– Laudatory Address: Christine Lagarde
– Press Accreditation Procedure for the Event Now Open
We would like to invite you to participate in the press accreditation procedure for the conferral of HHL’s honorary doctorate to Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel on August 31, 2019.
The conferral will take place within the framework of the graduation ceremony for international students of HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management at the Leipzig Opera House, starting at 9:00 am. Christine Lagarde will deliver the laudatory address. Accreditation may be obtained from 8:00 am.
The Central German Broadcasting Station MDR will head the pool for TV footage.
The pool will be headed up around 11:00 am. The pictures will be made available live by MDR from around until estimated 12:30 (speeches included). This material will later be available under the title HHL_Ehren_Ankunft and under the title HHL_Merkel_Ehrendok via +49 (0)341 300 4712.The MDR kindly asks to report your requirements by August 29, 2019 to the email address:
