Agenda of the Conference on Women and Democracy at the Dawn of a New Millennium

Friday, October 8th

Plenum
Reykjavik City Theatre
13:00 Opening
Prime Minister of Iceland, David Oddsson

Key Speakers:
President of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Deputy Prime Minister of Russian Federation, Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko
Minister of Nordic Cooperation, Siv Fridleifsdottir
Representative of the Director of the Council of Europe, Mrs. Leni Fischer
United States Deputy Secretary of State, Strobe Talbott
European Union, Minister Eva Biaudet of Finland

Moderator: dr. Sigridur Duna Kristmandsdottir, director of the conference

Music: Lilja, an Icelandic folksong sung by Hallveig Runarsdottir, soprano
14:30 Break
15:00 - 16:00 Speakers:
dr. Sigridur Duna Kristmandsdottir, director of the conference
Ekaterina Genieva, Director General of the State Library for Foreign Literature, Federation of Russia
Solveig Petursdottir, Minister of Justice, Iceland
Ramune Trakymiene, State Counsellor on Foreign Relations, NGO's and Equal Opportunities, Lithuania
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, Mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland
Ritva Nyberg, Managing Director Women's Enterprise Agency, Finland
Jytte Andersen, Minister of Equality, Denmark
Irina Novikova, Director of Gender Studies, University of Latvia
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Minister for Children and Family Affairs, Norway
Jill Merrick, President of Merrick Communications, United States of America
Margaretta Winberg, Minister of Equality, Sweden
Moderator: Berglind Asgeirsdottir, Secretary General of the Ministry of Equality and Social Affairs, Iceland
18:00 Reception
The Reykjavik Waterworks
Hosted by Reykjavik's Mayor,
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir

Saturday, October 9th

Workshops
Reykjavik School of Business
10:00 First Session of all Workshops
12:00 Lunch in foyer of Reykjavik City Theatre
Sponsored by Radisson SAS Saga Hotel
Music: Chris Poole, flute
13:00 Vital Voices Round Table, hosted by Melanie Verveer, Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States of America and Theresa Loar, Director of the President's Interagency Concil for Women, U.S.A.
Reykjavik City Theatre
14:00 Second Session of all Workshops
16:00 Coffee
16:30 Third Session of all Workshops
19:00 Dinner
Hotel Iceland
Hosted by the Director of the Conference
dr. Sigridur Duna Kristmandsdottir

Honorary Speaker
Former President of Iceland
Vigdis Finnbogadottir

Sunday, October 10th

Plenum
Reykjavik City Theatre
10:30 Conclusion of workshops and implementation of projects
Speakers: Chairs of workshops

Closing address:
First Lady of the United States of America
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Moderator: dr. Sigridur Duna Kristmandsdottir, director of the conference
Music: Draumalandid, The Land od Dreams, by Sigfus Einarsson played by Sigrun Edvaldsdottir, violin
12:30 Lunch for participants in the foyer of Reykjavik City Theatre
14:00 Excursion to Thingvellir, the historic site of the Althinf, Iceland's Parlament
18:00 Reception
The National Gallery of Art
Hosted by Minister of Justice
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir
Solveig Petursdottir