Thordis Elva

Thordis Elva Thorvaldsdottir is an Icelandic author, speaker, playwright and activist for digital rights and gender equality. In 2017, she gained world-wide recognition for her book South of Forgiveness that has since been published in fourteen countries, with the accompanying TED talk having been viewed over 10 million times. She was voted Woman of the Year 2015 by the Federation of Icelandic Women's Societies in Reykjavík. In 2017, Thordis Elva became one of the frontrunners of the #MeToo movement in Iceland, accepting the Person of the Year Award 2017 on behalf of the movement. She specializes in violence prevention and has shaped national and international policy on digital rights and gender equality.