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