Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Yubal Masalker ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
It sure used to be a lot easier to be from Iceland,
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ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืคืขื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืกืœื ื“ื™ืช,
00:18
because until a couple of years ago,
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืขื“ ืœืคื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื,
00:20
people knew hardly anything about us,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ื™ื“ืขื• ืขืœื™ื ื• ืžืฉื”ื•,
00:22
and I could basically come out here
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื‘ื•ื ืœืคื”
00:24
and say only good things about us.
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ื•ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืจืง ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื ื•.
00:26
But in the last couple of years
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
00:28
we've become infamous for a couple of things.
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ืฉืžื ื• ื”ื•ื›ืชื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
00:31
First, of course, the economic meltdown.
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ืชื—ื™ืœื”, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ื”ืชืคื•ืจืจื•ืช ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช.
00:34
It actually got so bad
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื“ืจื“ืจ ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš
00:36
that somebody put our country up for sale on eBay.
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ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœืžื›ื™ืจื” ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ืช ื‘-eBay.
00:39
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:41
Ninety-nine pence was the starting price
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ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ื”ื™ื” 99 ืคื ื™
00:43
and no reserve.
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ื•ืœืœื ืคื™ืงื“ื•ืŸ.
00:46
Then there was the volcano
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ืื—ืจ-ื›ืš ื”ื™ื” ื”ื”ืจ-ื’ืขืฉ
00:48
that interrupted the travel plans
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ืฉื’ืจื ืœืฉื™ื‘ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืกื™ืขื”
00:50
of almost all of you and many of your friends,
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ืฉืœ ืจื•ื‘ื›ื ื•ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื›ื,
00:53
including President Obama.
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืื•ื‘ืืžื”.
00:55
By the way, the pronunciation
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ื“ืจืš-ืื’ื‘, ืžื‘ื˜ืื™ื ืืช ื–ื”
00:57
is "Eyjafjallajokull."
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"ืื™ื™ื’'ืืคื’'ืืœืื’'ื•ืงื•ืœ".
00:59
None of your media got it right.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžื›ืœื™-ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืฉืœื›ื ืœื ืชืคืก ืืช ื–ื”.
01:01
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:03
But I'm not here to share these stories
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ื ื™ ื ืžืฆืืช ื›ืืŸ ืœืกืคืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
01:05
about these two things exactly.
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ืขืœ ืฉื ื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง;
01:07
I'm here to tell you the story of Audur Capital,
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื•ื“ื•ืจ ืงืคื™ื˜ืœ,
01:09
which is a financial firm founded by me
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ืฉื”ื™ื ื—ื‘ืจื” ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ืช ืฉื™ื™ืกื“ื ื• ืื ื™
01:11
and Kristin -- who you see in the picture --
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ื•ืงืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืŸ -- ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื” --
01:13
in the spring of 2007,
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ื‘ืื‘ื™ื‘ 2007,
01:16
just over a year before the economic collapse hit.
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ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉื ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืคืจื™ืฆืช ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™.
01:19
Why would two women
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ืœืžื” ืฉืฉืชื™ ื ืฉื™ื
01:21
who were enjoying successful careers in investment banking
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื”ืŸ ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ื ืง ื”ืฉืงืขื•ืช
01:23
in the corporate sector
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ื‘ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืชืื’ื™ื“ื™,
01:25
leave to found a financial services firm?
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ื™ืขื–ื‘ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ื™ืกื“ ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื?
01:28
Well let it suffice to say
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ื”ื‘ื” ื ืกืชืคืง ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื ืืžืจ
01:31
that we felt a bit overwhelmed
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ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉื ื• ืงืฆืช ืžื•ืฆืคื•ืช
01:34
with testosterone.
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ื‘ื˜ืกื˜ื•ืกื˜ืจื•ืŸ.
01:36
And I'm not here to say
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ื•ืœื ื‘ืืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ ืœื•ืžืจ
01:38
that men are to blame for the crisis
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ืฉื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื ื”ืืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืจ
01:40
and what happened in my country.
