

Bildeberg Attendee List 2008 Chantilly, Virginia, USA

5-8 June 2008

CURRENT LIST OF PARTICIPANTS





Honorary Chairman

BEL Davignon, Etienne Vice Chairman, Suez-Tractebel



DEU Ackermann, Josef Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG

CAN Adams, John Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Canada

USA Ajami, Fouad Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University

USA Alexander, Keith B. Director, National Security Agency

INT Almunia, Joaquïn Commissioner, European Commission

GRC Alogoskoufis, George Minister of Economy and Finance

USA Altman, Roger C. Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc.

TUR Babacan, Ali Minister of Foreign Affairs

NLD Balkenende, Jan Peter Prime Minister

PRT Balsemëo, Francisco Pinto Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister

FRA Baverez, Nicolas Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

ITA Bernabè, Franco CEO, Telecom Italia Spa

USA Bernanke, Ben S. Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System

SWE Bildt, Carl Minister of Foreign Affairs

FIN Blåfield, Antti Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat

DNK Bosse, Stine CEO, TrygVesta

CAN Brodie, Ian Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office

AUT Bronner, Oscar Publisher and Editor, Der Standard

FRA Castries, Henri de Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA

ESP Cebrián, Juan Luis CEO, PRISA

CAN Clark, Edmund President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group

GBR Clarke, Kenneth Member of Parliament

NOR Clemet, Kristin Managing Director, Civita

USA Collins, Timothy C. Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC

FRA Collomb, Bertrand Honorary Chairman, Lafarge

PRT Costa, António Mayor of Lisbon

USA Crocker, Chester A. James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies

USA Daschle, Thomas A. Former US Senator and Senate Majority Leader

CAN Desmarais, Jr., Paul Chairman and co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada

GRC Diamantopoulou, Anna Member of Parliament

USA Donilon, Thomas E. Partner, O'Melveny & Myers

ITA Draghi, Mario Governor, Banca d'Italia

AUT Ederer, Brigitte CEO, Siemens AG Österreich

CAN Edwards, N. Murray Vice Chairman, Candian Natural Resources Limited





DNK Eldrup, Anders President, DONG A/S

ITA Elkann, John Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.

USA Farah, Martha J. Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience;

Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

USA Feldstein, Martin S. President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research

DEU Fischer, Joschka Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

USA Ford, Jr., Harold E. Vice Chairman, Merill Lynch & Co., Inc.

CHE Forstmoser, Peter Professor for Civil, Corporation and Capital Markets Law, University of Zürich

IRL Gallagher, Paul Attorney General

USA Geithner, Timothy F. President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

USA Gigot, Paul Editorial Page Editor, The Wall Street Journal

IRL Gleeson, Dermot Chairman, AIB Group

NLD Goddijn, Harold CEO, TomTom

TUR Gö?ü?, Zeynep Journalist; Founder, EurActiv.com.tr

USA Graham, Donald E. Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company

NLD Halberstadt, Victor Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings

USA Holbrooke, Richard C. Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC

FIN Honkapohja, Seppo Member of the Board, Bank of Finland

INT Hoop Scheffer, Jaap G. de Secretary General, NATO

USA Hubbard, Allan B. Chairman, E & A Industries, Inc.

BEL Huyghebaert, Jan Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group

DEU Ischinger, Wolfgang Former Ambassador to the UK and US

USA Jacobs, Kenneth Deputy Chairman, Head of Lazard U.S., Lazard Fréres & Co. LLC

USA Johnson, James A. Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC

SWE Johnstone, Tom President and CEO, AB SKF

USA Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC

FRA Jouyet, Jean-Pierre Minister of European Affairs

GBR Kerr, John Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.

USA Kissinger, Henry A. Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.

DEU Klaeden, Eckart von Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU

USA Kleinfeld, Klaus President and COO, Alcoa

TUR KoÇ, Mustafa Chairman, KoÇ Holding A.S.

FRA Kodmani, Bassma Director, Arab Reform Initiative

USA Kravis, Henry R. Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

USA Kravis, Marie-Josée Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.

