A call for responsible leadership

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A group of international leaders on the steps of Höfði yesterday afternoon

A group of international leaders gathered for talks at Höfði yesterday afternoon to mark the 40th anniversary of the summit.

Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir convened the discussion to mark 40 years since U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met there to discuss disarmament and peace. Mayor Hildur Björnsdóttir served as host at Höfði.

Yesterday’s discussion once again focused on peace and disarmament, as well as ways to reduce threats posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence and declining respect for international law and institutions. A call for responsible leadership was also drafted at Höfði.

The leaders gathered in the sitting room at Höfði
Hópur alþjóðlegra leiðtoga tók síðdegis í gær þátt í samtali í Höfða.

The talks lasted more than two hours. The group discussed how today’s leaders could contribute to peace, greater trust and more responsible development of artificial intelligence. Following the discussion, the president of Iceland, the president of Slovenia and the former president of Ireland signed a call from Reykjavík that others will be invited to endorse.

In addition to the president and the mayor, participants included Nataša Pirc Musar, president of Slovenia; Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights; Volker Türk, United Nations high commissioner for human rights; Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations undersecretary-general for disarmament affairs; U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski; Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international news anchor; Ester Baiget, CEO of Novonesis; Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology; Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an activist working on environmental issues; Pat Mitchell, founder of TEDWomen; Jean Oelwang, co-founder of Virgin Unite; Charles Oppenheimer, director of The Oppenheimer Project; Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology; and Leah Seligmann, CEO of The B-Team.