WEF/Annual Meeting/1973
| Date | February 1973 |
|---|---|
| Location | Davos, Switzerland |
| Description | Aurelio Peccei delivered a speech summarizing The Limits to Growth, a book that had been commissioned by the Club of Rome. |
| Planners | WEF |
| Participants | Klaus Schwab, Olivier Giscard d'Estaing, Aurelio Peccei, Prince Bernhard |
The 1973 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, still known as the European Management Forum, was held in Davos, Switzerland in February 1973.
Own words
At the third European Management Symposium, the Forum broadened its European focus, picking the theme "Shaping Your Future in Europe". His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was the honorary sponsor and the Commission of the European Communities renewed its patronage.[1]
Two developments distinguished this Davos meeting. First, Aurelio Peccei, the Italian industrialist, delivered a speech summarizing The Limits to Growth, a book that had been commissioned by the Club of Rome, the global think tank that he founded. When it was published in 1972, the study had caused a sensation for calling into question the sustainability of global economic growth. The authors outlined the choices that society had to make to reconcile economic development and environmental constraints.
Second, participants took the initiative to draft a code of ethics based on Klaus Schwab's stakeholder concept. With just one abstention, all participants approved the text in the final session of the symposium.
From its beginning, the Forum set out the principle that it should neither act as an advocacy group nor express any opinions on behalf of its members or participants. The Davos Manifesto was a rare exception to this policy.
With these initiatives and the Davos Manifesto, the European Management Forum was moving deliberately to construct a wider, more substantial platform for business, government, civil society and other stakeholders to work together to address important global issues.
Known Participants
All 4 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Bernhard von Biesterfeld | Nazi arms dealer. Alleged bodyguard of Hitler, early member of the SS, requested presidency under Hitler during WW2. An early leader of the Dutch Deep State, founded Dutch division of Operation Gladio named Inlichtingen en Operatiën, co-founded Bilderberg as Steering Committee chairman. Started 1001 Club, WWF, Rijkens Club. Linked to Klaas Bruinsma. |
| Olivier Giscard d'Estaing | French businessman who right after attending Bilderberg/1970 became co-director of the World Economic Forum. Brother of president and Rothschild-banker Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Aurelio Peccei | Italian businessman who attended 4 Bilderbergs in the 1960s, founder of the Club of Rome |
| Klaus Schwab | German economist, Bilderberg Steering committee, World Economic Forum Board of Trustees |
