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PRESS RELEASE BILDERBERG MEETINGS 17 May 2009
The 57'" Bilderberg Meeting will be held in Vouliagmeni, Greece 14-17 May 2009. The Conference will deal mainly with the financial crisis, governments and markets., role of institutions, market economies and democracies, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, US and the World, cyberterrorism, new imperialisms, protectionism, post-Kyoto challenges. Approximately 130 participants will attend of whom about two-thirds come from Europe and the balance from North America. About one-third is from government and politics, and twothirds are from finance, industry, labor, education, and communications. The meeting is private in order to encourage frank and open discussion. Bilderberg lakes ils name frum the hotel in Holland, where the tlrst 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 critica! importance. It was lelt that regular, off-thc-rccord discussions would help creute 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. Tt is hard to th誰nk of any major issue in cither Europe or North America whose unilateral solution would not have rcpcrcussions 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 ncariy thrcc days of 誰nformal and off-the-record discussion about topics of current concern especially in the fields of foreign affaire 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 f端rther 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 speok their minds opcnly and frcely. 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 conclusions are reached, no recommendations are made and no policy statements issucd. Sincc 1954, f誰fty-six conferences have been held. The names uf the participants are made available lo 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. There will be no press conference. A list of participants is appended.
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BIUÏËKBEHG MEETINGS Vouliagmeni, Grcccc 14-17 Muy 2009
FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Honorary Chairman
BEL Davignon, Etienne
Honorary Chairman, Bilderberg Meetings; Viee Chainnan, Suez-
Tractebel DEU Ackermann, Josef
USA GRC USA GRC TUR
Alexander, Keith B. Alogoakoufis, George Altman, Roger C. Arapoglou, Takis Babacan, Ali
GRC Bakoyannis, Dora NOR Baksaas, Jon Fredrik PRT Balsemao, Francisco Pinto
FRA Baverez, Nicolas TTA Bemabè, Franco SWE flildt,Carl
SWE Björklund, Jan CHE Blocher. Christoph
Chainnan of the Management Board and the Group Executive
Committee, Deutsche Bank AG Directer, National Security Agency Mcmbcr of Parliamcnt Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc. Chairman and CEO, National Bank of Greece Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs President and CEO, Telenor Group Chainnan and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP CEO, Telecom Italia S,p.A. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Education; Leader of the Liberal Party Former Swiss Counselor; Former Chairman and CEO, EMSGroup
FRA Bompard, Alexandre USA Boot,Max
CEO, Europe 1 Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior FelJow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
AUT FRA ESP BEL USA
Bronner, Oscar Castries, Henri de Cebrian, Juan Luis Coene, LUC Collins, Timothy C.
GRC GBR GRC ITA
David, Georgc A. Dearlove, Richard Diamantopoulou, Anna Draghi, Mario
Publisher and Editor, Der Standard Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA CEO, PRTSA Vice Governor, Naiional Bank of Belgium Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC Chairman, Coca-Cola H.B.C. S.A. Master, Pembroke College, Cambridge Mcmber of Parliament Govemor, Banca d'ltalia
USA Eberstadt, Nicholas N.
Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute Ibr Public Policy Research
DNK ITA DEU ESP AUT USA
President, DONG A/S
Eldrup, Anders Elkann, John Enders, Thomas Entrecanales, José Manuel Faymann, Wemer Ferguson, Niall
IRL Gleeson, Dermot USA Graham, Donald E.
Chairman, EXOR S.p.A.; Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A. CEO, Airbus SAS Chairman, Acciona
Federal Chancellor Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University Chairman, AJB Group Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
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NLD Halberstadt, Victor NLD USA NLD INT USA USA FIN USA USA GBR DEU USA TUR DEU TUR USA USA INT GRC FRA INT PRT ESP DEU GBR
Hirsch Ballin, Ernst M.H. Holbrooke. Richard C.
Minister of Justice US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hommen, Jan H.M,
Chairman, ING N.V. Secretary Genera!, NATO
Hoop SchefFer, Jaap G. de Johnson, James A. Jordan, Jr., Vemon E. Katainen, Jyrki
Senior Managïng Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Minister of Finance
Keane, John M.
Senior Partner, SCP Partners; General, US Army, Retired
Kent, Muhtar Kcrr, John
President and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chainnan, Royal Dutch Shell plc Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU President and CEO, Alcoa Inc. Chairman, Ko9 Holding A.S. Prime Minister of Hessen Senior Foreign Affairs Columnist, Milliyet Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co,
KJaeden, Eckart von Kleinfeld, Klaus Koe, Mustafa V.
