Kjerstin Braathen
 Kjerstin Braathen    (business executive, banker) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | École supérieure de commerce |
| Interests | Bilderberg/Climate change |
Norwegian Bilderberg banker with a WEF AGM habit | |
Kjerstin Elisabeth Rasmussen Braathen is a Norwegian business executive. Since 2019, she has been CEO of DNB, Norway's largest bank. She attended the 2023 Bilderberg meeting.
Pain is actually worth it
In 2022, Braathen spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Speaking about how the global transition to clean energy would affect small and medium-sized businesses, Braathen said:
There will be some pain in the process. The pace that we need will open up for missteps. It will open up for shortages of energy, it will create inflationary pressures. And maybe we need to start talking about that, that that pain is actually worth it.[1]
Tax assessment figures from 2022 show that her income increased to NOK 15.8 million ($1.4 million). Braathen's declared fortune was stable at just over NOK 41 million ($3.8 million).[2]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/2023 | 18 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Portugal Lisbon Pestana Palace Hotel | The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Lisbon, with 128 guests on the official list. The earliest in the year since 2009. |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | "The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2022 | 22 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 1912 guests in Davos |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
