UFO forum panelists on stage in Riyadh. (image credit: GCF2011)

In late January 2011, business leaders from around the world met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the 5^th annual Global Competitiveness Forum and of the many issues tackled UFOs and extraterrestrial life was one of them. Now they have put videos of the event on YouTube for all to see. You can view them below.

World Leaders such as Tony Blair and Bill Clinton attended the conference, although they did not attend the UFO portion of the event. Leaders in UFO research were on hand to discuss its validity and potential for the advancement of global business. Jacques Vallee, a computer scientist, venture capitalist and long-time UFO researcher was among the speakers, as well as physicists, Dr. Michio Kaku and Stanton Friedman, author and journalist, Nick Pope, who worked for the UK Ministry of Defence investigating UFOs, and  Dr. Zaghloul El Naggar, an accomplished and well respected professor of earth sciences. The UFO section of the event was called Contact: Learning from Outer Space, and was moderated by Harvard business professor, John Quelch.

The website for the event describes the UFO portion as:

Psychological and socio-cultural assumptions and preconceptions constrain us to a large extent, and shape our views of the universe so that we are inclined to find what we are looking for, and fail to see what we are not. Using knowledge gained from research in the fields of Ufology and the search for extraterrestrial life, what might we possibly learn about hindrances to innovation in other areas of inquiry?

The sponsor of the entire event, by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), describes itself as the “guardian angel” of business in Saudi Arabia. An impressive and important event, their website describes the event as:

The Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF), the only event of its kind, is an annual meeting of global business leaders, international political leaders, and selected intellectuals and journalists brought together to create a dialogue with respect to the positive impact organizational and national competitiveness can have on local, regional and global economic and social development. It was founded in 2006 by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), and is held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the patronage of HM King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

Jacques Vallee's presentation. (image credit: GCF2011)

Here are videos of the UFO portions of the event.

Jacques Vallee: General Partner, SBV Venture Partners

Michio Kaku: Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York, Host of Sci Fi Science on the Discovery/Science TV Channel

Nick Pope: Author, Journalist

Stanton Friedman: Nuclear Physicist, Lecturer, Author

Zaghloul El Naggar: Professor of Earth Sciences

For more on the GCF you can visit their official website here. To watch more videos from the event you can visit their YouTube page here.

Researcher Grant Cameron, who runs the website HillaryClintonUFO.net, was able to retrieve documents through the Freedom of Information Act that showed Rockefeller was soliciting help form Hillary’s staff on drafting a document to President Bill Clinton in 1995.  The title of the document was: Lifting Secrecy on Information About Extraterrestrial Intelligence as Part of the Current Classification Review.

In August of 1995 the Clintons made a trip to Rockefeller’s JY Ranch near Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming.  Many speculate that UFOs and ETs must have been a subject of conversation during the visit.  However, there has never been any proof of this, until now.

Hillary Clinton and Laurance Rockefeller walking at his Wyoming Ranch (image credit: Clinton Library)

Hillary Clinton and Laurance Rockefeller walking at his Wyoming Ranch (image credit: Clinton Library)

In these famous pictures of Hillary and Rockefeller walking on a wooded path during the visit, Hilary is holding a book.  For years researchers have been trying to figure out which book she is holding, to find out if it would provide clues as to the nature of their conversation.  Finally, Tonio Cousyn (known as elevenaugust at Open Minds Forum) has figured it out.  He discovered that the book is Paul Davies’ Are We Alone? Philosophical Implications of the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life.  The images below show how he discovered this.

Front cover of Paul Davies' book

Back cover of Paul Davies' book

Close up of the book in Hillary Clinton's arm. Click the image to go to a book cover comparison created by Tonio Cousyn.

Amazon describes the book as: “The authentic discovery of extraterrestrial life would usher in a scientific revolution on par with Copernicus or Darwin, says Paul Davies. Just as these ideas sparked religious and philosophical controversy when they were first offered, so would proof of life arising away from Earth. With this brief book (160 pages, including two appendices and an index), Davies tries to get ahead of the curve and begin to sort out the metaphysical mess before it happens. Many science fiction writers have preceded him, of course, but here the matter is plainly put. This is a very good introduction to a compelling subject.”

Professor Paul Davies

Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and award winning bestselling author.  He is currently director of the Beyond Center of Fundamental Concepts in Science and co-director of the Cosmology initiative at Arizona State University.  He even has an asteroid named after him.  He has often written about the SETI project, and the philosophical ideas behind extraterrestrial contact.  In November of 2009, he was a speaker at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences’ Study Week on Astrobiology event.

Although we do not know whether Hillary brought the book or if Rockefeller gave it to her, it does confirm that extraterrestrial life was part of their conversation.

For more information on the Clinton’s UFO history read our story on Obama and UFOs, or for detailed information visit Grant Cameron’s HillaryClintonUFO.net and PresidentialUFO.com.

Special thanks to Angelia Joiner for her help with this story.