The key topics for discussion according to reporters who are covering the secretive Bilderberg meeting even include the Greek crisis as well as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, chemical weapons threats, global economy, European strategy, the Middle East including Iran, NATO, Russia, terrorism, the UK and the US elections.
The CEO of Cement Titan, Dimitris Papalexopoulos, former prime minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos and president of the Greek European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) Loukas Tsoukalis, are just three names among some 140 participants of this year's meeting, according to the Bilderberg Group website.
Other guests this year also include Google chairman Eric Schmidt; Paul M. Achleitner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank; the Tyrolean property investor Rene Benko; Shell CEO Ben van Beurden; Thomas Enders, CEO, Airbus Group; Henri de Castries, the Chairman of the Euro Group; Austrian President Heinz Fischer; Siemens Austria CEO Wolfgang Hesoun; the CEO of Austrian oil and gas giant OMV, Gerhard Roiss; and Ryanair chairman Michael O'Leary.
An elite anti-terrorism squad is going to be deployed under the command of Austria's Interior Ministry, the main road from Telfs to the Interalpen Hotel is going to be closed, the area around the hotel will also have a no-fly zone and more than 2,100 police officers are going to be stationed there.