{"id":354760,"date":"2023-05-19T08:20:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/?p=354760"},"modified":"2023-05-19T00:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T04:49:13","slug":"secretive-bilderberg-gathering-of-global-elites-kicks-off-see-whos-attending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/2023\/05\/secretive-bilderberg-gathering-of-global-elites-kicks-off-see-whos-attending\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretive Bilderberg Gathering of Global Elites Kicks Off: See Who\u2019s Attending"},"content":{"rendered":"

from The Epoch Times<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, a secretive conclave of global power brokers, has kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal, with issues on the agenda including transnational threats, artificial intelligence, and America\u2019s leadership in world affairs.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s meeting, the latest in a series that began in 1954, continues to blur the lines between open diplomacy and clandestine elitism as political leaders brush shoulders with industry bigwigs, media barons, and finance tycoons.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a really high-octane list, leaning heavily into the Russia\/Ukraine conflict and the future of NATO,\u201d journalist Charlie Skelton, who\u2019s in Lisbon to cover this year\u2019s event, told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n

As usual, the details of their discussions remain obscured by the \u201cChatham House Rule,\u201d a protocol that gives participants the discretion to use the information gleaned from the talks but forbids the identification of speakers or participants, ensuring anonymity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks 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,\u201d a Bilderberg Meetings\u00a0press release reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among the major topics slated for discussion are artificial intelligence, the banking system, energy transition, and industrial policy and trade.<\/p>\n

Other high-priority issues include the geopolitical landscapes of Europe, China, India, Russia, and Ukraine, along with NATO and America\u2019s global leadership.<\/p>\n

The topic of U.S. leadership, which\u00a0last appeared<\/a> on the Bilderberg agenda in 2018, comes as China and Russia have ramped up their efforts to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar as the world\u2019s pre-eminent reserve currency.<\/p>\n

Elites Gather<\/h2>\n

The array of globally influential figures\u00a0includes<\/a>\u00a0NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, with the dynamics of global security cooperation in sharp focus as the war in Ukraine continues with no end in sight.<\/p>\n

Also on the security front, attending the meeting are Avril Haines, U.S. director of National Intelligence, and Thomas Wright, senior director for Strategic Planning at the National Security Council.<\/p>\n

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Avril Haines, head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 14, 2021. (Graeme Jennings\/Pool\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There\u2019s no shortage of political leaders, including Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, Mark Rutte, prime minister of the Netherlands, and Finland\u2019s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who lost an election but continues to serve as part of a caretaker government until a new cabinet is formed.<\/p>\n

Also attending is Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT that has grabbed headlines for its potential to replace humans in jobs. Other prominent tech figures include Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.<\/p>\n

Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, is also on the list of participants, as is Thiel Capital founder Peter Thiel, and John Waldron, president of Goldman Sachs.<\/p>\n

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on May 25, 2022. (Fabrice Coffrini\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also in attendance are Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, Alexander Schallenberg, Austria\u2019s Minister for European and International Affairs, and Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.<\/p>\n

Kuleba, notably, has been at the forefront of efforts to bolster Western backing for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. He recently took part in a meeting of 27 European Union foreign ministers, where he called for the provision of long-range artillery ammunition and the opening of talks for Ukraine\u2019s potential accession to the E.U.<\/p>\n

While the Bilderberg Meeting is touted as a private, informal gathering devoid of any official capacity, the implications of such a potent concentration of power have been the subject of scrutiny.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like an awful lot of senior European politicians to be discussing vital topics such as Ukraine, Russia, and NATO, with such senior NATO officials, and with no press oversight and no press conference,\u201d Skelton told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conference seems to be a serious blind spot in the mainstream media. And this blind spot doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s about to clear up any time soon,\u201d he added, referring to reluctance on the part of legacy media outlets to cover the Bilderberg Meetings, which have been the subject of various rumors, including that attendees gather to strategize about how to create a new world order.<\/p>\n

The secrecy surrounding the meetings has given rise to a number of unproven theories, including that Bilderberg attendees are behind the creation of the European Union or the invasion of Iraq.<\/p>\n

Below is a comprehensive list of participants of the 69th Bilderberg Meetings.<\/p>\n

