Together with Ashoka, Markus has founded the Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE) in Germany. FASE helps leading social enterprises across Europe in raising hybrid growth capital so that they can scale their social impact.

Uli is Deputy Director – Equity Investments at the European Investment Fund (EIF). He is a senior professional in Venture Capital and Private Equity.

Dr. Lisa Hehenberger is a lecturer in Strategy and General Management at ESADE. She is a renowned expert on venture philanthropy and social impact investment.

Dr. Johanna Mair is a Professor of Organization, Management and Leadership at the Hertie School of Governance. She is a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and the Academic Editor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Deirdre is CEO of Rethink Ireland, a charity created by the Irish Government to stimulate philanthropy and back the best social innovations in Ireland.

Dr. Filipe Santos is Dean at Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics and Visiting Professor at INSEAD.