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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