67th Bilderberg Meeting 30 May - 2 June in Montreux
The key topics for discussion this year are:
1. A Stable Strategic Order2. What Next for Europe?3. Climate Change and Sustainability4. China5. Russia6. The Future of Capitalism7. Brexit8. The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence9. The Weaponisation of Social Media10. The Importance of Space11. Cyber Threats
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Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg Meeting is an annual conference designed to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. Every year, between 120-140 political leaders and experts from industry, finance, labour, academia and the media are invited to take part in the Meeting. About two thirds of the participants come from Europe and the rest from North America; approximately a quarter from politics and government and the rest from other fields.
The Bilderberg Meeting is a forum for informal discussions about major issues. The meetings are held under the Chatham House Rule, which states that participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s) nor any other participant may be revealed.
Thanks to the private nature of the Meeting, the participants take part as individuals rather than in any official capacity, and hence are not bound by the conventions of their office or by pre-agreed positions. As such, they can take time to listen, reflect and gather insights. There is no detailed agenda, no resolutions are proposed, no votes are taken and no policy statements are issued.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 2019
BOARD
Castries, Henri de (FRA), Chairman, Steering Committee; Chairman, Institut MontaigneKravis, Marie-Jos'ee (USA), President, American Friends of Bilderberg Inc.; Senior Fellow, Hudson InstituteHalberstadt, Victor (NLD), Chairman Foundation Bilderberg Meetings; Professor of Economics, Leiden UniversityAchleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Treasurer Foundation Bilderberg Meetings; Chairman Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG
PARTICIPANTS
Abrams, Stacey (USA), Founder and Chair, Fair FightAdonis, Andrew (GBR), Member, House of LordsAlbers, Isabel (BEL), Editorial Director, De Tijd / L'EchoAltman, Roger C. (USA), Founder and Senior Chairman, EvercoreArbour, Louise (CAN), Senior Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLPArrimadas, In'es (ESP), Party Leader, CiudadanosAzoulay, Audrey (INT), Director-General, UNESCOBaker, James H. (USA), Director, Office of Net Assessment, Office of the Secretary of DefenseBalta, Evren (TUR), Associate Professor of Political Science, "Ozyegin UniversityBarbizet, Patricia (FRA), Chairwoman and CEO, Temaris & Associ'esBarbot, Estela (PRT), Member of the Board and Audit Committee, REN (Redes Energ'eticas Nacionais)Barroso, Jos'e Manuel (PRT), Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Former President, European CommissionBarton, Dominic (CAN), Senior Partner and former Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & CompanyBeaune, Cl'ement (FRA), Adviser Europe and G20, Office of the President of the Republic of FranceBoos, Hans-Christian (DEU), CEO and Founder, Arago GmbHBostrom, Nick (UK), Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford UniversityBot'in, Ana P. (ESP), Group Executive Chair, Banco SantanderBrandtzaeg, Svein Richard (NOR), Chairman, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyBrende, Borge (NOR), President, World Economic ForumBuberl, Thomas (FRA), CEO, AXA
Buitenweg, Kathalijne (NLD), MP, Green PartyCaine, Patrice (FRA), Chairman and CEO, Thales GroupCarney, Mark J. (GBR), Governor, Bank of EnglandCasado, Pablo (ESP), President, Partido PopularCevik"oz, Ahmet "Unal (TUR), MP, Republican People's Party (CHP)Champagne, Francois Philippe (CAN), Minister of Infrastructure and CommunitiesCohen, Jared (USA), Founder and CEO, Jigsaw, Alphabet Inc.
Croiset van Uchelen, Arnold (NLD), Partner, Allen & Overy LLPDaniels, Matthew (USA), New space and technology projects, Office of the Secretary of DefenseDavignon, Etienne (BEL), Minister of StateDemiralp, Selva (TUR), Professor of Economics, Koc UniversityDonohoe, Paschal (IRL), Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and ReformD"opfner, Mathias (DEU), Chairman and CEO, Axel Springer SEEllis, James O. (USA), Chairman, Users' Advisory Group, National Space CouncilFeltri, Stefano (ITA), Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Il Fatto QuotidianoFerguson, Niall (USA), Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityFindsen, Lars (DNK), Director, Danish Defence Intelligence ServiceFleming, Jeremy (GBR), Director, British Government Communications HeadquartersGarton Ash, Timothy (GBR), Professor of European Studies, Oxford UniversityGnodde, Richard J. (IRL), CEO, Goldman Sachs InternationalGodement, Francois (FRA), Senior Adviser for Asia, Institut MontaigneGrant, Adam M. (USA), Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management, The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaGruber, Lilli (ITA), Editor-in-Chief and Anchor "Otto e mezzo", La7 TVHanappi-Egger, Edeltraud (AUT), Rector, Vienna University of Economics and BusinessHedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation; Former European CommissionerHenry, Mary Kay (USA), International President, Service Employees International UnionHirayama, Martina (CHE), State Secretary for Education, Research and InnovationHobson, Mellody (USA), President, Ariel Investments LLCHoffman, Reid (USA), Co-Founder, LinkedIn; Partner, Greylock PartnersHoffmann, Andr'e (CHE), Vice-Chairman, Roche Holding Ltd.
Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. (USA), Senior Managing Director, Lazard Fr`eres & Co. LLCJost, Sonja (DEU), CEO, DexLeChem
Kaag, Sigrid (NLD), Minister for Foreign Trade and Development CooperationKarp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir TechnologiesKerameus, Niki K. (GRC), MP; Partner, Kerameus & PartnersKissinger, Henry A. (USA), Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.
Koc, "Omer (TUR), Chairman, Koc Holding A.S.
Kotkin, Stephen (USA), Professor in History and International Affairs, Princeton UniversityKramp-Karrenbauer, Annegret (DEU), Leader, CDUKrastev, Ivan (BUL), Chairman, Centre for Liberal StrategiesKravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Kristersson, Ulf (SWE), Leader of the Moderate PartyKudelski, Andr'e (CHE), Chairman and CEO, Kudelski GroupKushner, Jared (USA), Senior Advisor to the President, The White HouseLe Maire, Bruno (FRA), Minister of FinanceLeyen, Ursula von der (DEU), Federal Minster of DefenceLeysen, Thomas (BEL), Chairman, KBC Group and UmicoreLiikanen, Erkki (FIN), Chairman, IFRS Trustees; Helsinki Graduate School of EconomicsLund, Helge (GBR), Chairman, BP plc; Chairman, Novo Nordisk ASMaurer, Ueli (CHE), President of the Swiss Federation and Federal Councillor of FinanceMazur, Sara (SWE), Director, Investor AB
McArdle, Megan (USA), Columnist, The Washington PostMcCaskill, Claire (USA), Former Senator; Analyst, NBC NewsMedina, Fernando (PRT), Mayor of Lisbon
Micklethwait, John (USA), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LPMinton Beddoes, Zanny (GBR), Editor-in-Chief, The EconomistMonz'on, Javier (ESP), Chairman, PRISA
Mundie, Craig J. (USA), President, Mundie & AssociatesNadella, Satya (USA), CEO, Microsoft
Netherlands, His Majesty the King of the (NLD)Nora, Dominique (FRA), Managing Editor, L'ObsO'Leary, Michael (IRL), CEO, Ryanair D.A.C.
Pagoulatos, George (GRC), Vice-President of ELIAMEP, Professor; Athens University of EconomicsPapalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), CEO, TITAN Cement Company S.A.
Petraeus, David H. (USA), Chairman, KKR Global InstitutePienkowska, Jolanta (POL), Anchor woman, journalistPottinger, Matthew (USA), Senior Director, National Security CouncilPouyann'e, Patrick (FRA), Chairman and CEO, Total S.A.
Ratas, J"uri (EST), Prime Minister
Renzi, Matteo (ITA), Former Prime Minister; Senator, Senate of the Italian RepublicRockstr"om, Johan (SWE), Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ResearchRubin, Robert E. (USA), Co-Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Treasury SecretaryRutte, Mark (NLD), Prime Minister
Sabia, Michael (CAN), President and CEO, Caisse de d'ep^ot et placement du Qu'ebecSanger, David E. (USA), National Security Correspondent, The New York TimesSarts, Janis (INT), Director, NATO StratCom Centre of ExcellenceSawers, John (GBR), Executive Chairman, Newbridge AdvisorySchadlow, Nadia (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson InstituteSchmidt, Eric E. (USA), Technical Advisor, Alphabet Inc.
Scholten, Rudolf (AUT), President, Bruno Kreisky Forum for International DialogueSeres, Silvija (NOR), Independent InvestorShafik, Minouche (GBR), Director, The London School of Economics and Political ScienceSikorski, Radoslaw (POL), MP, European ParliamentSinger, Peter Warren (USA), Strategist, New AmericaSitti, Metin (TUR), Professor, Koc University; Director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsSnyder, Timothy (USA), Richard C. Levin Professor of History, Yale UniversitySolhjell, Bard Vegar (NOR), CEO, WWF - NorwayStoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATOSuleyman, Mustafa (GBR), Co-Founder, DeepmindSupino, Pietro (CHE), Publisher and Chairman, Tamedia GroupTeuteberg, Linda (DEU), General Secretary, Free Democratic PartyThiam, Tidjane (CHE), CEO, Credit Suisse Group AGThiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel CapitalTrzaskowski, Rafal (POL), Mayor of Warsaw
Tucker, Mark (GBR), Group Chairman, HSBC Holding plcTugendhat, Tom (GBR), MP, Conservative PartyTurpin, Matthew (USA), Director for China, National Security CouncilUhl, Jessica (NLD), CFO and Executive Director, Royal Dutch Shell plcVestergaard Knudsen, Ulrik (DNK), Deputy Secretary-General, OECDWalker, Darren (USA), President, Ford FoundationWallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chairman, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken ABWolf, Martin H. (GBR), Chief Economics Commentator, Financial TimesZeiler, Gerhard (AUT), Chief Revenue Officer, WarnerMediaZetsche, Dieter (DEU), Former Chairman, Daimler AG