Full List of Participants<\/h2>\n

Abrams, Stacey (USA),\u00a0CEO, Sage Works Production<\/i>
\nAchleitner, Paul M. (DEU),\u00a0Chair, Global Advisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG<\/i>
\nAgrawal, Ajay (CAN),\u00a0Professor of Economics, University of Toronto<\/i>
\nAlbares, Jos\u00e9 Manuel (ESP),\u00a0Minister of Foreign Affairs<\/i>
\nAltman, Sam (USA),\u00a0CEO, OpenAI<\/i>
\nAlver\u00e0, Marco (ITA),\u00a0Co-Founder, zhero.net; CEO TES<\/i>
\nAndersson, Magdalena (SWE),\u00a0Leader, Social Democratic Party<\/i>
\nApplebaum, Anne (USA),\u00a0Staff Writer, The Atlantic\u00a0<\/i>
\nArnaut, Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds (PRT), Managing Partner, CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut<\/i>
\nAttal, Gabriel (FRA),\u00a0Minister for Public Accounts<\/i>
\nBalsem\u00e3o, Francisco Pinto (PRT),\u00a0Chair, Impresa Group<\/i>
\nBarbizet, Patricia (FRA),\u00a0Chair and CEO, Temaris & Associ\u00e9s SAS<\/i>
\nBarroso, Jos\u00e9 Manuel (PRT),\u00a0Chair, International Advisors, Goldman Sachs<\/i>
\nBaudson, Val\u00e9rie (FRA),\u00a0CEO, Amundi SA<\/i>
\nBeaune, Cl\u00e9ment (FRA),\u00a0Minister for Transport\u00a0<\/i>
\nBenson, Sally (USA),\u00a0Professor of Energy Science and Engineering, Stanford University<\/i>
\nBeurden, Ben van (NLD),\u00a0Special Advisor to the Board, Shell plc\u00a0<\/i>
\nBorg, Anna (SWE),\u00a0President and CEO, Vattenfall AB<\/i>
\nBorrell, Josep (INT),\u00a0Vice President, European Commission<\/i>
\nBot\u00edn, Ana P. (ESP),\u00a0Group Executive Chair, Banco Santander SA<\/i>
\nBourla, Albert (USA),\u00a0Chair and CEO, Pfizer Inc.<\/i>
\nBraathen, Kjerstin (NOR),\u00a0CEO, DNB ASA<\/i>
\nBrende, B\u00f8rge (NOR),\u00a0President, World Economic Forum<\/i>
\nBrink, Dolf van den (NLD),\u00a0CEO, Heineken NV<\/i>
\nBruderm\u00fcller, Martin (DEU),\u00a0CEO, BASF SE<\/i>
\nBuberl, Thomas (FRA),\u00a0CEO, AXA SA<\/i>
\nByrne, Thomas (IRL),\u00a0Minister for Sport and Physical Education<\/i>
\nCarney, Mark (CAN),\u00a0Vice Chair, Brookfield Asset Management<\/i>
\nCassis, Ignazio (CHE),\u00a0Federal Councillor, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs<\/i>
\nCastries, Henri de (FRA),\u00a0President, Institut Montaigne<\/i>
\nCavoli, Christopher (INT),\u00a0Supreme Allied Commander Europe<\/i>
\nCeylan, Mehmet Fatih (TUR),\u00a0President, Ankara Policy Center<\/i>
\nChhabra, Tarun (USA),\u00a0Senior Director for Technology and National Security, National Security Council<\/i>
\nCreuheras, Jos\u00e9 (ESP),\u00a0Chair, Grupo Planeta and Atresmedia<\/i>
\nDebackere, Koenraad (BEL),\u00a0Chair, KBC Group NV<\/i>
\nDeese, Brian (USA),\u00a0Former Director, National Economic Council<\/i>
\nDonohoe, Paschal (INT),\u00a0President, Eurogroup<\/i>
\nD\u00f6pfner, Mathias (DEU),\u00a0Chair and CEO, Axel Springer SE<\/i>
\nEasterly, Jen (USA), Director,\u00a0Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<\/i>
\nEconomy, Elizabeth (USA),\u00a0Senior Advisor for China, Department of Commerce<\/i>
\nEhrnrooth, Henrik (FIN),\u00a0Chair, Otava Group<\/i>
\n\u00c9mi\u00e9, Bernard (FRA),\u00a0Director General for External Security, Ministry of the Armed Forces<\/i>
\nEmpoli, Giuliano da (ITA),\u00a0Political Scientist and Writer, Sciences Po<\/i>
