As the summer begins, tech and media tycoons around the world are preparing for the travel season, but a few are also preparing to drop in the mountain resort of Idaho, Sun Valley. Since the early 1980s, the annual Allen & Company conference has been called “the summer camp for billionaires” and has attracted the most powerful figures in the industry.
Despite laid-back dress codes and outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling, gatherings are no easy task. Hosted by investment bank Allen & Company, the invitation-only event usually begins in the second week of July. It uses advanced conferences and private lectures, both behind closed doors and is largely a forbidden area for the media. It’s also the main hub of the deal, and past meetings have laid the foundation for the change action purchased by Jeff Bezos Washington Post and the merger of Disney and ABC.
This year’s guest roster, reported by Variety and Puck, is packed with Silicon Valley power players. Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Andy Jassy and Sam Altman will all be in attendance.
The Media Giants are also very well represented. Warner Bros. finds CEO David Zaslav just got out of his decision to allocate two points, and will be there with Rupert Murdoch, led by sons, Lachlan Murdoch and ex-wife, Wendi Murdoch, and Netflix executives Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters and Reed Hastings. Disney CEO Bob Iger is on the list again, likely with top heirs Dana Walden, Alan Bergman, Josh D’Amaro and Jimmy Pitaro.
technology
- Openai CEO Sam Altman
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
- Apple CEO Tim Cook
- Eddy Cue, Senior Vice President of Apple Services
- Letter CEO Sundar Pichai
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
- Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
- Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
- Palantir CEO Alex Karp
- Daniel EK, CEO of Spotify
- Snap CEO Evan Spiegel
- Activision former CEO Bobby Kotick
Media and Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Discover CEO David Zaslav
- Bruce Campbell, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery
- Bob Iger, CEO of Walt Disney Company
- Disney Entertainment Co-Chair Dana Walden
- Alan Bergman, Co-Chair of Disney Entertainment
- Disney Experience Chairman Josh D’Amaro
- ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro
- Michael Eisner, former CEO of Walt Disney Company
- Rupert Murdoch, former chairman of News Corp.
- News Corp Chairman Lachlan Murdoch
- News Corp CEO Robert Thompson
- IAC Chairman Barry Diller
- Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix
- Greg Peters, co-CEO of Netflix
- Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings
- YouTube CEO Neal Mohan
- Comcast CEO Brian Roberts
- Jason Blum, CEO of Blumhouse Productions
- Brian Grazer, film and television producer
- Bryan Lourd, CEO of Creative Artist Agent
- Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artist Agent
- Mattel CEO Ynon Keri
- Charles Rivkin, CEO of Film Association
- Ravi Ahuja, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment
- John Malone, Chairman of Free Media
- Derek Chang, CEO of Free Media
- Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global
- Jeffrey Katzenberg, Co-founder of Dreamworks
- Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation Entertainment
- Wasserman Media Group CEO Casey Wasserman
News Media
- Michael Bloomberg, majority shareholder of Bloomberg Records
- Diane Sawyer, ABC News anchor
- Anderson Cooper, host of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360
- Erin Burnett’s anchor Erin Burnett Outfront
- Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial columnist for The New York Times
- Becky Quick, co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box
- Free Press Editor Bari Weiss
- Fox News chief political host Bret Baier
- Evan Osnos, the New Yorker’s staff writer
- Washington Post columnist David Ignatius
- Gayle King, Co-host of CBS Morning
- David Begnaud, a contributor to CBS News
- Bill Cowher, analyst at CBS Sports
politics
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