Meet
the
team
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Edda
founder and ceo.
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Melkorka
founder and creative director.
melkorka@innovationweek.is
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Kaja
director of events.
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Guffa
marketing director.
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Michelle Spinei
international relations.
michelle@innovationweek.is -
Katie Hitchcock
(on leave until jan 2025)
The team behind Iceland Innovation Week is a group of experienced people from the Icelandic startup ecosystem.
We have been working with and for startups for years and felt Iceland was missing its own festival celebrating the innovation and startup scene. So like every other founder’s story, we got together, decided it was a great idea, and made it happen.
Meet our founders!
Founded in 2020, Edda Konráðsdóttir and Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir gave it a go and hosted a festival in the midst of a pandemic.
Edda and Melkorka believed the Icelandic innovation scene needed to be showcased but in a quirky, fun and funky way.
Since 2020, they have hosted Iceland Innovation Week three times and the festival keeps growing by the year.