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Talk; Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Merger in 2014. 2 References. ... Halla Tomasdóttir spoke at the 2010 TED Women's Conference on her financial philosophy. [5]
Halla Tómasdóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatla ˈtʰouːmasˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic former businesswoman and politician serving as the seventh president of Iceland since 2024. She is Iceland's second woman president, after Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Halla was previously a public speaker.
The president of Iceland (Icelandic: Forseti Íslands) is the head of state of Iceland.The incumbent is Halla Tómasdóttir, who won the 2024 presidential election. [2]The president is elected to a four-year term by popular vote, is not term-limited, and has limited powers.
Tomasdottir was elected to the largely ceremonial post with 34.3% of the vote, defeating former Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, with 25.2%, and Halla Hrund Logadottir, with 15.5%, RUV said Sunday.
Halla Hrund Logadóttir (43) Director of Energy Affairs at Orkustofnun (since 2021) Director of Energy Affairs at the Icelandic Energy Agency, the first woman to hold the position. Also an adjunct professor at Harvard University in the United States. [17] Halla Tómasdóttir (55) None: Businessperson who has been CEO of The B Team since 2018.
Hosted by Jami Floyd, TED Talks NYC debuted on NYC Life on March 21, 2012. [72] As of October 2020, over 3500 TED talks had been posted, [19] and five to seven new talks are published each week. On TED.com, most talks and speakers are introduced, and talk transcripts are provided; some talks also have footnotes and resource lists.
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Tómasdóttir is an Icelandic patronymic surname, literally meaning "daughter of Thomas". Notable people with the name include: Halla Tómasdóttir (born 1968), Icelandic businessperson