Nobel Peace laureate and human rights activist will deliver a keynote address at University of Iceland where an international conference will be held on 10 October. 

Mrs. Tawakkol Karman, in a statement published on Twitter on Sunday, said she leaves for Iceland on Monday to participate at an international conference on global threats and challenges and young people’s role. 

The event organized by Höfði Reykjavik Peace Centre(HOFDI) brings together a dynamic group of young people and creative thinkers to engage in an inter-generational dialogue, seeking innovative solutions to global threats and challenges, according to HOFDI website. 

Among other keynote speakers are Emi Mahmoud, a poet and activist, Deqo Mohamed, a Somali-born doctor and advocate for refugees, Achaleke Christian Leke, Commonwealth Young Person of the Year in 2016, Georgina Campbell Flatter, Executive Director of the MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship and Élise Féron, researcher at Tampere Peace Research Institute.