THE SELECTED ADVISORY BOARD
THE SELECTED ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board proposes individuals who have rendered outstanding services to the preservation of world peace through their personal commitment. The Advisory Board accepts nominations for the election of the laureate from anyone. Proposals must be accompanied by a detailed statement of the reasons for the nomination, including achievements for peace and justice.

Prof. Dr.
Hans-Gert Pöttering
Former President of the European Parliament
Representative of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for European Affairs
Hans-Gert Pöttering was born on 15 September 1945 in Bersenbrück (Lower Saxony). He studied law, politics and history at the Universities of Bonn and Geneva and spent a research period at Columbia University in New York. He was a Member of the European Parliament unintermitted from 1979 to 2014 and its President from 2007 to 2009. Before that, he was President of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2007. From January 2010 to January 2018, he was Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and is now its Commissioner for European Affairs.

Dr. Ruben Reike
Dr. Ruben Reike studied Political Science, Economic Policy and Modern and Contemporary History at the Universities of Bielefeld and Münster.
He obtained a Master’s degree in International Relations with a focus on peace and conflict studies in Brisbane/Australia in 2008.
After working for Amnesty International, for the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and for Global Action to Prevent War, he completed his doctorate at Oxford University in 2014 with a thesis on the international responsibility to protect and on the prevention of international crimes.

Hedy-Marie Ospelt
Committed family woman, longstanding volunteer in the social sector, and co-shaper of the Ospelt family enterprise in the Principality of Liechtenstein
Hedy-Marie Ospelt was born on February 22, 1969, in Triesen (Liechtenstein). She grew up in the Liechtenstein municipality of Balzers, where she also attended school. In 1991, she married entrepreneur Alexander Ospelt, and they have two adult sons.
After completing her commercial training in the fiduciary sector, she moved on to work at a Liechtenstein bank. Later, she returned to the company where she had completed her training, before becoming involved in her husband’s family business. For 15 years, Hedy-Marie volunteered in the social sector.