List of Bilderberg participants explained
The following is a list of prominent persons who are known to have attended one or more conferences organized by the Bilderberg meeting. The list is currently organized by category. It is not a complete list and it includes both living and deceased people. Where known, the year(s) they attended are denoted in parentheses, while years denoting unrelated titles and positions are in brackets.
Royalty
Belgium
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Politics
Austria
Belgium
Canada
- Gordon Campbell (2010), Premier of British Columbia [2001–2011]
- Mike Harris (2006), Premier of Ontario [1995–2002]
- Jason Kenney (2014),[12] Premier of Alberta [2019–2022]
- Bernard Lord (2006),[23] Premier of New Brunswick (1999–2006)
- Frank McKenna (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013),[2] [24] Premier of New Brunswick [1987–1997]
- Bill Morneau (2016–2017),[25] [26] Minister of Finance [2015–2020]
- Alison Redford (2012),[3] Premier of Alberta [2011–2014]
- Brad Wall (2013),[11] Premier of Saskatchewan [2007–2018]
- Nigel S. Wright (2012)[27] Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada [2011–2013]
Prime Ministers
China
- Fu Ying (2011, 2012),[3] [29] Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, former ambassador to the UK and Australia
Czech Republic
Denmark
European Union
European Union Commissioners who have attended include:
- Frits Bolkestein (1996, 2003),[31] former European Commissioner
- Benoît Coeuré (2016),[25] Member of the executive board, European Central Bank
- Kristalina Georgieva (2016),[25] Vice President, European Commission
- Karel De Gucht (2015), former EU Trade Commissioner
- Neelie Kroes (2011), EU Commissioner
- Pascal Lamy (2003,[31] 2010[9]), former European Commissioner for Trade, Director-General of the World Trade Organization [2005–2013]
- Peter Mandelson (1999, 2009,) former European Commissioner for Trade [2004–2008]
- Pedro Solbes (2010),[9] former European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, former Second Vice President of Spain, former Minister of Economy and Finance
Finland
- Eero Heinäluoma (2006),[32] former chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Minister of Finance [2005–2007]
- Jyrki Katainen (2007, 2009),[33] [34] [35] chairman of the National Coalition Party, former Minister of Finance and former prime minister
- Alexander Stubb (2015),[36] Minister of Finance, chairman of the National Coalition Party, former prime minister
- Jutta Urpilainen (2012,[37] 2013[11]), former Minister of Finance
- Matti Vanhanen (2009),[34] [35] former prime minister, former chairman of Centre Party
- Elina Valtonen (2019),[34] Politician, vice-chairman of National Coalition Party
France
- Gaston Defferre (1964),[38] member of National Assembly and mayor of Marseille (as of 1964), (deceased)
- Laurent Fabius (2016),[25] President, Constitutional Council
- Sylvie Goulard (2016),[25] Member of the European Parliament
- Christine Lagarde (2013, 2016),[11] [25] Minister of Finance [2007–2011], managing director of the International Monetary Fund [2011–]
- Emmanuel Macron (2014), President of the French Republic [2017–present]
- Édouard Philippe (2016),[25] Mayor of Le Havre
- Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France [1962–1968], President of the French Republic [1969–1974],[39] (deceased)
Germany
- Joschka Fischer (2008), Foreign Minister [1998–2005]
- Ursula von der Leyen (2015-2016, 2018–2019),[25] [40] Minister of Defence
- Thomas de Maizière (2016),[25] Minister of the Interior, Federal Ministry of the Interior
- Angela Merkel (2005), German Chancellor[41]
- Wolfgang Schäuble (2016),[25] Minister of Finance
- Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor[14]
- Klaus Schwab (2016),[25] Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
- Jens Spahn (2017),[26] Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Ministry of Finance
- Peer Steinbrück (2011), German Chancellor Candidate[42]
- Linda Teuteberg (2019), General Secretary, Free Democratic Party
- Stanislaw Tillich (2016),[25] Minister-President of Saxony
- Jürgen Trittin (2012), Environment Minister [1998–2005][41]
- Guido Westerwelle (2007),[43] Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, (deceased)
Greece
- George Alogoskoufis (2008, 2009),[2] Minister of Economy and Finance [2004–2009]
- Dora Bakoyannis (2009), Minister for Foreign Affairs [2006–2009]
- Anna Diamantopoulou (2008, 2009),[2] Member of Parliament
- Anastasios Giannitsis (2012), Minister of the Interior (Greece) [2011–2012][3]
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2016),[25] Prime Minister (Greece), [2020–present]
- Giorgos Papakonstantinou (2010, 2011), Minister of Finance [2009–2011][10]
