Our experts & speakers
The faculty body consists of experts from leading academic institutions, successful social entrepreneurs, and professionals from private, not-for-profit-, public and financial sectors. Also, here you can view all Ashoka Fellows (speakers & participants) at one glance.
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Georg Schön
Co-Director Ashoka Austria
Björn Strüwer
Gründer & Geschäftsführer, Roots of Impact
Stephan Dertnig
Business angel, trainer & investor
Alexander Kesselring
Program Manager & Expert on scaling impact, Ashoka Austria
Georg Tarne
Founder of soulbottles
Edit Schlaffer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Georg Schön
Co-Director Ashoka Austria
Ada Andreoni
Partnership Manager, Ashoka Spain; Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program
Walburga Frölich
Attila von Unruh
Founder of TEAM U, Ashoka Fellow
Rainer Höll
Certified Executive Coach, former CEO of Ashoka Germany
Radoslav Pittner
Co-Country Representative Czech and Slovakia, Facilitator & coach for social impact
Elisabeth Krön
Trainer & Actress
Federico Garcea
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of Treedom
Gregor Demblin
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Greta Rossi
Co-founder, Recipes for Wellbeing and ChangemakerXchange
Francesca Folda
Award-winning Journalist and Executive Manager, Advisory Council of Ashoka Italy
Radoslav Pittner
Manger Ashoka CZ&SK, Facilitator & coach for social impact
Michael Hagelmüller
Collective Impact Enabler, Ashoka Austria
Claire de Lafarge
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Riccarda Zezza
Ryszard Praszkier
Former founding director of Ashoka Poland, consultant for Ashoka
Sarah Ulrich
Social Psychologist, Expert in impact management
Vicenzo Linarello
Co-Founder, Consorzio Goel
Felix Oldenburg
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Giulia Sergi
Co-Lead, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program.
Ken Banks
Founder of kiwanja.net, Creator of messaging platform FrontlineSMS, Ashoka Fellow
Kerstin Humberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Yunel, "to make happiness work"
Andreas Heinecke
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Markéta Pěchoučková
Head of Unit at Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic
Nneka Mobisson
Founder, mDoc Healthcare
Walburga Fröhlich
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder & CEO of atempo
Gunter Schall
Austrian Development Agency
Angelika Schanda
Specialist for systemic impact, Co-founder of Art of Cooperation
Claudia Valladares
Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 in Venezuela, Coach & Mentor
Francesca Cavallini
Professor, Founder of Tice
Olga Shirobokova
Lead of Knowledge at Ashoka, Partner at Ashoka Globalizer
Jos de Blok
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and CEO of Buurtzorg (neighborhood nursing)
Wolfgang Kovatsch
Co-founder and managing partner, myAbility
Christian Bason
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Bart Weetjens
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the non-profit organization APOPO
Marie Ringler
Member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group, Leading Ashoka's work in Europe
Nikolaus Hutter
Partner & Founder, New Paradigm Ventures
Odin Mühlenbein
Ashoka Globalizer, Partner Ashoka Germany, Thought Partner for Systems Change
Manuela Pastore
Boehringer Ingelheim
Joana Breidenbach
Gregor Hackmack
Co-founder of abgeordnetenwatch.de, Ashoka Fellow
Martin Hollinetz
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Hermann Arnold
Co-founder, Haufe-umantis AG
Alexander Kesselring
Program Manager & Expert on scaling impact, Ashoka Austria
Jan Engelmann
Policy Advisor, Think Tank iRights.Lab
Ioana Bauer
Joseph Nkandu
Sascha Haselmayer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Citymart, Partner Ashoka Germany
Steffen Frischat
Evolutionary Catalyst, dwarfs and Giants
Dr. Moka Lantum
Founder/CEO, Sagitarix Ltd & CheckUps Medical; Ashoka Fellow
Andreas Heinecke
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Carmen Georghe
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Marie Ringler
Member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group, Leading Ashoka's work in Europe
Asetila Koestinger
Founder of the GoodStartup School
Nassir Katuramu
Ashoka Impact Transfer Director East Africa, Strategy consultant, Social entrepreneurship expert
Raphaela Toncic-Sorinj
Co-Director Ashoka Austria and Director Ashoka Visionary Program
Wellington Nogueira
Paul Radu
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Loïc van Cutsem
International Partnerships Director, Ashoka
Maggie Lemere
Co-founder, Rhiza
Arianna Schindle
Co-founder, Rhiza; liberatory therapist, educator, and movement strategist; The Resilience Collective
Laura Catana
Social Entrepreneur, Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE) of Ashoka Germany
Jeff Edmondson
Ashoka Fellow
Michael Vollmann
TO CHECK
Bernhard Hofer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of talentify.me
Ole Kassow
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Sabine Fries
Agile Coach and Scrum Master, Co-founder of a brand & design agency
Alon Shklarek
Ashoka Fellow
Raphaela Toncic-Sorinj
Co-Director Ashoka Austria and Nordics; Director Ashoka Visionary Program
Tristram Stuart
Award-winning author, founder of Toast Ale
Federico Mento
Director, Ashoka Italia
Maximilian Oehl
Ashoka Fellows, Founder of black black black
Mónica Expositor
Change Consultant, NEOMERAKI
Ignace Schops
Ashoka Fellow, Director of the NGO Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland
Klaus Candussi
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of atempo
David Corcoran
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Enrica Cornaglia
Venture Program Manager, Ashoka Italy; Mediterranean Director, Ashoka Visionary Program
Bas van Abel
Founder, Fairphone
Loïc van Cutsem
International Partnerships Director, Ashoka
Regina Honu
Heike Boomgaarden
TV & radio moderator
Renée Horster
Ashoka Globalizer
Gerry Foitik
Federal Rescue Commander, Austrian Red Cross
Terezie Hradilková
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the Early Intervention Association
Kerstin Humberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Yunel, "to make happiness work"
Karen Tse
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of International Bridges to Justice
Rebekka Dober
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of YEP – Voice of the Youth
Dorica Dan
Ashoka Fellow, Psychologist and Founder of iniatitives on rare diseases
Silke Horáková
Co-owner of Albatros Media, Co-Founder of Tilia Impact Ventures
Maria Deskur
Co-founder, Rhiza
Armin Pialek
Innovation, Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt.
Sonja Betschart
Maggie Lemere
Co-founder, Rhiza
Alexander Ertler
Social investor
Florian Rutsch
Co-lead, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program