INT Kroes, Neelie Commissioner, European Commission

POL Kwasniewski, Aleksander Former President

AUT Leitner, Wolfgang CEO, Andritz AG

ESP León Gross, Bernardino Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister

INT Mandelson, Peter Commissioner, European Commission

FRA Margerie, Christophe de CEO, Total

CAN Martin, Roger Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

HUN Martonyi, János Professor of International Trade Law; Partner, Baker & McKenzie; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

USA Mathews, Jessica T. President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace





INT McCreevy, Charlie Commissioner, European Commission

USA McDonough, William J. Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

CAN McKenna, Frank Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group

GBR McKillop, Tom Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group

FRA Montbrial, Thierry de President, French Institute for International Relations

ITA Monti, Mario President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

USA Mundie, Craig J. Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation

NOR Myklebust, Egil Former Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA

DEU Nass, Matthias Deputy Editor, Die Zeit

NLD Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the

FRA Ockrent, Christine CEO, French television and radio world service

FIN Ollila, Jorma Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc

SWE Olofsson, Maud Minister of Enterprise and Energy; Deputy Prime Minister

NLD Orange, H.R.H. the Prince of

GBR Osborne, George Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

TUR Öztrak, Faik Member of Parliament

ITA Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe

GRC Papahelas, Alexis Journalist, Kathimerini

GRC Papalexopoulos, Dimitris CEO, Titan Cement Co. S.A.

USA Paulson, Jr., Henry M. Secretary of the Treasury

USA Pearl, Frank H. Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC

USA Perle, Richard N. Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

FRA Pérol, François Deputy General Secretary in charge of Economic Affairs

DEU Perthes, Volker Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

BEL Philippe, H.R.H. Prince

CAN Prichard, J. Robert S. President and CEO, Torstar Corporation

CAN Reisman, Heather M. Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.

USA Rice, Condoleezza Secretary of State

PRT Rio, Rui Mayor of Porto

USA Rockefeller, David Former Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank

ESP Rodriguez Inciarte, Matias Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander

USA Rose, Charlie Producer, Rose Communications

DNK Rose, Flemming Editor, Jyllands Posten

USA Ross, Dennis B. Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

USA Rubin, Barnett R. Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University

TUR ?ahenk, Ferit Chairman, Do?u? Holding A.?.

USA Sanford, Mark Governor of South Carolina

USA Schmidt, Eric Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO, Google

AUT Scholten, Rudolf Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG

DNK Schur, Fritz H. Fritz Schur Gruppen

CZE Schwarzenberg, Karel Minister of Foreign Affairs

USA Sebelius, Kathleen Governor of Kansas

USA Shultz, George P. Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University





ESP Spain, H.M. the Queen of

CHE Spillmann, Markus Editor-in-Chief and Head Managing Board, Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG

USA Summers, Lawrence H. Charles W. Eliot Professor, Harvard University

GBR Taylor, J. Martin Chairman, Syngenta International AG

USA Thiel, Peter A. President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC

NLD Timmermans, Frans Minister of European Affairs

RUS Trenin, Dmitri V. Deputy Director and Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center

INT Trichet, Jean-Claude President, European Central Bank

USA Vakil, Sanam Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

FRA Valls, Manuel Member of Parliament

GRC Varvitsiotis, Thomas Co-Founder and President, V + O Communication

CHE Vasella, Daniel L. Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG

FIN Väyrynen, Raimo Director, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs

