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[[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.<ref name="Bilderberg2013">[http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/meeting_2013.html Meeting 2013], bilderbergmeetings.org, accessed 3 June 2013.</ref>
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[[Image:The Grove and golf course Watford geograph.org.uk CCSA-small- 131616.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The Grove, Watford England, site of Bilderberg 2013]][[Bilderberg 2013 Watford]], The 61st [[Bilderberg]] meeting took place from 6-9 June 2013 in Hertfordshire, UK. Around 140 participants from 21 European and North American countries attended.<ref name="Bilderberg2013">[http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/meeting_2013.html Meeting 2013], bilderbergmeetings.org, accessed 3 June 2013.</ref>
  
 
==Agenda==
 
==Agenda==
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*[[Thomas Enders]], CEO, [[EADS]].
 
*[[Thomas Enders]], CEO, [[EADS]].
 
*[[J. Michael Evans]], United States, Vice Chairman, [[Goldman Sachs & Co.]]
 
*[[J. Michael Evans]], United States, Vice Chairman, [[Goldman Sachs & Co.]]
*[[Ulrik Federspiel]], Denmakr, Executive Vice President, [[Haldor Topsøe]] A/S.
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*[[Ulrik Federspiel]], Denmark, Executive Vice President, [[Haldor Topsøe]] A/S.
 
*[[Martin S. Feldstein]], United States, Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President Emeritus, NBER.
 
*[[Martin S. Feldstein]], United States, Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President Emeritus, NBER.
 
*[[François Fillon]], France, Former Prime Minister.
 
*[[François Fillon]], France, Former Prime Minister.
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*[[Lilli Gruber]], Italy, Journalist - Anchorwoman, La 7 TV.
 
*[[Lilli Gruber]], Italy, Journalist - Anchorwoman, La 7 TV.
 
*[[Luis de Guindos]], Spain, Minister of Economy and Competitiveness.
 
*[[Luis de Guindos]], Spain, Minister of Economy and Competitiveness.
*[[Stuart Gulliver]], Great Britain, Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings plc.
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*[[Stuart Gulliver]], Great Britain, Group Chief Executive, [[HSBC]] Holdings plc.
*[[Felix Gutzwiller]],Switzerland,Member of the Swiss Council of States.
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*[[Felix Gutzwiller]], Switzerland,Member of the Swiss Council of States.
*[[Victor Halberstadt]], Netherlands, Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings.
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*[[Victor Halberstadt]], Netherlands, Professor of Economics, [[Leiden University]]; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings.
 
*[[Olli Heinonen]], Senior Fellow, [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]], Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
 
*[[Olli Heinonen]], Senior Fellow, [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]], Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
 
*[[Simon Henry]], Great Britain, CFO, [[Royal Dutch Shell]] plc.
 
*[[Simon Henry]], Great Britain, CFO, [[Royal Dutch Shell]] plc.
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*[[Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.]], United States, Managing Director, [[Lazard Freres & Co.]] LLC.
 
*[[Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.]], United States, Managing Director, [[Lazard Freres & Co.]] LLC.
 
*[[Robert D. Kaplan]], United States, Chief Geopolitical Analyst, [[Stratfor]].
 
*[[Robert D. Kaplan]], United States, Chief Geopolitical Analyst, [[Stratfor]].
*[[Ales Karp]], United States, Founder and CEO, [[Palantir Technologies]].
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*[[Alex Karp]], United States, Founder and CEO, [[Palantir Technologies]].
*[[John Kerr]], Great Britain, Independent Member, House of Lords.
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*[[John Kerr]], Great Britain, Independent Member, [[House of Lords]].
 
*[[Henry A. Kissinger]], United States, Chairman, [[Kissinger Associates]], Inc.
 
*[[Henry A. Kissinger]], United States, Chairman, [[Kissinger Associates]], Inc.
 
*[[Klaus Kleinfeld]], United States, Chairman and CEO, [[Alcoa]].
 
*[[Klaus Kleinfeld]], United States, Chairman and CEO, [[Alcoa]].
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*[[Christine Lagarde]], Managing Director, [[International Monetary Fund]].
 
*[[Christine Lagarde]], Managing Director, [[International Monetary Fund]].
 
*[[Kurt J. Lauk]], Germany, Chairman of the Economic Council to the [[CDU]], Berlin.
 
*[[Kurt J. Lauk]], Germany, Chairman of the Economic Council to the [[CDU]], Berlin.
*[[Lawrence Lessig]], United States, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School; Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University
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*[[Lawrence Lessig]], United States, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School; Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, [[Harvard University]]
 
*[[Thomas Leysen]], Belgium, Chairman of the Board of Directors, [[KBC Group]].
 
*[[Thomas Leysen]], Belgium, Chairman of the Board of Directors, [[KBC Group]].
 