- Yannis Papathanasiou (2009), Minister for Economy and Finance [2009]
- Yannis Stournaras (2009), Minister of Finance [2012–2013]
Hungary
Iceland
- Bjarni Benediktsson[46] (1965, 1967, 1970),[47] Mayor of Reykjavík [1940–47], Foreign Minister [1947–55], editor of The Morning Paper [1956–59], Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs [1959–63], Prime Minister [1963–70], (deceased)
- Björn Bjarnason (1974, 1977),[48] Assistant editor of The Morning Paper [1984–1991], Minister of Education [1995–2002], Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs [2003, 2009]
- Davíð Oddsson (ca. 1991–1999), Mayor of Reykjavík [1982–1991], Prime Minister [1991–2004], Foreign Minister [2004–2005], Central Bank governor [2005–2009], editor of The Morning Paper [as of September 2009]
- Einar Benediktsson (ca. 1970), ambassador: OECD [1956–60], UK [1982–1986], European Union et al. [1986–1991], NATO [1986–1990], United States et al. [1993–1997], etc.[49]
- Geir Haarde,[50] Central Bank economist [1977–1983], member and chairman of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee [1991–1998], Minister of Finance (1998–2005), Foreign Minister [2005–2006], Prime Minister [2006–2009]
- Geir Hallgrímsson (ca. 1974–1977,[51] 1980), Mayor of Reykjavík [1959–72], Prime Minister [1974–1978], Foreign Minister [1983–1986], Central Bank governor [1986–1990], (deceased)
- Jón Sigurðsson (1993), IMF Board of Directors [1974–1987], Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs [1987–88], Industry and Commerce [1988–93], Central Bank governor [1993–94], Nordic Investment Bank governor [1994–2005][52]
Ireland
- Garret FitzGerald (1985), former Taoiseach (deceased)
- Paul Gallagher, Attorney General of Ireland
- Dermot Gleeson, former Attorney General of Ireland
- Charlie McCreevy
- Michael McDowell (2007), former Attorney General, former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform[1]
- Michael Noonan (2012, 2016),[53] [54] [25] Minister for Finance
- Peter Sutherland, Director General of the WTO and former Attorney General of Ireland[53] (deceased)
- Simon Coveney (2014), then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, shortly afterwards became Minister for Defence[27] [55]
Italy
- Emma Bonino, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Marta Dassù (2016),[25] Senior Director, European Affairs, Aspen Institute
- Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank
- Lilli Gruber, former member of the European Parliament,[56] editor-in-chief and anchor "Otto e mezzo", La7 TV
- Enrico Letta, former prime minister
- Mario Monti, Economist, former prime minister
- Matteo Renzi (2019), former prime minister, leader of Democratic Party[57]
- Renato Ruggiero, former WTO director, politician
Japan
Netherlands
- Ahmed Aboutaleb (2016),[25] Mayor, City of Rotterdam
- Jan-Peter Balkenende (2008), Prime Minister 2002–2010[2]
- Sharon Dijksma (2016),[25] Minister for the Environment
- Kajsa Ollongren (2016),[25] Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam
- Alexander Pechtold, leader of D66, a political party
- Mark Rutte (2012, 2016),[58] [25] Prime Minister
- Diederik Samsom, former leader of PvdA, a political party
Norway
- Børge Brende (2016),[25] Former Finance Minister of the Conservative Party (H), President World Economic Forum, the former foreign, trade and environment minister of Norway and SG Norwegian Red Cross'[59]
- Jens Stoltenberg (2002), the former prime minister of Norway[60]
- Kristin Clemet (1999, 2008),[60] [61] [2] Managing Director of the liberal and conservative think tank Civita, Former Minister of Education and Science
- Geir Lundestad (2005),[62] Director of the Norwegian Nobel institute and Secretary to The Nobel Peace Prize Committee
- Siv Jensen, Leader of Fremskrittspartiet (2006)[63]
Poland
Portugal
- Maria Luís Albuquerque (2016),[25] Former Minister of Finance; MP, Social Democratic Party
- José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, former Minister of Justice
- Luís Amado, politician
- Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral (1999), former Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications
- Luís Mira Amaral (1995),[67] former Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, chairman of Caixa Geral de Depósitos and CEO of Banco Português de Investimento
- Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981, 1983–1985, 1987–2008),[1] [2] former prime minister of Portugal, 1981–1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
- António Miguel Morais Barreto (1992),[67] former Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
- Fausto Logreira-Celine (2007, 2009–2013, 2016)
