayor, Stockholm

  • Anna Kostanyan

    Member, National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

  • 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)

  • Anna Zaleski Mori

    Partnerships and Project Manager, (UN/WTO) ITC

  • Anne Tamara-Lorre

    Canadian Ambassador to Iceland

  • Anne-Tamara Lorre

    Ambassador, Embassy of Canada to Iceland

  • Annita Demetriou

    Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, WPL Ambassador

  • Anoosha Shaigan

    Vice President, Courting The Law

  • Anoosha Shaigan

    Vice President, Courting The Law

  • Antónia Mészáros

    Executive Director, UNICEF Hungary

  • Anu Bradford

    Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia Law School

  • Anuradha Gupta

    Deputy CEO, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

  • Árelía Eydís Guðmundsdóttir

    Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, University of Iceland

  • Ariadne Papathedorou

    Youth Activist

  • Ariadne Papatheodorou

    Co-Founder, FridaysForFutureGreece

  • Árni Þór Sigurðsson

    Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland of Moscow

  • Asa Lindestam

    First Deputy Speaker, Swedish Parliament, Member, Riksdag

  • Asa Regner

    Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director, Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships Bureau, UN Women

  • Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir

    Minister of Justice, Government of Iceland

  • Assita Kanko

    Founder, Polin (the Political Incubator), Special Senior Advisor at WPL

  • Ásta Fjelsted

    CEO Chamber of Commerce, Iceland

  • Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir

    Former President, Parliament of Iceland

  • Ásthildur Margrét Otharsdóttir

    Chairman, Marel

  • Atifete Jahjaga

    President of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016), Member of the Council of Women World Leaders

  • Atsushi Sunami

    President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

  • Auðbjörg Ólafsdóttir

    Global Director of Communications, Marel

  • Augusto Lopez-Claros

    Director of Global Indicators and Analysis, World Bank Group

  • Ava Estacio-Touhey

    Yale Young Global Scholar

  • Avni Ronit

    Founder and CEO, Localized

  • Awa Ndiaye

    Resident Representative of UN Women to the DRC for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women

  • Ayesha Raza Farooq

    Member of the Senate of Pakistan

  • Ayesha Raza Farooq

    Chairperson, Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation, Member of the Senate of Pakistan, Senate of Pakistan

  • Azat Urgamal

    Founder and Board Director, Oddariya Foundation

  • Azza Bin Sulaiman

    Member of the Federal National Council of the UAE

  • Bani Dugal

    Principal Representative, Baha´i International Community Office

  • Bani Dugal

    Principal Representative, Bahá’í International Community

  • Barbara Angehrn

    Chief Business Officer, Vifor Pharma

  • Barbi Jenny Pilvre-Storgard

    Member of Estonian House of Representatives

  • Baria Daye

    Operations Officer, The World Bank

  • Beatrice Fihn

    Executive Director of ICAN

  • Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo

    Member of the Conseil National of Monaco

  • Belén Garijo

    Deputy CEO, Vice Chair of the Executive Board, CEO, Healthcare, CEO Designate, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

  • Bellamy Young

    Actress and Singer, CARE Ambassador

  • Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir

    CEO, ON

  • Bergur Guonason

    Designer, 66° North

  • Betty Kumahor

    Managing Partner, The Cobalt Partners

  • Beverley Essue

    Associate Professor, University of Toronto

  • Bianca Herlo

    Deputy Head of the Design Research Lab, Berlin University of the Arts and Weizenbaum Institute

  • Bidemi Zakariyau

    Founder and CEO, LSF|PR

  • Biljana Borzan

    Member of the European Parliamen

  • Bineta Diop

    Founder and President of Femmes Africa Solidarité and the African Union’s Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security

  • Birgitta Ohlsson

    Member, Riksdag

  • Birna Osk Einarsdóttir

    CCO, Icelandair

  • Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir

    Member, Parliament of Iceland

  • Bjarney Harðardóttir

    Vice President, 66 ° North

  • Bjarnheidur Hallsdóttir

    CEO, Katla DM, Chair, SAF

  • Björgheiður Margrét Helgadóttir

    Engineering Project Manager, Alvotech, CFO, Ungar Athafnakonur

  • Blessing Omakwu

    Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Founder, The She Tank

  • Bojana Murši?

