2023 Bilderberg Conference

2023 Bilderberg Conference
69th Bilderberg Meeting
Host countryPortugal
DateMay 18–21, 2023
Venue(s)Pestana Palace
CitiesLisbon
Participantsc. 130 from 23 countries
Follows2022 Bilderberg Conference
Precedes2024 Bilderberg Conference
Websitehttps://bilderbergmeetings.org/meetings/meeting-2023/

The 2023 Bilderberg Conference or Bilderberg Club was held between May 18–21, 2023 at the Pestana Palace hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.[1][2] The 2023 meeting was the 69th edition of the event.[3] A Bilderberg Group press release stated that there were approximately 130 participants from 23 countries.[4][2]

Established in 1954 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Bilderberg conferences (or meetings) are an annual private gathering of the European and North American political and business elite. Events are attended by between 120 and 150 people each year invited by the Bilderberg Group's steering committee; including prominent politicians, CEOs, national security experts, academics and journalists.[3][5]

The 2023 conference received some media attention due to the participation of several major players in the artificial intelligence space, such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.[3][4]

Bilderberg conferences operate under Chatham House rules, meaning that participants are sworn to secrecy and cannot disclose the identity or affiliation of any particular speaker.[3] There were no press conferences during or after the event, as is customary.[1] According to The Guardian, the paper's journalists were able to approach one high-ranking attendee, economist Victor Halberstadt, in a Lisbon pharmacy, but he denied his identity before jumping into a car and heading back to his hotel.[1]

Agenda

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The key topics for discussion at the 2023 Bilderberg Conference were announced on the Bilderberg website shortly before the meeting.[2] These topics included:

Participants

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A list of 127 participants was published on the Bilderberg website.[6] This list may not be complete, as a source connected to the Bilderberg group told The Daily Telegraph in 2013 that some attendees do not have their names publicized.[7] Oscar Stenström, Sweden’s chief negotiator for NATO membership, was reported to have been seen at the venue despite his name not being on the list.[8]

 Austria

 Belgium

 Canada

 Denmark

 European Union (International)

 Finland

 France

 Germany

 Greece

 Ireland

 Italy

 NATO (International)

 Netherlands

 Norway

Other (International)

 Poland

 Portugal

 Spain

 Sweden

  Switzerland

 Turkey

 Ukraine

 United Kingdom

 United States

References

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  1. ^ a b c Skelton, Charlie (May 20, 2023). "At Bilderberg's bigwig bash two things are guaranteed: Kissinger and secrecy". the Guardian. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Press release 2023". Bilderberg Meetings. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Gilchrist, Karen (May 18, 2023). "A secretive annual meeting attended by the world's elite has A.I. top of the agenda". CNBC. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Revell, Eric (May 18, 2023). "Big names in AI to convene at secretive Bilderberg meeting". Fox Business. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Sommerlad, Joe (June 4, 2019). "Who are the secretive Bilderberg Group and are they really the New World Order?". The Independent. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Participants 2023". Bilderberg Meetings. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Holehouse, Matthew (June 6, 2013). "Bilderberg Group? No conspiracy, just the most influential group in the world". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Friedman, Josh (May 23, 2023). "Swedish NATO negotiator left off Bilderberg list, gets in anyway". Cal Coast News. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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