List of Bilderberg participants

The following is a list of persons who are known to have attended one or more conferences organized by the Bilderberg Meeting. The list includes attendees by annual conference as well as by country.

Attendees by annual conference

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1988 Conference

Austria

• Oscar Bronner (2008–2011, 2013), publisher and Editor, Der Standard

Canada

Academics and public intellectuals

• François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue of Canada
• Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport of Canada

• Mark Carney, (2025, 2024) Prime Minister of Canada

• James Orbinski, (2011), professor of Medicine and Political Science, University of Toronto; president of the International Council of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) when the organization received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize

Journalists and media figures

• Peter Mansbridge (2010), CBC's chief correspondent and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast
• Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, (1981, 1983, 1985–1997), Hollinger International, author and former media magnate
• Robert Prichard (2010), president of Ontario's Metrolinx
• Heather Reisman (2000–present), CEO of Chapters/Indigo, co-founder of the HESEG Foundation
• David Frum (1997), Canadian American journalist, former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush

China

• Huang Yiping (2011, 2012), professor of Economics, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University

Denmark

Business leaders

• Christian Dyvig (2016), Chairman, Kompan
• Ulrik Federspiel (2016), Group Executive, Haldor Topsøe

Journalists and media figures

• Tøger Seidenfaden (1999, 2001–03), editor-in-chief, Politiken (deceased)

Finland

• Jorma Ollila (1997, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013), current Non-Executive Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and former chairman of Nokia Corporation
• (2016), Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA

France

Business leaders

• Patricia Barbizet (2016), CEO, Artemis
• (2016), partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
• Michel Bon, former CEO of France Telecom
• Tom Enders (2011), CEO of Airbus
• , former CEO of Paribas
• Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1977), French-Swiss banker, philanthropist

Academics and public intellectuals

• C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997), president, Peterson Institute
• Olivier Blanchard (2016), Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
• Emmanuelle Charpentier (2016), director, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
• Thierry de Montbrial, director of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales

Journalists and media figures

• , editor of Le Figaro (France)
• (2016, 2017), editorial director, Le Point
• Érik Izraelewicz (2012), CEO of Le Monde (deceased)

Germany

Business leaders

• Josef Ackermann (2008–2011, 2013), CEO of Deutsche Bank
• Otto Wolff von Amerongen, chairman Otto Wolff
• Werner Baumann (2017), chairman, Bayer
• Hans-Christian Boos (2019), CEO and founder, Arago
• Frank Bsirske (2017), chairman, United Services Union
• (2016), CEO, Airbus Group
• Ulrich Grillo (2016), chairman, Grillo-Werke; president, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
• Timotheus Höttges (2016), CEO, Deutsche Telekom
• Sonja Jost (2019), CEO, DexLeChem
• Joe Kaeser (2016), president and CEO, Siemens
• Susanne Klatten (2017), managind Director, SKion
• Klaus Kleinfeld (2008–2013), chairman and CEO of Alcoa
• Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994–1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001–2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
• Dieter Zetsche (2019), former chairman, Daimler AGDEU

Academics and public intellectuals

• (2018), managing director, Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research
• Hans-Werner Sinn (2016), professor for Economics and Public Finance, LMU Munich
• Constanze Stelzenmüller (2022), Fritz Stern Chair, The Brookings Institution

Journalists and media figures

• Mathias Döpfner (2016–2019), chairman and CEO, Axel Springer SE
• (2016), CEO, ProSiebenSat.1
• Julia Jäkel (2016), CEO, Gruner + Jahr

Greece

Business leaders

• George A. David (2009–2011), chairman of Coca-Cola Hellenic
• George Logothetis (2016), chairman and CEO, Libra Group
• Dimitris Papalexopoulos (2008, 2009, 2012, 2016), CEO, Titan Cement

Academics and public intellectuals

• Loukas Tsoukalis (2009–2012), president of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy

Journalists and media figures

• Alexis Papahelas (2008, 2009), managing editor of Kathimerini

Iceland

• Hörður Sigurgestsson, former CEO of shipping line Eimskip, former chairman and CFO of Icelandair

