Annual Report 2025 - Report - Page 119
Nobel Heroes on Tour
Art Meets Innovation
In cooperation with Dieter Schwarz Stiftung, a long-standing supporter of the Lindau
Meetings, as well as with Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Lindau Foundation
continued the tour of its Nobel Heroes exhibition – this time in Heilbronn.
Panel discussion during the opening programme
A former machine factory as an inspiring setting for the exhibition
Opening Remarks
Thomas F. Hofmann, TUM – see right column
“What can a portrait convey? It does more than just depict
a face – it creates space for encounter and reflection. The
photographs by Peter Badge achieve exactly that: they
bring us closer to Nobel Laureates whose research, courage, and conviction have changed our world. I am especially pleased that this exhibition is being presented at
TUM Campus Heilbronn. This young and dynamic location of our university embodies the very values ‘Nobel
Heroes’ represents: scientific excellence, social responsibility, and building bridges between knowledge and
impact. The exhibition is a mixture of artistic depth and
scientific brilliance – in an environment dedicated to the
future. Since 2000, Peter Badge has been photographing
Nobel Laureates on behalf of the Lindau Nobel Laureate
Meetings Foundation. His project has captured over 500
encounters around the world, including recent portraits
taken shortly after new laureates were announced. TUM
Campus Heilbronn represents transformation – with a
clear focus on digitalization, management, and responsible
innovation. I wish all visitors fresh perspectives – and the
quiet strength that can emerge from a powerful image.”
Welcome Addresses
Claudia Peus and Ali Sunyaev, TUM
Thomas Bornheim, Arkadia Heilbronn gGmbH
Talk
Stefan W. Hell, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary
Sciences, Göttingen, and Max Planck Institute for Medical
Research, Heidelberg
Panel Discussion “Excellence, Leadership, Inspiration”
Uschi Glas, film legend and actress; brotZeit e.V.
Stefan W. Hell
Jürgen Kluge, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Hans Peter Mengele, GLA European Leadership Center
gGmbH; German Leadership Award e.V.
Teresa Wagner, immuneAdvice GmbH; NMI Reutlingen;
Lindau Alumna 2018 (Dieter Schwarz Foundation gGmbH)
Sonja Zimmermann, field hockey national player
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