    Member, National Assembly

  • Borge Brende

    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway (2013–2017)

  • Bracha Shapira

    Scientist – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • Brenna Huckaby

    Gold Medal Snowboarder and Advocate

  • Brie Loskota

    Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California

  • Brunna Bastos de Oliveira

    Lawyer/Public Policy Analyst, Coding is for Girls

  • Bryndis Haraldsdottir

    Member & Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Iceland

  • Brynhildur Heiðar- og Ómarsdóttir

    Executive Director, Icelandic Women’s Rights Association

  • C.J. Augustine-Kanu

    Ambassador, Embassy of Granada in Brussels

  • Camelia Ilie

    Dean, INCAE Business School, Chair, Center for Women’s and Collaborative Leadership.

  • Camille Neal-Harris

    Participant, Girl2Leader

  • Caren Heller

    Chief Scientific Officer, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation

  • Carine de Meyere

    CCO, Women in Technology

  • Carla Aerts

    Independent Consultant, Founder, Refracted!

  • Carla Goldstein

    President, Omega Institute

  • Caroline Aluoch Odera

    GPW Kenya Representative, Global Peace Foundation

  • Caroline Codsi

    President & Founder, Women in Governance

  • Caroline Gutman

    Chief Executive Officer, Nu Market

  • Caroline Neil

    Founder and Managing Director of RPS Partnership

  • Caroline Wozniacki

    Former World Number One Professional Tennis Player

  • Catharina Boehme

    CEO, FIND

  • Catherine Bertini

    Distinguished Fellow, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

  • Cecilia Alemany

    Deputy Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, UN Women

  • Chamathya Fernando

    Global Facilitator for Stop The Violence Campaign and Voices Against Violence Curriculum, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

  • Chandrika Kumaratunga

    President, Sri Lanka (1994-2005)

  • Chantal De Jonge

    President at Women In International Security (WIIS)

  • Charlotte Biering

    Women. Fast Forward Strategy Lead, EY

  • Charlotte Kirby

    Vice President, Global Strategic Relations, Salesforce

  • Chioma Agwuegbo

    Founder of TechHer

  • Chisomo Msoffe

    Founder and President, Ottawa’s Homeless Period

  • Chitpas Kridakon

    Member, House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Thailand, WPL Ambassador

  • Chong Eng

    State Minister, Women & Family Development and Gender Inclusiveness, Penang Government of Malaysia

  • Christian Lanng

    CEO and Co-Founder, Tradeshift

  • Christiana Carletti

    Professor, Roma Tre University

  • Christiana Figueres

    Founding Partner, Global Optimism, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC (2010-2016)

  • Christiana Figures

    CEO and Co-Co-Founder, Global Optimism, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2010-2016), Founder, Tradeshift

  • Christiane Kirketerp De Viron

    Member, Cabinet for the European Commissioner for Research Science and Innovation

  • Christina Lang

    Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company

  • Christine Bailey

    Chief Marketing Officer, Valitor

  • Christine Heenan

    Senior Partner, Flagship Pioneering; Founder & President, Clarendon Group

  • Christy Tanne

    EVP & GM, CBS Interactive

  • Christy Tanner

    Executive Vice President and General Manager of CBS News Digital, CBS Corporation

  • Cindy Franssen

    Senator of Belgium

  • Clare Akamanzi

    Executive CEO, Rwanda Development Board

  • Clare Hutchinson

    Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security at NATO

  • Claudia Romo Edelman

    Founder, We Are All Human Foundation

  • Claudia Vazquez

    CEO, Elevink

  • Corinne Bertani

    Member of the Conseil National of Monaco

  • Criselda Lobo Silva

    Member, Senate of Colombia

  • Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo

    Member, National Assembly of Ecuador

  • Dace Melb?rde

    Member, European Parliament

  • Dace Melbarde

    Member, European Parliament

  • Dagmara Beitnere-Le Galla

    Member, Parliament of Latvia

  • Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson

    Mayor, Reykjavik City

  • Dalia Grybauskaitè

    President, Lithuania (2009-2019), Chair Emerita, the Council of Women World Leaders (2014-2019), Member, Council of Women World Leaders