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ื•ื‘ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™.
01:42
But I can surely tell you that in my country,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื‘ื˜ื— ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืฉื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื™,
01:44
much like on Wall Street and the city of London and elsewhere,
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ื›ืžื• ื‘ื•ื•ืœ-ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜ ื•ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ ื•ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ื,
01:47
men were at the helm
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ืฉื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื•
01:49
of the game of the financial sector,
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ืืช ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ืฉืœ ื”ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™.
01:51
and that kind of lack of diversity
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ื•ืื•ืชื• ื—ื•ืกืจ ื’ื™ื•ื•ืŸ
01:54
and sameness
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ื•ืื•ืชื” ืื—ื™ื“ื•ืช
01:56
leads to disastrous problems.
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ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืœื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืช.
01:58
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:01
So we decided, a bit fed-up with this world
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ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื•, ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืžืืก ืœื ื• ืžืขื•ืœื ื–ื”
02:04
and also with the strong feeling in our stomach
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ื•ื’ื ืขื ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื‘ื˜ืŸ ื—ื–ืงื”
02:07
that this wasn't sustainable,
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ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื™ื—ื–ื™ืง ืžืขืžื“,
02:09
to found a financial services firm
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ืœื™ื™ืกื“ ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื
02:11
based on our values,
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ืฉืชืชื‘ืกืก ืขืœ ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
02:14
and we decided to incorporate feminine values
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœืฉืœื‘ ืขืจื›ื™ื ื ืฉื™ื™ื
02:17
into the world of finance.
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™.
02:19
Raised quite a few eyebrows in Iceland.
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ื”ืจืžื ื• ื›ืžื” ื’ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ืกืœื ื“.
02:21
We weren't known
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื ื•ื“ืขื•ืช
02:23
as the typical "women" women
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ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ื•ืช
02:25
in Iceland up until then.
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ื‘ืื™ืกืœื ื“ ื‘ืื•ืชื ื”ื™ืžื™ื.
02:27
So it was almost like coming out of the closet
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืžื• ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ
02:30
to actually talk about the fact that we were women
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ืฉื™ื
02:32
and that we believed that we had a set of values
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ื•ืฉืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืขืจื›ื™ื
02:34
and a way of doing business
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ื•ื“ืจืš ืœืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืขืกืงื™ื
02:37
that would be more sustainable
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืจื™-ืงื™ื™ืžื
02:39
than what we had experienced until then.
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ืžืžื” ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื• ืขื“ ืื–.
02:43
And we got a great group of people to join us --
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื ื”ื“ืจืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื” ืืœื™ื ื• --
02:45
principled people with great skills,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื,
02:48
and investors with a vision
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ื•ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื–ื•ืŸ
02:50
and values to match ours.
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ื•ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉื”ืชืื™ืžื• ืœืฉืœื ื•.
02:52
And together we got through the eye of the financial storm in Iceland
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ื•ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืขื‘ืจื ื• ื‘ืขื™ืŸ-ื”ืกืขืจื” ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ื‘ืื™ืกืœื ื“
02:55
without taking any direct losses to our equity
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืคื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ื”ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืœื ื•
02:58
or to the funds of our clients.
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ืื• ื‘ืงืจื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื ื•.
03:00
And although I want to thank
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ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ-ืคื™ ืฉื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช
03:02
the talented people of our company
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžื•ื›ืฉืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•,
03:04
foremost for that --
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ื–ื” --
03:06
and also there's a factor of luck and timing --
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ื•ื’ื ื™ืฉ ืืช ื’ื•ืจืžื™ ื”ืžื–ืœ ื•ื”ืชื™ื–ืžื•ืŸ --
03:09
we are absolutely convinced
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ืื ื• ืžืฉื•ื›ื ืขื•ืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ
03:11
that we did this because of our values.
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ืฉื”ืฆืœื—ื ื• ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
03:14
So let me share with you our values.
