Award ceremony 2026 of the Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung

November 5, 2026, at the Adlon Hotel, Berlin

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On November 5, 2026, the Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Foundation held its awards ceremony as part of the conference “Order from Freedom—Germany’s Competitiveness and the Power of Open Markets and Free Knowledge.”

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales received the Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation’s Publishing Prize.

For contributions to freedom and the market economy

Award recipients 2026

 

In honor of outstanding contributions to the spirit of freedom, the Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung proudly presents the following awards to its 2026 award recipients:

Publishing Prize:
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

Speeches and honors

Manuscripts for reading

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Keynote

Keynote Speech
Chancelor Friedrich Merz

Laudatory address by former Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Wolfgang SchĂĽssel and presentation of the award to Jimmy Wales.

Impressions