Well-wishers from home and abroad, from business, society and politics joined the celebrations. Among them was the general director of “Krone” Gerhard Valeskinieditor-in-chief Klaus HerrmannCEO of Holding Graz Wolfgang Malikmayor of Graz Elke Kahr, Anita Frauwallner (Founder of Allergosan and mastermind of Omnibiotic), members of the board of directors of Merkur Christian Kladiva And Markus Spellmeyer, Christian Purr (CEO Energie Steiermark), Managing Director of Spar Christopher HolzerManaging Director of Bühnen Graz Bernhard Rinner, Barbara Muhr And Armin Egger (Messe Graz) and the scientific director of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, Marko Mele.