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