Secretive Bilderberg Meeting has AI at Top of Agenga with CEOs from ChatGPT, Google, Microsoft, and DeepMind

Includes complete list of Bilderberg 2023 Attendees

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is one among a number of business and political leaders set to join the annual Bilderberg Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.

By Karen Gilchrist

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will join forces with key leadership from companies like Microsoft and Google this week as a secretive meeting of the business and political elite kick-starts in Lisbon, Portugal.

Artificial intelligence will top the agenda as the ChatGPT chief meets with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, DeepMind head Demis Hassabis and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the annual Bilderberg Meeting.

The tech titans will be joined by political heavyweights including former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba for a range of discussions spanning international relations, trade, energy and finance.

All in, around 130 participants from 23 countries are set to attend the private meeting — a similar number to previous years. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, BP chief Bernard Looney, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne, investor Peter Thiel and a number of EU politicians will also be there.

The three-day event, which this year runs from Thursday to Sunday, is shrouded in mystery, with clandestine talks held behind closed doors and subject to Chatham House rules, meaning the identity and affiliation of speakers must not be disclosed.

That has sparked conspiracy theories, similar to those leveled against high-level meetings like the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by those who claim attendees are seeking to establish a “new world order.” However, the event’s organizers say that the discrete nature of it is to allow for greater freedom of discussion.

What is on the agenda in 2023?

Key topics up for discussion at this year’s meeting were published by its organizers Thursday, giving an insight into what it deems the most pressing issues in global affairs:

• A.I.

• Banking system

• China

• Energy transition 

• Europe

• Fiscal challenges

• India 

• Industrial policy and trade

• NATO

• Russia

• Transnational threats

• Ukraine 

• U.S. leadership

The talks come as the rollout of artificial intelligence tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have added to mounting concerns around the rapid development of technology, with Altman called to testify before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

Meantime, the ongoing war in Ukraine and concerns over rising China threats have become a source of continued discussion among Western leaders, with signs of division in U.S. and European policy rising over recent months.

What is Bilderberg?

Now in its 69th year, the Bilderberg Meeting was established in 1954 to “foster dialogue” between Europe and North America.

Today, around two-thirds of participants come from Europe and the rest from North America, with approximately a quarter from politics and government and the remainder from other fields, according to a statement on its website. Around one-fifth are women.

And, as ever, discretion is key. Attendees take part as individuals, rather than in any official capacity, and no official detailed agenda is disclosed nor are the discussions reportable.

“The Bilderberg Meeting is a forum for informal discussions about major issues. The meetings are held under the Chatham House Rule, which states that participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s) nor any other participant may be revealed,” the organizers said in a press release Thursday.

The event is organized by the Foundation Bilderberg Meeting, which itself is governed by a rotating steering committee, and is funded through a variety of means. There is no attendance fee for the event, though participation is by invitation only and participants are expected to take care of their own travel and accommodation costs.

“Annual contributions by Steering Committee members cover the yearly costs of the small secretariat. The budget of the secretariat is limited to staff and administrative costs. The hospitality costs of the annual meeting are the responsibility of the Steering Committee member(s) of the host country,” a statement on its website added.

Correction: Dmytro Kuleba is Ukraine’s foreign minister and Peter Thiel is an investor. An earlier version misspelled their names.

List of participants 2023

• Abrams, Stacey (USA), CEO, Sage Works Production    

• Achleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Chair, Global Advisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG    

• Agrawal, Ajay (CAN), Professor of Economics, University of Toronto    

• Albares, José Manuel (ESP), Minister of Foreign Affairs    

• Altman, Sam (USA), CEO, OpenAI    

• Alverà, Marco (ITA), Co-Founder, zhero.net; CEO TES    

• Andersson, Magdalena (SWE), Leader, Social Democratic Party    

• Applebaum, Anne (USA), Staff Writer, The Atlantic    

• Arnaut, José Luís (PRT), Managing Partner, CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut    

