Bilderberg 2011: The Good, The Bad, and the Incredibly Wealthy
Celebrity protest: the guy from the movie V For Vendetta turns up in St Moritz for a spell. He tries to remain anonymous by wearing glasses, but I totally recognise him.Photograph: QuierosaberTipped for the top: Deusche Bank boss, Josef Ackermann, is all smiles amid rumours he's about to chair the Bilderberg Steering Group. Photograph: Quierosaber"Strength. Performance. Passion": the slogan of Holcim Ltd. The world's 2nd biggest cement and aggregate supplier. This is Rolf Soiron, the boss. Photograph: infocon.ro/Paul Dorneau
Spot the Mandelson: as EU commissioner Neelie Kroes takes a souvenier snap of Google boss Eric Schmidt and Telecom Italia CEO Franco Bernab, Mandy gets lost in the mix. Photograph: Hannah BornoKicking back: Google boss Eric Schmidt takes time away from work to immerse himself in nature. It's so good to be able to switch off like this, and simply relax.Photograph: QuierosaberGlad stridings: Billionaire banker Jacob Wallenberg delights in the magnificent view as he strolls the mountainside with his friends. Photograph: QuierosaberTake a hike: see who you can spot in Mandy's band. You can have one for free: that's Thomas Enders, CEO of Airbus, at the back, with the brolly. Photograph: QuierosaberSafety last: the brave ramblers are followed down by police, spooks, and a medic with an emergency resuscitation kit. Just in case Lord Mandelson were to collapse, turn blue, tumble down a hillside into a stream, and be trampled by goats. Photograph: Quierosaber96 today! A policeman graciously accepts David Rockefeller's chocolate and blueberry birthday cake. Those candles are a choking risk, I realise. I only hope Mr Rockefeller didn't get one caught in his throat, turn blue, tumble down a hillside into a stream, and be trampled by goats. Photograph: QuierosaberPlaying truant: Swiss politician Rolf Swcheiger ducks out of the seminar on 'Demographic Challenges' for a cheeky fag. Photograph: QuierosaberOur biggest fan: a jolly Bilderberg delegate shows his support for the journalists and activists outside the hotel gates. Photograph: infocon.ro/Paul DorneauFlag Ladies: a typical pair of furious, disgruntled anti-globalisation protestors. Lock them up! Photograph: QuierosaberGotcha! When the billionaires won't show their faces, it's time to stalk orchids. "Think you could get away without being spotted? Wrong!" Photograph: QuierosaberInternational man of mystery: a Bilderberg watcher poses a couple of questions Photograph: infocon.ro/Paul DorneauThe orc mines of Sauron. No - wait - it's the Bilderberg conference venue. There are absolutely no orcs present. Sauron won't allow it. Photograph: TomWhere's my Lear jet...? Nestlé director and CEO of the Kudelski group, André Kudelski, checks his travel plans. Every delegate is colour-coded. You do *not* want to know what the yellow means. (Kissinger is yellow). Photograph: infocon.ro/Paul DorneauTo Russia With Love: the bodyguards of oligarch Mordashov smile for the cameras. Photograph: Hannah BornoUS via Portugal: Washington hawk, Richard Perle (2nd from right), gives a lift home to Francisco Balsem (right of picture, the former Portuguese PM and owner of the Impresa media group), and the economist and investor Antonio Nogueira Leite. Antonio looks happy with souvenir poster. Hang on who's that on the left? Is that Marcus Agius? The chairman of Barclays? Time to hit Google Images.Photograph: Alles Schall und RauchFins are looking up: the Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell, Jorma Olila (2nd from the left), cracks a joke, much to the amusement of his fellow Fins. Photograph: infocon.ro/Paul DorneauSpooks on the loose: a protection details hops on a chopper home. Don't forget to check your firearms at security. Sir? I said, don't forget to... oh, never mind. Photograph: Hannah BornoNobody forgets their first Bilderberg: a budding activist takes time out in his Bilderbuggy Photograph: Hannah BornoAll aboard the Bilderbus! It had to be jump started throughout the continent, got back as far as Birmingham, then broke down. Anyone want to buy a bus...?Photograph: Quierosaber
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