First things first: No, Elon Musk was not present. Although Dietmar Allgaier's question as to where the Tesla manager was at the moment was more of a joke. Well-known personalities from business, politics and culture in the district did the honors when Tobias Epple presented his book in the MHP Arena. In his book, which Epple recently presented with the well-known literary critic Dennis Scheck at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Epple does what he does best, said the district administrator: "He brushes the streamlined business world with its equally simple and popular half-truths and truisms against the grain."
Dr. Heinz-Werner Schulte, Chairman of the Management Board of Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg, went one step further in his speech. Without further ado, he placed Epple's writing in the 2000-year history of Western ideas on virtues. "In a way, the line goes from Plato to Paul and Pope Gregory to Tobias Epple," said Schulte with a wink. Incidentally, an important protagonist of the project was absent from the book launch. Epple's grandma had to cancel due to illness. "But I'm sure your grandma is proud of you," District Administrator Allgaier consoled the host.
