2025 Bilderberg Meeting Attendees Revealed: Global Elites Convene In Secret Amid Global Chaos

 Bilderberg’s 71st meeting kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden Thursday, where global elites convened behind closed doors amid tensions across Europe and the Middle East, and against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s assault on their favorite thing of all time; globalism. The shadowy group, which was founded in 1954, infamously bans media and enforces a code of silence, fueling concerns of hidden agendas and backroom deals shaping the world’s future.

A Swedish flag flutters in Stockholm on April 4, 2020. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will address the EU’s “competitiveness" and his country's support for Ukraine against Russia, his spokesperson told Reuters. Transatlantic relations lead the agenda, with Ukraine, critical raw materials, and AI also slated for discussion, according to documents viewed by Reuters.

Unlike similar events, such as the World Economic Forum’s annual get-together in Davos, Switzerland, no media are invited to cover what goes on during the meeting, and attendees themselves tend to remain tight-lipped about what has been said behind the conference’s closed doors. the Epoch Times notes. 

Among the topics scheduled for discussion are Trans-Atlantic relations, the Russia–Ukraine war, the U.S. economy, artificial intelligence, depopulation and migration, the “Authoritarian Axis,” and the geopolitics of energy and critical minerals.

There is limited other information about the event as the meetings are held under the “Chatham House Rule,“ named after the international affairs think tank in London, which states: ”When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.”

The organizers say that this privacy allows participants to take part as individuals rather than in their official capacities, meaning they are not bound by any office they may hold or previous publicly stated positions on the issues for discussion.

Notable American participants include Stacey Abrams, CEO of Sage Works Production; Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft; and Peter Thiel, President of Thiel Capital. Other prominent Americans include Jack Clark of Anthropic, Alex Karp of Palantir, Eric Schmidt of Relativity Space, and Lawrence Summers of Harvard, alongside national security figures like Christopher Donahue, Commander of US Army Europe and Africa, and Samuel Paparo, Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command. Political and corporate media voices such as Jason Smith, Member of Congress, and Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS, round out the roster.

Below is the complete list of participants:

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

• Albuquerque, Maria Luís (INT), European Commissioner Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union

• Alcázar Benjumea, Diego del (ESP), CEO, IE University

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

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

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

• Attal, Gabriel (FRA), Former Prime Minister

• Auchincloss, Murray (CAN), CEO, BP plc

• Baker, James H. (USA), Former Director, Office of Net Assessment, Department of Defense

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

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

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

• Beleza, Leonor (PRT), President, Champalimaud Foundation

• Birol, Fatih (INT), Executive Director, International Energy Agency

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

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

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

• Brunner, Magnus (INT), European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration

• Brzoska, Rafal (POL), CEO, InPost SA

• Busch, Ebba (SWE), Minister for Energy, Business and Industry

• Caine, Patrice (FRA), Chair & CEO, Thales Group

• Calviño, Nadia (INT), President, European Investment Bank

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

• Chambers, Jack (IRL), Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Reform and Digitalisation

• Champagne, François-Philippe (CAN), Minister of Finance and National Revenue

• Clark, Jack (USA), Co-Founder & Head of Policy, Anthropic PBC

• Crawford, Kate (USA), Professor and Senior Principal Researcher, USC and Microsoft Research

• Donahue, Christopher (USA), Commander, US Army Europe and Africa

• Donohoe, Paschal (INT), President, Eurogroup; Minister of Finance

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

• Eberstadt, Nicholas N. (USA), Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy, AEI

• Ek, Daniel (SWE), CEO, Spotify SA

• Ekholm, Börje (SWE), CEO, Ericsson Group

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

• Feltri, Stefano (ITA), Journalist

• Fentener van Vlissingen, Annemiek (NLD), Chair, SHV Holdings NV

• Fraser, Jane (USA), CEO, Citigroup

• Freeland, Chrystia (CAN), Minister of Transport and Internal Trade

• Friedman, Thomas L. (USA), Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times

• Gabuev, Alexander (INT), Director, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

• Hammer, Kristina (AUT), President, Salzburg Festival

• Harrington, Kevin (USA), Senior Director for Strategic Planning, NSC

• Hassabis, Demis (GBR), Co-Founder and CEO, Google DeepMind

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

• Heinrichs, Rebeccah (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

• Heraty, Anne (IRL), Chair, Sherry Fitzgerald ana IBEC

• Herlin, Jussi (FIN), Vice Chair, KONE Corporation

• Hernández de Cos, Pablo (ESP), General Manager Elect, Bank for International Settlements

• Hobson, Mellody (USA), Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments LLC

• Hoekstra, Wopke (INT), European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth

• Hunt, Jeremy (GBR), Member of Parliament

• Isla, Pablo (ESP), Vice-Chair, Nestlé SA

• Johansson, Micael (SWE), President and CEO, Saab AB

• Jonsson, Conni (SWE), Founder and Chair, EQT Group

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

• Klingbeil, Lars (DEU), Vice-Chancellor; Minister of Finance

• Klöckner, Julia (DEU), President Bundestag

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

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

• Kratsios, Michael (USA), Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chair, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

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

• Kuleba, Dmytro (UKR), Adjunct Professor, Sciences Po

• Leeuwen, Geoffrey van (INT), Director Private Office of the Secretary General, NATO

• Lemierre, Jean (FRA), Chair, BNP Paribas

• Letta, Enrico (ITA), Dean, IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs

• Leysen, Thomas (BEL), Chair, dsm-firmenich AG

• Lighthizer, Robert (USA), Chair, Center for American Trade

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

• Lundstedt, Martin (SWE), CEO, Volvo Group

• Marin, Sanna (FIN), Strategic Counsellor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

• McGrath, Michael (INT), European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law

• Mensch, Arthur (FRA), Co-Founder and CEO, Mistral AI

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

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

• Mitsotakis, Kyriakos (GRC), Prime Minister

• Monti, Mario (ITA), Senator for life

• Moore, Richard (GBR), Chief, Secret Intelligence Service

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

• Netherlands, H.M. the King of the (NLD),

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

• Ollongren, Kajsa (NLD), Fellow, Chatham House; Senior Fellow, GLOBSEC

• Özyeğin, Murat (TUR), Chair, Fiba Group

• Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), Chair, TITAN S.A.

• Paparo, Samuel (USA), Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command

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

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

• Prokopenko, Alexandra (INT), Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

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

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

• Reiche, Katherina (DEU), Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy

• Ringstad Vartdal, Birgitte (NOR), CEO, Statkraft AS

• Roche, Nicolas (FRA), Secretary General, General Secretariat for Defence and National Security

• Rutte, Mark (INT), Secretary General, NATO

• Salvi, Diogo (PRT), Co-Founder and CEO, TIMWE

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

• Scherf, Gundbert (DEU), Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Helsing GmbH

• Schimpf, Brian (USA), Co-Founder & CEO, Anduril Industries

• Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Executive Chair and CEO, Relativity Space Inc

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

• Šefčovič, Maroš (INT), European Commissioner Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency

• Sewing, Christian (DEU), CEO, Deutsche Bank AG

• Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Şimşek, Mehmet (TUR), Minister of Finance

• Smith, Jason (USA), Member of Congress

• Stoltenberg, Jens (NOR), Minister of Finance

• Streeting, Wes (GBR), Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

• Stubb, Alexander (FIN), President of the Republic

• Suleyman, Mustafa (USA), CEO, Microsoft AI

• Summers, Lawrence (USA), Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University

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

• Toulemon, Laurent (FRA), Senior Researcher, INED

• Uggla, Robert (DNK), Chair, A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S

• Valentini, Valentino (ITA), Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy

• Vassy, Luis (FRA), Director, Sciences Po

• Verhoeven, Karel (BEL), Editor-in-Chief, De Standaard

• Wallenberg, Jacob (SWE), Chair, Investor AB

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

• Weder di Mauro, Beatrice (CHE), President, Centre for Economic Policy Research

• Weel, David van (NLD), Minister of Justice and Security

• Wilmès, Sophie (INT), Vice-President, European Parliament

• Zakaria, Fareed (USA), Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS

• Zeiler, Gerhard (AUT), President, Warner Bros. Discovery International

In 2016, Thiel offered a rare comment to reporters outside of the Bilderberg conference, telling We Are Change reporter Luke Rudkowski that, “Engaging with diverse perspectives is crucial, regardless of differences."

"Our society faces numerous challenges, and we must […] find ways to have open discussions, even if not everything is fully transparent,” the added.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/2025-bilderberg-meeting-attendees-revealed-global-elites-convene-secret-amid-global

Boeing resumes China deliveries with 787-9 jet to Juneyao Airlines, Yicai reports

 Boeing delivered a new 787-9 aircraft to China's Juneyao Airlines on Saturday, Chinese media outlet Yicai reported, as trade tensions between Beijing and Washington ease.

The delivery comes two days after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board crashed in a fireball shortly after takeoff in western India.for comment on the Yicai report.

The U.S. aerospace giant had suspended new aircraft deliveries to China in April as President Donald Trump's tariff war escalated between the world's two largest economies.

Boeing said at the end of May that deliveries would resume this month after the tariffs were temporarily scaled back for 90 days.

China and the U.S. concluded two days of negotiations in London on Tuesday to resolve key trade issues in the two superpowers' bruising tariff war, where negotiators from Washington and Beijing agreed on a framework covering tariff rates.

