On the occasion of Peter Brabeck-Letmathe's 70th birthday a group of his friends invited 31
authors to contribute to this festschrift honoring his great achievements in providing
business leadership and contributing to public dialogue on important issues. Leaders from
politics academia civil society and business who know Peter Brabeck draw a fascinating
multifaceted picture of the quality speed and nature of the ongoing and often accelerating
change taking place in society technology and markets. It is a change that is not only
relevant for him as chairman of Nestlé but also for citizens and businesses around the world
today and in years to come. With contributions by: Patrick Aebischer Robert E. Black Günter
Blobel John Briscoe Lester R. Brown Paul Bulcke Jin-Yong Cai Vittorio Colao Tsakhiagiin
Elbegdorj Julio Frenk Francis Fukuyama Orit Gadiesh Vitor Gaspar Ray A. Goldberg Franz B.
Humer Muhtar Kent Walter B. Kielholz Andreas Koopmann Mark R. Kramer Christine Lagarde
Doris Leuthard Maurice Lévy Peter Maurer Edna Molewa Luis A. Moreno Lubna S. Olayan
Michael E. Porter Benoît Potier Klaus Schwab Barbara Stocking Rex W. Tillerson Herman Van
Rompuy.