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ืœื›ืŸ ืื—ืœื•ืง ืืชื›ื ื‘ืจืฉื•ืชื›ื ืืช ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
03:17
We believe in risk awareness.
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ืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืœืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื.
03:19
What does that mean?
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ืžื” ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ?
03:21
We believe that you should always understand the risks that you're taking,
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ืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื• ื ื•ื˜ืœื™ื,
03:24
and we will not invest
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ื•ืื ื• ืœื ื ืฉืงื™ืข
03:26
in things we don't understand.
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ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืช.
03:28
Not a complicated thing.
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ืœื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืกื•ื‘ืš.
03:30
But in 2007,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื ืช 2007,
03:32
at the height of the sub-prime
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืกืื‘-ืคืจื™ื™ื
03:35
and all the complicated financial structures,
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ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื ื”ืžืกื•ื‘ื›ื™ื,
03:37
it was quite opposite
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“
03:39
to the reckless risk-taking behaviors
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ืœื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื—ืกืจืช ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ื˜ื™ืœืช ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื
03:42
that we saw on the market.
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ืฉืจืื™ื ื• ื‘ืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื.
03:44
We also believe in straight-talking,
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ืื ื• ื’ื ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ืœื•ื™ ื•ื™ืฉื™ืจ,
03:46
telling it as it is,
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ืœืกืคืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืคื™ ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช,
03:48
using simple language that people understand,
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ืชื•ืš ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืฉืคื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื,
03:51
telling people about the downsides
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ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืกืจื•ื ื•ืช
03:53
as well as the potential upsides,
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื ืืช ื”ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื™ื™ื,
03:56
and even telling the bad news that no one wants to utter,
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืื™ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ,
03:59
like our lack of belief in the sustainability
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ื›ืžื• ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ืงื™ื•ื
04:01
of the Icelandic financial sector
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ ื”ืื™ืกืœื ื“ื™,
04:03
that already we had
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื ื•ืฆืจื” ืืฆืœื ื•
04:05
months before the collapse hit us.
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ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื”ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื’ื™ืขื”.
04:07
And, although we do work in the financial sector,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™,
04:10
where Excel is king,
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ืฉื‘ื• ืืงืกืœ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืœืš,
04:12
we believe in emotional capital.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื•ืŸ ืจื’ืฉื™.
04:15
And we believe
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ื•ืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช
04:17
that doing emotional due diligence
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ืฉืฉืงื™ื“ื” ื•ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืจื’ืฉื™ื™ื
04:19
is just as important
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื”
04:21
as doing financial due diligence.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืงื™ื“ื” ื•ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื.
04:25
It is actually people
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ืืœื” ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื
04:27
that make money and lose money,
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ืฉืžืจื•ื™ื—ื™ื ืื• ืžืคืกื™ื“ื™ื ื›ืกืฃ,
04:29
not Excel spreadsheets.
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ืœื ื’ื™ืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืืงืกืœ.
04:33
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:35
Last, but not least,
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ืื—ืจื•ืŸ, ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ื™ื‘,
04:37
we believe in profit with principles.
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ืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ืขื ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช;
04:39
We care how we make our profit.
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื• ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื•ื™ื—ื•ืช.
04:41
So while we want to make economic profit for ourselves and our customers,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื• ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื ื•,
04:44
we are willing to do it with a long-term view,
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ืื ื• ืฉื•ืืคื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื‘ืžื‘ื˜ ืœื˜ื•ื•ื— ืืจื•ืš.
04:47
and we like to have a wider definition of profits
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ื•ืื ื• ื—ืคืฆื•ืช ื‘ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืจื—ื‘ื” ืœืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื
04:50
than just the economic profit in the next quarter.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืจืง ืจื•ื•ื— ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื‘ืจื‘ืขื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื.
04:53
So we like to see profits,
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ื›ืš ืฉืื ื• ื—ืคืฆื•ืช ืœืจืื•ืช ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื,
04:55
plus positive social
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ื•ื’ื ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื
04:57
and environmental benefits, when we invest.
