Malene Rydahl is born and raised in Denmark and has been based in Paris for the past nineteen years. She is the author of the book “ heureux comme un danois” ( as happy as a Dane) published by Grasset in April 2014. For decades Denmark has ranked at the top the world’s happiness index. Interweaving personal anecdotes and careful research, her book steers clear of any preaching and tackles the ostensible paradox of the Danish model and offers ten easy, entertaining, and thoughtful ways to be happy – or at least as happy as a Dane. The book won the prize of the most optimistic book in 2014 in France She is currently the Director of Corporate Communications for Hyatt Hotels & resorts in Europe Africa and Middle East. She is also part of the advisory committee for the positive and responsible Economy Forum entitled “LH Forum”, an initiative lead by Jacques Attali under the sponsorship of the President of the French Republic. Mrs Rydahl is also a financial partner in a start-up company called 42° Raw, a new healthy fast food concept with 3 current restaurants in Copenhagen. The company is about to further expand with future openings in London and Paris and other larger cities in the US and in Europe.