- Vítor Constâncio (1988),[67] governor of the Banco de Portugal, Vice President of the ECB
- António Costa (2008),[2] former Minister of Interior, former Mayor of Lisbon current prime minister of Portugal
- João Cravinho, former Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development
- José Manuel Durão Barroso (1994, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2016),[11] former prime minister of Portugal and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and former President of the European Commission
- José Medeiros Ferreira (1977, 1980),[67] former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- António Guterres (1994), former prime minister of Portugal, former president of the Socialist International and current Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Manuela Ferreira Leite (2009),[68] former Minister of Education and Minister of Finance and Public Administration
- Pedro Santana Lopes (2004), former prime minister of Portugal
- Francisco Luís Murteira Nabo, former chairman of Portugal Telecom, Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications, and current chairman of Galp Energia and president of the Portuguese Economists Association
- Manuel Pinho (2009),[69] former Minister of Economy and Innovation
- Paulo Portas, politician
- Paulo Rangel, politician
- Rui Rio (2008),[2] former Mayor of Porto
- Ferro Rodrigues,[70] former Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity and Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications
- Jorge Sampaio,[70] [71] former President of Portugal
- Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (2010),[67] former Minister of Finance
- Nuno Morais Sarmento, former Minister of Presidency and Minister of Parliament Affairs
- António José Seguro, politician
- Artur Santos Silva, former vice-governor of the Banco de Portugal, chairman of Banco Português de Investimento and current non-executive chairman of Jerónimo Martins
- Augusto Santos Silva,[72] former Minister of Education, Minister of Culture, Minister of Parliament Affairs, and Minister of National Defence
- José Sócrates (2004),[69] [72] [73] former prime minister of Portugal
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1998),[72] former Minister of Parliament Affairs and the current president of Portugal
Spain
- Inés Arrimadas (2019), Party Leader, Ciudadanos
- Pablo Casado (2019), President, Partido Popular
- María Dolores de Cospedal (2011), Secretary General of the People's Party[10]
- Albert Rivera Díaz (2017–2018),[26] [40] Leader of the political party Citizens from 2006 to 2019
- Bernardino León Gross (2008, 2010, 2011), Secretary General of Office of the Prime Minister[2] [10]
- Luis de Guindos (2017),[26] Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
- Jordi Pujol (1991), President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003
- Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2009), Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004–2010
- Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (2012–2018),[3] [40] Deputy Prime Minister
- Pedro Solbes (2009), Minister of Economy and Finance [1993–1996, 2004–2009]
- Pedro Sánchez (2017), leader (Secretary-General) of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2010), Prime Minister [2004–2011]
Sweden
- Magdalena Andersson (2016),[25] Minister of Finance, Prime Minister 2021-2022.
- Carl Bildt (2006,[74] 2008,[2] 2009, 2013, 2014) Prime Minister 1991–1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006–2014
- Anders Borg (2007, 2013) Minister of Finance 2006–2014
- Thorbjörn Fälldin (1978),[75] Prime Minister 1976–1978
- Stefan Löfven (2013), Prime Minister 2014–
- Annie Lööf (2017),[76] Leader of the Centre Party 2011–
- Maud Olofsson (2008),[2] Minister of Industry 2006–2011
- Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006), Prime Minister 2006–2014
- Mona Sahlin (1996), Head of the Swedish Social Democratic Party 2007–2011
Switzerland
Turkey
- Ali Babacan (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013), Minister of Economic Affairs 2002–2007, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2007–2009, Deputy Prime Minister 2009–2015[2] [3] [11]
- (2019), MP, Republican People's Party (CHP)
- Mehmet Şimşek (2016, 2018),[25] [40] Deputy Prime Minister
United Kingdom
- Shirley Williams (deceased) (at least 2010, 2013[11]), stateswoman and member, House of Lords; Harvard University Professor; Past President, Chatham House; int'l member, Council on Foreign Relations.[78]
- Helen Goodman (2016)[79]
- Paddy Ashdown (1989),[80] former leader of Liberal Democrats, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (deceased)