  • Dalia Leinarte

    Chair of the UN CEDAW Committee

  • Dame Jennifer Smith

    Premier of Bermuda (1998-2003)

  • Damilola Ogunbiyi

    CEO, Sustainable Energy for All; Special Representative, UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All; Co-Chair, UN-Energy

  • Danfríður Skarphéðinsdóttir

    Head of Division, Iceland Feminist Initiative

  • Dara Kay Cohen

    Associate Professor, Harvard University

  • David Bernadette Gomina-Pampali

    Vice-President of the Forum of Parliamentary Women

  • David Cruickshank

    Chair of the Board of Directors, Social Progress Imperative

  • David Stewart

    President, Royal University for Women

  • Deborah Berke

    Architect, Dean, Yale School of Architecture, Founder, Deborah Berke Partners

  • Deborah Disanzo

    General Manager for IBM Watson Health

  • Deborah Wince-Smith

    President, US Council on Competitiveness

  • Deeqa Yasin Hajji Yusuf

    Minister of Women and Human Rights, Government of Somalia

  • Delia Ferreira Rubio

    Chair of Transparency International, Argentina

  • Denis Mukwege

    Founder and Medical Director, Panzi Hospital; 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Member of the WPL Advisory Board

  • Deroua Amel

    Member of National People’s Assembly of Algeria & WPL Ambassador

  • Desislava Karapchanska

    Head of Strategic Business Development & Innovation, WATT + VOLT

  • Desy Ratnasari

    Member of the House of Representatives of Indonesia

  • Dhurata Hoxha

    Minister of European Integration of Kosovo

  • Dhurata Tyli

    Member of Parliament of Albania

  • Diana Marrero

    Vice President of Strategic Development, Foreign Policy Magazine

  • Diana Rodriguez Franco

    Director of the Environmental Justice, Dejusticia

  • Diane Wang

    Founder and & CEO, DHGate

  • Diane Wang

    Founder and Chairperson, DHgate.com

  • Dina Kaplan

    Founder of The Path

  • Dina Kaplan

    Founder, The Path

  • Donatille Mukabalisa

    President of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda

  • Donatille Mukabalisa

    President, Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda, WPL Ambassador

  • Donelia Roldán Martínez

    Member, Senate of Spain

  • Donna Dasko

    Member, Senate of Canada

  • Donna Leinwand Leger

    Digital Media Leader, USA TODAY

  • Donna Leinwand Leger

    Digital Media Leader & Former Managing Director of USA TODAY

  • Drue Kataoka

    CEO, Drue Kataoka Studios

  • Dubravka Filipovski

    Member of the National Assembly of Serbia

  • Dubravka Šuica

    Vice President, European Commission for Democracy and Demography

  • Dubravka Šuica

    Member of the European Parliament

  • Dwie Aroem Hadiatie Alzier

    Member of the House of Representatives of Indonesia

  • Ebba Hermansson

    Member, Parliament of Sweden

  • Ebtesam AlDallal

    Member, Shura Council; WPL Ambassador

  • Edit Schlaffer

    Founder & Executive Director, Women Without Borders

  • Eeva Kalli

    Member, Parliament of Finland, Chair, Network of Finnish Women Members of Parliament, WPL Ambasssador

  • Eeva Lahti

    Advisor, International Affairs, Parliament of Finland

  • Eglantina Gjermeni

    Member, Parliament of Albania; WPL Ambassador; Chair of the Subcommittee on Gender Equality & Prevention of Violence against Women; Minister of Urban Development (2013-2017)

