Helena Norberg-Hodge

Helena is a pioneer of the 'new economy' and 'localisation' movements.

She is the Founder and Director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture and a founding member of the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture. Helena has received numerous awards for her work including the 1986 Right Livelihood Award and the 2012 Goi Peace Prize.

Helena Norberg-Hodge in action

Helena Norberg-Hodge

The Economics of Happiness

Past Conferences

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2023 — 4 speeches

A search for the soul of the nation

2022 — 7 speeches

Eliminate Inequality: Rebuilding Australia from the ground up, all the way to the stars

2021 — 10 speeches

Think Bigger: Fix Everything

2020 — 10 speeches

Connection, Creativity, Community: Finding Hope in a Climate of Crisis

2019 — 9 speeches

Get Angry. Then Get Organised.

2018 — 11 speeches

Activating community leadership to combat inequality

2017 — 11 speeches

What makes healthy communities?

2016 — 9 speeches

It's the Community, Stupid: Putting people and the planet back in the picture

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