- Ed Balls (2006, 2014–2015),[81] [82] [83] former Economic Secretary to the Treasury and advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and was Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (2007–2010)
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Steering Committee member),[84] former Foreign Secretary (deceased)
- Kenneth Clarke (1993,[85] 1998,[86] 1999,[87] 2003,[88] 2004,[89] 2006,[90] 2007, 2008,[91] [92] 2013[11]) Chancellor of the Exchequer [1993–1997], Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [2008–2010], Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice [2010–2012], Minister without Portfolio [2012–2014]
- Michael Gove (2022), Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2021-], Minister for Intergovernmental Relations [2021-][93]
- Denis Arthur Greenhill, Lord Greenhill of Harrow (deceased) (1974),[94]) former Head of Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Denis Healey (founder and Steering Committee member),[84] former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK) (deceased)
- John Kerr (2008–2013, 2015–2016),[2] [3] [10] [11] [13] [25] member of the House of Lords and Deputy Chairman of Scottish Power
- David Lammy (2022), Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (2021-)
- Peter Mandelson (1999,[95] 2008,[2] 2009,[96] [2011–2013][3] [10] [11]) European Commissioner [2004–2008], Business Secretary [2008–2010]
- John Monks (1996), former TUC General Secretary
- George Osborne (2006–2009, 2013, 2016),[25] [11] [97] [98] [2] [99] Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer [2004–2010], Chancellor of the Exchequer [2010–2016]
- David Owen (1982),[100] former British Foreign Secretary and leader of the Social Democratic Party
- Enoch Powell, (deceased) (1968),[101] MP and Ulster Unionist
- Malcolm Rifkind (1996),[102] former Foreign Secretary
- Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973–1975, 1977–1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee),[103] Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman (deceased)
- David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick (1995),[104] Diplomatic posts at European Union and United Nations.
- John Smith (1989) (deceased),[105] Labour Party leader
- Tom Tugendhat (2022), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (2017-)
Prime Ministers
- Tony Blair (1993),[85] Prime Minister [1997–2007]
- Gordon Brown (1991),[106] Prime Minister [2007– 2010]
- Edward Heath,[14] Prime Minister [1970–1974], (deceased)
- Alec Douglas-Home (1977–1980),[107] Chairman of the Bilderberg Group, Prime Minister [1963–1964], (deceased)
- Margaret Thatcher (at least 1975, 1977, 1986),[108] [109] [110] Prime Minister [1979–1990], (deceased)
- David Cameron (2013), Prime Minister [2010–2016]
United States
- Wally Adeyemo (2022)[111] Deputy Treasury Secretary 2021–
- Roger Altman (2008, 2013, 2016, 2022),[111] Deputy Treasury Secretary from 1993 to 1994, Founder and Chairman of Evercore Partners
- James H. Baker (2022)[111] Director of the Office of Net Assessment 2015–
- George W. Ball (1954, 1993),[112] Under Secretary of State 1961–1968, Ambassador to U.N. 1968 (deceased)
- Sandy Berger (1999),[113] National Security Advisor, 1997–2001 (deceased)
- William J. Burns (2016, 2022[111]),[25] Former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2014–2021, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2021–
- Kurt M. Campbell (2022[111]), National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific 2021–
- Hillary Clinton (1997),[114] First Lady of the US when attending, later 67th United States Secretary of State
- Thomas E. Donilon (2012),[3] Executive Vice President for Law and Policy at Fannie Mae ([1999–2005], National Security Advisor (2010–2013)
- Jen Easterly (2022[111]) Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency [2021–]
- Timothy Geithner (2008, 2009),[2] [115] Treasury Secretary
- Dick Gephardt (2012),[3] former Congressman and House Majority Leader
- Christian Herter,[116] (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966), 53rd United States Secretary of State (deceased)
- Charles Douglas Jackson (1957, 1958, 1960),[117] Special Assistant to the President (deceased)
- Joseph E. Johnson (1954), President Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (deceased)
- Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1992,[118] 2008,[2] 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,[3] 2013,[11] 2015,[13] 2016,[25] 2019, 2022[111]),[75] [119] 56th United States Secretary of State and Chairman of Kissinger Associates
- Jared Cohen (2018, 2019), CEO, Jigsaw[120] [121]
- Jared Kushner (2019), Senior Advisor to the President, The White House[122]
- Mark G. Mazzie (1986, 1987),[3] Chief of Staff, The Honorable George C. Wortley, U.S. House of Representatives.