On Monday, a new Boeing 737 MAX painted in the livery of Xiamen Airlines landed in China, adding to signs that the planemaker was resuming deliveries to China. The country represents about 10% of Boeing's commercial backlog and is an important and growing aviation market.

Boeing had previously said customers in China would not take delivery of new planes due to the tariffs and that it was looking to resell potentially dozens of aircraft.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-resumes-china-deliveries-787-043527436.html

'US immigration officials told to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, NYT reports'

 U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has told immigration officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, the New York Times reported on Friday.

The report cited an internal email and three U.S. officials with knowledge of the guidance.

"Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels," Tatum King, a senior official at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said in guidance to regional leaders of the department, the Times added.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the guidance to the Times and said: "We will follow the president's direction and continue to work to get the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens off of America's streets,"

Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House and U.S. department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside of regular business hours.

The report comes after Trump said on Thursday he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country's farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labor.

U.S. farm industry groups have long wanted Trump to spare their sector from mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain dependent on immigrants.

Trump is carrying out his campaign promise to deport immigrants in the country illegally. But protesters and some Trump supporters have questioned the targeting of those who are not convicted criminals, including in places of employment such as those that sparked last week's protests in Los Angeles.

https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/US-immigration-officials-told-to-largely-pause-raids-on-farms-hotels-NYT-reports-50241049/

Qualitas Health Weighs $942 Million Malaysian IPO, The Edge Says

 

Asian healthcare provider Qualitas Health Group is weighing an initial public offering that will raise as much as 4 billion ringgit ($942 million), according to a report in The Edge, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

The company has reached out to investment bankers for the exercise, which will raise funds for expansion, the report said. The group has operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, it added.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-14/qualitas-health-weighs-942-million-malaysian-ipo-the-edge-says

'Influencer Marketing Gains Ground as Global Ad Budgets Tighten'

 

Ashton Hall’s morning routine involves dunking his head in iced Saratoga Spring Water. For the company that sells the bottled water — Hall’s brand of choice for drinking, brushing his teeth and submerging himself — that’s fantastic news.

“We’re so thankful to this incredible fitness influencer called Ashton Hall,” Saratoga-owner Primo Brands Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Robbert Rietbroek said on an earnings call after Hall’s morning routine video went viral. “He really helped put our brand on the map.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-14/influencer-marketing-gains-ground-as-global-ad-budgets-tighten

China's UN envoy condemns Israeli strikes on Iran - state media

 China condemns Israel's violations of Iran's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity and urges Israel to immediately stop all risky military actions, China's United Nations Ambassador Fu Cong said, state media Xinhua News Agency reported.

"China opposes the intensification of contradictions and the expansion of conflicts, and is deeply concerned about the consequences that may be brought about by Israel's actions," Fu was quoted as saying at a meeting held by the UN Security Council on the Middle East situation on Friday (Jun 13).

China is seriously concerned about the negative impact of the current developments on diplomatic negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue, said Fu.

Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran early on Friday, saying it was the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.

Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes on Friday night, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel's two largest cities.

China has issued advisories to its citizens in Israel and Iran on the "complex and severe" security situation in those countries, adding a warning to those in Israel to prepare for possible missile and drone attacks.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/china-united-nations-envoy-condemn-israel-strikes-iran-nuclear-missile-attacks-5181861

Vietnam parliament approves hiking tax on alcoholic drinks to 90% by 2031

 Vietnam's National Assembly on Saturday approved a proposal to raise the special consumption tax on alcoholic beverages to 90% by 2031 from the current 65%, a move that will add to challenges facing the industry even though the top rate won't be as high as first flagged.

Under the legislation, the tax rate on beer and strong liquor will rise to 70% by 2027, a year later than initially proposed, before reaching 90% in 2031.

Vietnam currently imposes a 65% tax on these products and the initial proposal last year had the tax rising to as high as 100%.

The finance ministry has said the aim of the higher taxes is to curb alcohol consumption. Vietnam is Southeast Asia's second-largest beer market, according to a report by consultancy KPMG in 2024.

Vietnam's beer industry, led by Dutch brewer Heineken, Denmark's Carlsberg, and local brewers Sabeco and Habeco, has already faced challenges from stringent drink-driving laws introduced in 2019, which set a zero-alcohol limit for drivers.

The country's Beer and Alcoholic Beverage Association chief has said industry revenue has declined for the past three years.

In response to weakening demand and the initial proposal for the tax hike, Heineken last year suspended operations at one of its Vietnam breweries.

On Saturday, the lawmakers also approved a new levy of eight percent on sugary drinks exceeding 5g/100ml of sugar that will take effect in 2027 and rise to 10% in 2028.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/vietnam-parliament-approves-hiking-tax-025241341.html