¿Quién asistió a la reunión del club Bilderberg 2010 en Sitges?

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.