- H. R. McMaster (2017), U.S. National Security Advisor [2017–2018], and lieutenant-general.[123]
- Richard Perle (2011), Chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee [2001–2003], United States Assistant Secretary of Defense [1981–1987][77]
- David Petraeus (2015, 2016, 2019),[124] [120] [25] Chairman, KKR Global Institute; 4th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Condoleezza Rice (2008),[2] 66th United States Secretary of State
- Wilbur Ross (2017), United States Secretary of Commerce [2017–2021][123]
- Robert Rubin (2016),[25] Co-chair, Council on Foreign Relations
- George Shultz (2008),[2] 60th United States Secretary of State
- Lawrence Summers,[115] Director of the National Economic Council
- Paul Volcker (2010),[115] chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987 (deceased)
- Bing West (2010), author and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
- Robert Zoellick (2008–2015),[2] [3] [10] [11] [12] [13] former Trade Representative, former deputy secretary of state and former president of the World Bank Group
Senators
Governors
- Bill Clinton, then Governor of Arkansas (1991),[128] [106] President of the United States [1993–2001]
- Mitch Daniels (2012)[129] Governor of Indiana [2004–2013]
- Jon Huntsman Jr. (2012),[3] Governor of Utah [2005–2009]
- John Hickenlooper (2018),[130] Governor of Colorado [2011–2019]
- Rick Perry (2007), Governor of Texas [2000–2015]
- Mark Sanford (2008),[131] [2] Governor of South Carolina [2003–2011]
- Kathleen Sebelius (2008),[2] Governor of Kansas [2003–2009], Secretary of Health and Human Services [2009–2014]
- Mark Warner (2005), Governor of Virginia [2002–2006], Senator from Virginia [assumed office 3 January 2009]
Military
Canada
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
Financial institutions
Austria
Belgium
Canada
- Neil McKinnon, (1965), President of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
- Louis Rasminsky, (1968), third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973. (deceased)
- Frank McKenna, (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012),[2] [3] [135] Deputy Chair of TD Bank Financial Group, Canadian Ambassador to the United States 2005–2006, Premier of New Brunswick 1987–1997
- Marcel Faribault, (1966), Canadian notary, businessman and administrator, he became president of Trust Général du Canada. (deceased)
- Mark Carney, (2011, 2012),[10] Governor of the Bank of England from July 2013 on, eighth governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the chairman of the Financial Stability Board, an institution of the G20 based in Basel, Switzerland.[3] [136]
- Clark, Edmund, (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012),[2] [3] [10] President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
- Sławomir Sikora (2004)[138] – CEO of Citibank
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
- David Rockefeller, Sr. (2008, 2009, 2011), Former chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank[2] [42] (deceased)
- William Joseph McDonough (1997), former president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (deceased)
- Ben Bernanke (2008,[131] [2] 2009),[96] Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve
- Paul Volcker (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2010), former chairman of the Federal Reserve
Corporations
Austria
- René Benko (2016),[25] Founder and chairman of the advisory board, SIGNA Holding GmbH
Switzerland
- Rolf Soiron (2011), CEO of Holcim Ltd.[77]
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
- Patricia Barbizet (2016),[25] CEO, Artemis
- (2016),[25] Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Michel Bon, former CEO of France Telecom
- Tom Enders (2011), CEO of Airbus[77]
- André Lévy-Lang, [141] former CEO of Paribas
- Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1977),[109] French-Swiss banker, Philanthropist
Germany
- Josef Ackermann (2008–2011, 2013), CEO of Deutsche Bank[2] [11]
- Otto Wolff von Amerongen, Chairman Otto Wolff
- Werner Baumann (2017),[26] Chairman, Bayer
- Hans-Christian Boos (2019),[120] CEO and Founder, Arago
- Frank Bsirske (2017),[26] Chairman, United Services Union
- Thomas Enders (2016),[25] CEO, Airbus Group
- Ulrich Grillo (2016),[25] Chairman, Grillo-Werke; President, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
- Timotheus Höttges (2016),[25] CEO, Deutsche Telekom
- Sonja Jost (2019),[120] CEO, DexLeChem
- Joe Kaeser (2016),[25] President and CEO, Siemens
- Susanne Klatten (2017),[26] Managing Director, SKion
- Klaus Kleinfeld (2008–2013),[2] [10] [3] [11] Chairman and CEO of Alcoa
- Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994–1996, 1997), 1998, 1999, 2001–2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
- Dieter Zetsche (2019),[120] Former chairman, Daimler AGDEU
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
- Jacek Szwajcowski (2004, 2005)[138] – CEO of Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna (Polish Pharmaceutical Group)
- Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (2018)[150] – CEO of GREMI International
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Sweden
- Marcus Wallenberg Jr. (1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
- Peter Wallenberg Sr. (1984,[153] 1987)
- Marcus Wallenberg (1996, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Percy Barnevik (1992–1996, 1997,[143] 2001), former CEO of ASEA
- Conni Jonsson (2016),[25] Founder and chairman, EQT AB
- Lars Renström (2010), President and CEO of Alfa Laval
- Hans Stråberg (2006),[74] CEO of Electrolux
- Jacob Wallenberg (2000–2016),[74] [25] Chairman of Investor AB
Switzerland
Turkey
- Süreyya Ciliv (2011),[10] CEO of Turkcell
- Levent Çakiroglu (2017),[26] CEO, Koç Holding
- Mustafa Koç (2008–2013), Chairman of Koç Holding[2] [10] [3] [11]
- Ömer M. Koç (2017–2019),[26] [40] Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
- Tuncay Özilhan (2010), Chairman of Anadolu Group
- Şefika Pekin (2011),[10] attorney
- Serpil Timuray (2012),[3] CEO of Vodafone Turkey
- Agah Uğur (2009), CEO of Borusan Holding
- Sinan Ülgen (2017),[26] Founding and Partner, Istanbul Economics
United Kingdom
- Marcus Agius, (2011, 2013, 2016),[77] [11] [25] Chairman, PA Consulting Group
- Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997,[143] 2004), Chief Executive of BP
- Robert Dudley (2016),[25] Group Chief Executive, BP
- Dido Harding (2016),[25] CEO, TalkTalk Group
- Demis Hassabis (2016),[25] Co-founder and CEO, DeepMind
- John Sawers (2016),[25] Chairman and Partner, Macro Advisory Partners
- Martin Taylor[143] (1993–1996,[102] 1997, 2013[11]), former CEO of Barclays
United States
- Sam Altman (2016, 2022[111]),[25] President, Y Combinator;co-chairman of OpenAI
- Jeff Bezos (2011, 2013),[10] Founder and CEO of Amazon
- Albert Bourla (2022[111]) Chairman and CEO, Pfizer
- Timothy C. Collins (2008–2012), CEO of Ripplewood Holdings[2] [10] [3]
- David M. Cote (2016),[25] Chairman and CEO, Honeywell
- Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. (2016),[25] President and CEO, TIAA
- Bill Gates (2010),[154] Chairman of Microsoft
- Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.,[155] former CEO of IBM
- Donald E. Graham (2008–2010),[2] CEO and chairman of The Washington Post Company, board of directors for Facebook
- H. J. Heinz II (1954),[156] CEO of Heinz (deceased)
- Mary Kay Henry (2022[111]), International President of Service Employees International Union
- Mellody Hobson (2016, 2022[111]),[25] President, Ariel Investments, Chairwoman of Starbucks
- Reid Hoffman (2016, 2019, 2022[111]),[25] [120] Co-founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn, partner at Greylock Partners
- Chris Hughes (2011),[10] Co-founder of Facebook
- Kenneth M. Jacobs (2016),[25] Chairman and CEO, Lazard
- James A. Johnson (2016),[25] Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners (deceased)
- Vernon Jordan (2016),[25] Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co
- Alex Karp (2016, 2022[111]),[25] CEO, Palantir Technologies
- Klaus Kleinfeld (2016),[25] Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
- Henry Kravis (2008–2016, 2022[111]), co-founder, co-chairman, and co-CEO of KKR[2] [10] [3] [11] [12] [13] [25]
- Richard Levin (2016),[25] CEO, Coursera
- Divesh Makan (2016),[25] CEO, ICONIQ Capital
- Scott Malcomson (2016),[25] Author; President, Monere Ltd.
- Craig Mundie (2016),[25] Principal, Mundie & Associates
- Satya Nadella (2019[120]), CEO of Microsoft
- Eric Schmidt (2008,[2] 2010, 2011, 2013–2016,[11] [12] [13] 2019,[120] 2022[111]), Executive Chairman of Alphabet
- Peter Thiel (2007–2016, 2019, 2022),[2] [157] [158] [159] [19] [25] [120] [111] President of Clarium Capital and PayPal co-founder
Venezuela
Academic
Canada
- Yoshua Bengio (2016),[25] Professor in Computer Science and Operations Research, University of Montreal
- James Orbinski, (2011),[10] Professor of Medicine and Political Science, University of Toronto, he was President of the International Council of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, aka Doctors Without Borders) at the time the organization received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.
