The people behind the scenes

Thorsteinn Örn is the Managing Director of Meet in Reykjavík. He has vast experience and knowledge as a senior manager within the tourism and airline industry as well as years of experience as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Scandinavia and Singapore. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark

Hildur has worked with market research as well as teaching business, service and tourism courses. Hildur has a M.Sc. in Tourism and Hospitality Management from the Universitiy of Gothenburg as well as a Teaching Diploma and a B.Sc. in Business, both from the University of Iceland.

Jón Björnsson has a broad experience in various businesses including finance, real estate, sales and marketing, marketing research and tourism. For the last years, he has worked as a consultant focusing on tourism and project management. Jón has an MPM degree in Project Management from the University of Reykjavik and has a Cand Oecon degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland. He will be focusing on international conferences and events.

Sigurður Valur Sigurðsson is the Director of Marketing for Meet in Reykjavík. Sigurður has got an MBA degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Studies both from the University of Iceland. Over the years he has gathered diverse management experience; managing and developing both national and international brands in retail, tourism, and aviation.

Sigurjóna has extensive project management experience from different European countries. Sigurjona has an M.B.A from the University of Iceland and a B.A. degree in Acting from Iceland Academy of the Arts.