Sascha Haselmayer is a Senior Programme Manager at Bloomberg Philanthropies, an author, and a social entrepreneur who has led urban innovation, economic development, and government innovation projects in over 50 countries. He is a senior leader at Ashoka and has advised organizations such as the Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Aspen Institute, the government of Chile, and the World Bank Group. Additionally, Sascha is an Ashoka Fellow, a non-resident Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and a former Fellow at New America. Among other ventures, Sascha founded Citymart, pioneering innovation in city procurement in global cities. Based in Berlin, he recently published “The Slow Lane: Why Quick Fixes Fail and How To Achieve Real Change.”