*[[Christian Lindner]], Germany, Party Leader, [[Free Democratic Party]] (FDP NRW)
 
*[[Christian Lindner]], Germany, Party Leader, [[Free Democratic Party]] (FDP NRW)
*[[Stefan Löfven]], Sweden, Party Leader, Social Democratic Party (SAP)
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*[[Stefan Löfven]], Sweden, Party Leader, [[Social Democratic Party]] (SAP)
 
*[[Peter Löscher]], Germany, President and CEO, [[Siemens AG]].
 
*[[Peter Löscher]], Germany, President and CEO, [[Siemens AG]].
 
*[[Peter Mandelson]], Great Britain, Chairman, [[Global Counsel]]; Chairman, [[Lazard International]].  
 
*[[Peter Mandelson]], Great Britain, Chairman, [[Global Counsel]]; Chairman, [[Lazard International]].  
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*[[Andrew Y. Ng]], United States, Co-Founder, [[Coursera]].
 
*[[Andrew Y. Ng]], United States, Co-Founder, [[Coursera]].
 
*[[Jorma Ollila]], Finland, Chairman, [[Royal Dutch Shell]], plc.
 
*[[Jorma Ollila]], Finland, Chairman, [[Royal Dutch Shell]], plc.
*[[David Omand]], Great Britain, Visiting Professor, King's College London
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*[[David Omand]], Great Britain, Visiting Professor, [[King's College London]]
 
*[[George Osborne]], Great Britain, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
 
*[[George Osborne]], Great Britain, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
 
*[[Emanuele Ottolenghi]], United States, Senior Fellow, [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]
 
*[[Emanuele Ottolenghi]], United States, Senior Fellow, [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]
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*[[Galen G. Weston]], Canada, Executive Chairman, [[Loblaw Companies Limited]].
 
*[[Galen G. Weston]], Canada, Executive Chairman, [[Loblaw Companies Limited]].
 
*[[Shirley Williams|Shirley Williams of Crosby]], Great Britain, Member, House of Lords.
 
*[[Shirley Williams|Shirley Williams of Crosby]], Great Britain, Member, House of Lords.
*[[Martin H. Wolf]], Great Britain, Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
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*[[Martin H. Wolf]], Great Britain, Chief Economics Commentator, ''The Financial Times''
 
*[[James D. Wolfensohn]], United States, Chairman and CEO, [[Wolfensohn and Company]].
 
*[[James D. Wolfensohn]], United States, Chairman and CEO, [[Wolfensohn and Company]].
 
*[[David Wright (Barclays)|David Wright]], Great Britain, Vice Chairman, [[Barclays]] plc.
 
*[[David Wright (Barclays)|David Wright]], Great Britain, Vice Chairman, [[Barclays]] plc.
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==External resources==
 
==External resources==
*Sarah Butcher, [http://www.businessinsider.com/bankers-who-attend-bilderberg-2013-6 7 Bankers Who Never Miss The Most Secretive, Annual Meeting Of The World's Rich And Powerful], ''Business Insider'', 3 June 2013.
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22815900 Cameron to attend 'secretive' Bilderberg meeting], ''BBC News'', 7 June 2013.
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*Sarah Butcher, [http://www.businessinsider.com/bankers-who-attend-bilderberg-2013-6 7 Bankers Who Never Miss The Most Secretive, Annual Meeting Of The World's Rich And Powerful], ''Business Insider'', 3 June 2013
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*Tom Griffin, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/component/k2/item/5501-bilderberg-2013 Bilderberg 2013], ''Spinwatch'', 6 June 2013
 
*Matthew Holehouse, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10095943/Osborne-Clarke-and-Balls-to-attend-Bilderberg-Group-meeting.html Osborne, Clarke and Balls to attend Bilderberg Group meeting], telegraph.co.uk, 3 June 2013.
 
*Matthew Holehouse, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10095943/Osborne-Clarke-and-Balls-to-attend-Bilderberg-Group-meeting.html Osborne, Clarke and Balls to attend Bilderberg Group meeting], telegraph.co.uk, 3 June 2013.
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*Matthew Holehouse, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10102168/Bilderberg-Group-No-conspiracy-just-the-most-influential-group-in-the-world.html Bilderberg Group? No conspiracy, just the most influential group in the world], telegraph.co.uk, 6 June 2013.
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*Harry Phibbs, [http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2013/06/now-that-it-is-no-longer-secret-is-the-bilderberg-group-losing-its-cachet.html Now that it is no longer secret, is the Bilderberg Group losing its cachet?], ''ConservativeHome'', 8 June 2013.
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*Dorothy Thornhill, [http://dorothythornhill.mycouncillor.org.uk/2013/06/11/a-reflection-post-bilderberg-conference-in-watford/ A reflection post Bilderberg conference in Watford], mycouncillor.org.uk, 11 June 2013.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 23:44, 23 June 2013

The Grove, Watford England, site of Bilderberg 2013

Bilderberg 2013 Watford, The 61st Bilderberg meeting took place from 6-9 June 2013 in Hertfordshire, UK. Around 140 participants from 21 European and North American countries attended.[1]

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[1]

Participants

External resources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Meeting 2013, bilderbergmeetings.org, accessed 3 June 2013.