Overview

• The award will be presented on June 3 at Berlin’s Tipi am Kanzleramt with over 400 guests from politics, media and business expected.
• This recognition by Magazin Politik & Kommunikation and Quadriga Hochschule follows von der Leyen’s May 29 receipt of the International Karlspreis in Aachen.
• Organizers praised her “extraordinary leadership” in navigating Europe through a phase of geopolitical uncertainty with skill and foresight.
• Belgian strategist and author Marc De Vos is set to deliver the laudation for von der Leyen at the ceremony.
• Former President Joachim Gauck will be honored for his lifetime achievements and SPD’s Verena Hubertz named Up-and-Comer of the Year.