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The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, a secretive conclave of global power brokers, kicked off yesterday in Lisbon, Portugal, with issues on the agenda including transnational threats, artificial intelligence, and America’s leadership in world affairs.

About 130 participants from 23 countries have confirmed their attendance.

This year’s 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.

As usual, the details of their discussions remain obscured by the “Chatham House Rule,” 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.

Among the major topics slated for discussion are artificial intelligence, the banking system, energy transition, and industrial policy and trade. Other high-priority issues include the geopolitical landscapes of Europe, China, India, Russia, and Ukraine, along with NATO and America’s global leadership.

The array of globally influential figures includes NATO 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.

There’s no shortage of political leaders, including Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, Mark Rutte, prime minister of the Netherlands, and Finland’s 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.

[Note: There is a known pattern of the NATO Secretary General and heads of state attending Bilderberg meetings.

Wikispooks notes that the top item on the agenda of the 1966 Bilderberg meeting was the reorganising of NATO. Since that meeting, no one has been permanently appointed as NATO Secretary General without first attending at least one meeting of the Bilderberg. 

All Dutch Prime Ministers since 1982 have attended the Bilderberg meetings.

Since 1963, only three UK Prime Ministers have not attended the Bilderberg group; John Major, Theresa May and Boris Johnson. Demonstrating that the most common pattern is to attend a Bilderberg meeting before becoming the leader of a political party.

Both Wikispooks and Public Intelligence have participant lists from nearly every Bilderberg meeting since the first in 1954. Public Intelligence also has a collection of thousands of pages of internal Bilderberg correspondence and meeting reports.]

Also in attendance are Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, Alexander Schallenberg, Austria’s Minister for European and International Affairs, and Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

“It 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,” Skelton told The Epoch Times.

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.

Read the full article published by Epoch Times HERE.

