{"id":241711,"date":"2026-06-24T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klak.is\/?p=241711"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:57:14","slug":"new-board-of-directors-takes-office-at-klak-icelandic-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/ny-stjorn-tekur-til-starfa-hja-klak-icelandic-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"New board of directors takes office at KLAK \u2013 Icelandic Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New board members will lead the continued development of a strong and inspiring innovation environment in Iceland.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new board of directors of KLAK \u2013 Icelandic Startups has officially taken office and will lead the company\u2019s vision of strengthening the Icelandic entrepreneurial and innovation environment. KLAK \u2013 Icelandic Startups is a non-profit organization owned by the University of Iceland, Reykjav\u00edk University, Skyggnir, the Innovation Fund Kr\u00edu and the Confederation of Icelandic Industries and has established itself as a key player in the innovation support environment in this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hr\u00f6nn Greipsd\u00f3ttir, Managing Director of the Innovation Fund Kr\u00edu, continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of KLAK \u2013 Icelandic Startups. The Vice Chairman of the Board is Oddur Sturluson, Head of the Department of Innovation and Intellectual Property at the University of Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to them, the board includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Erla Tinna Stef\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir, Business Manager for Technology and Intellectual Property at the Confederation of Icelandic Industries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hrafntinna Viktor\u00eda Karlsd\u00f3ttir, project manager for industrial relations and sustainability at Reykjav\u00edk University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Krist\u00edn Gestsd\u00f3ttir, Human Resources Manager at Origo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Klak_VidirB_6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Klak_VidirB_6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Klak_VidirB_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Klak_VidirB_6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Klak_VidirB_6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Klak_VidirB_6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Klak_VidirB_6-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New board of directors with \u00c1sta S\u00f3llilja Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir, CEO of KLAK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This arrangement reflects the strong collaboration between the main pillars of the innovation ecosystem \u2013 academia, industry and investment in ingenuity. The new board will support the continued growth of KLAK \u2013 Icelandic Startups, including through the development of business accelerators, mentoring and diverse projects for startups at all stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eKLAK \u2013 Icelandic Startups plays a key role in helping entrepreneurs realize their ideas, build sustainable value creation and connect Icelandic startups with a strong network of experts and investors,\u201c says Hr\u00f6nn Greipsd\u00f3ttir, Chairman of the Board. \u201eThere is great energy in the new board and we look forward to working together to further strengthen entrepreneurial activity.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work of the new board continues to build a cohesive and robust innovation ecosystem where entrepreneurs gain access to the support, knowledge, and connections that accelerate growth and increase the likelihood of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N\u00fdir stj\u00f3rnarme\u00f0limir munu lei\u00f0a \u00e1framhaldandi uppbyggingu \u00e1 sterku og hvetjandi n\u00fdsk\u00f6punarumhverfi \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. N\u00fd stj\u00f3rn KLAK &#8211; Icelandic Startups hefur formlega teki\u00f0 til starfa og mun h\u00fan lei\u00f0a framt\u00ed\u00f0ars\u00fdn f\u00e9lagsins vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 efla \u00edslenskt frumkv\u00f6\u00f0la- og n\u00fdsk\u00f6punarumhverfi. KLAK &#8211; Icelandic Startups er \u00f3hagna\u00f0ardrifi\u00f0 f\u00e9lag \u00ed eigu H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, H\u00e1sk\u00f3lans \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, Skyggnis, N\u00fdsk\u00f6punarsj\u00f3\u00f0sins Kr\u00edu og [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":241713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":213,"wds_primary_project":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"project":[],"birta":[],"class_list":["post-241711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-klak"],"acf":{"tengd_verkefni":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241711"},{"taxonomy":"project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project?post=241711"},{"taxonomy":"birta","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/birta?post=241711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}