Edge Foundation/London dinner/2009
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| Date | 20 April 2009 |
|---|---|
| Location | London, UK |
| Description | In 2009 the Edge Foundation, which also arranges an annual Billionaires' dinner, held a dinner party at Zilly Fish Restaurant in London, UK. |
| Participants | Anjana Ahuja, Vittorio Bo, Albert Bonnier, Albert Bonnier, Nick Bostrom, John Brockman, Max Brockman, Max Brockman, Phillip Campbell, Andrea Cane, Geoffrey Carr, Toby Coppel, Alfonso Cuarón, Richard Dawkins, Britta Egetemeier, Brian Eno, Andrew Franklin, Sally Gaminera, James Geary, Terry Gilliam, Terry Gilliam, David Goodhart, Will Goodlad, A. C. Grayling, Mark Henderson, Roger Highfield, Maja Hoffmann, Nicholas Humphrey, Alok Jha, Dominique Leglu, Dominque LeGlu, Armand Leroi, John Lloyd, Brenda Maddox, Bruno Maddox, Katinka Matson, Stefan McGrath, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Thomas Rathnow, Matt Ridley, Rupert Sheldrake, Peter Sillem, Tom Standage, Timothy Taylor, Slav Todorov, Lalla Ward, Jeremy Webb, Russell Weinberger, Lewis Wolpert |
On April 20,2009, the Edge Foundation, which also arranges an annual Billionaires' dinner, held a dinner party at Zilly Fish Restaurant in London, UK.[1]
Attendees
The dinner was attended by many celebrity intellectuals and people from the publishing industry (Transworld Publishers, Penguin Press, Mondadori, S. Fischer Verlag, Piper Verlag, Bonnier Publishing), corporate media the Economist, the Guardian; and Nature and New Scientist. The list of people attending might not be complete.
Known Participants
10 of the 46 participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Nick Bostrom | Sweden AI and transhumanist philosopher favored by the hyper rich. Attended the Bilderberg in 2019. |
| John Brockman | US literary agent who flew the plane, very heavy Edge Foundation/Billionaires' dinner habit, founded the Edge Foundation. |
| Richard Dawkins | Prominent atheist |
| Brian Eno | Politically active musician |
| Terry Gilliam | |
| David Goodhart | |
| John Lloyd | UK journalist |
| Katinka Matson | Artist with a heavy billionaires' dinner habit |
| Hans Ulrich Obrist | Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian. |
| Rupert Sheldrake | A Ph.D Biologist |
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