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Lessons from Iceland: A Nation Striving to Punch Above Its Weight in a Globalized World

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A public address by His Excellency Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, President of Iceland. Moderated by John Holdren, President Obama's Science Advisor and Director of the White Office of Science and Technology Policy (January 2009 – January 2017); Co-Director, Belfer Center's Science, Technology and Public Policy Program.

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Date: Time: Location: Harvard Kennedy School - Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson

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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

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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.