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