2012 Bilderberg Meeting Participant List

The following press release and participants list was obtained from the official website of Bilderberg Meetings. Participant lists from nearly every Bilderberg Meeting since 1954 are also available as well as tax returns for the non-profit U.S.-based corporation American Friends of Bilderberg from 20072010.

BILDERBERG MEETINGS
Chantilly, Virginia, USA
31 May-3 June 2012
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

FRACastries, Henri deChairman and CEO, AXA Group
DEUAckermann, JosefChairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
GBRAgius, MarcusChairman, Barclays plc
USAAjami, FouadSenior Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University
USAAlexander, Keith B.Commander, US Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency
INTAlmunia, JoaquínVice-President - Commissioner for Competition, European Commission
USAAltman, Roger C.Chairman, Evercore Partners
PRTAmado, LuísChairman, Banco Internacional do Funchal (BANIF)
NORAndresen, Johan H.Owner and CEO, FERD
FINApunen, MattiDirector, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
TURBabacan, AliDeputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs
PRTBalsemão, Francisco PintoPresident and CEO, Impresa; Former Prime Minister
FRABaverez, NicolasPartner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
FRABéchu, ChristopheSenator, and Chairman, General Council of Maine-et-Loire
BELBelgium, H.R.H. Prince Philippe of
TURBerberoğlu, EnisEditor-in-Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper
ITABernabè, FrancoChairman and CEO, Telecom Italia
GBRBoles, NickMember of Parliament
SWEBonnier, JonasPresident and CEO, Bonnier AB
NORBrandtzæg, Svein RichardPresident and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
AUTBronner, OscarPublisher, Der Standard Medienwelt
SWECarlsson, GunillaMinister for International Development Cooperation
CANCarney, Mark J.Governor, Bank of Canada
ESPCebrián, Juan LuisCEO, PRISA; Chairman, El País
AUTCernko, WillibaldCEO, UniCredit Bank Austria AG
FRAChalendar, Pierre André deChairman and CEO, Saint-Gobain
DNKChristiansen, JeppeCEO, Maj Invest
RUSChubais, Anatoly B.CEO, OJSC RUSNANO
CANClark, W. EdmundGroup President and CEO, TD Bank Group
GBRClarke, KennethMember of Parliament, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Justice
USACollins, Timothy C.CEO and Senior Managing Director, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
ITAConti, FulvioCEO and General Manager, Enel S.p.A.
USADaniels, Jr., Mitchell E.Governor of Indiana
USADeMuth, ChristopherDistinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute
USADonilon, Thomas E.National Security Advisor, The White House
GBRDudley, RobertGroup Chief Executive, BP plc
ITAElkann, JohnChairman, Fiat S.p.A.
DEUEnders, ThomasCEO, Airbus
USAEvans, J. MichaelVice Chairman, Global Head of Growth Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co.
AUTFaymann, WernerFederal Chancellor
DNKFederspiel, UlrikExecutive Vice President, Haldor Topsøe A/S
USAFerguson, NiallLaurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
GBRFlint, Douglas J.Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc
CHNFu, YingVice Minister of Foreign Affairs
IRLGallagher, PaulFormer Attorney General; Senior Counsel
USAGephardt, Richard A.President and CEO, Gephardt Group
GRCGiannitsis, AnastasiosFormer Minister of Interior; Professor of Development and International Economics, University of Athens
USAGoolsbee, Austan D.Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
USAGraham, Donald E.Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
ITAGruber, LilliJournalist - Anchorwoman, La 7 TV
INTGucht, Karel deCommissioner for Trade, European Commission
NLDHalberstadt, VictorProfessor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary  General of Bilderberg Meetings
USAHarris, BrittCIO, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
USAHoffman, ReidCo-founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
CHNHuang, YipingProfessor of Economics, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University
USAHuntsman, Jr., Jon M.Chairman, Huntsman Cancer Foundation
DEUIschinger, WolfgangChairman, Munich Security Conference; Global Head Government Relations, Allianz SE
RUSIvanov, Igor S.Associate member, Russian Academy of Science; President, Russian International Affairs Council
FRAIzraelewicz, ErikCEO, Le Monde
USAJacobs, Kenneth M.Chairman and CEO, Lazard
USAJohnson, James A.Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
USAJordan, Jr., Vernon E.Senior Managing Director, Lazard
USAKarp, AlexanderCEO, Palantir Technologies
USAKarsner, AlexanderExecutive Chairman, Manifest Energy, Inc
FRAKarvar, AnoushehInspector, Inter-ministerial Audit and Evaluation Office for Social, Health, Employment and Labor Policies  
RUSKasparov, GarryChairman, United Civil Front (of Russia)
GBRKerr, JohnIndependent Member, House of Lords
USAKerry, JohnSenator for Massachusetts
TURKeyman, E. FuatDirector, Istanbul Policy Center and Professor of International Relations, Sabanci University