• Attal, Gabriel (FRA), Minister for Public Accounts    

• Balsemão, Francisco Pinto (PRT), Chair, Impresa Group    

• Barbizet, Patricia (FRA), Chair and CEO, Temaris & Associés SAS    

• Barroso, José Manuel (PRT), Chair, International Advisors, Goldman Sachs    

• Baudson, Valérie (FRA), CEO, Amundi SA    

• Beaune, Clément (FRA), Minister for Transport    

• Benson, Sally (USA), Professor of Energy Science and Engineering, Stanford University

• Beurden, Ben van (NLD), Special Advisor to the Board, Shell plc    

• Borg, Anna (SWE), President and CEO, Vattenfall AB    

• Borrell, Josep (INT), Vice President, European Commission    

• Botín, Ana P. (ESP), Group Executive Chair, Banco Santander SA    

• Bourla, Albert (USA), Chair and CEO, Pfizer Inc.    

• Braathen, Kjerstin (NOR), CEO, DNB ASA    

• Brende, Børge (NOR), President, World Economic Forum    

• Brink, Dolf van den (NLD), CEO, Heineken NV    

• Brudermüller, Martin (DEU), CEO, BASF SE    

• Buberl, Thomas (FRA), CEO, AXA SA  

• Byrne, Thomas (IRL), Minister for Sport and Physical Education    

• Carney, Mark (CAN), Vice Chair, Brookfield Asset Management    

• Cassis, Ignazio (CHE), Federal Councillor, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs    

• Castries, Henri de (FRA), President, Institut Montaigne    

• Cavoli, Christopher (INT), Supreme Allied Commander Europe    

• Ceylan, Mehmet Fatih (TUR), President, Ankara Policy Center    

• Chhabra, Tarun (USA), Senior Director for Technology and National Security, National

• Security Council    

• Creuheras, José (ESP), Chair, Grupo Planeta and Atresmedia    

• Debackere, Koenraad (BEL), Chair, KBC Group NV    

• Deese, Brian (USA), Former Director, National Economic Council    

• Donohoe, Paschal (INT), President, Eurogroup    

• Döpfner, Mathias (DEU), Chair and CEO, Axel Springer SE    

• Easterly, Jen (USA), Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency    

• Economy, Elizabeth (USA), Senior Advisor for China, Department of Commerce

• Ehrnrooth, Henrik (FIN), Chair, Otava Group    

• Émié, Bernard (FRA), Director General for External Security, Ministry of the Armed

• Forces  

• Empoli, Giuliano da (ITA), Political Scientist and Writer, Sciences Po    

• Entrecanales, José M. (ESP), Chair and CEO, Acciona SA    

• Eriksen, Øyvind (NOR), President and CEO, Aker ASA    

• Ferguson, Niall (USA), Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Stanford University    

• Fleming, Jeremy (GBR), Former Director, GCHQ    

• Frederiksen, Mette (DNK), Prime Minister    

• Freeland, Chrystia (CAN), Deputy Prime Minister    

• Garijo, Bélen (DEU), Chair and CEO, Merck KGaA    

• Gentiloni, Paolo (INT), Commissioner for Economy, European Commission    

• Gonzáles Pons, Esteban (ESP), Vice Chair, European People's Party    

• Gosset-Grainville, Antoine (FRA), Chair, AXA    

• Goulimis, Nicky (GRC), Board Member and Co-Founder, Nova Credit Inc.    

• Griffin, Kenneth (USA), Founder and CEO, Citadel LLC    

• Gruber, Lilli (ITA), Anchor, La7 TV   

• Gürkaynak, Refet (TUR), Professor of Economics, Bilkent University   

• Haines, Avril D. (USA), Director of National Intelligence   

• Halberstadt, Victor (NLD), Professor of Economics, Leiden University  

• Hassabis, Demis (GBR), CEO, DeepMind   

• Hedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation   

• Hofreiter, Anton (DEU), MP; Chair Committee on European Affairs   

• Holzen, Madeleine von (CHE), Editor-in-Chief, Le Temps   

• Jensen, Kristian (DNK), CEO, Green Power Denmark   

• Joshi, Shashank (GBR), Defence Editor, The Economist   

• Kaag, Sigrid (NLD), Minister of Finance; Deputy Prime Minister   

• Karp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir Technologies Inc.   