\nEntrecanales, Jos\u00e9 M. (ESP),\u00a0Chair and CEO, Acciona SA<\/i>
\nEriksen, \u00d8yvind (NOR),\u00a0President and CEO, Aker ASA<\/i>
\nFerguson, Niall (USA),\u00a0Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Stanford University<\/i>
\nFleming, Jeremy (GBR),\u00a0Former Director, GCHQ<\/i>
\nFrederiksen, Mette (DNK),\u00a0Prime Minister<\/i>
\nFreeland, Chrystia (CAN),\u00a0Deputy Prime Minister<\/i>
\nGarijo, B\u00e9len (DEU),\u00a0Chair and CEO, Merck KGaA<\/i>
\nGentiloni, Paolo (INT),\u00a0Commissioner for Economy, European Commission<\/i>
\nGonz\u00e1les Pons, Esteban (ESP),\u00a0Vice Chair, European People\u2019s Party<\/i>
\nGosset-Grainville, Antoine (FRA),\u00a0Chair, AXA<\/i>
\nGoulimis, Nicky (GRC),\u00a0Board Member and Co-Founder, Nova Credit Inc.<\/i>
\nGriffin, Kenneth (USA),\u00a0Founder and CEO, Citadel LLC<\/i>
\nGruber, Lilli (ITA),\u00a0Editor-in-Chief and Anchor, La7 TV<\/i>
\nG\u00fcrkaynak, Refet (TUR),\u00a0Professor of Economics, Bilkent University<\/i>
\nHaines, Avril D. (USA),\u00a0Director of National Intelligence<\/i>
\nHalberstadt, Victor (NLD),\u00a0Professor of Economics, Leiden University<\/i>
\nHassabis, Demis (GBR),\u00a0CEO, DeepMind<\/i>
\nHedegaard, Connie (DNK),\u00a0Chair, KR Foundation<\/i>
\nHofreiter, Anton (DEU),\u00a0MP; Chair Committee on European Affairs<\/i>
\nHolzen, Madeleine von (CHE),\u00a0Editor-in-Chief, Le Temps<\/i>
\nJensen, Kristian (DNK),\u00a0CEO, Green Power Denmark<\/i>
\nJoshi, Shashank (GBR),\u00a0Defence Editor, The Economist<\/i>
\nKaag, Sigrid (NLD),\u00a0Minister of Finance; Deputy Prime Minister<\/i>
\nKarp, Alex (USA),\u00a0CEO, Palantir Technologies Inc.<\/i>
\nKasparov, Garry (USA),\u00a0Chair, Renew Democracy Initiative<\/i>
\nKieli, Kasia (POL),\u00a0President and Managing Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Poland<\/i>
\nKissinger, Henry A. (USA),\u00a0Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.<\/i>
\nKo\u00e7, \u00d6mer (TUR),\u00a0Chair, Ko\u00e7 Holding AS<\/i>
\nKolesnikov, Andrei (INT),\u00a0Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace<\/i>
\nKostrzewa, Wojciech (POL),\u00a0President, Polish Business Roundtable<\/i>
\nKotkin, Stephen (USA),\u00a0Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University<\/i>
\nKravis, Henry R. (USA),\u00a0Co-Chairman, KKR & Co. Inc.<\/i>
\nKravis, Marie-Jos\u00e9e (USA),\u00a0Chair, The Museum of Modern Art<\/i>
\nKudelski, Andr\u00e9 (CHE),\u00a0Chair and CEO, Kudelski Group SA<\/i>
\nKuleba, Dmytro (UKR),\u00a0Minister of Foreign Affairs<\/i>
\nLammy, David (GBR),\u00a0Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, House of Commons<\/i>
\nLeysen, Thomas (BEL),\u00a0Chair, Umicore and Mediahuis; Chair DSM-Firmenich AG<\/i>
\nLiikanen, Erkki (FIN),\u00a0Chair, IFRS Foundation Trustees\u00a0<\/i>
\nLooney, Bernard (GBR),\u00a0CEO, BP plc<\/i>
\nMarin, Sanna (FIN),\u00a0Prime Minister<\/i>
\nMetsola, Roberta (INT),\u00a0President, European Parliament<\/i>
\nMicklethwait, John (USA),\u00a0Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP<\/i>
\nMinton Beddoes, Zanny (GBR),\u00a0Editor-in-Chief, The Economist<\/i>
\nMoreira, Duarte (PRT),\u00a0Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Zeno Partners<\/i>
