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