Annette Schavan

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Annette Schavan is Chairwoman of the Executive Board of the Hertie Foundation. She was active in politics and diplomacy for 25 years, including as Minister of Education, Youth and Sport of Baden-Württemberg (1995–2005), as Federal Minister of Education and Research in Germany (2005–2013), and as German Ambassador to the Holy See (2014–2018).
Photo credit: Laurence Chaperon