27. 01 2022 - 10:00-13:00

Festa January Conference 2022 – On the right footing

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Á réttum forsendum


  • this a digital conference – the keynote speeches and a panel discussion with Kate Raworth and Johan Rockström will be in English
  • LinkedIN viðburður þar sem fylgjast má með öllu sem tengist ráðstefnunni: (1) LinkedIn

Broadcasting link – direct link to the broadcast: Festa January Conference on Vimeo

Please note that as soon as the program ends, you can use the same link to watch a recording of the conference.

Janúarráðstefna Festu 2022 fer fram 27.janúar frá kl 9:00 – 12:00, og líkt og ráðstefnan síðastliðin janúar verður hún rafræn og opin öllum. Ráðstefnan er send út frá Hörpu.

Janúarráðstefna Festu er stærsti árlegi sjálfbærni vettvangur á Íslandi og verður dagskráin í ár einstaklega glæsileg þar sem við fáum til okkar “keynote” ræðufólk sem er í hópi fremstu fræðimanna og leiðtoga á alþjóðasviðinu þegar kemur að sjálfbærni og loftslagsmálefnum.

Þá munum við bjóða upp á þrjár öflugar pallborðsumræður þar sem við fáum til okkar leiðtoga úr íslensku samfélagi til að ræða þau sjálfbærni málefni sem brenna á okkur öllum. Með einvalaliði ræðum við hvaða þýðingu sjálfbærni, kleinuhringja hagfræðin og hagvöxtur innan þolmarka jarðar hafa fyrir fjárfestingar, upplýsingagjöf um rekstur fyrirtækja, lög og reglur og orkuskipti um heim allan.

  • The conference will be streamed on the websites of Vísir, Mbl, RÚV and Stundarin.
  • Here you can submit questions that will be raised in panel discussions with keynote speakers at the Festa January Conference 2022 (google.com)


See the schedule below on the page.

Kate Raworth



Can Iceland live in the doughnut?



Kate Raworth is the author of Doughnut Economics. Doughnut Economics is an economic model that seeks to balance the basic needs of humanity within the limits of the planet (Planetary Boundaries).

Kate Raworth starfar og kennir í Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute þar sem hún er “Senior Associate”. Þá er hún einnig prófessor hjá Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences og einn af stofnendum Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)

Hugmyndir Raworth um kleinuhringja hagkerfið hafa síðustu ár haft gríðarlega mikil áhrif um alla heim og má þar nefna borgir á borð við Amsterdam og Barcelona, fjölmargar hreyfingar á borð við Extincion Rebellion, allsherjarþing Sameinuðu þjóðanna og Páfann í Róm.

Yfir 4 milljónir hafa horft á Ted fyrirlestur hennar – mælum með áhrifi.



Raworth is co-founder of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL). DEAL is part of a growing global movement for new and forward-looking economics. DEAL’s goal is to promote the implementation of economics that responds to the needs of the 21st century. Economics that enriches the Earth’s ecosystem and distributes value among people more equitably than the dominant economy does.



Raworth is the author of the best-selling book Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist, now available at the Student Bookstore. The book has been translated into over 20 languages and its ideas have influenced the planning of cities and communities around the world.

Kate is a Senior Associate at the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, where she teaches on the Masters in Environmental Change and Management. She is also Professor of Practice at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. She is a member of the Club of Rome and sits on the Advisory Council of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Kate hefur komið fram í The Guardian, The New Statesman, Newsweek.com, Wired.com, BBC,CNN world news, ABC and NPR, CBC og Al-Jazeera. The Guardian hefur sett hana á topp 10 lista sinn yfir tístara (e.tweeters) sem leggja áherslu á umbreytingu hagkerfisins. @KateRaworth 



Það er Festu mikill heiður að bjóða Kate Raworth velkomna á Janúarráðstefnu Festu 2022.



Festa's January conference will be fully carbon neutral


Dr. Johan Rockström

Beyond building back better – The role of Nature in a Post-COVID World


Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, one of the leading institutions in global research on climate change and sustainability. He is also Chief Scientist at Conservation International. He previously directed (1) Stockholm Resilience Centre: Overview .

Johan er alþjóðlega viðurkenndur vísindamaður og hafa hans rannsóknir beinst að þrautseigju vistkerfa jarðar.

Rockström er þekktastur fyrir að leiða hópa vísindamanna við greiningu á þolmörkum jarðar (e.Planetary Boundaries). Þolmörk jarðar útlista 9 ólík þolmörk. Þá greinir líkanið hvaða mörk við höfum nú þegar stigið yfir, hvar við nálgumst þolmörkin og hvar við erum í ágætri stöðu. 

Over five million people have listened to Rockström's TED talks about the limits of the earth's endurance.

Rockström hefur verið verðlaunaður fyrir störf sín og í sumar kom út Netflix heimildarmynd um störf hans sem sjálfur David Attenborough talar inn á. Við mælum eindregið með áhorfi – Breaking Boundaries – The Science of Our Planet. 

Johan is an advisor on sustainable development issues at the United Nations General Assembly, the World Economic Forum and the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP). He is the Chair of the EAT Foundation Advisory Board and was involved in the EAT-Lancet analysis of the global food system, whether and how it needs to be transformed.

Rockström is the author of Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021), available at the Student Bookstore, and The Human Quest (2012) and Big World Small Planet (2015) in collaboration with National Geographic photographer Mattias Klum. Other notable books by Rockström can be found here.

Festa is honored to welcome Johan Rockström to Festa's January 2022 Conference.

