Agenda for the January Conference 2025
Moderator:
- Elva Rakel Jónsdóttir, Managing Director of Festa
The Value Chain
- Sævar Helgi Bragason, science communicator, program producer, and author
- What is the Value Chain?
- Tómas N. Möller, Chairman of Festa
- Guidelines for Opportunities in Value Chains
- Adam Roy Gordon, Founder and CEO of GlacialEdge Advisory, Lecturer at Columbia University Climate School, and former Executive Director of UN Global Compact USA
- Can Icelandic Businesses Lead in Sustainability?
- Heart to Heart #1
- Vigdís Hafliðadóttir, singer, actress, and comedian
- Freyr Eyjólfsson, Education and Outreach Manager at Sorpa
The Big Picture
- Mikael Allan Mikaelsson, Climate Policy Expert at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- The Interaction of Sustainability and Resilience in Supply Chains
- Olivia Lazard, International Peace Consultant and Researcher on the Interaction of Politics, Geography, and Climate Change at Carnegie Europe
- Climate Issues and Instability on the Global Stage
Ecosystems, Circularity, and Human Rights
- Þóra Jónsdóttir, Director of Sustainability and Improvement at Advania
- The Value Chain of the Tech Industry
- Stefanía María Kristinsdóttir, Production Project Manager at Nói Síríus
- The Value Chain of a Confectionery Manufacturer
- Heart to Heart #2
- Sigríður Margrét Oddsdóttir, CEO of the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise
- Jóhannes Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate
The Driving Force of Finance
- Kamil Zabielski, Head of Sustainable Investments at Storebrand
- Sustainable Investments
- Heart to Heart #3
- Hrefna Sigfinnsdóttir, Managing Director at Creditinfo
- Jón Guðni Ómarsson, CEO of Íslandsbanki
People in Focus
- Krishna Shah, Executive Director of UN Global Compact Nepal and
Sumitra Basnet, Activist Against Child Labor
- The Fight Against Child Labor
- Presentation from IKEA
- Sara Dögg Svanhildardóttir, Specialist at the Directorate of Labor and
Arnar Sveinn Harðarson, Lawyer and Project Manager at Arion Bank
- Introducing a New Roadmap for Social Sustainability
- Heart to Heart #4
- Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland, and Chair of the Icelandic Red Cross
- Stefán Jón Hafstein, Author
Looking Ahead
- Safa Jemai, Software Engineer, Entrepreneur, and CEO of Víkonnekt
- Artificial Intelligence: Energy-Intensive Problem or Key to a Sustainable Value Chain?
- Arent Orri J. Claessen, President of the Student Council, University of Iceland,
Ísabella Ósk Másdóttir, Communications Manager at Festa,
Guðni Þór Þórsson, Specialist at Deloitte
- Youth and Sustainability - Deloitte, Festa, and SHÍ Survey
- Heart to Heart #5
- Sæunn Kjartansdóttir, Psychoanalyst
- Finnur Ricart Andrason, Environmental Specialist at the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities
*"Heart to Heart" is a segment of the conference where two intriguing individuals from different backgrounds discuss challenges related to each theme in brief conversations.
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