This week, more than 500 women leaders from around the world gather in Reykjavík for the Women Leaders the Global Forum, to discuss about more women in leadership positions and social progress.
The Wind is cold, but the sky shining in a clear Blue. From time to time pass by the grey jagged clouds black, as you can see only in Iceland. Sarah is a descendant of a family of Vikings in their Element. “We are the most most country in the world,” she says and pulls back the arms. So she wanted the women, the hug in front of her. They came from Uganda, Argentina, Pakistan, India, Germany or China.
“Gender Equality Walk”, is the name of the Tour, the extra offered on this cold Monday in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík. What the participants hear here, directly in front of the Icelandic Parliament, you will be amazed. In 1975, the Icelandic women came noisily with pots and pans, to the members of Parliament turn up the heat. 90 percent of the Icelanders inside the work, to demand equal pay for equal work.
The capital of Iceland seems to be the ideal place for the women Leaders the Global Forum, because equality has Top priority for the Nordic country. The Icelandic President cond Jóhannesson, welcomes the participants in his residence, and later the first Icelandic President. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir led, in 1975, the March of the Icelandic women and was later the first democratically elected President in the world. In 1981, a Sensation.
Iceland’s former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Women as a developer of Artificial intelligence
But now we are in the year 2018 and Julie Linn dough country has other things to Worry about. She is a Managing Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) Germany, Austria and Switzerland and has responsibility for approximately 14,000 employees. EY advises corporate, power, business checks and much more. Dough country came to Iceland to talk about digitization. “Women should not speak only about diversity. We also need to discuss topics such as Artificial intelligence, because the changed our life,” she says.
The American was surprised that many people believe that artificial intelligence had nothing to do with your life. “KI is everywhere, no matter whether it helps you find your way around, or if your mobile phone learns what you want to write. But many of the products are related to gender. Why is it called a language assistant never Bob?”, the country is angry Dough and wishes of the women, the artificial intelligence mitdesignen and develop. As the can go, she wants to discuss with the women at the Congress.
Julie dough country of EY: women need to be more involved in Artificial intelligence
KI without built-in prejudices
Ann Cairns can agree with fully. The studied mathematician as Executive Vice Chairman of Mastercard. The company made it in 2017, over 12 billion US dollars in sales. Cairns is one of the Topman coagulate in the company, and for over 30 years. The increasing digitisation sees it as a great opportunity for women, but also as a danger. “Artificial intelligence is nowadays often that men program, you have to create the Algorithms. You create the values for AI.”
Cairns hopes that more women from developing artificial intelligence. “We have to constantly check, whether there is inherent prejudice,” she says.
The winter Island is the place to discuss these hot topics, Cairns is convinced. From here signals could go out, how the digital future can be designed, for women and for men. “You have to make the most of the opportunities the digital Revolution offers,” she laughs and goes out into the icy Wind to the next Meeting.