Ireland

• Peter Sutherland (1989–1996, 1997, 2005), former chairman of BP (deceased)
• Denis O'Brien, billionaire with a variety of business interests (including Digicel, Communicorp, Independent News & Media, Irish Water and Topaz Energy)
• Michael O'Leary (2015–2016), CEO, Ryanair

Italy

Business Leaders

• Gianni Agnelli (1997), honorary chairman of Fiat Automobiles (deceased)
• Umberto Agnelli (1997), chairman of (deceased)
• Franco Bernabè (2011, 2013, 2016), CEO of Telecom Italia
• John Elkann (2008–2012, 2014–2016), chairman and CEO, EXOR; chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Academics and public intellectuals

• Carlo Ratti (2016), director, MIT Senseable City Lab

Journalists and media figures

• Carlo Rossella (1997), editor, La Stampa
• Lilli Gruber (2012, 2016), journalist; anchorwoman, La7

Netherlands

Business leaders

• Ben van Beurden (2016, 2022, 2023), Special Advisor to the Board, Shell plc; former CEO, Shell plc
• Dolf van den Brink (2023), CEO, Heineken N.V.
• Charlene de Carvalho (2024), Executive Director, Heineken Holding N.V.
• Jean Marc Huët (2022), chairman, Heineken N.V.
• former CEO, Shell plc
• Peter Wennink (2022, 2023), president and CEO, ASML Holding

Academics and public intellectuals

• Victor Halberstadt (2000–2012, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), professor emeritus of Economics, Leiden University; former co-chair of Bilderberg Meetings; former honorary secretary general of Bilderberg Meetings
• Robbert Dijkgraaf (2013), mathematical physicist, director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, professor at the University of Amsterdam

Norway

• Svein Richard Brandtzæg (2016), president and CEO, Norsk Hydro
• Jens Chr. Hauge, member of the group's board; industrialist, who resigned as minister of justice in 1955; minister of defence appointment in 1945
• Helge Lund (2019), chairman of BP and Novo Nordisk.
• Kristin Skogen Lund (2016), director general, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

Poland

• Jacek Szwajcowski (2004, 2005), CEO of Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna (Polish Pharmaceutical Group)
• Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (2018), CEO of GREMI International

Portugal

• Manuel Ferreira de Oliveira, CEO of Galp Energia
• Ricardo Salgado, CEO of Banco Espírito Santo
• Carlos Gomes da Silva (2016), vice chairman and CEO, Galp Energia

Russia

• Anatoly Chubais (1998, 2012, 2024), head of the Russian Nanotechnology Corporation (2008–2020); visiting professor, London School of Economics; founded the Center for Russian Studies (CRS) at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tel Aviv University; member of The Global Board of Advisors of the Council on Foreign Relations
• Alexei Mordashov (2011), CEO of Severstal
• Sergei Guriev (2015), 10th dean and a professor of economics at the London Business School; member of The Trilateral Commission

Spain

• César Alierta (2010, 2016), chairman and CEO of Telefónica
• Juan Luis Cebrián (2008-2012, 2016, 2017-2018), executive chairman, PRISA and El País
• José Manuel Entrecanales (2009, 2010), chairman of Acciona
• Jaime Carvajal, 5th Marquess of Isasi (2010), chairman of Advent International
• Luis Garicano (2016), professor of Economics, LSE; senior advisor to Ciudadanos
• Javier Monzón (2019), chairman, PRISA

Sweden

• Marcus Wallenberg Jr. (1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
• Peter Wallenberg Sr. (1984, 1987)
• Marcus Wallenberg (1996, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• Percy Barnevik (1992–1996, 1997, 2001), former CEO of ASEA
• Daniel Ek (2024), CEO, Spotify
• Conni Jonsson (2016), Founder and chairman, EQT AB
• Lars Renström (2010), President and CEO of Alfa Laval
• Hans StrÃ¥berg (2006), CEO of Electrolux
• Jacob Wallenberg (2000–2016), chairman of Investor AB

Switzerland

Business leaders

• Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (2011), chairman of Nestlé
• André Kudelski (2011, 2016), chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group
• Daniel Vasella (2008–2013), chairman of Novartis
• Peter Voser (2010, 2013), chairman of ABB and former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell

Journalists and media figures

• Michael Ringier (2009), chairman of Ringier
• Pietro Supino (2012), chairman of Tamedia

Academics and public intellectuals

• Beatrice Weder di Mauro (2016), professor of Economics, University of Mainz

Turkey

Business leaders

• Ümit Boyner (2007), vice-president of Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSÄ°AD)
• Süreyya Ciliv (2011), CEO of Turkcell
• Levent Çakıroğlu (2017), CEO, Koç Holding
• Muhtar Kent (2007), CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
• Mustafa Koç (2008–2013), chairman of Koç Holding
• Ömer M. Koç (2017–2019, 2023, 2024), chairman, Koç Holding
• Tuncay Özilhan (2010), chairman of Anadolu Group
• Murat Özyeğin (2025), chairman, Fiba Group
• Şefika Pekin (2011), partner, Pekin Bayar Mizrahi (Attorneys-at-Law)
• Serpil Timuray (2012), CEO of Vodafone Turkey
• Agah Uğur (2009), CEO of Borusan Holding
• Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ (2007), president of Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSÄ°AD)
• (2007), chairman, MAP/TURKUAZ Group

Academics and public intellectuals

• Mustafa Akyol (2017), senior visiting fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College
• Mustafa Aydın (2024), professor of international relations, Kadir Has University
• (2016), associate professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Istanbul Bilgi University
• (2019), associate professor of Political Science, Özyeğin University
• (2023), president, Ankara Policy Center
• Canan Dağdeviren (2018), assistant professor, MIT Media Lab
• (2019), professor of Economics, Koç University
• Kemal Derviş (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007), economist and head of United Nations Development Programme
• Emre Erdoğan (2024), professor of Political Science, Istanbul Bilgi University
• (2023), professor of economics, Bilkent University
• Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan (2024), Schreiber Family Professor of Economics, Brown University
• Fuat Keyman (2012), Director of Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University
• (2015, 2016, 2023), lecturer, Koç University
• (2018), associate professor in International Relations, Marmara University
• Metin Sitti (2019), professor, Koç University; director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
• Ayşe Soysal (2007), rector of Boğaziçi University
• Sinan Ülgen (2017), founding partner, Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
• Ahmet Üzümcü (2015), Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Journalists and media figures

• Mehmet Ali Birand (2007), journalist
• Enis Berberoğlu (2012), editor-in-chief, Hürriyet
• Cansu Çamlıbel (2017), Washington DC Bureau Chief, Hürriyet
• Cengiz Çandar (2007), journalist
• Kadri Gürsel (2024), journalist, Medyascope
• Sami Kohen (2009), Senior Foreign Affairs Columnist of Milliyet
• Nuray Mert (2015), journalist
• (2018), editor-in-chief, Hürriyet Daily News
• Barçın Yinanç (2023), journalist, T24

United Kingdom

Business leaders

• Marcus Agius, (2011, 2013, 2016), chairman, PA Consulting Group
• Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997, 2004), chief executive of BP
• Robert Dudley (2016), group chief executive, BP
• Dido Harding (2016), CEO, TalkTalk Group
• Demis Hassabis (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), CEO and founder, DeepMind
• John Sawers (2016), chairman and partner, Macro Advisory Partners
• Mustafa Suleyman (2022, 2024), CEO, Microsoft AI; co-founder and former CEO, Inflection AI; venture partner at Greylock Partners
• Martin Taylor (1993–1996, 1997, 2013), former CEO of Barclays
• Emma Walmsley (2022), CEO, GlaxoSmithKline plc

Journalists and media figures

• Zanny Minton Beddoes (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), editor-in-chief, The Economist
• Will Hutton (1997), former CEO of The Work Foundation and editor-in-chief of The Observer
• Shashank Joshi (2022, 2023), defence editor, The Economist
• Andrew Knight (1996), journalist, editor, and media baron

Academics and public intellectuals

• Guy Standing (2016), co-president, BIEN; research professor, University of London

