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