Who we are

Hello 50:50 World is a growing movement and non-profit association. We are many, we are here to stay and we make tech more humane.

We host regular meetups and events on relevant tech topics, we host a podcast, and we design & build apps for a more equitable world.

Our board

  • Lisa Stähli (Co-Lead)

    We can only achieve equality if everyone is at the table and actively involved in designing and co-creating inclusive environments. Join us!

  • Fabienne Lorenz (Co-Lead)

    I'm tired of seeing the same kind of people holding all the power. As technology continues to play an essential role in everyone's life, we need diverse voices and perspectives to create a future where everyone can thrive.

  • Stefan Koring (Bern)

    I love to connect, co-create and build bridges.

  • Nina Wagner (Zurich)

    I grew tired of the status quo in tech —which usually equals mindlessly adopting concepts without ever considering the consequences for society as a whole. You also want to make tech more humane? Join us!

  • Hue Tran (Zurich)

    Hue Tran (Zurich)

    The world needs people to challenge the status quo.

  • Roxana

    Roxana Popescu (Zurich)

    We must keep striving for a fair and inclusive tech space, especially as the bubbles around us grow more opaque. By bringing diverse voices together, we can shape a future that benefits everyone.

Our Ambassadors

Our ambassadors are actively involved in initiatives of Hello 50:50 World in various locations. Get in touch if you’d like to join us as an ambassador.

  • Martina Niggli (Zurich)

    "Consider this hypothesis: when we don’t see ourselves reflected in the world around us, we make judgments about that absence. Invisibility is a statement." - Sonya Renee Taylor, award-winning poet & activist

  • Idil Wittmann (Zurich)

    Creativity is nothing but a mind set free ~ T. Asai

  • Geraldine Hasler (Zurich)

  • Eugenia Bajet Mestre (Basel)

    Communication with empathy, allowing own vulnerabilities, and gaining courage to act are critical to advance gender equity. Hello 50:50 World provides the safe space for this to happen!

  • Silvia Cordero Morales (Basel)

    "Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance." — Verna Myers

  • Umesh Thyagarajan (Zurich)

    Innovation and progress rarely emerge from mundanities. True change begins when we dare to question the status quo through diverse perspectives and inclusive thinking.

  • Giorgia Cifani

    Diversity is not a buzzword. It is how we design a better future together.

  • Davide Spedalieri

    Diversity and inclusion aren’t just checkboxes. That’s why I joined this amazing organization to collaborate across differences and help build a world that works for everyone.

  • Rebecca Seyboth (Zurich)

    “Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing.”

  • Beatriz Furones Cuadrado (aka Lola)

    Beatriz Furones Cuadrado (aka Lola)

    “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” - Audre Lorde

  • Katharina Hahn (Zurich)

    I want to learn, share, and build with peers who make diversity the basis of humane work. As an organizational designer and coach, I believe we must build life-centered, inclusive workplaces where clarity and connection make diversity an everyday practice — moving from intention to habit. Diversity is not a nice-to-have; it’s the basis.

  • Lacramioara Teslovan (Zurich)

    Moving to Switzerland taught me that leaving my comfort zone leads to new experiences and growth. Now I’m embracing it even more.

  • Diane Auer (Zurich)

    “The best way to predict the future is to create it together.” — Anonymous

  • Jacqueline Kucera

    Jacqueline Kucera (Bern/Zurich)

    50:50

  • Robert Moerland (Zurich)

    I am passionate about scaling catalysts of democratic innovations and look to connect and work with other people that care about technology, democracy and building peace.

  • Anna Kalchenko (Zurich)

    "The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  • Priska Burkard (Advisor)

    Tech thrives when every voice is heard, every perspective is valued, and every opportunity is open to all. This is why I am committed to inclusion and diversity —because a better world in tech starts with each of us making a personal commitment to change the game.

Our Supporters

Supporters are advocating for equality and diversity in tech and are carrying the vision of Hello 50:50 World into their own environments. Anyone can become a supporter by joining the movement.

  • Maja Schreiner

    “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” by Martin Luther King, Jr

  • Carolin Fritsche

    It takes both sides

  • Elisabeth Dewey

    “When designing an environment that is meant to work for everyone we need women in the room.” Caroline Criado Perez, Invisible Women

  • Violette Mounier

  • Andreas Wymann

    Diversity and Inclusion are about giving value to every human being, no matter our differences.

  • Nina Hoffmann

    Throughout my career, I have too often experienced and witnessed the negative impact of non-diverse and non-inclusive environments. I am certain that together we can trigger change.

  • Silvia Pareti

    “The most damaging phrase in the language is it’s always been done that way.” - Grace Hopper.

  • Parisa Khateri

    Meritocracy is a myth. The number (50-50) matters.

  • Manju Bohra

    Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.

  • Laura Drees

    Great minds DON`T think alike :)

  • Emirhan Darcan

    “Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.” – Ola Joseph

  • Aga Sieradzka

    Belonging is not a mystic feeling; Belonging is a skill to master - at work and beyond!

  • Marianne Petitpierre

    Marianne Petitpierre

    I trust in collective actions and that is what I experienced at the Hello 50:50 World meetups.

  • Marion Schleifer

    When we foster diversity, we not only get quiet voices to the table, we also path the way for better outcomes and products.

  • Talayeh

    Talayeh

  • Camilla Sguazzin

  • Raluca Zaharia

  • Corina Schedler

  • Kristina Habjan

  • Daniela

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