Con la reunión que efectuaron en un lujoso hotel de la ciudad de Sitges,
 la mayoría de los españoles se enteró la semana pasada de la existencia de un club privado llamado Bilderberg. 
Aunque la mayoría aun no lo sabemos pronunciar correctamente, ahora ya sabemos todos que el dichoso club se reúne una vez al año y que 
está compuesto por las personas más poderosas, tanto del ámbito público como del privado, del mundo occidental. Durante un fin de semana, se encierran en un hotel, hablan de sus cosas y, según las mitología popular, 
deciden el destino del mundo.
Lógicamente, este año han decidido reunirse en España (¿qué mejor país para estudiar las consecuencias de la profunda crisis económica?) y entre sus invitados estuvo nuestro Presidente del gobierno, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (oyéndole se aprende mucho sobre las causas de una recesión). 
Ahora, todos estamos al cabo de la calle en qué es y a qué se dedica este club, pero, ¿quién lo compone? ¿quiénes son esos “poderosos” secretos que deciden el futuro de nuestras vidas?
Como yo no pude acudir debido a problemas de agenda, les paso la lista extraoficial (por orden alfabético y en inglés) que ha publicado 
American Free Press. Parafraseando la cita, les advierto que 
ni están todos los poderosos ni todos los que están son poderosos (ya quisiera más de uno). ¿A cuántos conocen?
Honorary Chairman: BEL, Davignon, Etienne
Vice Chairman: Suez-Tractebel
DEU, Ackermann, Josef, Chair. of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank AG 
GBR, Agius, Marcus, Chairman, Barclays Bank PLC 
TUR, Akir Vatan, Ru en , Today’s Zaman Journalist
ESP, Alierta, César, Chairman and CEO, Telefónica 
INT, Almunia, Joaquín, Commissioner, European Commission 
USA, Altman, Roger C. Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc. 
USA, Arrison, Sonia, Author and policy analyst 
SWE, Bäckström, Urban, Director General, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise 
PRT, Balsemâo. Francisco Pinto, Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister 
ITA, Bernabé. Franco, CEO, Telecom Italia S.p.A. 
SWE, Bildt, Carl, Minister of Foreign Affairs 
FIN, Blåfield Antti, Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat 
ESP, Botín, Ana P., Executive Chairman, Banesto 
NOR, Brandtzaeg, Svein Richard, CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA 
AUT, Bronner, Oscar, Publisher and Editor, Der Standard 
CAN, Campbell, Gordon, Premier of British Columbia 
ESP, Carvajal Urquijo, Jaime, Managing Director, Advent International 
FRA, Castries, Henri de, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA 
ESP, Cebrián, Juan Luis, CEO, PRISA 
ESP, Cisneros, Gustavo A., Chairman and CEO, Cisneros Group of Companies 
CAN, Clark, W. Edmund, President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group 
USA, Collins, Timothy C., Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC 
ITA, Conti, Fulvio, CEO and General Manager, Enel SpA 
GRC, David, George A., Chairman, Coca-Cola H.B.C. S.A. 
DNK, Eldrup, Anders, CEO, DONG Energy 
ITA, Elkann, John, Chairman, Fiat S.p.A. 
DEU, Enders, Thomas, CEO, Airbus SAS 
DNK, Federspiel, Ulrik, Vice President Global Affairs, Haldor Topsoe A/S 
USA, Feldstein, Martin S., George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University 
USA, Ferguson, Niall, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University 
AUT, Fischer, Heinz, Federal President 
IRL, Gallagher, Paul, Attorney General 
USA, Gates, William H., Co-chair, Gates Foundation and Chairman, Microsoft Corp. 
USA, Gordon, Philip H., Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs 
USA, Graham, Donald E., Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company 
INT, Gucht, Karel de, Commissioner, European Commission 
TUR, Gürel, Z. Damla, Special Adviser to the President on EU Affairs 
NLD, Halberstadt, Victor, Prof. of Eco., Leiden Univ; Former Hon Sec. Gen. of Bilderberg 
USA, Holbrooke, Richard C., Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan 
NLD, Hommen, Jan H.M., Chairman, ING Group 
USA, Hormats, Robert D., Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs 
BEL, Huyghebaert, Jan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group 
USA, Johnson, James A., Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC 
FIN, Katainen, Jyrki, Minister of Finance 
USA, Keane, John M., Senior Partner, SCP Partners 
GBR, Kerr, John, Mem., House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc. 
USA, Kissinger, Henry A., Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc. 
USA, Kleinfeld, Klaus, Chairman and CEO, Alcoa 
TUR, Koc, Mustafa V., Chairman, KOÁ Holding A. 
USA, Kravis, Henry R., Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. 
USA, Kravis, Marie-JosÈe, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc. 
