[1] A Bilderberg Group press release stated that there were approximately 120 participants from 21 countries.

[2] Established in 1954 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Bilderberg conferences are an annual private gathering of the European and North American political and business elite.

Events are attended by between 120 and 150 people each year invited by the Bilderberg Group's steering committee; including high-level politicians, CEOs, national security experts, academics and journalists.

[2] Topics for discussion included: A list of 119 participants was published on the Bilderberg website.

[4] This list may not be complete, as a source connected to the Bilderberg group told The Daily Telegraph in 2013 that some attendees do not have their names publicized.