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.
Björn Strüwer
Gründer & Geschäftsführer, Roots of Impact
Alexander Kesselring
Program Manager & Expert on scaling impact, Ashoka Austria
Dorica Dan
Ashoka Fellow, Psychologist and Founder of iniatitives on rare diseases
Nneka Mobisson
Founder, mDoc Healthcare
Joseph Nkandu
Maximilian Oehl
Ashoka Fellows, Founder of black black black
Odin Mühlenbein
Ashoka Globalizer, Partner Ashoka Germany, Thought Partner for Systems Change
Florian Rutsch
Co-lead, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program
Wellington Nogueira
Kerstin Humberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Yunel, "to make happiness work"
Wolfgang Kovatsch
Co-founder and managing partner, myAbility
Gunter Schall
Austrian Development Agency
Loïc van Cutsem
International Partnerships Director, Ashoka
Walburga Frölich
Federico Garcea
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of Treedom
Terezie Hradilková
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the Early Intervention Association
Bernhard Hofer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of talentify.me
Radoslav Pittner
Co-Country Representative Czech and Slovakia, Facilitator & coach for social impact
Marie Ringler
Member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group, Leading Ashoka's work in Europe
Sonja Betschart
Silke Horáková
Co-owner of Albatros Media, Co-Founder of Tilia Impact Ventures
Kerstin Humberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Yunel, "to make happiness work"
Olga Shirobokova
Lead of Knowledge at Ashoka, Partner at Ashoka Globalizer
Raphaela Toncic-Sorinj
Co-Director Ashoka Austria and Director Ashoka Visionary Program
Ioana Bauer
Stephan Dertnig
Business angel, trainer & investor
Dr. Moka Lantum
Founder/CEO, Sagitarix Ltd & CheckUps Medical; Ashoka Fellow
Rebekka Dober
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of YEP – Voice of the Youth
Alexander Ertler
Social investor
Ole Kassow
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Mónica Expositor
Change Consultant, NEOMERAKI
Hermann Arnold
Co-founder, Haufe-umantis AG
Heike Boomgaarden
TV & radio moderator
Greta Rossi
Co-founder, Recipes for Wellbeing and ChangemakerXchange
Michael Vollmann
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Ryszard Praszkier
Former founding director of Ashoka Poland, consultant for Ashoka
Alexander Kesselring
Program Manager & Expert on scaling impact, Ashoka Austria
Laura Catana
Social Entrepreneur, Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE) of Ashoka Germany
Manuela Pastore
Boehringer Ingelheim
Sascha Haselmayer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Citymart, Partner Ashoka Germany
Georg Schön
Co-Director Ashoka Austria
Klaus Candussi
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of atempo
Gerry Foitik
Federal Rescue Commander, Austrian Red Cross
Sarah Ulrich
Social Psychologist, Expert in impact management
Regina Honu
Andreas Heinecke
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Armin Pialek
Innovation, Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt.
Michael Hagelmüller
Collective Impact Enabler, Ashoka Austria
Christian Bason
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Maggie Lemere
Co-founder, Rhiza
Martin Hollinetz
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Elisabeth Krön
Trainer & Actress
Raphaela Toncic-Sorinj
Co-Director Ashoka Austria and Nordics; Director Ashoka Visionary Program
Renée Horster
Ashoka Globalizer
Sabine Fries
Agile Coach and Scrum Master, Co-founder of a brand & design agency
Edit Schlaffer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Angelika Schanda
Specialist for systemic impact, Co-founder of Art of Cooperation
Attila von Unruh
Founder of TEAM U, Ashoka Fellow
David Corcoran
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Ada Andreoni
Partnership Manager, Ashoka Spain; Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program
Jan Engelmann
Policy Advisor, Think Tank iRights.Lab
Jos de Blok
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and CEO of Buurtzorg (neighborhood nursing)
Claire de Lafarge
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Giulia Sergi
Co-Lead, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program.
Maria Deskur
Co-founder, Rhiza
Alon Shklarek
Ashoka Fellow
Gregor Hackmack
Co-founder of abgeordnetenwatch.de, Ashoka Fellow
Bart Weetjens
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the non-profit organization APOPO
Francesca Folda
Award-winning Journalist and Executive Manager, Advisory Council of Ashoka Italy
Vicenzo Linarello
Co-Founder, Consorzio Goel
Ken Banks
Founder of kiwanja.net, Creator of messaging platform FrontlineSMS, Ashoka Fellow
Maggie Lemere
Co-founder, Rhiza
Carmen Georghe
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Joana Breidenbach
Ignace Schops
Ashoka Fellow, Director of the NGO Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland
Georg Tarne
Founder of soulbottles
Francesca Cavallini
Professor, Founder of Tice
Georg Schön
Co-Director Ashoka Austria
Tristram Stuart
Award-winning author, founder of Toast Ale
Claudia Valladares
Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 in Venezuela, Coach & Mentor
Arianna Schindle
Co-founder, Rhiza; liberatory therapist, educator, and movement strategist; The Resilience Collective
Paul Radu
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Markéta Pěchoučková
Head of Social Innovation Unit at Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Czechia
Steffen Frischat
Evolutionary Catalyst, dwarfs and Giants
Jeff Edmondson
Ashoka Fellow
Walburga Fröhlich
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder & CEO of atempo
Felix Oldenburg
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Rainer Höll
Certified Executive Coach, former CEO of Ashoka Germany
Federico Mento
Director, Ashoka Italia
Asetila Koestinger
Founder of the GoodStartup School
Nikolaus Hutter
Partner & Founder, New Paradigm Ventures
Andreas Heinecke
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Enrica Cornaglia
Venture Program Manager, Ashoka Italy; Mediterranean Director, Ashoka Visionary Program
Karen Tse
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of International Bridges to Justice
Radoslav Pittner
Manger Ashoka CZ&SK, Facilitator & coach for social impact
Bas van Abel
Founder, Fairphone
Marie Ringler
Member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group, Leading Ashoka's work in Europe
Riccarda Zezza
Gregor Demblin
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Nassir Katuramu
Ashoka Impact Transfer Director East Africa, Strategy consultant, Social entrepreneurship expert
Loïc van Cutsem
International Partnerships Director, Ashoka