  • Elah Alkalay

    Chair of the board, IWN

  • Elaine Quijano

    CBSN Anchor, CBS News Digital

  • Eleanor Allen

    CEO of Water for People

  • Elena-Lavinia Craioveanu

    Member of the Senate of Romania

  • Elín Hjálmsdóttir

    VP of Human Resources and Marketing, Eimskip

  • Elin Sveinbjornsdottir

    CEO, Hvita Husid

  • Elín Tinna Logadóttir

    Director of Wholesale and Corporate Sales, 66° North

  • Elisa Tarazona Gines

    CEO, Ribera Salud

  • Elisabeth Dension

    Chief Strategy and Talent Officer, Deloitte Germany

  • Elisabeth Götze

    Member, National Council of Austria

  • Elise Hufano

    Partner, The Difference Consulting

  • Elise Hufano

    Partner, theDifference

  • Elizabeth Filippouli

    CEO, Global Thinkers Forum

  • Elke Edwards

    Founder and Creative Director, Ivy House

  • Ellen A.Attoh

    Member of the House of Representatives of Liberia, WPL Ambassador

  • Ellen Amarkai Attoh-Wreh

    Member, House of Representatives of Liberia, WPL Ambassador

  • Elona Hoxha Gjebrea

    Member of Parliament of Albania

  • Elza Maria Henriques Deus Pais

    Member of the Assembly, Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

  • Emanuele Degortes

    Global Head of Patient, Innovation and Access Policy, Vifor

  • Emilie Béatrice Epaye

    President of the Forum of Parliamentary Women

  • Emma Codd

    Managing Partner for Talent, Deloitte

  • Emma Codd

    Global Advisor on Respect and Inclusion, Deloitte

  • Emna Ben Hmayed

    Member, Assembly of People’s Representatives of Tunisia

  • Emon Shakoor

    CEO & Founder of Blossom

  • Erika Mouynes

    Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Panama

  • Erko Sakhiyeva

    Yale Young Global Scholar

  • Erna Arnardóttir

    Senior HR Manager, CCP

  • Erna Solberg

    Prime Minister, Norway (2013-present), Member, Council of Women World Leaders (CWWL)

  • Espérance Nyirasafari

    Vice President, Senate of the Republic of Rwanda

  • Esther Basilia Del Brío Gonzaléz

    Member, Senate of Spain

  • Esther Mcheka-Chilenje

    First Deputy Speaker of Malawi, WPL Ambassador

  • Eva Biaudet

    Member, Parliament of Finland

  • Eva-Maria Baumer

    Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Mastercard

  • Fabienne Winckel

    Member of the Belgian House of Representatives

  • Fainy Sukenik

    Partner, Ba’asher Telchi

  • Faith Matshepo More

    CFO, Public Investment Corporation

  • Fatiha Bakkali

    Member, House of Representatives, Morocco

  • Felicia Knaul

    Director, Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas; Professor, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami; Founding President, Tómatelo a Pecho, A.C.

  • Felicia Knaul

    First Lady and Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami

  • Fiona O’Loughlin

    Member, House of Representatives of Ireland; WPL Ambassador

  • Fjola Helgadottir

    Director and Founder, AI-Therapy

  • Florina-Raluca Presada

    Member of the Senate of Romania

  • Frances Fitzgerald

    Member, European Parliament

  • Frances Seymour

    Distinguished Senior Fellow – World Resources Institute

  • Francesca Donner

    Gender Director and Editor, In Her Words, New York Times

  • Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka

    Deputy Marshal of the Senate, Senate of the Republic of Poland, WPL Ambassador

  • Gabriela Pascholati do Amaral

    Global Shaper. Hub São Paulo

  • Galina Mykhailiuk

    Member, Parliament of Ukraine

  • Gemma Mortensen

    Co-founder, More in Common

  • Georgia Venetsanakos

    VP General Counsel, Hitachi Vantara

  • Gianna Sagazio

    Innovation Director, CNI

  • Gillian Harford

    CEO, 30% Club

  • Gina Diez-Barroso

    President, Dalia Empower

  • Giovanie Biha

    Deputy Executive Secretary of United Nations ECA for Knowledge Delivery

  • Githinji Gitahi

    CEO, AMREF Health Africa

  • Grace Anderson

    Policy Associate, UN Foundation

  • Guðbjörg Guðmundsdóttir

    Innovation Manager, Marel

  • Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson

    Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation, Iceland

  • Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson

    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland

  • Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

    President of Iceland

  • Gudrun Agnarsdottir

    Medical doctor

  • Gudrun Brunegård

    Member, Parliament of Sweden

  • Guðrún Jónsdóttir

    Project Manager/Engineer, EFLA consulting engineers

  • Gulsun Saglamer

    President, European Women Rectors Association (EWORA)

  • Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson

    Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland in Beijing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland

  • Guoda Burokien

    Member, Parliament of Lithuania

  • Guoda Burokiene

    Member, Parliament of Lithuania

  • Guoni Thorlacius Jóhannesson

    President, Iceland (2016-present)