China
Finland
- (2016),[25] Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
France
- C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997),[143] President, Peterson Institute
- Olivier Blanchard (2016),[25] Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
- Emmanuelle Charpentier (2016),[25] Director, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
- Thierry de Montbrial,[141] Director of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
- Mustafa Akyol (2017),[26] Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College
- (2016),[25] Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Istanbul Bilgi University
- (2019),[120] Associate Professor of Political Science, Özyegin University
- Canan Dağdeviren (2018), Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab[76]
- (2019),[120] Professor of Economics, Koç University
- (2016),[25] Professor, Kadir Has University
- (2018),[40] Associate Professor in International Relations, Marmara University
- Metin Sitti (2019),[120] Professor, Koç University; Director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
United Kingdom
United States
- William C. Dudley (2022[111]) Senior Research Scholar, Princeton University
- Niall Ferguson (2016), Professor of History, Harvard University
- Marie-Josée Kravis (2016, 2022[111]),[25] Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, chair, Museum of Modern Art
- Yann LeCun (2022[111]), Silver Professor of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Charles A. Murray (2016),[25] W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
- Richard Pipes (1981),[161] Senior Staff Member, National Security Council (deceased)
Media
Austria
Canada
- Peter Mansbridge (2010),[165] CBC's chief correspondent and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast
- Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, (1981, 1983, 1985–1997),[166] Hollinger International, Author and former media magnate[102]
- Robert Prichard (2010),[165] the president of Ontario's Metrolinx
- Heather Reisman (2000 – present),[2] [167] CEO of Chapters/Indigo, co-founder of the Heseg Foundation
- David Frum (1997),[168] Canadian American journalist and a former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
- (2017),[26] Washington DC Bureau Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper
- Sami Kohen (2009),[162] Senior Foreign Affairs Columnist of Milliyet
- (2018),[40] Editor-in-chief, Hürriyet Daily News
United Kingdom
United States
- Fouad Ajami (2012), Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University[3] (deceased)
- Anne Applebaum (2016, 2022[111]),[25] Columnist, Washington Post; Director of the Transitions Forum, Legatum Institute
- William F. Buckley Jr. (1996),[172] columnist and founder of National Review (deceased)
- Richard Engel (2016),[25] Chief Foreign Correspondent, NBC News
- Megan McArdle (2016),[25] Columnist, Bloomberg View
- John Micklethwait (2016),[25] Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg L.P.
- Peggy Noonan (2016),[25] Author, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
- Charlie Rose (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012),[2] [163] [10] [3] Executive Editor and Anchor, 'Charlie Rose'
- George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997),[102] Former Communications Director of the Clinton Administration (1993–1996), now ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent
See also
Notes and References
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- News: The Times . 29 April 1986 . 2 . Bogus gun threat at Bilderberg. A man slipped through tight security to enter the grounds of the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire where the Prime Minister and other Western leaders were in conference over the weekend..
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- Web site: Secretive Bilderberg Group Meetings Begin in Virginia . 1 June 2017 . . 26 November 2017.
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- Web site: The Nation: Conspiracy TheoristsUnite; A Secret Conference Thought to Rule the World. Alan. Cowell. David M.. Halbfinger. 11 July 2004. The New York Times.
- News: The Hill. 12 May 2005. World leaders attend meeting that they won't talk about. Jackie Kucinich. 4. Several members of Congress have been said to be on the guest list in the past, including Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Jon Corzine (D-N.J.), Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.). Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C) took a break from the campaign trail to attend the meeting last year. Hagel's office confirmed that he had attended the conference in 1999 and 2000..
- News: Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group. Bill Hayton. 29 September 2005. BBC.
- News: BilderbergMeetings.org . 31 May 2012 . Bilderberg Meetings Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 31 May – 3 June 2012 Final List of Participants . USA Daniels, Jr., Mitchell E. Governor of Indiana.
- Web site: John Hickenlooper violated ethics laws twice in 2018, commission finds . The Denver Post. 5 June 2020 .
- News: The Augusta Chronicle. 19 June 2008. Why is our governor visiting this group. 8. Some of the names on the list are intriguing. Some of the well-known names include:Ben Bernanke – chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Condoleezza Rice – U.S. secretary of state; James A. Johnson – tasked with choosing U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's running mate; Paul Wolfowitz – with the Institute for Public Policy Research. The one name that stands out in my opinion this year is South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford..
- Book: Organizing Atlanticism: the Bilderberg Group and the Atlantic Institute 1952–63. Valerie Aubourg. June 2003.
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- News: Toronto Star. 12 June 2006. Ontario to build nuclear reactors. Robert Benzie.
- News: Bank of Canada's Mark Carney. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 November 2011. 3 November 2011.