\nMoyo, Dambisa (GBR),\u00a0Global Economist; Member, House of Lords<\/i>
\nMundie, Craig J. (USA),\u00a0President, Mundie & Associates LLC<\/i>
\nNadella, Satya (USA),\u00a0CEO, Microsoft Corporation<\/i>
\nO\u2019Leary, Michael (IRL),\u00a0Group CEO, Ryanair Group<\/i>
\nOrida, Deborah (CAN),\u00a0President and CEO, PSP Investments<\/i>
\n\u00d6zel, Soli (TUR),\u00a0Professor, Kadir Has University<\/i>
\nPapalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC),\u00a0Chair, TITAN Cement Group; Treasurer Bilderberg Meetings<\/i>
\nPhilippe, \u00c9douard (FRA),\u00a0Mayor, Le Havre<\/i>
\nPottinger, Matthew (USA),\u00a0Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution<\/i>
\nPouyann\u00e9, Patrick (FRA),\u00a0Chair and CEO, TotalEnergies SE<\/i>
\nRachman, Gideon (GBR),\u00a0Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times<\/i>
\nRam\u00edrez, Pedro J. (ESP),\u00a0Director, El Espa\u00f1ol<\/i>
\nRappard, Rolly van (NLD),\u00a0Co-Founder and Co-Chair, CVC Capital Partners\u00a0<\/i>
\nReynders, Didier (INT),\u00a0European Commissioner for Justice<\/i>
\nR\u00f6ttgen, Norbert (DEU),\u00a0MP, German Bundestag<\/i>
\nRutte, Mark (NLD),\u00a0Prime Minister<\/i>
\nSalomon, Martina (AUT),\u00a0Editor-in-Chief, Kurier<\/i>
\nSawers, John (GBR),\u00a0Executive Chair, Newbridge Advisory Ltd.\u00a0<\/i>
\nSchadlow, Nadia (USA),\u00a0Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute<\/i>
\nSchallenberg, Alexander (AUT),\u00a0Minister for European and International Affairs<\/i>
\nSchmidt, Eric E. (USA),\u00a0Former CEO and Chair, Google LLC<\/i>
\nSchmidt, Wolfgang (DEU),\u00a0Head of the Chancellery, Federal Minister for Special Tasks<\/i>
\nSebasti\u00e3o, Nuno (PRT),\u00a0Chair and CEO, Feedzai<\/i>
\nSikorski, Radoslaw (POL),\u00a0MEP, European Parliament<\/i>
\nSilva, Filipe (PRT),\u00a0CEO, Galp<\/i>
\nStilwell de Andrade, Miguel (PRT),\u00a0CEO, EDP<\/i>
\nStoltenberg, Jens (INT),\u00a0Secretary General, NATO<\/i>
\nSubramanian, Arvind (INT),\u00a0Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Brown University<\/i>
\nTellis, Ashley J. (USA),\u00a0Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment<\/i>
\nThiel, Peter (USA),\u00a0President, Thiel Capital LLC<\/i>
\nTsu, Jing (USA),\u00a0Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Yale University<\/i>
\nTugendhat, Tom (GBR),\u00a0Minister of State for Security<\/i>
\nVadera, Shriti (GBR),\u00a0Chair, Prudential plc<\/i>
\nVassilakis, Eftichios (GRC),\u00a0Chair, Aegean Group<\/i>
\nWaldron, John (USA),\u00a0President and COO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.<\/i>
\nWallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chair,\u00a0Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB<\/i>
\nWennink, Peter (NLD),\u00a0President and CEO, ASML Holding NV<\/i>
\nWright, Thomas (USA),\u00a0Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council<\/i>
\nYang, Yuan (GBR),\u00a0Europe-China Correspondent, Financial Times<\/i>
\nYergin, Daniel (USA),\u00a0Vice Chair, S&P Global \u00a0 \u00a0<\/i>
\nYinan\u00e7, Bar\u00e7in (TUR),\u00a0Journalist, T24 News Website<\/i><\/p>\n

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