SPEECHES ON GLOBAL ETHIC
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
Since 2000, the Global Ethic Foundation has organized Speeches on Global Ethic together with the University of Tübingen. In these talks, outstanding personalities from the fields of politics, culture, science, religion and public life, take a stand on the global ethic issue from different vantage points. The speeches take place in the festival hall of the University of Tübingen and generate a lot of interest far beyond Tübingen and the region.
Since 2000, the Global Ethic Foundation has organized Speeches on Global Ethic together with the University of Tübingen. In these talks, outstanding personalities from the fields of politics, culture, science, religion and public life, take a stand on the global ethic issue from different vantage points. The speeches take place in the festival hall of the University of Tübingen and generate a lot of interest far beyond Tübingen and the region.
Opinions on a Global Ethic
From the Global Ethic Speeches
"Are there still universal values?
Yes, there are, but we must not take them for granted."
Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General,
2003 Global Ethic Speech
“The world will find peace, and that peace will be lasting, only when human rights are comprehensive and universal.”
Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist, 2005 Global Ethic Speech
“Our world is under threat, and we must allow ourselves to be convinced that our own destiny truly lies in our hands.”
Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist, 2009 Global Ethic Speech
“The idea of a global ethic has by no means become obsolete. On the contrary, it is of unprecedented historical urgency.”
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier,
2019 Global Ethic Speech
“Every day reminds us anew that an unacceptable rift runs through our world.”
Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2002 Global Ethic Address
16th Global Ethic Speech 2019
Natalie Amiri,
Journalist and writer
@ May 12, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
in the ballroom of the Neue Aula, University of Tübingen
15th Global Ethic Speech 2021
Bernhard Schlink,
LAWYER AND AUTHOR
"Humanity as subject"
14th Global Ethic Speech 2019
Frank-Walter Steinmeier,
13th Global Ethic Speech 2018
Heinrich Bedford-Strohm,
EKD Council Chairman
"PROMISE OR DOOM? GLOBAL ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION"
12th Global Ethic Speech 2017
Winfried Kretschmann,
Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg
"Cohesion in times of upheaval"
11th GLOBAL ETHIC SPEECH 2014
Paul Kirchhof,
PRESIDENT OF THE HEIDELBERG ACADEMY OF SCIENCES and Humanities
"ETHOS OF TAX JUSTICE"
10th Global Ethic Speech 2012
Claus Dierksmeier,
Director of the Global Ethic Institute Tübingen
"How should we economize? Global Ethics in the Sign of Globality".
9th Global Ethic Speech 2010
Stephen K. Green,
Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of HSBC Holding PLC
"Global Economy - Global Ethics"
8th Global Ethic Speech 2009
Desmond Tutu,
Old Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
„Global Ethics and Human Dignity:
An African Perspective“
7th Global Ethic Speech 2007
Helmut Schmidt,
Former German Chancellor
"On the Ethos of the Politician"
6th Global Ethic Speech 2006
Jacques Rogge,
IOC President
"World Sport and Global Ethics"
5th Global Ethic Speech 2005
Shirin Ebadi,
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
"Islam's Contribution to a Global Ethic."
4th Global Ethic Speech 2004
Horst Köhler,
German Federal President
"What do we care about others?"
3rd Global Ethic Speech 2003
Kofi Annan,
secretary-general of the United Nations
"Are there still universal values?"
2nd Global Ethic Speech 2002
Mary Robinson,
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
"Ethics, Human Rights and Globalization"
1st Global Ethic Speech 2000
Tony Blair,
English Prime Minister
"Values and the power of community"