- News: The Guardian. 18 May 2009. Our man at Bilderberg: I should be ashamed. Charlie Skelton. He shows me another: a long-range shot of two happy globalists in an inflatable doughnut ring and Speedos, skidding about behind a powerboat. If only the image was sharper we might see Peter Mandelson snatching a chat with Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank. "So how do we sell ... splooosh! ... wooo! ... the abolition of the pound to the ... sploosh! ... electorate? Again! Again! Once more round the bay!".
- News: Official 2005 Bilderberg Participant List on grazingsheep.com . 12 June 2012 .
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- News: An exclusive club, perhaps without power, but certainly with influence: The Bilderberg group. Caroline Moorehead. The Times. 18 April 1977.
- Web site: Bruno Fay's blog on Le Monde . 3 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090506110251/http://investigation.blog.lemonde.fr/investigation/2005/03/bilderberg_dans.html . 6 May 2009 . dead .
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- Web site: Bilderberg List 2006 . Lone Lantern . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061102213137/http://www.lonelantern.org/images/bilderberglist2006.jpg . 2 November 2006 .
- News: Degrees of separation, Ireland's Bilderberg Attendees. 2 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602233528/http://www.fairsociety.ie/degrees-of-separation-irelands-bilderberg-attendees/. 2 June 2015.
- News: Secretive Bilderberg group sets sights on Michael O'Leary: Ryanair chief asked to join select conference reputed to truly govern international affairs. The Irish Times. 27 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608202840/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/secretive-bilderberg-group-sets-sights-on-michael-o-leary-1.2119343. 8 June 2015.
- Web site: A press release distributed by PR Newswire Europe . 2012-05-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110430211149/http://www.prnewswire.de/cgi/release?id=42594 . 30 April 2011 .
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- Nasjonens Skygge, del 2 . 2012 . Shadow of the Nation, part 2 . no . . 19:30 . Bilderberg-gruppen opererer i det skjulte. Gruppens første samling finner sted på Hotel Bilderberg i Holland i 1954. [...] I hans etterlatte arkiver avsløres hyppig korrespondanse med Bilderberg-organisasjonene grunnlegger. Her kommer det frem at Hauge har en sentral plass i styret i den hemmelige gruppen..
- Web site: Participants Bilderberg Meeting 2018. www.bilderbergmeetings.org. 2018-06-14.
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- News: Bilderberg Group Meets in Georgia in Secrecy 120 of Elite Make Up Informal Think Tank . 13 June 1997 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch .
"What do Henry Kissinger, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Colin Powell, David Rockefeller and IBM Chairman Louis Gerstner have in common?"
"They are among 120 dignitaries from Europe and the United States meeting at a secluded resort in Georgia as part of an organization called the Bilderberg Group."
"For four days that began Thursday, the group's influential guests are part of an informal think tank on world issues."
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- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/31/bilderberg-2012-global-le_n_1558788.html "Bilderberg 2012: Global Leaders Gather For Shadowy Conference At Virginia Hotel"
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10102170/Bilderberg-Group-2013-guest-list-and-agenda.html "Bilderberg Group 2013: guest list and agenda"
- Web site: 2014 Bilderberg Meeting . 22 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150601054557/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/participants2014.html . 1 June 2015 . dead .
- Web site: 2015: Final List of Participants. 9 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623005615/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/participants2015.html. 23 June 2015. dead.
- Book: Vixi: Memoirs of a Non-Belonger. registration. Richard Pipes. 2006. Yale University Press. 0-300-10965-2. when I attended the Bilderberg meeting at the Bürgenstock Hotel above Lake Lucerne.
- Web site: Bilderberg Meetings Vouliagmeni, Greece 14–17 May 2009 . Bilderberg Meetings . 17 May 2009 . 6 June 2010.
- Web site: Bilderberg Meetings Sitges, Spain 3–6 June 2010 . Bilderberg Meetings . 6 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150114083158/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/participants_2010.html . 14 January 2015 .
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- News: The Sunday Times. Prufrock: Rulers of the world prepare to expel Black. The final straw came this month when Black said he would sue Henry Kissinger and Richard Perle, both directors of Hollinger and fellow Bilderbergers. Now he is going to be pressed to leave the group.. 15 February 2004 . London . Jacqui . Goddard . 8 May 2010.
- Web site: Archived copy . 25 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111028015949/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/meeting_2010.html . 28 October 2011 . dead .
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- News: Emmanuel Macron s'explique sur ses anciens revenus de banquier. Le Point. 19 February 2017 . fr . 1 February 2017.
- Web site: Bilderberg Meetings Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 31 May – 3 June 2012 – Final list of participants . Bilderberg Meetings . 15 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130726214724/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/participants2012.html . 26 July 2013 .
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