AIAC AT THE TRILATERAL COMMISSION GLOBAL PLENARY MEETING IN BRUSSELS
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Brussels, Belgium - June 23, 2024 - American Industrial Acquisition Corporation Chairman L. M. Levie attended the 51st Annual Global Plenary Meeting of the Trilateral Commission, held in Brussels, Belgium from June 21-23, 2024. The Trilateral Commission is a nonpartisan forum consisting of 400 political, academic, financial, and business leaders who meet, under Chatham House rules, to discuss global economic, political, and security trends and issues. The North American Group of the Trilateral Commission includes a maximum of 87 U.S. members, 20 Canadian members, and, since 2000, 13 Mexican members. Mr. Levie serves as a Global Member.
During the three-day conference, attendees had the opportunity to tour NATO Headquarters, then were greeted by King Philippe of Belgium and Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium. Discussion topics included the following:
Ukraine and the future of European Security
Geo-Economic Rivalry and Risks
The Trend Toward Nationalism in Recent Elections
Middle East Prospects for Peace or escalation
EU Momentum, Future of Trilateral Relations
The West and the Rest in a Changing World Order
Digital Currencies and the Dollar’s Relative Decline
Geopolitics of Monetary Policy
Perspectives on Wars in the Ukraine and Middle East
Technology at the Core of the US-China Rivalry
Europe's Competitiveness in a Changing World Economy
Rebooting Globalism 2.0
Cooperation to Avoid a Climate Catastrophe
The US Presidential Election and its impact on Ukraine, NATO, and the Environment
Risks involving Iran-Israel and US-China
In addition to the seminars and panel discussions, Members, Fellows and their guests attended a Dinner Gala at the Royal Fine Arts Museum in Brussels.
Mr. Levie commented, “The world is grappling with political unrest, prolonged armed conflict, climate change, and social anxiety triggered by disruptive, rapidly advancing technology. This complex landscape requires careful analysis and dialogue. It is crucial for diverse academic, business, and governmental leaders to candidly exchange ideas to promote stability, economic development, environmental stewardship, democracy, peace, and the ethical use of technology. The discussions we had were vigorous, respectful, and insightful.”
Prominent Trilateral Commission members in attendance included:
Jean-Claude Trichet, Former President of the European Central Bank, Governor of the Banque de France, President of the Paris Club, President of the European Monetary Committee, President of the Group of 10 Central Bank Governors, Director of Airbus
Axel Weber, Chairman of the Trilateral Commission Europe, Member of TEMASEK (Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund) International Advisory Council, Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS, President of Deutsche Bundesbank, Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements, German Governor of the IMF.
Carla Hills, Chair of Hills and Company, Member of the Board of the US China Business Council, Member of the International Advisory Boards for JP Morgan, AIG, Coca-Cola Company, Gilead Sciences, and Rolls Royce. Former U.S. Trade Representative; former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, US Assistant Attorney General, Former President, National Association of Women Lawyers, Founding Partner, Munger, Tolles & Hills law firm (now Munger, Tolles & Olson).
John Negroponte, Vice Chairman, McLarty Associates, Former Director of National Intelligence, Ambassador to Mexico, Philippines, Honduras, UN, and Iraq, and Deputy Secretary of State, and Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
David Petraeus, Partner, KKR, Chairman of the KKR Global Institute; retired US Army General and former Director of the CIA.
Christopher G. Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of the US European Command.
Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the Military Committee of NATO.
Magdalena Andersson, Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and former Prime Minister of Sweden.
Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden, World Health Organization Special Envoy for Covid 19.
Mario Monti, Senator for Life of the Italian Republic, Former Prime Minister of Italy and Member of the European Commission.
Don Graham, majority owner and Chairman of Graham Holdings Company; Former Publisher of the Washington Post and Lead Independent Director of Facebook.
David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent for the New York Times, Pulitzer prize winner, and author of multiple New York Times best selling books.
Jane Harman, Former US Congresswoman, Chair of the Commission on National Defense Strategy, Former President and CEO of the Wilson Center, Member of the Board of Advisors to the Department of Homeland Security and NASA.
Michael Chertoff, Executive Chairman, The Chertoff Group, Former US Secretary of Homeland Security, co-author of the USA Patriots Act, US Court of Appeals Judge, Assistant US Attorney General, US Department of Justice, Chairman of BAE Systems.
Nicolas Kristoff, Columnist, New York Times, Former Editor, Sunday New York Times, author of 6 books.