United States

Business leaders

• Sam Altman (2016, 2022, 2023) president, Y Combinator;co-chairman of OpenAI
• Dario Amodei (2024), co-founder and CEO, Anthropic
• Jeff Bezos (2011, 2013), founder and CEO of Amazon
• Albert Bourla (2022, 2023, 2024) chairman and CEO, Pfizer
• Timothy C. Collins (2008–2012), CEO of Ripplewood Holdings
• David M. Cote (2016), chairman and CEO, Honeywell
• Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. (2016), president and CEO, TIAA
• Bill Gates (2010, 2012), chairman of Microsoft
• Steve Ballmer (2003, 2012, 2015), former CEO of Microsoft
• Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., former CEO of IBM
• Donald E. Graham (2008–2010), CEO and chairman of The Washington Post Company, board of directors for Facebook
• Kenneth C. Griffin (2023), founder and CEO, Citadel LLC
• H. J. Heinz II (1954), CEO of Heinz (deceased)
• Mary Kay Henry (2022), international president of Service Employees International Union
• Mellody Hobson (2016, 2022), president, Ariel Investments, chairwoman of Starbucks
• Reid Hoffman (2016, 2019, 2022), co-founder and executive chairman, LinkedIn, partner at Greylock Partners
• Chris Hughes (2011), Co-founder of Facebook
• Kenneth M. Jacobs (2016), chairman and CEO, Lazard
• James A. Johnson (2016), chairman, Johnson Capital Partners
• Vernon Jordan (2016), senior managing director, Lazard Frères & Co
• Alex Karp (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024) CEO, Palantir Technologies
• Klaus Kleinfeld (2016), chairman and CEO, Alcoa
• Henry Kravis (2008–2016, 2022), co-founder, co-chairman, and co-CEO of KKR
• Richard Levin (2016), CEO, Coursera
• Divesh Makan (2016), CEO, ICONIQ Capital
• Scott Malcomson (2016), author; president, Monere Ltd.
• Craig Mundie (2016, 2022, 2023), principal, Mundie & Associates
• Satya Nadella (2019), CEO of Microsoft
• Eric Schmidt (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), executive chairman of Alphabet; former CEO and chair, Google
• Kevin Scott (2022), CTO, Microsoft Corporation
• Peter Thiel (2007–2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), president, Thiel Capital LLC; president of Clarium Capital; co-founder of PayPal

Journalists and media figures

• Fouad Ajami (2012), senior fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Anne Applebaum (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024) staff writer, The Atlantic; columnist, Washington Post; director of the Transitions Forum, Legatum Institute
• William F. Buckley Jr. (1996), columnist and founder of National Review
• Richard Engel (2016), chief foreign correspondent, NBC News
• Megan McArdle (2016), columnist, Bloomberg View
• John Micklethwait (2016), editor-in-chief, Bloomberg L.P.
• Peggy Noonan (2016), author, columnist, The Wall Street Journal
• Charlie Rose (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012), executive editor and anchor, Charlie Rose
• George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997), former Communications Director of the Clinton Administration (1993–1996), now ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent
• Bret Stephens (2024), opinion columnist, New York Times
• Fareed Zakaria (2024), CNN host, Fareed Zakaria GPS

Academics and public intellectuals

• William C. Dudley (2022), senior research scholar, Princeton University
• Niall Ferguson (2016), professor of History, Harvard University
• Garry Kasparov (2023), chair, Renew Democracy Initiative; former World Chess Champion (1985-2000)
• Stephen Kotkin (2023, 2024), senior fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; professor emeritus in History and International Affairs, Stanford University
• Marie-Josée Kravis (2016, 2022), senior fellow, Hudson Institute, chair, Museum of Modern Art
• Yann LeCun (2022), Silver Professor of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• Charles A. Murray (2016), W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
• Richard Pipes (1981), senior staff member, National Security Council
• Matthew Pottinger (2023), distinguished visiting fellow, Hoover Institution; former Principal Deputy National Security Advisor (2019-2021)
• Nadia Schadlow (2022, 2023, 2024), senior fellow, Hudson Institute; Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (2018); staff appointee to the National Security Council (2017-2018)
• Ashley J. Tellis (2022, 2023), Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Venezuela

• Gustavo Cisneros (2010), chairman of Grupo Cisneros

See also

• List of Bilderberg meetings

References