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Jeonju, South Korea 2022

Conference

Jeonju City is committed to
‘Shifting its administrative system away from a paradigm that prioritizes growth and development towards one that puts people first, and… to create an economy that works for the people and makes local communities happy.’

Economics of Happiness Conference

Local Futures and Jeonju City joined hands for the first time in 2015, when we co-hosted the first ever Economics of Happiness conference in South Korea. This led to an ongoing collaboration and a yearly conference – an important event that builds upon the firm commitment of the Jeonju government to creating a healthy economy focused on human happiness and environmental health.

Our 8th Economics of Happiness Conference in Jeonju took place online on September 30, 2022. The conference program included keynote speeches, and panel discussions on the topic of ‘Sustainable Localization and Digital Transformation’.

The event provided a forum for discussions on a ‘sustainable cities’ approach that simultaneously addresses the climate crisis while promoting the happiness of Jeonju’s citizens.

International speakers included Nathan Schneider, Mika Tsutsumi, Diana Finch, Helena Norberg-Hodge, as well as Song Wi-chin and other highly respected thought leaders from South Korea. Download the full program below:

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Diana Finch

Diana Finch (UK) is managing director of the Bristol Pound since July 2022. She started her career in accounts and moved on to software design in the early 90s. In the mid-late 90s, Diana volunteered widely in community development in an area of deprivation in Bath. Since 2001, she has undertaken a variety of leadership roles in the third sector. She offers consultancy in strategic planning, business modelling and impact measurement.

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Helena Norberg-Hodge – Australia

Helena Norberg-Hodge (Sweden/ Australia) is a pioneer of the new economy movement and the recipient of both the Right Livelihood Award and the Goi Peace Prize. She has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than 40 years. She is the founder and director of Local Futures and the International Alliance for Localization. She produced and co-directed the award-winning film ‘The Economics of Happiness‘, and is the author of ‘Local is Our Future‘ and ‘Ancient Futures‘.

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Mika Tsutsumi

Mika Tsutsumi (Japan) is an author and social activist known for her political analyzes and criticism of corporate globalization. She is best known for ‘Corporate Poor Superstate America’, a book that went on to become an international bestseller, and ‘Sinking Superpower America’, a critical analysis of the history of neoliberal economics.

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Nathan Schneider

Nathan Schneider

Nathan Schneider (US) is a professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he directs the Media Enterprise Design Lab and teach and learn from his students. Nathan has written a book each on cooperative enterprise, the Occupy movement, and God, and has co-edited one about the Internet. He also writes articles for a variety of publications—like The Nation, Harper’s, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Vice, YES!, America, and The Catholic Worker. Photo by: Emily Hansen

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