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What is this module all about? 

We will host a series of practice sessions for Ashoka Fellows, their teams and where we will dive deeper into the leadership experience from Ashoka Fellows across our global community – particularly how they build leadership in their teams and in their communities.

Who Can Apply?

  • Ashoka Fellows and/or their team members
  • Ashoka Young Changemakers
  • Ashoka Support Network (ASN) Members
  • Ashoka Changemaker School Leaders 
  • Ashoka Staff
  • Part of an affiliated Ashoka Program or Partnership
  • Corporate or Instutional Partners of Ashoka
  • Partners of Ashoka
  • Other Interested Change Leaders

Why You Should Apply?

Ashoka Fellows, Ashoka Fellow team members, Ashoka Young Changemakers, Ashoka Changemaker School Leaders: This module is for you, if:

  • you want to explore practices and lessons
  • you are keen to connect with some of the most innovative social entrepreneurs and experts to co-learn / co-create systems change strategies.

Ashoka Support Network (ASN) Members, Ashoka Partners, other Change Leaders (including from businesses, funders, intermediaries, etc.): This module is for you, if you;

  •  want to implement systems change strategies to your own project, to your organization, in your own field / industry to scale your impact.
  • want to connect to leading social entrepreneurs.
  • want to establish connections to key-players in the field of systems change.
  • want to implement systems change strategies in your own field / industry to scale your impact.

Ashoka Staff: This module is for you, if:

  • you want to actively support the Ashoka community to aim for systems change.

Costs

Ashoka Fellows, Ashoka Fellow team members, Ashoka Young Changemakers, Ashoka Changemaker School Leader, Ashoka Support Network (ASN) member, Ashoka Staff  | Join for free

Part of an affiliated Ashoka Program or Partnership 

  • Hello Europe Social Entrepreneur  | Join for free
  • Steelcase employee or partner, Nestlé CSV Prize Finalist, Catalyst2030 Member - You have access to a group ticket and can participate in any module free of charge until the maximum number of free tickets is reached. 
  • Ashoka Visionary Program Alumna/us - you can participate in any module with a 50% discount at 1,000€ per module (VAT not included). 

Corporate or Institutional Partners of Ashoka | Other Partners | Change Leaders: The fee to participate in a module is:

  • For corporate participants: 2,000€ per person (VAT not included)
  • For non-profit participants: 1,000€ per person (VAT not included)
  • We also offer “group tickets” to participate in any module with a discount. Please reach out to us for more information

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Meet the Module Leads

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Michela Fenech

Program Co-leader, New Leadership, Wellbeing Lab and Democracy

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Michela Fenech

Program Co-leader, New Leadership, Wellbeing Lab and Democracy

Michela Fenech co-created and co-leads the Ashoka Europe Fellowship program including the New Leadership & Wellbeing Co-Learning Modules. She also co-facilitated the development of the newly established Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs. Michela is interested in creating transformational spaces that explore and support questions on the leadership and wellbeing for system change and collaboration. She has also done Theory U Facilitation course, the power of Embodied Transformation and has started her coaching journey through NeuroSemantics. She is also a Team Co-Lead for the Ashoka Globalizer Program, Ashoka's leading accelerator for system change strategies.

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Florian Rutsch

Program Co-leader, System Change, Multi- Stakeholder Collaboration and Governmert Allience

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Florian Rutsch

Program Co-leader, System Change, Multi- Stakeholder Collaboration and Governmert Allience

Florian Rutsch co-created and co-leads the Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program including its co-learning modules on System Change, Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration, and Government Alliances as well as its ecosystem initiatives on funding and supporting system changers.

He co-published the report 'Embracing Complexity: Towards a shared understanding of funding systems change' at the World Economic Forum in collaboration with several global sector partners. It is based on, among others, his previous report 'Seven Steps for Funding System Change'. He is also a co-creator of Catalyst 2030 and the Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs, as well as a thought partner in the Ashoka Globalizer Program, Ashoka's flagship accelerator for system change strategies.

Previously, he co-founded a youth campaign reaching 25k people in 35 countries and worked as a social impact consultant on strategy, impact measurement, and stakeholder engagement. He studied business, economics, and social entrepreneurship in the Netherlands, Hong Kong, United States, United Kingdom, and Kenya.

Shafat Khan

Shafat Khan

Program Co-leader

Shafat Khan

Shafat Khan

Program Co-leader

Shafat is a partnerships manager at Ashoka, based in London, stewarding a thriving network of leading social entrepreneurs, young changemakers, business leaders, donors, supporters, and partner organisations. Shafat is a storyteller who has a background in building programs to activate changemaking journeys, facilitating ideation sessions, marketing and communications having worked at various startup organisations. He led his own sustainable clothing brand and is extremely passionate about human rights within supply chains. Shafat grew up in Dhaka, Bangladesh and holds a certification on Systems Change and Social Impact from The University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business and Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. Prior to being on the UK & Ireland team, Shafat worked at the Ashoka Global HQ.