Hlekkir:

  • Twitter @jrocstrom
  • www.stockholmresilience.su.se
  • www.pik-potsdam.de
  • Johan's book can be purchased online at the Student Bookstore: Breaking Boundaries: The Science of – Bóksala (boksala.is)
  • Ted lectures by Johan Rockström: rockström | Search Results | TED
  • Erindi á COP26: Johan Rockström at #COP26: 10 New Insights in Climate Science | UN Climate Change – YouTube


Panel umræður


At the conference, we will be joined by leaders and experts from Icelandic society for three different panel discussions. Festa is extremely proud of the strong group that is joining us and we look forward to engaging with them in a conversation about how we work with the conference's emphases on the Icelandic stage.

Here you can submit questions to be raised in the panel discussions at the Festa January Conference – link.

How does capital purposefully plan to contribute to a sustainable future? Long-term thinking and investor vision



  • Ásthildur Otharsdóttir, meðeigandi og fjárfestingarstjóri Frumtaks Venture. Stýrir umræðum
  • Benedikt Gíslason, bankastjóri Arion banka
  • Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir, independent consultant at Ingvarsdóttir ehf. Sits on the boards of CRI, Eyri Vaxtar, Solid Clouds and Mussila
  • Soffía Gunnarsdóttir, Director of Asset Management at Birta Pension Fund
  • Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir, professor at the University of Iceland


Changes in laws and disclosure of sustainable operations: What does it mean for the business community?


  • Tómas N.Möller, chairman of Festa. Moderating the discussion
  • Ásdís Kristjánsdóttir, Deputy Director General of the Confederation of Icelandic Employers
  • Andri Þór Guðmundsson, CEO of Ölgerðir
  • Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir, Director of the Sæmundur Institute for Sustainable Development
  • Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir, lawyer and sustainability consultant at LEX

Energy transition and the circular economy. What big changes will reverse the trend?


  • Aðalheiður Snæbjarnardóttir, Festa's representative on the Icelandic Climate Council. Moderating the discussions
  • Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Director of Energy and Adjunct Professor at Harvard University
  • Friðrik Larsen, associate professor at the University of Iceland and CEO of brandr Global
  • Gunnar Tryggvason, sviðsstjóri viðskiptasviðs Faxaflóahafna
  • Jens Þórðarson, CEO of Geo Salmo and former COO at Icelandair

Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir og Lára Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir



The feedback



Let's bring together representatives of the young generation who will give us honest and insightful feedback on the conference agenda and help us chart the next steps.

  • Lára Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir, umhverfisverkfræðingur á samfélagssviði hjá EFLU og fulltrúi Íslands hjá CATALY(C)ST*
  • Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir, sérfræðingur í notendarannsóknum á Þjónustu og nýsköpunarsviði Reykjavíkurborgar og er einn stofnenda SPJARA fataleigu. Sigríður tók þátt í hringrásarleiðtogaprógrammi á vegum ReGeneration 2030 og Swedish Association for Responsible Consumption (Medveten Konsumtion) í sumar, stutt af Norrænu Ráðherranefndinni.**


*CATALY(C)ST er samstarfsverkefni EFLU og norrænu háskólanna DTU, KTH, NTNU og Aalto, styrkt af Nordic Innovation. Markmið verkefnisins er tvenns konar; annars vegar að efla og fræða ungt fólk um hringrásarhugsun í starfsemi fyrirtækja og hins vegar tengja ungt fólk og fyrirtæki saman í gegnum verkefni og vinnustofur. Með þessum aðferðum er markmiðið að hraða innleiðingu hringrásarhugsunar í starfsemi fyrirtækja.

** ReGeneration 2030 is a youth movement in the Nordic and Baltic countries, operating under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The aim of ReGeneration 2030 is to empower and engage young people in the region in working towards a sustainable future, including through education, events and leadership training.



Agenda

* first hour of the agenda will be in English

Moderator: Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, CEO of Festa

  • 9:00 The moderator welcomes guests at the screen
  • 9:05 Johan Rockstrom
  • Beyond building back better – The role of Nature in a Post-COVID World
  • 9:25 Kate Raworth
  • Can Iceland live in the doughnut?
  • 9:45 Panel discussion with Kate and Johan

10:00 break

  • 10:10 Tómas N. Möller, chairman of Festa

Panel discussion (see details above)

  • 10:20 Hvernig ætlar fjármagn markvisst að stuðla að sjálfbærri framtíð? Langtímahugsun og sýn fjárfesta
  • 10:40 Changes in laws and disclosure of information on sustainable operations. What does it mean for the business community?
  • 11:00 Energy transition and the circular economy. What major changes will reverse the trend?


11:20 break

  • 11:30 Kynning á Aðildi 2022 – fellowship prógrammi Festu í samstarfi við Össur
  • 11:35 Feedback from youth representatives
  • Lára Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir, environmental engineer in EFLA's social sector and Iceland's representative in CATALY(C)ST
  • Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir, user research specialist at the City of Reykjavík's Service and Innovation Department, one of the founders of SPJARA Private Equity and Iceland's representative at the ReGeneration forum
  • 11:45 Summary, thanks and closing remarks
  • 12:00 Conference ends


Direct link to stream: Festa January Conference on Vimeo

Festa would like to thank the following member associations for their support of the Festa 2022 January Conference:

Main sponsors

  • Arion banki
  • Landsbankinn

Sponsors:

  • Íslandsbanki
  • Kvika
  • Seagull
  • Steamship

Along with:

  • Sendiráð Svíþjóðar á Íslandi
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