Bilderberg Meetings: List of Participants 2023

1. Abrams, Stacey (USA), CEO, Sage Works Production   
2. Achleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Chair, Global Advisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG   
3. Agrawal, Ajay (CAN), Professor of Economics, University of Toronto   
4. Albares, José Manuel (ESP), Minister of Foreign Affairs   
5. Altman, Sam (USA), CEO, OpenAI   
6. Alverà, Marco (ITA), Co-Founder, zhero.net; CEO TES   
7. Andersson, Magdalena (SWE), Leader, Social Democratic Party   
8. Applebaum, Anne (USA), Staff Writer, The Atlantic   
9. Arnaut, José Luís (PRT), Managing Partner, CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut   
10. Attal, Gabriel (FRA), Minister for Public Accounts    
11. Balsemão, Francisco Pinto (PRT), Chair, Impresa Group   
12. Barbizet, Patricia (FRA), Chair and CEO, Temaris & Associés SAS   
13. Barroso, José Manuel (PRT), Chair, International Advisors, Goldman Sachs   
14. Baudson, Valérie (FRA), CEO, Amundi SA   
15. Beaune, Clément (FRA), Minister for Transport   
16. Benson, Sally (USA), Professor of Energy Science and Engineering, Stanford University   
17. Beurden, Ben van (NLD), Special Advisor to the Board, Shell plc   
18. Borg, Anna (SWE), President and CEO, Vattenfall AB   
19. Borrell, Josep (INT), Vice President, European Commission   
20. Botín, Ana P. (ESP), Group Executive Chair, Banco Santander SA   
21. Bourla, Albert (USA), Chair and CEO, Pfizer Inc.   
22. Braathen, Kjerstin (NOR), CEO, DNB ASA   
23. Brende, Børge (NOR), President, World Economic Forum   
24. Brink, Dolf van den (NLD), CEO, Heineken NV   
25. Brudermüller, Martin (DEU), CEO, BASF SE   
26. Buberl, Thomas (FRA), CEO, AXA SA   
27. Byrne, Thomas (IRL), Minister for Sport and Physical Education   
28. Carney, Mark (CAN), Vice Chair, Brookfield Asset Management   
29. Cassis, Ignazio (CHE), Federal Councillor, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs   
30. Castries, Henri de (FRA), President, Institut Montaigne   
31. Cavoli, Christopher (INT), Supreme Allied Commander Europe   
32. Ceylan, Mehmet Fatih (TUR), President, Ankara Policy Center   
33. Chhabra, Tarun (USA), Senior Director for Technology and National Security, National Security Council   
34. Creuheras, José (ESP), Chair, Grupo Planeta and Atresmedia   
35. Debackere, Koenraad (BEL), Chair, KBC Group NV   
36. Deese, Brian (USA), Former Director, National Economic Council   
37. Donohoe, Paschal (INT), President, Eurogroup   
38. Döpfner, Mathias (DEU), Chair and CEO, Axel Springer SE   
39. Easterly, Jen (USA), Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency   
40. Economy, Elizabeth (USA), Senior Advisor for China, Department of Commerce   
41. Ehrnrooth, Henrik (FIN), Chair, Otava Group   
42. Émié, Bernard (FRA), Director General for External Security, Ministry of the Armed Forces   
43. Empoli, Giuliano da (ITA), Political Scientist and Writer, Sciences Po   
44. Entrecanales, José M. (ESP), Chair and CEO, Acciona SA   
45. Eriksen, Øyvind (NOR), President and CEO, Aker ASA   
46. Ferguson, Niall (USA), Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Stanford University   
47. Fleming, Jeremy (GBR), Former Director, GCHQ   
48. Frederiksen, Mette (DNK), Prime Minister   
49. Freeland, Chrystia (CAN), Deputy Prime Minister   
50. Garijo, Bélen (DEU), Chair and CEO, Merck KGaA   
51. Gentiloni, Paolo (INT), Commissioner for Economy, European Commission   
52. Gonzáles Pons, Esteban (ESP), Vice Chair, European People’s Party   
53. Gosset-Grainville, Antoine (FRA), Chair, AXA   
54. Goulimis, Nicky (GRC), Board Member and Co-Founder, Nova Credit Inc.   
55. Griffin, Kenneth (USA), Founder and CEO, Citadel LLC   
56. Gruber, Lilli (ITA), Anchor, La7 TV  
57. Gürkaynak, Refet (TUR), Professor of Economics, Bilkent University  
58. Haines, Avril D. (USA), Director of National Intelligence  
59. Halberstadt, Victor (NLD), Professor of Economics, Leiden University 
60. Hassabis, Demis (GBR), CEO, DeepMind  
61. Hedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation  
62. Hofreiter, Anton (DEU), MP; Chair Committee on European Affairs  
63. Holzen, Madeleine von (CHE), Editor-in-Chief, Le Temps  
64. Jensen, Kristian (DNK), CEO, Green Power Denmark  
65. Joshi, Shashank (GBR), Defence Editor, The Economist  
66. Kaag, Sigrid (NLD), Minister of Finance; Deputy Prime Minister  
67. Karp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir Technologies Inc.  
68. Kasparov, Garry (USA), Chair, Renew Democracy Initiative  
69. Kieli, Kasia (POL), President and Managing Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Poland  
70. Kissinger, Henry A. (USA), Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.  
71. Koç, Ömer (TUR), Chair, Koç Holding AS  
72. Kolesnikov, Andrei (INT), Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  
73. Kostrzewa, Wojciech (POL), President, Polish Business Roundtable  
74. Kotkin, Stephen (USA), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University  
75. Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Chairman, KKR & Co. Inc.  
76. Kravis, Marie-Josée (USA), Chair, The Museum of Modern Art 
77. Kudelski, André (CHE), Chair and CEO, Kudelski Group SA  
78. Kuleba, Dmytro (UKR), Minister of Foreign Affairs  
79. Lammy, David (GBR), Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, House of Commons  
80. Leysen, Thomas (BEL), Chair, Umicore and Mediahuis; Chair DSM-Firmenich AG  
81. Liikanen, Erkki (FIN), Chair, IFRS Foundation Trustees  
82. Looney, Bernard (GBR), CEO, BP plc  
83. Marin, Sanna (FIN), Prime Minister  
84. Metsola, Roberta (INT), President, European Parliament  
85. Micklethwait, John (USA), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP  
86. Minton Beddoes, Zanny (GBR), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist  
87. Moreira, Duarte (PRT), Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Zeno Partners  
88. Moyo, Dambisa (GBR), Global Economist; Member, House of Lords  
89. Mundie, Craig J. (USA), President, Mundie & Associates LLC  
90. Nadella, Satya (USA), CEO, Microsoft Corporation   
91. O’Leary, Michael (IRL), Group CEO, Ryanair Group   
92. Orida, Deborah (CAN), President and CEO, PSP Investments   
93. Özel, Soli (TUR), Professor, Kadir Has University   
94. Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), Chair, TITAN Cement Group; Treasurer Bilderberg Meetings   
95. Philippe, Édouard (FRA), Mayor, Le Havre   
96. Pottinger, Matthew (USA), Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution   
97. Pouyanné, Patrick (FRA), Chair and CEO, TotalEnergies SE   
98. Rachman, Gideon (GBR), Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times   
99. Ramírez, Pedro J. (ESP), Director, El Español   
100. Rappard, Rolly van (NLD), Co-Founder and Co-Chair, CVC Capital Partners   
101. Reynders, Didier (INT), European Commissioner for Justice   
102. Röttgen, Norbert (DEU), MP, German Bundestag   
103. Rutte, Mark (NLD), Prime Minister   
104. Salomon, Martina (AUT), Editor-in-Chief, Kurier   
105. Sawers, John (GBR), Executive Chair, Newbridge Advisory Ltd.   
106. Schadlow, Nadia (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute   
107. Schallenberg, Alexander (AUT), Minister for European and International Affairs   
108. Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Former CEO and Chair, Google LLC   
109. Schmidt, Wolfgang (DEU), Head of the Chancellery, Federal Minister for Special Tasks   
110. Sebastião, Nuno (PRT), Chair and CEO, Feedzai   
111. Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), MEP, European Parliament   
112. Silva, Filipe (PRT), CEO, Galp   
113. Stilwell de Andrade, Miguel (PRT), CEO, EDP 
114. Stoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATO   
115. Subramanian, Arvind (INT), Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Brown University   
116. Tellis, Ashley J. (USA), Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment   
117. Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital LLC   
118. Tsu, Jing (USA), Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Yale University   
119. Tugendhat, Tom (GBR), Minister of State for Security   
120. Vadera, Shriti (GBR), Chair, Prudential plc   
121. Vassilakis, Eftichios (GRC), Chair, Aegean Group   
122. Waldron, John (USA), President and COO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   
123. Wallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chair, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB   
124. Wennink, Peter (NLD), President and CEO, ASML Holding NV   
125. Wright, Thomas (USA), Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council   
126. Yang, Yuan (GBR), Europe-China Correspondent, Financial Times   
127. Yergin, Daniel (USA), Vice Chair, S&P Global    
128. Yinanç, Barçin (TUR), Journalist, T24 News Website