Programme

18th Nordic Soroptimist Meeting 

Transforming Lives - Empowering Women and Girls

Friday 6th of June

12:00-17:00 Lunch and training seminar offered by SI/Europe for Union Presidents and Presidents Elect. Grand Hotel - Hateigur Conference Room  

16:00-18:00 Registration of participants at Grand Hotel

18:30-20:30  Reception at Kopavogur Art Museum - Gerdarsafn

Saturday 7th of June

8:00 – 9:00   Registration of participants

9:00 – 9:25   

Conference opening. Margrét Helgadóttir, Chairman of the Preparation Committee
Address by Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, President of SI/Europe

9:25-10:00 

How can we promote gender equality and empower women? Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs

10:00-10:30   Coffee / Tea

10:30-12:00  

Is every women the architect of her own future? Svafa Grönfeldt, Rector of Reykjavik University

Women entrepreneurs. Halla Tómasdóttir, Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Audur Capital 

Women as decision makers. Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health

12:00-13:30   Lunch         From 12:00-12:45 Soroptimists can take part in the annual Women's Run organised by the National and Olympic Sports Association of Iceland by walking 2 km. The run is to commemorate June 19th 1915 when Icelandic women were granted the right to vote and to stand for election. 

13:30-15:00  

Her seat at the table – negotiating technique for women. Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, Director of the Institute of International Affairs and the Centre for Small State Studies, University of Icleand

It's all about business. Thórólfur Árnason, Chief Executive Officer, Skýrr Software Company

From denial to action - an Icelandic model to fight trafficking. Gudrún Jónsdóttir, Spokswoman for Stígamót - Icelandic Counselling and Information Center for Survivors of Sexual Violence
   
15:00-15:30   Coffee / Tea

15:30-16:00

Soroptimists Make a Difference – Stop Trafficking of Women and Girls. Launching of a Nordic Human Trafficking Theme. Ásgerður Kjartansdóttir, President of SI/Iceland 

Invitation to the 19th Nordic Soroptimist Meeting in 2010

Conference closing 

19:30-     Cocktail and gala dinner at Grand Hotel

Resolution on women as decision-makers and trafficking, signed by the Nordic Union Presidents
 

Conference chair: Dr. Sigrún Klara Hannesdóttir