Praxis
3rd June 2017, 01:25
I would like to draw some attention to some things that I find interesting as I look at this list:
Sometimes I will repeat people because hyponymy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponymy_and_hypernymy):p. But on a serious note, it is important to see these people in their different roles that they hold simultaneously. For example, being the CEO of something is different that being the president of something.
There is precisely one Asian in attendance:
Cui, Tiankai (CHN), Ambassador to the United States
Turkey is well represented in this list for a non Euro/N American:
Ülgen, Sinan (TUR), Founding and Partner, Istanbul Economics
Akyol, Mustafa (TUR), Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College
Çakiroglu, Levent (TUR), CEO, Koç Holding A.S.
Çamlibel, Cansu (TUR), Washington DC Bureau Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper
Koç, Ömer M. (TUR), Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
There are quite a few fellows:
Ferguson, Niall (USA), Senior Fellow, Hoover (http://www.hoover.org/) Institution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Institution), Stanford (http://www.stanford.edu/) University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University)
Akyol, Mustafa (TUR), Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project (http://new.wellesley.edu/freedomproject) at Wellesley College
Kravis, Marie-Josée (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson (https://www.hudson.org/) Institute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Institute); President, American Friends of Bilderberg (http://www.eri-nonprofit-salaries.com/?FuseAction=NPO.Summary&EIN=510163715&BMF=1&Cobrandid=0&Syndicate=No)
Mathews, Jessica T. (USA), Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment (http://carnegieendowment.org/) for International Peace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Endowment_for_International_Peace)
Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), Senior Fellow, Harvard University
Stern, Andrew (USA), President Emeritus, SEIU and Senior Fellow, Economic Security Project
Wieseltier, Leon (USA), Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy, The Brookings Institution
The always notable K man:
Kissinger, Henry A. (USA), Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.
with his lapdop
Brennan, John O. (USA), Senior Advisor, Kissinger Associates Inc.
An unknown that I cant make out yet. I am not sure because they people come form different countries and some work for NGO but others are for corporations:
Ischinger, Wolfgang (INT), Chairman, Munich Security Conference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Security_Conference)
Lagarde, Christine (INT), Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Micklethwait, John (INT), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP
Minton Beddoes, Zanny (INT), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
Stoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATO
Wolf, Martin H. (INT), Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Let me know what you think about this group of people and what you think INT means.
There are CEO(*with exceptions);
Castries, Henri de (FRA), President of Institut Montaigne; Former Chairman and CEO, AXA*
Bäte, Oliver (DEU), CEO, Allianz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianz) SE
Brandtzæg, Svein Richard (NOR), President and CEO, Norsk Hydro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsk_Hydro) ASA
Buberl, Thomas (FRA), CEO, AXA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AXA)
Çakiroglu, Levent (TUR), CEO, Koç Holding A.S.
Clemet, Kristin (NOR), CEO, Civita
Collison, Patrick (USA), CEO, Stripe ( STRIPE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripe_(company))is a credit system company)
Döpfner, Mathias (DEU), CEO, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE SE
Enders, Thomas (DEU), CEO, Airbus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus)SE
Ferguson, Jr., Roger W. (USA), President and CEO, TIAA (https://www.tiaa.org/public/index.html)
Greenberg, Evan G. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Chubb Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chubb_Limited)
Griffin, Kenneth (USA), Founder and CEO, Citadel Investment Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_LLC), LLC
Jacobs, Kenneth M. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Lazard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazard)
Karp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir Technologies (be aware of because there are many eyes of Sauron (https://www.palantir.com/about/);)
Kengeter, Carsten (DEU), CEO, Deutsche Börse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_B%C3%B6rse) AG
Kleinfeld, Klaus (USA), Former Chairman and CEO, Arconic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arconic)
Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, KKR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts)
Kudelski, André (CHE), Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group (https://www.nagra.com/)
McKay, David I. (CAN), President and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bank_of_Canada)
Murtagh, Gene M. (IRL), CEO, Kingspan Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingspan_Group) plc
O'Leary, Michael (IRL), CEO, Ryanair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair)D.A.C.
Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), CEO, Titan Cement Co. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_Cement)
Reisman, Heather M. (CAN), Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_Books_and_Music).
