Acceptance speech by Dr. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, Chairwoman of the Management Board, TRUMPF SE + Co. KG
Ladies and gentlemen: Concepts such as hope, confidence, reconciliation, which are associated with this prize, were never empty words or “old fashioned,” just like a “stable framework of values.” Even if they are sometimes heard with inflationary frequency in business, politics, and the media.
Commendation Speech by Dr. Alexander Erdland
And then there is the cosmopolitan citizen Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, born in the USA,
as already mentioned, the philologist with a doctorate, previously a student of German Studies and
Japanese Studies, who actually lived in Japan for several years with her husband. Hence
perhaps her sense for a sympathetic strictness that flashes at the right moment,
for style and tact, mostly paired with a winking, yet
unmistakable facial expression.
Speech by Lord Mayor Felix Heinrichs
Dear Professor Leibinger-Kammüller, dear Dr. Kammüller, I warmly
welcome you to “Mönchen-Gladbach.” A city whose very name serves as a
visible reminder of the Benedictine monks who came here more than a thousand years
ago and founded a spiritual center on the Abteiberg. On that very
Abteiberg where we are currently located.
Welcome by Ulrich Harnacke
Twelve years ago, the world was largely peaceful; our country had energy in the form of electricity at still acceptable prices and gas at low prices in unlimited quantities, the economy was booming, and Germany was supposed to be able to manage anything, as our then Federal Chancellor put it.
Acceptance speech by former Federal President Joachim Gauck
Check against delivery. Thank you very much for this wonderful invitation to Mönchengladbach. Some of you may know: although I come from the North, I feel a special connection to North Rhine-Westphalia and its people. I always enjoy returning to this part of our country. Minister-President, I thank you from the bottom of my heart […]
Commendation Speech by Minister President Hendrik Wüst, Member of the State Parliament
Commendation Speech by Minister President Hendrik Wüst, Member of the State Parliament, for former Federal President Joachim Gauck on the occasion of the awarding of the Benediktpreis Mönchengladbach 2024 The spoken word applies Dear Lord Mayor Heinrichs, dear Professor Kania,dear Mr. Harnacke,dear members of the Board of Trustees and the Board of the Benediktpreis Association, […]
Speech by Lord Mayor Felix Heinrichs
The spoken word shall prevail. Dear guests, I warmly welcome you to Haus Erholung for the presentation of a special award to an extraordinary laureate. I am very pleased to welcome former Federal President Joachim Gauck and the Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst, to Mönchengladbach. I also welcome the guests from […]
Speech by Ulrich Harnacke
Check against delivery. Ladies and gentlemen, It is a particular honor for me to welcome you all today to the presentation of the Benedict Prize of Mönchengladbach. We are delighted with this year’s laureate, former Federal President Joachim Gauck. We are very pleased by the presence and the laudatory speech of the Minister President of […]