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.

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