  • Gwen K. Young

    Chief Operating Officer, Women Business Collaborative, President, Balance
    Up Leadership

  • Gwen Young

    Director of The Women in Public Service Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

  • Gülsün Saglamer

    President, European Women Rectors Association

  • Hadjira Oumouri

    Member of the Assembly of the Union of Comoros

  • Hafsat Abiola

    President, Women in Africa (WIA), Founder, Kudirat Initiative for Democracy

  • Halee Fischer-Wright

    President and CEO – Medical Group Management Association

  • Halima Dangote

    Executive Director, Dangote Industries Limited

  • Halla Tómasdóttir

    CEO, The B Team

  • Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir

    Chair, Reykjavík Global Forum, Member, the WPL Board, Senior Advisor Women’s Leadership, UN Women

  • Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir

    Chair of The Reykjavik Global Forum
    Member of the WPL Board
    Senior Advisor on Women’s Leadership, UN Women

  • Hariyatu Ariana Bangura

    Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone

  • Harpa Þorláksdóttir

    Talent Leader, Deloitte

  • Hatice Vicil

    International Relations Team, Senate of Belgium

  • Hauwa Ojeifo

    Certified Mental Health Coach and Advocate; Executive Director, She Writes Woman

  • Heba AlFarra

    Founder, Women in Energy and Environment, MENA

  • Helen Clark

    Prime Minister, New Zealand (1999-2008), Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (2009-2017), Chair, WPL Board, Member, Council of Women World Leaders (CWWL)

  • Helén Nilsson

    Director, Nordic Council of Ministers

  • Helena Dalli

    EU Commissioner for Equality

  • Helena Gellerman

    Member, Parliament of Sweden

  • Helga Dögg Björgvinsdóttir

    Customer Success Manager, Men & Mice

  • Helga Hauksdóttir

    Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland in Copenhagen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland

  • Helgi Runar Oskarsson

    CEO, 66° North

  • Hend Al-Muftah

    Member, The Shura Council

  • Hend Alaleeli

    Member of Parliament, Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates

  • Henna Hundal

    Co-host, Bridging Borders Project

  • Henrike von Platen

    CEO & Founder of FPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab gGmbH

  • Henrike von Platen

    CEO and Founder, FPI Lab

  • Hera Hussain

    Founder, CHAYN

  • Hiba Al-Ali

    CEO & Founder, INNOVATIONS Strategic Management Consulting

  • Hila Levy-Loya

    Salesforce Israel Country Leader, Salesforce

  • Hildur Ingvarsdóttir

    Headmaster, Tækniskólinn

  • Hillary Clinton

    U.S. Secretary of State (2009-2013)

  • Hiltrud D. Werner

    Member, Board of Management responsible for Integrity and Legal Affairs, Volkswagen AG

  • Hrefna Haraldsdottir

    Innovation, Marel

  • Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir

    Founder of Krád Consulting, Entrepreneur & Chair of the Technology Development Fund in Iceland

  • Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir

    Director, Festa

  • Hulda Bjarnadottir

    Global Engagement and Culture Manager, Marel

  • Ibtissame Azzaoui

    Member, House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco

  • Ibtissame Azzaoui

    Member of the Moroccan Parliament

  • Inaya Ezzeddine

    Member, National Assembly of Lebanon, WPL Ambassador

  • Inbar Chen-Meiri

    International & Governmental Relations Coordinator, The Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women

  • Indra Nooyi

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pepsico

  • Inese Vaidere

    Member of European Parliament from Latvia

  • Inga Beale

    CEO, Lloyd’s

  • Inga Jona Fridgeirsdottir

    CFO, Brim

  • Ingibjörg Steinunn Ingjaldsdóttir

    Acting Chairman of the Board, Prentmet

  • Ingjerd Schou

    Member, Parliament of Norway, Standing Committee of Foreign affairs and Defence

  • Ingrid Pierce

    Global Managing Partners, Walkers

  • Inna Sovsun

    Member, Parliament of Ukraine

  • Iris Loew-Friedrich

    Chief Medical Officer, UCB

  • Irma Petriashvili

    Chairwoman, Women for justice and welfare