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.

Felix Oldenburg
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Joseph Nkandu
Edit Schlaffer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Tristram Stuart
Award-winning author, founder of Toast Ale
Sonja Betschart
Radoslav Pittner
Co-Country Representative Czech and Slovakia, Facilitator & coach for social impact
Bart Weetjens
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the non-profit organization APOPO
Wellington Nogueira
Marie Ringler
Member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group, Leading Ashoka's work in Europe
Odin Mühlenbein
Ashoka Globalizer, Partner Ashoka Germany, Thought Partner for Systems Change
Regina Honu
Sarah Ulrich
Social Psychologist, Expert in impact management
Maggie Lemere
Co-founder, Rhiza
Renée Horster
Ashoka Globalizer
Alexander Ertler
Social investor
Angelika Schanda
Specialist for systemic impact, Co-founder of Art of Cooperation
Ole Kassow
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Alon Shklarek
Ashoka Fellow
Bas van Abel
Founder, Fairphone
Kerstin Humberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Yunel, "to make happiness work"
Jan Engelmann
Policy Advisor, Think Tank iRights.Lab
Georg Schön
Co-Director Ashoka Austria
portrait of Ashoka Fellow Andraes Heinecke, wearing a dark-grey t-shirt
Andreas Heinecke
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Claire de Lafarge
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Ken Banks
Founder of kiwanja.net, Creator of messaging platform FrontlineSMS, Ashoka Fellow
Dorica Dan
Ashoka Fellow, Psychologist and Founder of iniatitives on rare diseases
Silke Horáková
Co-owner of Albatros Media, Co-Founder of Tilia Impact Ventures
Walburga Frölich
Georg Schön
Co-Director Ashoka Austria
Jeff Edmondson
Ashoka Fellow
Markéta Pěchoučková
Head of Social Innovation Unit at Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Czechia
Ioana Bauer
Nneka Mobisson
Founder, mDoc Healthcare
Gregor Hackmack
Co-founder of abgeordnetenwatch.de, Ashoka Fellow
Riccarda Zezza
Bernhard Hofer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of talentify.me
Ignace Schops
Ashoka Fellow, Director of the NGO Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland
Michael Hagelmüller
Collective Impact Enabler, Ashoka Austria
Karen Tse
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of International Bridges to Justice
Attila von Unruh
Founder of TEAM U, Ashoka Fellow
Florian Rutsch
Co-lead, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program
Heike Boomgaarden
TV & radio moderator
Ryszard Praszkier
Former founding director of Ashoka Poland, consultant for Ashoka
Maggie Lemere
Co-founder, Rhiza
Stephan Dertnig
Business angel, trainer & investor
Christian Bason
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Mónica Expositor
Change Consultant, NEOMERAKI
Raphaela Toncic-Sorinj
Co-Director Ashoka Austria and Director Ashoka Visionary Program
portrait of Ashoka Fellow Andraes Heinecke, wearing a dark-grey t-shirt
Andreas Heinecke
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Terezie Hradilková
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of the Early Intervention Association
Vicenzo Linarello
Co-Founder, Consorzio Goel
Gregor Demblin
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Carmen Georghe
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders
Hermann Arnold
Co-founder, Haufe-umantis AG
Martin Hollinetz
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of tech2people GmbH & myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH
Loïc van Cutsem
International Partnerships Director, Ashoka
Federico Garcea
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of Treedom
Francesca Cavallini
Professor, Founder of Tice
Raphaela Toncic-Sorinj
Co-Director Ashoka Austria and Nordics; Director Ashoka Visionary Program
Greta Rossi
Co-founder, Recipes for Wellbeing and ChangemakerXchange
Nikolaus Hutter
Partner & Founder, New Paradigm Ventures
Portrait of Nassir Kuturamu, wearing a blue suit and striped-blue-white tie.
Nassir Katuramu
Ashoka Impact Transfer Director East Africa, Strategy consultant, Social entrepreneurship expert
Sabine Fries
Agile Coach and Scrum Master, Co-founder of a brand & design agency
Alexander Kesselring
Program Manager & Expert on scaling impact, Ashoka Austria
Rainer Höll
Certified Executive Coach, former CEO of Ashoka Germany
Joana Breidenbach
Jos de Blok
Ashoka Fellow, Founder and CEO of Buurtzorg (neighborhood nursing)
Olga Shirobokova
Lead of Knowledge at Ashoka, Partner at Ashoka Globalizer
Wolfgang Kovatsch
Co-founder and managing partner, myAbility
Radoslav Pittner
Manger Ashoka CZ&SK, Facilitator & coach for social impact
Sascha Haselmayer
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Citymart, Partner Ashoka Germany
Enrica Cornaglia
Venture Program Manager, Ashoka Italy; Mediterranean Director, Ashoka Visionary Program
Maria Deskur
Co-founder, Rhiza
Federico Mento
Director, Ashoka Italia
Björn Strüwer
Gründer & Geschäftsführer, Roots of Impact
Steffen Frischat
Evolutionary Catalyst, dwarfs and Giants
Marie Ringler
Member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group, Leading Ashoka's work in Europe
Maximilian Oehl
Ashoka Fellows, Founder of black black black
Georg Tarne
Founder of soulbottles
Giulia Sergi
Co-Lead, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program.
Rebekka Dober
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of YEP – Voice of the Youth
Laura Catana
Social Entrepreneur, Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE) of Ashoka Germany
Elisabeth Krön
Trainer & Actress
Gunter Schall
Austrian Development Agency
Walburga Fröhlich
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder & CEO of atempo
Gerry Foitik
Federal Rescue Commander, Austrian Red Cross
Michael Vollmann
TO CHECK
Arianna Schindle
Co-founder, Rhiza; liberatory therapist, educator, and movement strategist; The Resilience Collective
Paul Radu
Ashoka Fellow, Founder of Cycling Without Age and Copenhagen Cycling
Klaus Candussi
Ashoka Fellow, Co-Founder of atempo
Kerstin Humberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Yunel, "to make happiness work"
Armin Pialek
Innovation, Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt. 
Claudia Valladares
Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 in Venezuela, Coach & Mentor
Manuela Pastore
Boehringer Ingelheim
David Corcoran
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Social Enterprise; Ashoka Fellow
Ada Andreoni
Partnership Manager, Ashoka Spain; Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program
Francesca Folda
Award-winning Journalist and Executive Manager, Advisory Council of Ashoka Italy
Alexander Kesselring
Program Manager & Expert on scaling impact, Ashoka Austria
Loïc van Cutsem
International Partnerships Director, Ashoka
Dr. Moka Lantum
Founder/CEO, Sagitarix Ltd & CheckUps Medical; Ashoka Fellow
Asetila Koestinger
Founder of the GoodStartup School