FRA Védrine, Hubert Hubert Védrine Conseil

NOR Vollebaek, Knut High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE

SWE Wallenberg, Jacob Chairman, Investor AB

USA Weber, J. Vin CEO, Clark & Weinstock

USA Wolfensohn, James D. Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC

USA Wolfowitz, Paul Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

INT Zoellick, Robert B. President, The World Bank Group



Rapporteurs

GBR Bredow, Vendeline von Business Correspondent, The Economist

GBR Wooldridge, Adrian D. Foreign Correspondent, The Economist





AUT Austria HUN Hungary

BEL Belgium INT International

CHE Switzerland IRL Ireland

CAN Canada ITA Italy

CZE Czech Republic NOR Norway

DEU Germany NLD Netherlands

DNK Denmark PRT Portugal

ESP Spain POL Poland

FRA France RUS Russia

FIN Finland SWE Sweden

GBR Great Britain TUR Turkey

GRC Greece USA United States of America Honorary ChairmanBEL Davignon, Etienne Vice Chairman, Suez-TractebelDEU Ackermann, Josef Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AGCAN Adams, John Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment CanadaUSA Ajami, Fouad Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA Alexander, Keith B. Director, National Security AgencyINT Almunia, Joaquïn Commissioner, European CommissionGRC Alogoskoufis, George Minister of Economy and FinanceUSA Altman, Roger C. Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc.TUR Babacan, Ali Minister of Foreign AffairsNLD Balkenende, Jan Peter Prime MinisterPRT Balsemëo, Francisco Pinto Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime MinisterFRA Baverez, Nicolas Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPITA Bernabè, Franco CEO, Telecom Italia SpaUSA Bernanke, Ben S. Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve SystemSWE Bildt, Carl Minister of Foreign AffairsFIN Blåfield, Antti Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin SanomatDNK Bosse, Stine CEO, TrygVestaCAN Brodie, Ian Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's OfficeAUT Bronner, Oscar Publisher and Editor, Der StandardFRA Castries, Henri de Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXAESP Cebrián, Juan Luis CEO, PRISACAN Clark, Edmund President and CEO, TD Bank Financial GroupGBR Clarke, Kenneth Member of ParliamentNOR Clemet, Kristin Managing Director, CivitaUSA Collins, Timothy C. Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLCFRA Collomb, Bertrand Honorary Chairman, LafargePRT Costa, António Mayor of LisbonUSA Crocker, Chester A. James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic StudiesUSA Daschle, Thomas A. Former US Senator and Senate Majority LeaderCAN Desmarais, Jr., Paul Chairman and co-CEO, Power Corporation of CanadaGRC Diamantopoulou, Anna Member of ParliamentUSA Donilon, Thomas E. Partner, O'Melveny & MyersITA Draghi, Mario Governor, Banca d'ItaliaAUT Ederer, Brigitte CEO, Siemens AG ÖsterreichCAN Edwards, N. Murray Vice Chairman, Candian Natural Resources LimitedDNK Eldrup, Anders President, DONG A/SITA Elkann, John Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.USA Farah, Martha J. Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience;Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaUSA Feldstein, Martin S. President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic ResearchDEU Fischer, Joschka Former Minister of Foreign AffairsUSA Ford, Jr., Harold E. Vice Chairman, Merill Lynch & Co., Inc.CHE Forstmoser, Peter Professor for Civil, Corporation and Capital Markets Law, University of ZürichIRL Gallagher, Paul Attorney GeneralUSA Geithner, Timothy F. President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkUSA Gigot, Paul Editorial Page Editor, The Wall Street JournalIRL Gleeson, Dermot Chairman, AIB GroupNLD Goddijn, Harold CEO, TomTomTUR Gö?ü?, Zeynep Journalist; Founder, EurActiv.com.trUSA Graham, Donald E. Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post CompanyNLD Halberstadt, Victor Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg MeetingsUSA Holbrooke, Richard C. Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLCFIN Honkapohja, Seppo Member of the Board, Bank of FinlandINT Hoop Scheffer, Jaap G. de Secretary General, NATOUSA Hubbard, Allan B. Chairman, E & A Industries, Inc.BEL Huyghebaert, Jan Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC GroupDEU Ischinger, Wolfgang Former Ambassador to the UK and USUSA Jacobs, Kenneth Deputy Chairman, Head of Lazard U.S., Lazard Fréres & Co. LLCUSA Johnson, James A. Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLCSWE Johnstone, Tom President and CEO, AB SKFUSA Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLCFRA Jouyet, Jean-Pierre Minister of European AffairsGBR Kerr, John Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.USA Kissinger, Henry A. Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.DEU Klaeden, Eckart von Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSUUSA Kleinfeld, Klaus President and COO, AlcoaTUR KoÇ, Mustafa Chairman, KoÇ Holding A.S.FRA Kodmani, Bassma Director, Arab Reform InitiativeUSA Kravis, Henry R. Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.USA Kravis, Marie-Josée Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.INT Kroes, Neelie Commissioner, European CommissionPOL Kwasniewski, Aleksander Former PresidentAUT Leitner, Wolfgang CEO, Andritz AGESP León Gross, Bernardino Secretary General, Office of the Prime MinisterINT Mandelson, Peter Commissioner, European CommissionFRA Margerie, Christophe de CEO, TotalCAN Martin, Roger Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of TorontoHUN Martonyi, János Professor of International Trade Law; Partner, Baker & McKenzie; Former Minister of Foreign AffairsUSA Mathews, Jessica T. President, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceINT McCreevy, Charlie Commissioner, European CommissionUSA McDonough, William J. Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.CAN McKenna, Frank Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial GroupGBR McKillop, Tom Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland GroupFRA Montbrial, Thierry de President, French Institute for International RelationsITA Monti, Mario President, Universita Commerciale Luigi BocconiUSA Mundie, Craig J. Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft CorporationNOR Myklebust, Egil Former Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASADEU Nass, Matthias Deputy Editor, Die ZeitNLD Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of theFRA Ockrent, Christine CEO, French television and radio world serviceFIN Ollila, Jorma Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plcSWE Olofsson, Maud Minister of Enterprise and Energy; Deputy Prime MinisterNLD Orange, H.R.H. the Prince ofGBR Osborne, George Shadow Chancellor of the ExchequerTUR Öztrak, Faik Member of ParliamentITA Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre EuropeGRC Papahelas, Alexis Journalist, KathimeriniGRC Papalexopoulos, Dimitris CEO, Titan Cement Co. S.A.USA Paulson, Jr., Henry M. Secretary of the TreasuryUSA Pearl, Frank H. Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLCUSA Perle, Richard N. Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ResearchFRA Pérol, François Deputy General Secretary in charge of Economic AffairsDEU Perthes, Volker Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und PolitikBEL Philippe, H.R.H. PrinceCAN Prichard, J. Robert S. President and CEO, Torstar CorporationCAN Reisman, Heather M. Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.USA Rice, Condoleezza Secretary of StatePRT Rio, Rui Mayor of PortoUSA Rockefeller, David Former Chairman, Chase Manhattan BankESP Rodriguez Inciarte, Matias Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo SantanderUSA Rose, Charlie Producer, Rose CommunicationsDNK Rose, Flemming Editor, Jyllands PostenUSA Ross, Dennis B. Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyUSA Rubin, Barnett R. Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York UniversityTUR ?ahenk, Ferit Chairman, Do?u? Holding A.?.USA Sanford, Mark Governor of South CarolinaUSA Schmidt, Eric Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO, GoogleAUT Scholten, Rudolf Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AGDNK Schur, Fritz H. Fritz Schur GruppenCZE Schwarzenberg, Karel Minister of Foreign AffairsUSA Sebelius, Kathleen Governor of KansasUSA Shultz, George P. Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityESP Spain, H.M. the Queen ofCHE Spillmann, Markus Editor-in-Chief and Head Managing Board, Neue Zürcher Zeitung AGUSA Summers, Lawrence H. Charles W. Eliot Professor, Harvard UniversityGBR Taylor, J. Martin Chairman, Syngenta International AGUSA Thiel, Peter A. President, Clarium Capital Management, LLCNLD Timmermans, Frans Minister of European AffairsRUS Trenin, Dmitri V. Deputy Director and Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow CenterINT Trichet, Jean-Claude President, European Central BankUSA Vakil, Sanam Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins UniversityFRA Valls, Manuel Member of ParliamentGRC Varvitsiotis, Thomas Co-Founder and President, V + O CommunicationCHE Vasella, Daniel L. Chairman and CEO, Novartis AGFIN Väyrynen, Raimo Director, The Finnish Institute of International AffairsFRA Védrine, Hubert Hubert Védrine ConseilNOR Vollebaek, Knut High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCESWE Wallenberg, Jacob Chairman, Investor ABUSA Weber, J. Vin CEO, Clark & WeinstockUSA Wolfensohn, James D. Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLCUSA Wolfowitz, Paul Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ResearchINT Zoellick, Robert B. President, The World Bank GroupRapporteursGBR Bredow, Vendeline von Business Correspondent, The EconomistGBR Wooldridge, Adrian D. Foreign Correspondent, The EconomistAUT Austria HUN HungaryBEL Belgium INT InternationalCHE Switzerland IRL IrelandCAN Canada ITA ItalyCZE Czech Republic NOR NorwayDEU Germany NLD NetherlandsDNK Denmark PRT PortugalESP Spain POL PolandFRA France RUS RussiaFIN Finland SWE SwedenGBR Great Britain TUR TurkeyGRC Greece USA United States of America

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