USAKissinger, Henry A.Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
USAKleinfeld, KlausChairman and CEO, Alcoa
TURKoç, MustafaChairman, Koç Holding A.Ş.
DEUKoch, RolandCEO, Bilfinger Berger SE
INTKodmani, BassmaMember of the Executive Bureau and Head of Foreign Affairs, Syrian National Council
USAKravis, Henry R.Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USAKravis, Marie-JoséeSenior Fellow, Hudson Institute
INTKroes, NeelieVice President, European Commission; Commissioner for Digital Agenda
USAKrupp, FredPresident, Environmental Defense Fund
INTLamy, PascalDirector-General, World Trade Organization
ITALetta, EnricoDeputy Leader, Democratic Party (PD)
ISRLevite, Ariel E.Nonresident Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
USALi, ChengDirector of Research and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
USALipsky, JohnDistinguished Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins University
USALiveris, Andrew N.President, Chairman and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
DEULöscher, PeterPresident and CEO, Siemens AG
USALynn, William J.Chairman and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc.
GBRMandelson, PeterMember, House of Lords; Chairman, Global Counsel
USAMathews, Jessica T.President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
DENMchangama, JacobDirector of Legal Affairs, Center for Political Studies (CEPOS)
CANMcKenna, FrankDeputy Chair, TD Bank Group
USAMehlman, Kenneth B.Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
GBRMicklethwait, JohnEditor-in-Chief, The Economist
FRAMontbrial, Thierry dePresident, French Institute for International Relations
PRTMoreira da Silva, JorgeFirst Vice-President, Partido Social Democrata (PSD)
USAMundie, Craig J.Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
DEUNass, MatthiasChief International Correspondent, Die Zeit
NLDNetherlands, H.M. the Queen of the
ESPNin Génova, Juan MaríaDeputy Chairman and CEO, Caixabank
IRLNoonan, MichaelMinister for Finance
USANoonan, PeggyAuthor, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
FINOllila, JormaChairman, Royal Dutch Shell, plc
USAOrszag, Peter R.Vice Chairman, Citigroup
GRCPapalexopoulos, DimitriManaging Director, Titan Cement Co.
NLDPechtold, AlexanderParliamentary Leader, Democrats '66 (D66)
USAPerle, Richard N.Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
NLDPolman, PaulCEO, Unilever PLC
CANPrichard, J. Robert S.Chair, Torys LLP
ISRRabinovich, ItamarGlobal Distinguished Professor, New York University
GBRRachman, GideonChief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times
USARattner, StevenChairman, Willett Advisors LLC
CANRedford, Alison M.Premier of Alberta
CANReisman, Heather M.CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
DEUReitzle, WolfgangCEO & President, Linde AG
USARogoff, Kenneth S.Professor of Economics, Harvard University
USARose, CharlieExecutive Editor and Anchor, Charlie Rose
USARoss, Dennis B.Counselor, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
POLRostowski, JacekMinister of Finance
USARubin, Robert E.Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
NLDRutte, MarkPrime Minister
ESPSáenz de Santamaría Antón, SorayaVice President and Minister for the Presidency
NLDScheffer, PaulProfessor of European Studies, Tilburg University
USASchmidt, Eric E.Executive Chairman, Google Inc.
AUTScholten, RudolfMember of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
FRASenard, Jean-DominiqueCEO, Michelin Group
USAShambaugh, DavidDirector, China Policy Program, George Washington University
INTSheeran, JosetteVice Chairman, World Economic Forum
FINSiilasmaa, RistoChairman of the Board of Directors, Nokia Corporation
USASpeyer, Jerry I.Chairman and Co-CEO, Tishman Speyer
CHESupino, PietroChairman and Publisher, Tamedia AG
IRLSutherland, Peter D.Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
USAThiel, Peter A.President, Clarium Capital / Thiel Capital
TURTimuray, SerpilCEO, Vodafone Turkey
DEUTrittin, JürgenParliamentary Leader, Alliance 90/The Greens
GRCTsoukalis, LoukasPresident, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
FINUrpilainen, JuttaMinister of Finance
CHEVasella, Daniel L.Chairman, Novartis AG
INTVimont, PierreExecutive Secretary General, European External Action Service
GBRVoser, PeterCEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
SWEWallenberg, JacobChairman, Investor AB
USAWarsh, KevinDistinguished Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University
GBRWolf, Martin H.Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
USAWolfensohn, James D.Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn and Company
CANWright, Nigel S.Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister
USAYergin, DanielChairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates
INTZoellick, Robert B.President, The World Bank Group
Rapporteurs
GBRBredow, Vendeline vonBusiness Correspondent, The Economist
GBRWooldridge, Adrian D.Foreign Correspondent, The Economist

