Karin Haselböck

Global Head of Strategy integration at Ashoka Europe | Austria

Karin Haselböck is passionate about creating a world where everyone is empowered to live a good life. For her, diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial contributions to the change for the good of us all. Karin is the Global Head of Strategy Integration at Ashoka and is deeply inspired by their vision of “everyone a changemaker.” She’s passionate about the idea that anyone can build the skills needed to be a changemaker in today’s world, and she’s dedicated to creating cities that help us all keep up with—and even thrive in—the fast-paced changes of the future economy. Karin emphasises that we need a systems mindset and collaboration between all sectors to successfully improve our cities. Civic society and every citizen need to be seen, heard, and included in decision making, especially young people. This new ‘game’ demands fresh skills and a different mindset. Karin’s work at Ashoka contributes to bringing social innovation to our cities.