Arnoud Raskin

After more than 15 years of gathering insights as leader of MobileSchool.org, Arnoud has built a globally dispersed reputation in social entrepreneurship. He is a fellow of the Ashoka network that brings together so-called ‘Change Maker Leaders’ from around the world.

In this keynote, Arnoud tells the story of ‘the why’ and ‘the how’ he started as a student entrepreneur at design school with a mission to change the world. He explains how purpose became the key compass of his leadership and how he used it to inspire and engage others to build a global network of companies and NGOs addressing the realities of street children.

Most important topics:

• The importance of ‘why’. How visionary leadership is linked to a higher purpose.
• On the call for more authenticity, empathy and vulnerability in leadership.
• On what I learned from the outperformers in street communities. What does it take to be StreetwiZe?

After more than 15 years of gathering insights as leader of MobileSchool.org, Arnoud has built a globally dispersed reputation in social entrepreneurship. He is a fellow of the Ashoka network that brings together so-called ‘Change Maker Leaders’ from around the world. Within that organisation, he was selected by McKinsey to join 11 fellow changemakers from around the world to think about what this means concretely: Change Maker Leadership.

During this keynote, Arnoud will present the 3 core ingredients of Change Maker Leadership. Such leadership is essential to tackle global problems, such as primary education for 150 million street children, global warming or global environmental issues, but also to bring about concrete change in your personal life and work environment. Arnoud makes it clear that believing in a solution, realising that we are all connected, and knowing that the vast majority of people have good intentions, are the basic ingredients to change things. Not from lofty theories but translated into concrete steps anyone can take to make Change Maker Leadership their own.

Core themes:

• The 3 core mindsets of a Change Maker Leader
• The 3 key skills to become a Change Maker Leader