Press Release

Bilderberg Meetings

The 60th Bilderberg Meeting will be held in Chantilly, Virginia, USA from 31 May – 3 June 2012. The Conference will deal mainly with political, economic and societal issues like Transatlantic Relations, Evolution of the Political Landscape in Europe and the US, Austerity and Growth in Developed Economies, Cyber Security, Energy Challenges, the Future of Democracy, Russia, China and the Middle East.

Approximately 145 participants will attend of whom about two-thirds come from Europe and the balance from North America and other countries. About one-third is from government and politics, and two-thirds are from finance, industry, labor, education, and communications. The meeting is private in order to encourage frank and open discussion.

Bilderberg takes its name from the hotel in Holland, where the first meeting took place in May 1954. That pioneering meeting grew out of the concern expressed by leading citizens on both sides of the Atlantic that Western Europe and North America were not working together as closely as they should on common problems of critical importance. It was felt that regular, off-the-record discussions would help create a better understanding of the complex forces and major trends affecting Western nations in the difficult post-war period.

The Cold War has now ended. But in practically all respects there are more, not fewer, common problems – from trade to jobs, from monetary policy to investment, from ecological challenges to the task of promoting international security. It is hard to think of any major issue in either Europe or North America whose unilateral solution would not have repercussions for the other.

Thus the concept of a European-American forum has not been overtaken by time. The dialogue between these two regions is still – even increasingly – critical.

What is unique about Bilderberg as a forum is the broad cross-section of leading citizens that are assembled for nearly three days of informal and off-the-record discussion about topics of current concern especially in the fields of foreign affairs and the international economy; the strong feeling among participants that in view of the differing attitudes and experiences of the Western nations, there remains a clear need to further develop an understanding in which these concerns can be accommodated; the privacy of the meetings, which has no purpose other than to allow participants to speak their minds openly and freely.

In short, Bilderberg is a small, flexible, informal and off-the-record international forum in which different viewpoints can be expressed and mutual understanding enhanced.

Bilderberg’s only activity is its annual Conference. At the meetings, no resolutions are proposed, no votes taken, and no policy statements issued. Since 1954, fifty-nine conferences have been held. The names of the participants are made available to the press. Participants are chosen for their experience, their knowledge, and their standing; all participants attend Bilderberg in a private and not an official capacity.

For further information refer to www.bilderbergmeetings.org. A list of participants is attached.

31 May 2012

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