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