Koen, Roland Kohen, Sami Kravis, Henry R. Kravis, Marie-Josée Kroes, Neelie Kyriacopoulos, Ulysses
DEU NLD ESP FRA FIN GBR FRA ITA ÜRC
Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
Lagarde, Christine
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc. Commissioner, European Commission Chairman und Board member of subsidiary companies of ihe S&B Group Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment
Lamy, Pascal
Dircctor General, World Trade Organizaüon
Lei te, Manuela Ferreira León Gross, Bernardino
Leader, PSD General Director of the Presidency of the Spanish Government
Löschcr, Peter
CEO, Sicmcns AG
Mandelson, Peter
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform President, European Investment Bank Former Ambassador to the US Editor-in-Chief, The Economist President, French Institute for International Relations President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
INT Maystadt, Philippe CAN McKcnna, Frank GBR FRA ITA ESP USA CAN NOR
Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Sccrctary Genera! of Bilderberg Meetings
Micklethwait, John Montbrial, Thierry de Monti, Mario Moratinos Cuyaubé, Miguel A. Minister of Foreign Afifairs Mundie, Craig J. Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation Munroc-Blum, Hcalhcr Principal and Vice Chancellor, McGill University Myklebust, Egil Former Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA Nass, Matthias Deputy Editor, Die Zeit Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the N in Génova, Juan Maria President and CEO, La Caixa Olivennes, Denis CEO and Editor in Chief, Le Nouvcl Obscrvateur Ollila, Jorma Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc Osborne, George Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Oudéa, Frédéric CEO, Société Générale Padoa-Schioppa, Tommuso Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe Papahelas, Alexis Journalist, Kathimerini
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GRC Papalexopoulos, Dimitris GRC Papathanasiou, Yannis USA Perle, Richard N.
Managing Director, Titan Cement Co. S.A. Minister of Economy and Finance Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
BEL Philippe, H.R.H. Prince PRT Pinho ( Manuel INT Pisani-Ferry, Jean CAN Prichard, J. Robert S.
TTA Prodi. Romano FIN CAN NOR CHE USA USA
Rajalahti, Hanna Reisman, Heather M. Reiten, Eivind Ringicr, Michael Rockefeller, David Rubin, Barnett R.
TUK Sabanci Dii^er, Suzan
CAN Samarasekera, Indira V. AUT Scholten, Rudolf
USA Sheeran, Josette ITA Siniscalco, Domenico ESP Solbes, Pedro
ESP Spain, H.M, the Queen of USA Steinbcrg, James B. ENT Stigson, Björn GRC Stournaras, Yannis
IRL
Sutherland, Peter D.
TNT Tunaka, Nobuo GBR Taylor, J. Martin
USA Thiel, Peter A. DNK Thoming-Schmidt, Helle DNK Thunc Andcrscn, Thomas AUT Treichl, Andreas
INT Trichet. Jean-Claude GRC Tsoukalis, Loukas TUR Ugur.Agah FTN Van hanen, Matti CHE Vasella, Daniel L.
NLD USA SWE SWE NLD
Veer, Jeroen van der Volcker, Paul A. Wallenberg, Jacob Wallenberg, Marcus Wellink, Nout
Minister of Economy and Innovation üirector, Bruegel President and CEO, Metrolinx Chairman, Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation Managing Editor, TalousclamS Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc. President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA Chairman, Ringier AG
Former Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University Chairman, Akbank President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Executive Director, UN World Food Programme Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley International Vice-Presidcnt of Spanish Govcmment; Minister of Economy and Finance Deputy Secretary of State
President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Research Director, Foundation for Economie and Industrial Research (IOBE). Chairman, BP plc and Chairman, Goldman Sachs International Execuü've Director, IEA Chairman, Syngenta International AG
President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC Leader of The Social Democratie Party Partner and CEO, Maersk Oil Chairman and CEO, Erste Group Bank AG President, European Central Bank President of the Hcllcnic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) CEO, Borusan Holding Prime Minister
Chairrnan and CEO, Novartis AG Chief Execulive, Royal Dutch Shell plc Chairman, Economie Recovery Advisory Board Chairman, Investor AB
Chairman, SEB President, De Nederlandsche Bank
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NLD Wijers, Hans GBR Wolf, Martin H.
INT Zoellick, Robeit B.
Chairman, AkzoNobel NV Associate Editor & Chief Economics Commentator. The Financial Times Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research President, The World Bank Group
Rapporteurs GBR Dredow, Vendeline von GBR McBride, Edward
Business Correspondent, The Economist Business Editor, The Economist
AUT Austria
GRC Greecc
BEL Belgium
INT
CHE CAN DEU DNK ESP FRA FIN GBR
TRL ITA NOR NLD PRT SWE TUR USA
USA Wolfensohn, James D. USA Wolfowitz, Paul
Switzerland Canada Germany Denmark Spain France Finland GreatBritain
International ïreland Italy Norway Netherlands Portugal Sweden Turkey United States of America