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ื•ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ื™ื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื™ื ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื• ืžืฉืงื™ืขื•ืช.
05:00
But it wasn't just about the values,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ืขืจื›ื™ื,
05:02
although we are convinced that they matter.
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ืืฃ ืขืœ-ืคื™ ืฉืื ื• ืžืฉื•ื›ื ืขื•ืช ืฉื”ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
05:04
It was also about a business opportunity.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื’ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืขืกืงื™ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื”.
05:06
It's the female trend, and it's the sustainability trend,
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ื™ืฉ ืžื’ืžื” ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื ืฉื™, ื•ื™ืฉ ืžื’ืžื” ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื”ืชืžื™ื“,
05:09
that are going to create
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ืฉื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ
05:11
some of the most interesting investment opportunities
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ื›ืžื” ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉืงืขื” ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
05:13
in the years to come.
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ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื•ืช.
05:15
The whole thing about the female trend
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ื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืžื’ืžื” ื”ื ืฉื™ืช
05:17
is not about women being better than men;
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืฉื”ื ืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:19
it is actually about
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ื–ื” ืขืœ ื›ืš
05:21
women being different from men,
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ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื”ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืžื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:23
bringing different values and different ways to the table.
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ื”ืŸ ืžื‘ื™ืื•ืช ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื•ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช ืœืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ.
05:26
So what do you get? You get better decision-making,
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ืื– ืžื” ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื? ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืงื‘ืœืช-ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:29
and you get less herd behavior,
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ื•ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื“ืจ.
05:31
and both of those things hit your bottom line
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ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืฉื•ืจื” ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”
05:34
with very positive results.
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ืฉืœ ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช.
05:37
But one has to wonder,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœืชืžื•ื”,
05:39
now that we've had this financial sector collapse upon us in Iceland --
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืฉื”ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ ื”ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ ืขืœื™ื ื• ื‘ืื™ืกืœื ื“ --
05:42
and by the way, Europe looks pretty bad right now,
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ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘, ื’ื ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ื ืจืื™ืช ื‘ืจื’ืข ื–ื” ื“ื™ ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื” .
05:45
and many would say that you in America
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ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื™ืืžืจื• ืฉื’ื ืืชื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘
05:47
are heading for some more trouble as well.
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ืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื ืœืงืจืืช ืชืงื•ืคื” ื‘ืขื™ื™ืชื™ืช ื ื•ืกืคืช.
05:50
Now that we've had all that happen,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืงืจื”,
05:52
and we have all this data out there
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
05:54
telling us that it's much better to have diversity
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ื”ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉ ื’ื™ื•ื•ืŸ
05:56
around the decision-making tables,
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ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืฉื•ืœื—ื ื•ืช ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช,
05:58
will we see business and finance change?
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ื”ืื ื ืจืื” ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขืกืงื™ ื•ืคื™ื ื ืกื™?
06:01
Will government change?
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ื”ืื ื”ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื•?
06:03
Well I'll give you my straight talk about this.
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ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื” ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช.
06:06
I have days that I believe,
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ื™ืฉ ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื”,
06:08
but I have days that I'm full of doubt.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื’ื ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืœืืช ืกืคืงื•ืช.
06:11
Have you seen the incredible urge out there
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ื”ืื ืจืื™ืชื ืืช ื”ื“ื—ืฃ ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืœืื”
06:14
to rebuild the very things that failed us?
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ืœื”ืงืžื” ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉืช ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืฉื”ื›ืฉื™ืœื• ืื•ืชื ื•?
06:17
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
06:19
Einstein said
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ืื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืืžืจ
06:21
that this was the definition of insanity --
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ืฉื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื™-ืฉืคื™ื•ืช --
06:24
to do the same things
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ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœ ืื•ืชื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
06:26
over and over again,
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ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘
06:28
hoping for a different outcome.
