Frankly, I suspect underhanded dealing in anything shrouded in secrecy involving enormously wealthy and powerful men. This may be a form of paranoia.
There is one thing unarguably true. If I am wrong on my end, and these meeting are just harmless bridge games, then our world is safe. If I am right on my end, and others are alerted to nefarious dealings of these men, then our world has a chance of surviving their alleged mechanisms. Those that doeth evil hateth the light.
If you are right on your end, then our world is safe. However, if you are wrong, and you succeed in convincing others to be as gullible, then a lot of pain may come to all.
I'd rather see a future history in which I am wrong than one where you are wrong.
In politics, it is always healthy to be cynical and it is always disastrous to be trusting.
There are no exceptions to that rule.