INT, Kroes, Neelie, Commissioner, European Commission 
USA, Lander, Eric S., President and Director, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT 
FRA, Lauvergeon, Anne, Chairman of the Executive Board, AREVA 
ESP, León Gross, Bernardino, Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister 
DEU, L´Scher, Peter, Chairman of the Board of Management, Siemens AG 
NOR, Magnus, Birger, Chairman, Storebrand ASA 
CAN, Mansbridge, Peter, Chief Correspondent, Canadian
Broadcasting Corp.
USA, Mathews, Jessica T., President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 
CAN, McKenna, Frank, Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group 
GBR, Micklethwait, John, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist 
FRA, Montbrial, Thierry de, President, French Institute for International Relations 
ITA, Monti, Mario, President, Universitá Commerciale Luigi Bocconi 
INT, Moyo, Dambisa F., Economist and Author 
USA, Mundie, Craig J., Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corp. 
NOR, Myklebust, Egil, Former Chair. of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA 
USA, Naím, Moisés, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy 
ESP, Nin Génova, Juan María, President and CEO, La Caixa 
DNK, Nyrup Rasmussen, Poul, Former Prime Minister 
GBR, Oldham, John, National Clinical Lead for Quality and Productivity 
FIN, Ollila, Jorma, Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc 
USA, Orszag, Peter R., Director, Office of Management and Budget 
TUR, Ozilhan, Tuncay, Chairman, Anadolu Group 
ITA, Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso, Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe 
GRC, Papaconstantinou, George, Minister of Finance 
USA, Parker, Sean, Managing Partner, Founders Fund 
USA, Pearl, Frank H., Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC 
USA, Perle, Richard N., Resident Fellow, Ame. Enterprise Inst. for Public Policy Research 
ESP, Polanco, Ignacio, Chairman, Grupo PRISA 
CAN, Prichard, J. Robert S., President and CEO, Metrolinx 
NLD, Queen Beatrix, Queen of Netherlands 
ESP, Queen Sofia , Queen of Spain
FRA, Ramanantsoa, Bernard, Dean, HEC Paris Group 
PRT, Rangel, Paulo, Member, European Parliament 
CAN, Reisman, Heather M., Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc. 
SWE, Renström, Lars, President and CEO, Alfa Laval 
NLD, Rinnooy Kan, Alexander H.G., Chairman, Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER) 
ITA, Rocca, Gianfelice, Chairman, Techint 
ESP, Rodriguez Inciarte, MatÌas, Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander 
USA, Rose, Charlie, Producer, Rose Communications 
USA, Rubin, Robert E., Co-Chairman, CFR; Former Sec. of the Treasury 
TUR, Sabanci Dincer, Suzan, Chairman, Akbank 
ITA, Scaroni, Paolo, CEO, Eni S.p.A.
USA, Schmidt, Eric, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Google 
AUT, Scholten, Rudolf, Mem. Board of Exe. Dir., Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG 
DEU, Scholz, OlafVice, Chairman, SPD 
INT, Sheeran, Josette, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Program 
INT, Solana Madariaga, Javier, Former Secretary General, Council of the European Union 
USA, Steinberg, James B., Deputy Secretary of State 
INT, Stigson, Björn, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development 
USA, Summers, Lawrence H., Director, National Economic Council 
IRL, Sutherland, Peter D., Chairman, Goldman Sachs International 
GBR, Taylor, J. Martin, Chairman, Syngenta International AG 
PRT, Teixeira dos Santos, Fernando, Minister of State and Finance 
USA, Thiel, Peter A., President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC 
GRC, Tsoukalis, Loukas, President, ELIAMEP 
INT, Tumpel-Gugerell, Gertrude, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank 
USA, Varney, Christine A., Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust 
CHE, Vasella, Daniel L., Chairman, Novartis AG 
USA, Volcker, Paul A., Chairman, Economic Recovery Advisory Board 
CHE, Voser, Peter, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc 
FIN, Wahlroos, Björn, Chairman, Sampo plc 
CHE, Waldvogel, Francis A., Chairman, Novartis Venture Fund 
SWE, Wallenberg, Jacob, Chairman, Investor AB 
NLD, Wellink, Nout , President, De Nederlandsche Bank 
USA, West, F.J. Bing, Author 
GBR, Williams, Shirley, Member, House of Lords 
USA, Wolfensohn, James D., Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC 
ESP, Zapatero, José Luis Rodriguez, Prime Minister 
DEU, Zetsche, Dieter, Chairman, Daimler AG 
INT, Zoellick, Robert B., President, The World Bank Group
Esperemos que, aparte de cerrar lucrativos negocios, 
tuvieran un minuto para hablar de la pobreza en el mundo. Aunque sólo fuese por egoísmo: si les ayudan, llegará el día en que podrán comprar sus productos y les harán todavía más poderosos.