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื” ืœืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช.
06:31
So I guess the world is insane,
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืžืฉืขืจืช ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืœื ืฉืคื•ื™,
06:33
because I see entirely too much
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืžื”ื›ืœ
06:35
of doing the same things over and over again,
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ืฉืœ ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืื•ืชื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
06:38
hoping that this time it's not going to collapse upon us.
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื” ืฉื”ืคืขื ื–ื” ืœื ื™ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ ืขืœื™ื ื•.
06:41
I want to see more revolutionary thinking,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืจืื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืžื”ืคื›ื ื™ืช.
06:44
and I remain hopeful.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื ืฉืืจืช ืขื ื”ืชืงื•ื”.
06:46
Like TED, I believe in people.
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ื›ืžื• TED, ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื.
06:48
And I know that consumers
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืฆืจื›ื ื™ื
06:50
are becoming more conscious,
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ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื,
06:52
and they are going to start voting with their wallets,
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ื•ื”ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืืจื ืงื™ื”ื,
06:55
and they are going to change the face
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ื•ื”ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืคื ื™
06:57
of business and finance from the outside,
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ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืขืกืงื™ ื•ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ,
06:59
if they don't do it from the inside.
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ืื ืœื ื™ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื.
07:02
But I'm more of the revolutionary,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžื”ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื ื™ื•ืช,
07:05
and I should be; I'm from Iceland.
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ื•ืขืœื™ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื–ื•; ืื ื™ ื”ืจื™ ืžืื™ืกืœื ื“.
07:07
We have a long history
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืืจื•ื›ื”
07:09
of strong, courageous, independent women,
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ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื—ื–ืงื•ืช, ืืžื™ืฆื•ืช , ืขืฆืžืื™ื•ืช,
07:12
ever since the Viking age.
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ืžืื– ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื™ืงื™ื ื’ื™ื.
07:14
And I want to tell you when
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืฉื›ืืฉืจ
07:16
I first realized that women matter to the economy
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ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ืœื›ืœื”
07:18
and to the society,
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ื•ืœื—ื‘ืจื”,
07:20
I was seven -- it happened to be my mother's birthday --
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 7 -- ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื™ --
07:22
October 24, 1975.
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ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ 24, 1975.
07:25
Women in Iceland took the day off.
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ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื™ืกืœื ื“ ืœืงื—ื• ื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉ.
07:28
From work or from home, they took the day off,
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ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื• ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช, ื”ืŸ ืœืงื—ื• ื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉ,
07:31
and nothing worked in Iceland.
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ื•ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ืขื‘ื“ ื›ื”ืœื›ื” ื‘ืื™ืกืœื ื“.
07:33
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:36
They marched into the center of Reykjavik,
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ื”ืŸ ืฆืขื“ื• ืœืžืจื›ื– ืจื™ื™ืงื™ื™ืื•ื™ืง,
07:38
and they put women's issues onto the agenda.
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ื•ื”ืขืœื• ืืช ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืœืกื“ืจ ื”ื™ื•ื.
07:41
And some say this was the start of a global movement.
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ื•ืื—ื“ื™ื ื˜ื•ืขื ื™ื ืฉื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืฉืœ ืชื ื•ืขื” ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช.
07:44
For me it was the start of a long journey,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืฉืœ ืžืกืข ืืจื•ืš,
07:47
but I decided that day to matter.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœืช ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
07:50
Five years later,
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ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื•ื—ืจ,
07:52
Iceland elected Vigdis Finnbogadottir as their president --
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ืื™ืกืœื ื“ ื‘ื—ืจื” ื‘ื•ื™ื’ื“ื™ืก ืคื™ื ื‘ื•ื’ืื“ื•ื˜ื™ืจ ืœื ืฉื™ืื” --
07:55
first female to become head of state,
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ืื™ืฉื” ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืจืืฉ ืžื“ื™ื ื”,
07:58
single mom,
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ืื ื—ื“-ื”ื•ืจื™ืช,
08:00
a breast cancer survivor
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ืฉืฉืจื“ื” ืกืจื˜ืŸ ืฉื“
08:02
who had had one of her breasts removed.
