“Woman Leadership for Sustainable Future”
Zonta International District 13 Conference
Akureyri, Iceland August 31 – September 2nd 2023
Minutes of D13 Conference & Meeting 1-2 September 2023
Opening speech
by International Honorary Member Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
by International representative and Vice President of ZI Fernanda Gallo Freschi
Keynote speakers:
● Gender and Climate Change – What are the Links?
Audur H. Ingolfsdottir, owner of Transformia, Self-Empowerment and Social Responsibility, Iceland (PhD international relations)
● Climate Change – What is it and why is it important?
Reidun Elise Vold, Manager of climate and external environment at AkerBP, Norway (MSc Chemical Engineering)
● What is the Role of Oppressed Groups in Battling Climate Change?
Ester Alda Hrafnhildar Bragadóttir, Advisor at the Icelandic Environment Agency (Msc Environment and Resource Management)
● Muslim Immigrant Women’s Labor Market Participation in Iceland.
Fayrouz Nouh PhD candidate at the University of Iceland, School of
Social Sciences, Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkoristics.
● New generation of Zontians. How can we grow?
Signý Óskarsdóttir, Owner of Creatrix ehf a Consulting Company
Specialized in Project and Support in the field of Education, Culture
and Innovation.
● Multicultural Club in Copenhagen.
Maria Jose Landeira Østergård, PIP
Governor´s report on the state of the district 2021-2023
Governor Guðrún Halla Gunnarsdóttir, ZC Reykjavík
AD reports 2021 – 2022/ 2022 – 2023
Area 01 Denmark AD Helle Larsen, ZC Aalborg
Area 02 Lithuania AD Dainora Svitojienė, ZC Marijampole
Area 03 Iceland AD Sesselja Sigurðardóttir, ZC Þórunn Hyrna
Area 04 Norway AD Jane Bordal, ZC Oslo
Commitees
Foundation ambassador: Birgit Lenhard Hansen
UN and Council of Europe Committee: Dorte Olesen, Past International Director
Advocacy Committee: Maria Jose Landeira Østergård, Past International President (PIP)