Bilderberg 2013 Watford

Bilderberg 2013 Watford, The 61st Bilderberg meeting is set to take place from 6 until 9 June 2013 in Hertfordshire, UK. A total of around 140 participants from 21 European and North American countries have confirmed their attendance.

Agenda

• Can the US and Europe grow faster and create jobs?
• Jobs, entitlement and debt
• How big data is changing almost everything
• Nationalism and populism
• US foreign policy
• Africa’s challenges
• Cyber warfare and the proliferation of asymmetric threats
• Major trends in medical research
• Online education: promise and impacts
• Politics of the European Union
• Developments in the Middle East
• Current affairs

Participants

• Chairman, Henri de Castries, Chairman and CEO, AXA Group, France.
• DEU Achleitner, Paul M. Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG
• DEU Ackermann, Josef Chairman of the Board, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
• GBR Agius, Marcus Former Chairman, Barclays plc
• GBR Alexander, Helen Chairman, UBM plc
• USA Altman, Roger C. Executive Chairman, Evercore Partners
• FIN Apunen, Matti Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
• USA Athey, Susan Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• TUR Aydıntaşbaş, Aslı Columnist, Milliyet Newspaper

TUR Babacan, Ali Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs GBR Balls, Edward M. Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer PRT Balsemão, Francisco Pinto Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA FRA Barré, Nicolas Managing Editor, Les Echos INT Barroso, José M. Durão President, European Commission FRA Baverez, Nicolas Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP FRA Bavinchove, Olivier de Commander, Eurocorps GBR Bell, John Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford ITA Bernabè, Franco Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia S.p.A. USA Bezos, Jeff Founder and CEO, Amazon.com SWE Bildt, Carl Minister for Foreign Affairs SWE Borg, Anders Minister for Finance NLD Boxmeer, Jean François van Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Heineken N.V. NOR Brandtzæg, Svein Richard President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA AUT Bronner, Oscar Publisher, Der Standard Medienwelt GBR Carrington, Peter Former Honorary Chairman, Bilderberg Meetings ESP Cebrián, Juan Luis Executive Chairman, Grupo PRISA CAN Clark, W. Edmund President and CEO, TD Bank Group GBR Clarke, Kenneth Member of Parliament DNK Corydon, Bjarne Minister of Finance GBR Cowper-Coles, Sherard Business Development Director, International, BAE Systems plc ITA Cucchiani, Enrico Tommaso CEO, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA BEL Davignon, Etienne Minister of State; Former Chairman, Bilderberg Meetings GBR Davis, Ian Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company NLD Dijkgraaf, Robbert H. Director and Leon Levy Professor, Institute for Advanced Study TUR Dinçer, Haluk President, Retail and Insurance Group, Sabancı Holding A.S. GBR Dudley, Robert Group Chief Executive, BP plc USA Eberstadt, Nicholas N. Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute NOR Eide, Espen Barth Minister of Foreign Affairs SWE Ekholm, Börje President and CEO, Investor AB DEU Enders, Thomas CEO, EADS USA Evans, J. Michael Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co. DNK Federspiel, Ulrik Executive Vice President, Haldor Topsøe A/S USA Feldstein, Martin S. Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President Emeritus, NBER FRA Fillon, François Former Prime Minister USA Fishman, Mark C. President, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research GBR Flint, Douglas J. Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc IRL Gallagher, Paul Senior Counsel USA Geithner, Timothy F. Former Secretary of the Treasury USA Gfoeller, Michael Political Consultant USA Graham, Donald E. Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company DEU Grillo, Ulrich CEO, Grillo-Werke AG ITA Gruber, Lilli Journalist - Anchorwoman, La 7 TV ESP Guindos, Luis de Minister of Economy and Competitiveness GBR Gulliver, Stuart Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings plc CHE Gutzwiller, Felix Member of the Swiss Council of States NLD Halberstadt, Victor Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings FIN Heinonen, Olli Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government GBR Henry, Simon CFO, Royal Dutch Shell plc FRA Hermelin, Paul Chairman and CEO, Capgemini Group ESP Isla, Pablo Chairman and CEO, Inditex Group USA Jacobs, Kenneth M. Chairman and CEO, Lazard USA Johnson, James A. Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners CHE Jordan, Thomas J. Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank USA Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. Managing Director, Lazard Freres & Co. LLC USA Kaplan, Robert D. Chief Geopolitical Analyst, Stratfor USA Karp, Alex Founder and CEO, Palantir Technologies GBR Kerr, John Independent Member, House of Lords USA Kissinger, Henry A. Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc. USA Kleinfeld, Klaus Chairman and CEO, Alcoa NLD Knot, Klaas H.W. President, De Nederlandsche Bank TUR Koç, Mustafa V. Chairman, Koç Holding A.S. DEU Koch, Roland CEO, Bilfinger SE USA Kravis, Henry R. Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. USA Kravis, Marie-Josée Senior Fellow and Vice Chair, Hudson Institute CHE Kudelski, André Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group GRC Kyriacopoulos, Ulysses Chairman, S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. INT Lagarde, Christine Managing Director, International Monetary Fund DEU Lauk, Kurt J. Chairman of the Economic Council to the CDU, Berlin USA Lessig, Lawrence Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School; Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University BEL Leysen, Thomas Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group DEU Lindner, Christian Party Leader, Free Democratic Party (FDP NRW) SWE Löfven, Stefan Party Leader, Social Democratic Party (SAP) DEU Löscher, Peter President and CEO, Siemens AG GBR Mandelson, Peter Chairman, Global Counsel; Chairman, Lazard International USA Mathews, Jessica T. President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace CAN McKenna, Frank Chair, Brookfield Asset Management GBR Micklethwait, John Editor-in-Chief, The Economist FRA Montbrial, Thierry de President, French Institute for International Relations ITA Monti, Mario Former Prime Minister USA Mundie, Craig J. Senior Advisor to the CEO, Microsoft Corporation ITA Nagel, Alberto CEO, Mediobanca NLD Netherlands, H.R.H. Princess Beatrix of The USA Ng, Andrew Y. Co-Founder, Coursera FIN Ollila, Jorma Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, plc GBR Omand, David Visiting Professor, King's College London GBR Osborne, George Chancellor of the Exchequer USA Ottolenghi, Emanuele Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies TUR Özel, Soli Senior Lecturer, Kadir Has University; Columnist, Habertürk Newspaper GRC Papahelas, Alexis Executive Editor, Kathimerini Newspaper TUR Pavey, Şafak Member of Parliament (CHP) FRA Pécresse, Valérie Member of Parliament (UMP) USA Perle, Richard N. Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute USA Petraeus, David H. General, U.S. Army (Retired) PRT Portas, Paulo Minister of State and Foreign Affairs CAN Prichard, J. Robert S. Chair, Torys LLP INT Reding, Viviane Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commission CAN Reisman, Heather M. CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc. FRA Rey, Hélène Professor of Economics, London Business School GBR Robertson, Simon Partner, Robertson Robey Associates LLP; Deputy Chairman, HSBC Holdings ITA Rocca, Gianfelice Chairman,Techint Group POL Rostowski, Jacek Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister USA Rubin, Robert E. Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury NLD Rutte, Mark Prime Minister AUT Schieder, Andreas State Secretary of Finance USA Schmidt, Eric E. Executive Chairman, Google Inc. AUT Scholten, Rudolf Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG PRT Seguro, António José Secretary General, Socialist Party FRA Senard, Jean-Dominique CEO, Michelin Group NOR Skogen Lund, Kristin Director General, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise USA Slaughter, Anne-Marie Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University IRL Sutherland, Peter D. Chairman, Goldman Sachs International GBR Taylor, Martin Former Chairman, Syngenta AG INT Thiam, Tidjane Group CEO, Prudential plc USA Thiel, Peter A. President, Thiel Capital USA Thompson, Craig B. President and CEO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center DNK Topsøe, Jakob Haldor Partner, AMBROX Capital A/S FIN Urpilainen, Jutta Minister of Finance CHE Vasella, Daniel L. Honorary Chairman, Novartis AG GBR Voser, Peter R. CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc CAN Wall, Brad Premier of Saskatchewan SWE Wallenberg, Jacob Chairman, Investor AB USA Warsh, Kevin Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University CAN Weston, Galen G. Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Limited GBR Williams of Crosby, Shirley Member, House of Lords GBR Wolf, Martin H. Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times USA Wolfensohn, James D. Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn and Company GBR Wright, David Vice Chairman, Barclays plc INT Zoellick, Robert B. Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics