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.

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