• Kasparov, Garry (USA), Chair, Renew Democracy Initiative   

• Kieli, Kasia (POL), President and Managing Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Poland   

• Kissinger, Henry A. (USA), Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.   

• Koç, Ömer (TUR), Chair, Koç Holding AS   

• Kolesnikov, Andrei (INT), Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  

• Kostrzewa, Wojciech (POL), President, Polish Business Roundtable   

• Kotkin, Stephen (USA), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University   

• Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Chairman, KKR & Co. Inc.   

• Kravis, Marie-Josée (USA), Chair, The Museum of Modern Art  

• Kudelski, André (CHE), Chair and CEO, Kudelski Group SA   

• Kuleba, Dmytro (UKR), Minister of Foreign Affairs   

• Lammy, David (GBR), Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, House of

• Commons

• Leysen, Thomas (BEL), Chair, Umicore and Mediahuis; Chair DSM-Firmenich AG   

• Liikanen, Erkki (FIN), Chair, IFRS Foundation Trustees   

• Looney, Bernard (GBR), CEO, BP plc   

• Marin, Sanna (FIN), Prime Minister   

• Metsola, Roberta (INT), President, European Parliament   

• Micklethwait, John (USA), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP  

• Minton Beddoes, Zanny (GBR), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist   

• Moreira, Duarte (PRT), Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Zeno Partners   

• Moyo, Dambisa (GBR), Global Economist; Member, House of Lords   

• Mundie, Craig J. (USA), President, Mundie & Associates LLC   

• Nadella, Satya (USA), CEO, Microsoft Corporation    

• O'Leary, Michael (IRL), Group CEO, Ryanair Group    

• Orida, Deborah (CAN), President and CEO, PSP Investments    

• Özel, Soli (TUR), Professor, Kadir Has University    

• Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), Chair, TITAN Cement Group; Treasurer Bilderberg

  Meetings    

• Philippe, Édouard (FRA), Mayor, Le Havre    

• Pottinger, Matthew (USA), Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution    

• Pouyanné, Patrick (FRA), Chair and CEO, TotalEnergies SE    

• Rachman, Gideon (GBR), Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times    

• Ramírez, Pedro J. (ESP), Director, El Español    

• Rappard, Rolly van (NLD), Co-Founder and Co-Chair, CVC Capital Partners    

• Reynders, Didier (INT), European Commissioner for Justice    

• Röttgen, Norbert (DEU), MP, German Bundestag    

• Rutte, Mark (NLD), Prime Minister    

• Salomon, Martina (AUT), Editor-in-Chief, Kurier    

• Sawers, John (GBR), Executive Chair, Newbridge Advisory Ltd.    

• Schadlow, Nadia (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute    

• Schallenberg, Alexander (AUT), Minister for European and International Affairs    

• Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Former CEO and Chair, Google LLC    

• Schmidt, Wolfgang (DEU), Head of the Chancellery, Federal Minister for Special Tasks

• Sebastião, Nuno (PRT), Chair and CEO, Feedzai    

• Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), MEP, European Parliament    

• Silva, Filipe (PRT), CEO, Galp    

• Stilwell de Andrade, Miguel (PRT), CEO, EDP  

• Stoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATO    

• Subramanian, Arvind (INT), Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Brown University    

• Tellis, Ashley J. (USA), Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment    

• Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital LLC    

• Tsu, Jing (USA), Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Yale University    

• Tugendhat, Tom (GBR), Minister of State for Security    

• Vadera, Shriti (GBR), Chair, Prudential plc    

• Vassilakis, Eftichios (GRC), Chair, Aegean Group    

• Waldron, John (USA), President and COO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.    

• Wallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chair, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB    

• Wennink, Peter (NLD), President and CEO, ASML Holding NV    

• Wright, Thomas (USA), Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council    

• Yang, Yuan (GBR), Europe-China Correspondent, Financial Times    

• Yergin, Daniel (USA), Vice Chair, S&P Global    

• Yinanç, Barçin (TUR), Journalist, T24 News Website

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