The Voices and Languages of Indigenous and Minority Communities: What Can Women Leaders Do?
Conferences / Advisory Event
09/11/2022 19:30 - 21:00
Europe and North America | Reykjavík | Vigdís International Centre
International Congress
Languages: English
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).
