Max Schmidheiny Foundation
The Max Schmidheiny Foundation at the University of St. Gallen was founded on April 18, 1978 by the industrialist Max Schmidheiny on his 70th birthday. The purpose is to maintain and further develop the free social and economic order.
Freedom price
Since 1979, the foundation has honored personalities and institutions with its freedom award who have made a particularly outstanding contribution to the goals pursued by the foundation. In the past, the award winners included Muhammad Yunus , the Economist magazine, and in November 2006, Kofi Annan, in his role as UN Secretary General, received the 2003 Freedom Prize. The annual St. Gallen Symposium provided the stage for the award ceremony .
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is chaired by Thomas Schmidheiny , one of the founder's sons. Andreas R. Kirchschläger, President of the St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies , acts as a delegate. Further members of the Board of Trustees are
- Monika Bütler , Professor of Economics, University of St.Gallen (HSG)
- Reiner Eichenberger , Professor of Finance, University of Freiburg,
- Peter Forstmoser , lawyer,
- Barbara Kux , Siemens Manager,
- Urs Schoettli , NZZ journalist and
- Zeno Staub , CEO of Vontobel Holding.
(As of November 2017)
Publications
The foundation has contributed to the realization of the following two publications through both financial and scientific support:
- Swiss economic policy in international competition. A regulatory analysis
- Courage to set out. An economic policy agenda for Switzerland
Web links
- Website of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation
- Max Schmidheiny Foundation Declaration in April 1978 (at www.max-schmidheiny.foundation)
- Award winner 1979–2003 (at www.max-schmidheiny.foundation)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kofi Annan honored in St. Gallen. Article on nzz.ch from November 18, 2006.
- ^ Past Symposia. Section 2006 on symposium.org.