Sonja Betschart

Sonja Betschart

Sonja is a passionate social entrepreneur, Ashoka Fellow and Forbes 50 over 50 member with a longstanding career both in the non-profit and for-profit sectors. After pioneering startup work in the civilian drone sector since 2013, she co-founded WeRobotics in 2015.
WeRobotics is a social impact organization that invests in people, relationships, and collaborations to unlock the full value of technology for social good. We build ecosystems where local and global actors can work together as equals, innovate safely, and co-create locally owned technology solutions that work – and last. The Flying Labs Network – the largest drone for social good network on the globe – is a great example on our ecosystem building work.
Sonja has also been voted as one of Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise in 2023 and has been elected to the Hall of Fame of Switzerland’s 100 Digital in 2022 after nominations in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

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    WeRobotics
  • Profession
    CEO
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7 July 2026
14:00 - 14:30
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
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AWST - Perth, Australia

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