2024 Harvard Leadership Prize – Mrs Ursula von der Leyen – Award Ceremony

 

Dear Alumni and Friends of Harvard,

 

We have the great pleasure to invite you to the award ceremony of the 2024 Harvard Leadership Prize.

 

The Board of Directors of the Harvard Club of Belgium has decided to award the 2024 Leadership Prize to Mrs Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

 

The Harvard Leadership Prize recognizes the leadership of Mrs von der Leyen in steering Europe through turbulent waters in a time where geopolitical tensions have reached a level not seen since the end of World War II.

 

The award ceremony with seated dinner will take place on:

 

Monday, December 9th, 2024 at 19h00

Hagaard Institute

Castle of Grimbergen

D’Overschielaan 8, 1850 Grimbergen

 

The entrance and parking will be through the main entrance at Steenpoeldreef opposite nr 17. When the parking is complete, you can park in the surrounding streets. The doors will close at 19:30 sharp. No admission will be guaranteed after this time.

 

Please confirm your participation on Eventbrite before Saturday, November 30th, 2024, via this link. The fee for this event will be €150 for members and €190 for non-members (guests and non-member alumni). Please note that seats are limited (first come first served) and, as always, we do not reimburse in case of cancellation after the deadline above.

 

We want to thank the Hagaard Institute and Fieldfisher Lawyers for their sponsorship of this ceremony. A special thanks to our board member Renée Haferkamp who proposed Mrs von der Leyen for the Leadership Prize and gave her full support in organizing this event.

 

The dress code for the evening is business attire. Chatham House Rules apply.

 

We hope that you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing you on December 9th, 2024. Warm regards,

 

Sincerely,

 

Werner-Édouard de Saeger van Nattenhaesdonck

Benjamin Van Oudenhove

 

This event is made possible through the kind support of