The Voices and Languages of Indigenous and Minority Communities: What Can Women Leaders Do?

The Vigdís International Centre in partnership with the Council of Women World Leaders invites you to an open side-event of the Reykjavík Global Forum of Women Leaders. The event The Voices and Languages of Indigenous and Minority Communities: What Can Women Leaders Do? will take place on the 9th of November 2022, from 19:30 to 21:00 in Veröld – Hús Vigdísar (Brynjólfsgata 107, 107 Reykjavík).

The event will bring together participants in the Women Political Leaders Global Forum and two women of indigenous and minority backgrounds with long-term experience in community and organisational leadership in a conversation on inspiring achievements and common challenges among such communities.

Programme:

19:30  Light refreshments

20:00  Opening remarks

• Katrín Jakobsdóttir Prime Minister and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders
• Laura Liswood Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders

20:15  Speakers

• Sara Olsvig International Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
• Lilyana Kovatcheva Romani women activist and researcher, Member of the International Roma Union

20:35  Panel discussion

• Eliza Reid First Lady of Iceland, founder of the Iceland Writers Retreat
• Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO (2009-2017)
• Sara Olsvig
• Lilyana Kovatcheva

Chair: Sofiya Zahova Director of the Vigdís International Centre of Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding

The event is part of the Vigdís International Centre´s calendar of events in the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032 (IDIL 2022-2032).