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ืฉื’ืจื ืœื”ืกืจืชื•.
08:04
And at one of the campaign sessions,
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ื•ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื›ื ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืกืข ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช,
08:06
she had one of her male contenders
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ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื
08:09
allude to the fact that she couldn't become president --
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ืจืžื– ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืื™ื ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ืื”;
08:11
she was a woman, and even half a woman.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืื™ืฉื”, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืื™ืฉื” ืœืžื—ืฆื”.
08:15
That night she won the election,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื–ื›ืชื” ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช,
08:17
because she came back --
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื—ื–ืจื” --
08:19
not just because of his crappy behavior --
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ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœื• --
08:22
but she came back and said,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื—ื–ืจื” ื•ืืžืจื”,
08:25
"Well, I'm actually not going to breastfeed the Icelandic nation;
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"ื˜ื•ื‘, ื‘ืขืฆื ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื”ื ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืขื ื”ืื™ืกืœื ื“ื™,
08:28
I'm going to lead it."
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ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื•."
08:30
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:34
So I've had incredibly many
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ื›ืš ืฉื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘ื”ืžื•ืŸ
08:37
women role models
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ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืžื•ื“ืœ-ื—ื™ืงื•ื™
08:39
that have influenced who I am and where I am today.
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ืฉื”ืฉืคื™ืขื• ืขืœ ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื•ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื™ื•ื.
08:41
But in spite of that,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช,
08:43
I went through the first 10 or 15 years of my career
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืืช 10 ืื• 15 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช
08:45
mostly in denial of being a woman.
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ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื”ื›ื—ืฉืช ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ ืื™ืฉื”.
08:48
Started in corporate America,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ื‘ื•ื•ืœ-ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜,
08:50
and I was absolutely convinced
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืฉื•ื›ื ืขืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ
08:52
that it was just about the individual,
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ืฉื”ืื™ื ื“ื™ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ืงื•ื‘ืข,
08:54
that women and men would have just the same opportunities.
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ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ืงื‘ืœื• ืืช ืื•ืชืŸ ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช.
08:57
But I've come to conclude lately
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžืกืงื ื”
08:59
that it isn't like that.
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ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื›ืš.
09:01
We are not the same,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื–ื”ื™ื.
09:03
and it's great. Because of our differences,
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืคืœื -- ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื,
09:05
we create and sustain life.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื•ืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื.
09:07
So we should embrace our difference and aim for challenge.
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ื›ืš ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื—ื‘ืง ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ื•ืœื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœืืชื’ืจื™ื.
09:10
The final thought I want to leave with you
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ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืกื™ื™ื
09:12
is that I'm fed up with this tyranny
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืฉื ืžืืก ืœื™ ืžืขืจื™ืฆื•ืช ื–ื•
09:14
of either/or choices in life --
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ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืื•-ืื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื --
09:16
either it's men or it's women.
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ืื• ืฉื–ื” ื’ื‘ืจื™ื, ืื• ืฉื–ื” ื ืฉื™ื.
09:19
We need to start embracing the beauty of balance.
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ื‘ืง ืืช ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืŸ.
09:22
So let's move away
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ืื– ื”ื‘ื” ื ืชืจื—ืง
09:24
from thinking about business here and philanthropy there,
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ืžื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืขืœ ืขืกืงื™ื ืžื›ืืŸ ื•ืคื™ืœื ืชืจื•ืคื™ื” ืžืฉื,
09:27
and let's start thinking about
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ื•ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ
09:29
doing good business.
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ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืขื™ืกืงื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”.
09:31
That's how we change the world. That's the only sustainable future.
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ื›ืš ื ืฉื ื” ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื. ื–ื” ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืจ-ืงื™ื™ืžื.
09:34
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
09:36
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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