Dan Michaels, Brussels Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, Former Aerospace and Aviation Editor for Europe
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator and Associate Editor of the Financial Times, London, Former Member of the UK Independent Commission on Banking.
Jean Lemierre, Chairman, BNP Paribas, Former Chairman of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Eli Leenaars, Member of the Board of Directors, Capital One Financial Corporation, former Vice-Chairman, UBS Global Wealth Management, Zurich; former Member of the Executive Board, ING Group NV.
Lyndsay Howard, Foreign Policy Advisor for Michael Bloomberg, Chairman of Bloomberg LP.
Kurt Lauk, President, Globe CP GmbH, Former Member of the Board of Management of Daimler and Deputy Chairman and CFO of Audi
Rene Moerland, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Euractiv, part of the Mediahuis Group.
Koen Lenaerts, President, Court of Justice of the EU.
Scott Kleinman, Co-President, Apollo Asset Management.
Anthony Gardner, Managing Partner, Brookfield, Former US Ambassador to the EU.
Thomas Leysen, Chairman of Unicore, and MediaHuis, news publisher in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Ireland.
Scott Brison, Vice Chairman, Bank of Montreal, Former Member of Parliament.
Jean Charest, Former Premier of Quebec.
Tak Ninami, CEO of Suntory Holdings.
ABOUT THE TRILATERAL COMMISSION
The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973 principally by US, European, and Japanese leaders who sought to address the challenges posed by the growing economic and political interdependence between the U.S. and its allies in North America, Western Europe, and Japan.
The Trilateral Commission is headed by an executive committee and three regional chairs representing Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region, with headquarters in Paris, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo, respectively. Meetings are held annually at locations that rotate among the three regions; regional and national meetings are held throughout the year. Most gatherings focus on discussing reports and debating strategy to meet the commission's aims.
The Trilateral Commission represents influential commercial and political interests. As of 2021, there were roughly 400 members, including leading figures in politics, business, media, and academia. Each country within the three regions is assigned a quota of members reflecting its relative political and economic strength.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE:
https://www.trilateral.org/about/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral_Commission
ABOUT AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries and 3 territories in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. AIAC has acquired and grown subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliates of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies, Moog, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Blackstone, Riverside, Ahlstrom, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC manufacturing companies serve companies and governmental entities worldwide in all major sectors, including aviation, space, defense, automotive, truck, rail, marine, petrochemical, solar, nuclear, food, confectionary, beverage, civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial construction, mining, dredging, disaster relief, education, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. AIAC companies manufacture materials, components, assemblies, packaging, equipment, and finished products. In addition, AIAC companies are exclusive, authorized distributors of leading branded industrial and consumer products throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand and electrical equipment throughout France.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005, and has produced over 10,000 components for every Boeing jet plane ever since, reliably serving Boeing from manufacturing facilities in North America. A leader in ultra high precision jet engine component manufacturing, AIAC companies also produce 2,200 fan blades and blisks for jet engines produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell.
AIAC companies actively support exploration into outer space, manufacturing critical components for launching and propelling spacecraft and satellites. AIAC customers in this sector include NASA, the European Space Agency, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing. AIAC companies also produce the critical wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chrysler-Fiat, Toyota, Nissan, Navistar, and Caterpillar. In connection with its paper manufacturing interests, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary. AIAC companies design, manufacture and service road and highway signage for over 4,000 municipalities in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. AIAC companies also design and produce poles for illumination and signage for cities and states throughout North America.
ABOUT AIAC PHILANTHROPY
AIAC and the AIAC Foundation support a wide range of nonprofit, nonsectarian, bipartisan organizations which promote international conflict resolution, disaster relief, economic development, environmental sustainability, and exploration. AIAC’s beneficiaries include the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc., the Asia Society, the Atlantic Council, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Philanthropy Partners, the Bretton Woods Committee, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carter Center, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Foreign Policy Association, the Institut Française des Relations Internationales, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Crisis Group, the International Rescue Committee, the Japan Society, the JFK School of Government of Harvard University, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Sierra Club, and the Trilateral Commission. In the realm of science and exploration, AIAC actively supports the Explorers Club, the National Geographic Society, the Royal Geographical Society, the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Space Society, and the United States Space Foundation.
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Media Contact:
Isabel Carro-Toro, Vice President
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
+34 689 295 827 (Spain)
+ 1 787 244 3175 (USA)
icarro-toro@aiac.com
