Ashoka Visionary Program Kick-Off - 10th Anniversary

On 10/10, we’re not just kicking off a new cohort—we’re celebrating 10 amazing years of the Ashoka Visionary Program!

Join us for an evening of inspiration, connection, and celebration as we welcome the new Visionaries. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet new changemakers, reconnect with old friends, and tap into the energy that makes the Ashoka community so vibrant and inspiring.

AGENDA:

6pm – Open doors

6:30pm – Start of the event

• Welcome words
  

• Inspiring keynote by the German Ashoka Fellow Maximilian Oehl.
  Maximilian, a leading advocate for empowering young people and bringing fresh, diverse voices into politics, will share powerful insights from his work with Brand New Bundestag. At a time when elections and polarization are in the spotlight —both in Austria and beyond—his talk couldn’t be more relevant,exploring how changemakers are shaping the future of democracy and transforming political systems from the ground up.
  

• Ashoka Austria: Shaping the Future Together
  Discover the latest updates from Ashoka Austria and learn how we are creating pathways for lasting impact as we continue to redefine how changemakers shape the world around us.
  

• 10 Years of Visionary Impact: Celebrating and Looking Ahead
  Hear firsthand from Visionary Program alumni as they share their transformative journeys, the systemic changes they’ve driven, and how the program shaped their impact on the world. We’ll also introduce the newest cohort of Visionaries, setting the stage for their own stories to unfold.
  

7:45pm - Networking with food and drinks!

HARD FACTS:

👋 WHY? This event is for you if you want to dip into the world of social entrepreneurship & changemaking and connect with key players in the social innovation ecosystem and Ashoka network.

⏰ WHEN? Thursday, 10 October 2023 at 6:30pm (doors open at 6pm)

📍WHERE? Gleis 21 - Bloch-Bauer-Promenade 22, 1100 Wien, Austria

Please note: Tickets are limited. Registration is required.

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About Maximilian Oehl (Ashoka Fellow and keynote speaker): Maximilian is a social entrepreneur dedicated to reshaping Germany’s political landscape by empowering young people and diverse communities. He co-founded, an initiative that aims to modernize the German parliament by supporting progressive candidates from underrepresented backgrounds who champion inclusivity and forward-thinking policies. Through this project, Maximilian seeks to bring fresh, diverse voices into political leadership, ensuring that Germany’s democracy better reflects its population. His work has already helped elevate new leaders from diverse communities, creating opportunities for young people to drive systemic change. Maximilian’s efforts are inspiring a new wave of leadership committed to equity, justice, and sustainability.

About Ashoka: Ashoka is the global non-profit organisation that has developed the field of “social entrepreneurship” since 1980 and the first and largest community of system-changing social entrepreneurs (aka Ashoka Fellows). We find and support entrepreneurial talents and system-changing ideas that solve social problems, and then scale their impact. Our vision: a world in which everyone is a changemaker. The Austrian branch has been active since 2011.

About the Visionary Program: The Ashoka Visionary Program is a pioneering, part-time leadership program for social entrepreneurs, as well as professionals and leaders from business, NGOs, philanthropic and public sectors from all over the world. Since 2015, we've been sharing our exclusive know-how from 40+ years of practice and close to 4,000 fellows from across the world.

Host or Publisher Ashoka Austria