The 2014 Bilderberg meeting is taking place at the Marriott Hotel in Copenhagen. As usual, the meeting gathers some of the world’s most powerful people from the financial, political and business worlds, not to mention representatives of mass media and elite think tanks. As usual, the result of the discussions are completely secret.
Official items on the agenda include “The future of democracy and the middle-class trap”, “The new architecture of the Middle East” and the major geopolitical crisis of the moment: “Ukraine”. Several topics that are less PR-friendly will evidently be discussed such as the evolution of a globalized world order.
As David Rockefeller, a Bilderberg veteran stated in his memoirs:
“Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as ‘internationalists’ and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure — one world, if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.”Here’s the list of guests ranked by country.
- David Rockefeller, “Memoirs”
AUSTRIA
Bronner, Oscar – Publisher, Der STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Rudolf Scholten – CEO, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
BELGIUM
Etienne Davignon – Minister of State
Thomas Leysen – Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group
CANADA
W. Edmund Clark – Group President and CEO, TD Bank Group
Brian Ferguson – President and CEO, Cenovus Energy Inc.
Heather Munroe-Blum – Professor of Medicine and Principal (President) Emerita, McGill University
Jason T. Kenney – Minister of Employment and Social Development
Stephen S. Poloz – Governor, Bank of Canada
Heather M. Reisman – Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
CHINA
CHN Huang, Yiping Professor of Economics, National School of Development, Peking University
CHN Liu, He Minister, Office of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs
DENMARK
Flemming Besenbacher Chairman, The Carlsberg Group
Søren-Peter Olesen – Professor; Member of the Board of Directors, The Carlsberg Foundation
Henrik Topsøe – Chairman, Haldor Topsøe A/S
Steffen Kragh – President and CEO, Egmont
Jørgen Huno Rasmussen – Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Lundbeck Foundation
Ulrik Federspiel – Executive Vice President, Haldor Topsøe A/S
FINLAND
Matti Alahuhta – Member of the Board, KONE; Chairman, Aalto University Foundation
Matti Apunen – Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
Henrik Ehrnrooth – Chairman, Caverion Corporation, Otava and Pöyry PLC
Jorma Ollila – Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, plc; Chairman, Outokumpu Plc
Risto K. Siilasmaa – Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO, Nokia Corporation
Kari Stadigh – President and CEO, Sampo plc
Björn Wahlroos – Chairman, Sampo plc
FRANCE
Castries, Henri de Chairman and CEO, AXA Group
François Baroin – Member of Parliament (UMP); Mayor of Troyes
Nicolas Baverez – Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Pierre-André de Chalendar – Chairman and CEO, Saint-Gobain
Fleur Pellerin – State Secretary for Foreign Trade
Natalie Nougayrède – Director and Executive Editor, Le Monde
Emmanuel Macron -Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency
GERMANY
Paul M. Achleitner – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG
Josef Ackermann – Former CEO, Deutsche Bank AG
Jörg Asmussen – State Secretary of Labour and Social Affairs
Mathias Döpfner – CEO, Axel Springer SE
Thomas Enders CEO, Airbus Group
Norbert Röttgen – Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag
GREECE
George Zanias – Chairman of the Board, National Bank of Greece
Alexandra Mitsotaki – Chair, ActionAid Hellas
Loukas Tsoukalis – President, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
HUNGARY
Gordon Bajnai – Former Prime Minister; Party Leader, Together 2014
ITALY
Franco Bernabè – Chairman, FB Group SRL
John Elkann – Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
Mario Monti – Senator-for-life; President, Bocconi University
Monica Maggioni – Editor-in-Chief, Rainews24, RAI TV
INTERNATIONAL
Philip M. Breedlove – Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Benoît Coeuré – Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Christine Lagarde – Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Secretary General, NATO
Ahmet Üzümcü – Director-General, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Viviane Reding – Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commission
IRELAND
Simon Coveney – Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Peter D. Sutherland – Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; UN Special Representative for Migration
NETHERLANDS
Victor Halberstadt Professor of Economics, Leiden University
Ben van Beurden – CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Paul J. Scheffer – Author; Professor of European Studies, Tilburg University
Edith Schippers – Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
Gerrit Zalm – Chairman of the Managing Board, ABN-AMRO Bank N.V.