Rubenstein, David M. (USA), Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carlyle_Group)
Ruoff, Susanne (CHE), CEO, Swiss Post (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Post)
Sabia, Michael (CAN), CEO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Slat, Boyan (NLD), CEO and Founder, The Ocean Cleanup (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ocean_Cleanup)
Stephenson, Randall L. (USA), Chairman and CEO, AT&T (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T)
Weston, Galen G. (CAN), CEO and Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loblaw_Companies) and George Weston Companies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weston_Limited)
Wolfensohn, James D. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn & Company
There are also some partners(don't you love the euphemism of the corporate world):
Arnaut, José Luis (PRT), Managing Partner, CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut
Baverez, Nicolas (FRA), Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Hoffman, Reid (USA), Co-Founder, LinkedIn and Partner, Greylock
Johnson, James A. (USA), Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners
Sawers, John (GBR), Chairman and Partner, Macro Advisory Partners
Ülgen, Sinan (TUR), Founding and Partner, Istanbul Economics
There are some Chairpersons:
The Chairperson of the meeting itself:
Castries, Henri de (FRA), President of Institut Montaigne; Former Chairman and CEO, AXA
Now the pleb Chairpersons:
Achleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG; Treasurer, Bilderberg Meeting
Agius, Marcus (GBR), Chairman, PA Consulting Group
Altman, Roger C. (USA), Founder and Senior Chairman, Evercore
Barroso, José M. Durão (PRT), Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
Baumann, Werner (DEU), Chairman, Bayer AG
Benko, René (AUT), Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, SIGNA Holding GmbH
Botín, Ana P. (ESP), Executive Chairman, Banco Santander
Bsirske, Frank (DEU), Chairman, United Services Union
Cebrián, Juan Luis (ESP), Executive Chairman, PRISA and El País
Elkann, John (ITA), Chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Greenberg, Evan G. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Chubb Group
Hamers, Ralph (NLD), Chairman, ING Group
Ischinger, Wolfgang (INT), Chairman, Munich Security Conference
Jacobs, Kenneth M. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Lazard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazard)
Johnson, James A. (USA), Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners
Kissinger, Henry A. (USA), Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.
Kleinfeld, Klaus (USA), Former Chairman and CEO, Arconic
Koç, Ömer M. (TUR), Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, KKR
Kudelski, André (CHE), Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group
Leysen, Thomas (BEL), Chairman, KBC Group
Petraeus, David H. (USA), Chairman, KKR Global Institute
Sawers, John (GBR), Chairman and Partner, Macro Advisory Partners
Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc.
Stephenson, Randall L. (USA), Chairman and CEO, AT&T
Topsøe, Jakob Haldor (DNK), Chairman, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S
Wahlroos, Björn (FIN), Chairman, Sampo Group, Nordea Bank, UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Wallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chairman, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Weston, Galen G. (CAN), CEO and Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd and George Weston Companies
Wolfensohn, James D. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn & Company
Zoellick, Robert B. (USA), Non-Executive Chairman, AllianceBernstein L.P.
And the demoted from person status is in the rear is:
Hedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation
And the not even a person nor fully a chair-chair:
Rubin, Robert E. (USA), Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations and Former Treasury Secretary
And what would any movie be with a few Directors:
Cohen, David S. (USA), Former Deputy Director, CIA
Gianotti, Fabiola (ITA), Director General, CERN
Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. (USA), Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
Klatten, Susanne (DEU), Managing Director, SKion GmbH
Lagarde, Christine (INT), Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Liddell, Christopher (USA), Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives
Tertrais, Bruno (FRA), Deputy Director, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique
Zients, Jeffrey D. (USA), Former Director, National Economic Council
There are also some commentators(do you think they are like sportscasting the conference? Like they do with baseball games on the radio?)
Lenglet, François (FRA), Chief Economics Commentator, France 2
Rachman, Gideon (GBR), Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times
But dont forget your FOUNDATIONS:
Hedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation
You also need your advisors:
Benko, René (AUT), Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, SIGNA Holding GmbH
Brennan, John O. (USA), Senior Advisor, Kissinger Associates Inc.
Haines, Avril D. (USA), Former Deputy National Security Advisor
McMaster, H.R. (USA), National Security Advisor
Dont forget your presidents!:
Castries, Henri de (FRA), President of Institut Montaigne; Former Chairman and CEO, AXA
Brandtzæg, Svein Richard (NOR), President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
Burns, William J. (USA), President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ferguson, Jr., Roger W. (USA), President and CEO, TIAA
Hobson, Mellody (USA), President, Ariel Investments LLC
Knot, Klaas H.W. (NLD), President, De Nederlandsche Bank
Kravis, Marie-Josée (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; President, American Friends of Bilderberg
Liddell, Christopher (USA), Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives
McKay, David I. (CAN), President and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
Mundie, Craig J. (USA), President, Mundie & Associates
Rivera Díaz, Albert (ESP), President, Ciudadanos Party
Schadlow, Nadia (USA), Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council
Scholten, Rudolf (AUT), President, Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue
Stern, Andrew (USA), President Emeritus, SEIU and Senior Fellow, Economic Security Project
Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital
Zeiler, Gerhard (AUT), President, Turner International
What about your Mr Senator:
Cotton, Tom (USA), Senator
Graham, Lindsey (USA), Senator
And of course a general:
Stoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATO
And the guys doing the editing:
Severgnini, Beppe (ITA), Editor-in-Chief, 7-Corriere della Sera
Alstadheim, Kjetil B. (NOR), Political Editor, Dagens Næringsliv
A rarity:
Hoffman, Reid (USA), Co-Founder, LinkedIn and Partner, Greylock
With this kind of all star cast, how can you go wrong!
Im not finished doing this yet, but I wanted to post so people could start doing the research themselves. I am just trying to collate this information so it is easier to process.
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