Successfully incubated over 150 social-tech startups and advised organizations like Ashoka Germany on digital strategies.

Exploring how maker practices can drive social change and responsible innovation.

Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), her work focuses on , participatory design, and grassroots innovation, particularly in the Global South. She earned her PhD (summa cum laude) from TU Berlin in 2022 with a thesis on community-centered technology design in Indonesia. Core Areas of Expertise

Serving as the Chairperson of the 2025 UN Working Group on Digital Public Infrastructure Safeguards. Recent Activities

Spent 7 years at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), where she founded the United Nations’ first co-creation platform for young social innovators.

Dr. Regina M. Sipos is a prominent researcher and social entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology, society, and social innovation. She is the , a social enterprise focused on the cross-pollination of open-source technology and social entrepreneurship.