H.R.H. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
NORWAY
Svein Richard Brandtzæg – President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
Leif O. Høegh – Chairman, Höegh Autoliners AS
Westye Høegh – Senior Advisor, Höegh Autoliners AS
Eivind Reiten – Chairman, Klaveness Marine Holding AS
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen – President and CEO, Statkraft AS
Jens Ulltveit-Moe – Founder and CEO, Umoe AS
PORTUGAL
Francisco Pinto Balsemão – Chairman, Impresa SGPS
Paulo Macedo – Minister of Health
Inês de Medeiros – Member of Parliament, Socialist Party
SPAIN
García-Margallo, José Manuel Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Juan María Nin Génova – Deputy Chairman and CEO, CaixaBank
H.M. the Queen of Spain
Juan Luis Cebrián – Executive Chairman, Grupo PRISA
SWEDEN
Carl Bildt – Minister for Foreign Affairs
Buskhe, Håkan President and CEO, Saab AB
Wallenberg, Jacob Chairman, Investor AB
Wallenberg, Marcus Chairman of the Board of Directors, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Lifvendahl, Tove Political Editor in Chief, Svenska Dagbladet
Svanberg, Carl-Henric Chairman, Volvo AB and BP plc
SWITZERLAND
Kudelski, André Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group
Vasella, Daniel L. Honorary Chairman, Novartis International
TURKEY
Göle, Nilüfer Professor of Sociology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Koç, Mustafa Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
Çandar, Cengiz Senior Columnist, Al Monitor and Radikal
Oran, Umut Deputy Chairman, Republican People’s Party (CHP)
Taftali, A. Ümit Member of the Board, Suna and Inan Kiraç Foundation
UNITED KINGDOM
Marcus Agius – Non-Executive Chairman, PA Consulting Group
Helen Alexander – Chairman, UBM plc
Edward M. Balls – Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Cowper-Coles, Sherard Senior Adviser to the Group Chairman and Group CEO, HSBC Holdings plc
Dudley, Robert Group Chief Executive, BP plc
Mandelson, Peter Chairman, Global Counsel LLP
Micklethwait, John Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
Kerr, John Deputy Chairman, Scottish Power
Greening, Justine Secretary of State for International Development
Flint, Douglas J. Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plcNLD Samsom, Diederik M. Parliamentary Leader PvdA (Labour Party)
Sawers, John Chief, Secret Intelligence Service
Osborne, George Chancellor of the Exchequer
Wolf, Martin H. Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Keith B. Alexander – Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Former Director, National Security Agency
Roger C. Altman – Executive Chairman, Evercore
Nicolas Berggruen – Chairman, Berggruen Institute on Governance
Robert B. Zoellick – Chairman, Board of International Advisors, The Goldman Sachs Group
Li, Cheng Director, John L.Thornton China Center,The Brookings Institution
Greenberg, Evan G. Chairman and CEO, ACE Group
Feldstein, Martin S. Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President Emeritus, NBER
Jackson, Shirley Ann President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jacobs, Kenneth M. Chairman and CEO, Lazard
Johnson, James A. Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners
Karp, Alex CEO, Palantir Technologies
Katz, Bruce J. Vice President and Co-Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
Kravis, Henry R. Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Kravis, Marie-Josée Senior Fellow and Vice Chair, Hudson Institute
Schmidt, Eric E. Executive Chairman, Google Inc.
Shih, Clara CEO and Founder, Hearsay Social
Kissinger, Henry A. Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
Kleinfeld, Klaus Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
Donilon, Thomas E. Senior Partner, O’Melveny and Myers; Former U.S. National Security Advisor
Gfoeller, Michael Independent Consultant
Rubin, Robert E. Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
Rumer, Eugene Senior Associate and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
McAfee, Andrew Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mundie, Craig J. Senior Advisor to the CEO, Microsoft Corporation
Murray, Charles A. W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Hockfield, Susan President Emerita, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hoffman, Reid Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
Perle, Richard N. Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Petraeus, David H. Chairman, KKR Global Institute
Reed, Kasim Mayor of Atlanta
Thiel, Peter A. President, Thiel Capital
Summers, Lawrence H. Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
Spence, A. Michael Professor of Economics, New York University
Warsh, Kevin M. Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Lecturer, Stanford University
Wolfensohn, James D. Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn and Company