A public address by His Excellency Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson President of Iceland

John P. Holdren (Moderator) Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, HKS Co-Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, HKS Faculty Co-Lead, HKS Arctic Initiative Chair, White House Arctic Executive Steering Committee, 2015-2017

This forum is co-hosted by the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative. 

Moderated by John Holdren, President Obama's Science Advisor and Director of the White Office of Science and Technology Policy (2009-2017); Co-Director, Belfer Center's Science, Technology and Public Policy Program; Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy; Faculty Co-Lead, Arctic Initiative; Chair, White House Arctic Executive Steering Committee (2015-2017)

Public address by Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, President of Iceland. He took office on  August 1, 2016 after receiving the most votes in the 2016 election. A historian, he was a docent at the University of Iceland until his election. His field of research is modern Icelandic history, and he has published a number of works on the Cod Wars, the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis and the Icelandic presidency, among other topics.