Lakeland Headquarters 1401 South Florida Avenue Lakeland, FL 33803 Toll Free: 1 (800) 950-2526 Phone: (863) 688-9000 Fax: (863) 616-6354 Michael Walker [2019: Annual spotlight on Sun Valley helps Idahos economy in ways large and small]. Discovery is barely three months old in this configuration, rumors about the next big deal for the company (and whether it might involve Redstones assets) will follow Zaslav throughout the week. Invites to the conference are highly coveted among tech titans and media moguls, but the conference's guest list doesn't change that much from year to year. The cooperation of labor and Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Previous conference guests have included Bill and Melinda Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Warren and Susan Buffett,[4] Tony Blair, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Allen alumnus and former Philippine Senator Mar Roxas, former Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Quicken Loans Founder & Chairman Dan Gilbert, Yahoo! The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference is an annual media finance conference hosted and funded by private investment firm Allen & Company. Only hours after The New York Times published an upcoming book excerpt describing a supposed falling out between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, the two executives appeared together, smiling and presenting a united front, in front of a group of photographers. CNBC set up a studio on the side of a nearby mountain, and a several attendees sat down for interviews, including Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. David Zaslav at Allen & Company's Sun Valley Conference in 2021. With new mandates in boardrooms across the country to increase diversity in almost all major sectors, its very unlikely the summer camp for moguls can keep going Allen & Co. dates, guest list confirmed | Sun Valley | mtexpress.com Or as close to it as possible. Recession Blues Several major company heads, media executives and other public figures have been pictured at the conference, according to images from Getty and other reports, including the following: According to Gura, several executives who have invested in cryptocurrencies were reported to be at the event, as well as those heading up companies focused on artificial intelligence. CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg walks with COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 8 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops delivered daily to your inbox. Cc @JeffBezos and Lauren Sanchez are back in #SunValley more now on @FoxBusiness @LizClaman pic.twitter.com/u9fXN7vD0t. Sun Valley 2022 Allen & Co.: Media Moguls, Deals, Recession The The ultra-exclusive event lures some of the biggest names in finance, tech, and media. co-founder Jerry Yang, financer George Soros, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, media mogul Rupert Murdoch,[5] eBay CEO Meg Whitman, BET founder Robert Johnson, Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons, Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight,[6] Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell,[7] NBA player LeBron James, Professor and entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun, Governor Chris Christie, entertainer Dan Chandler, Katharine Graham of The Washington Post, Diane Sawyer, InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller, Linkedin co-founder Reid Hoffman, entrepreneur Wences Casares, EXOR and FCA Chairman John Elkann, and Washington Post CEO Donald E. Graham, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner,[8] Bob Iger, Warner Bros. A big question was whether Bezos would make an appearance. Allen & Co. has usually been a family-friendly affair, and that has added to its can't-miss event status for moguls. Paramount Global non-executive chair Shari Redstone, who is also traveling to Sun Valley, recently addressed the scale of the company created by the merger of CBS and Viacom, saying it has what it takes to succeed as it topped 62 million global streaming subscribers as of March. This year, the Wall Street Journal reports some sessions will be held outside, and other COVID-19 protocols will be in place. And often, the no-shows can attract as much attention as those who are there. After upending the media landscape with his deal to combine Discovery with WarnerMedia, David Zaslav will touch down in Sun Valley, Idaho this July for Allen & Co.s annual media conference. A range of companies and institutions held court at dedicated tables while the most prominent business leaders in the world made the rounds of meetings that ran no more than 30-40 minutes. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Alex Murdaugh prosecutors speak to cheering crowd after guilty 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. co Last year, Zaslav came to town after having unveiled the megadeal with telecom giant AT&T for its entertainment arm, WarnerMedia. WebSince its founding in 1982, the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference has regularly drawn high-profile attendees such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Rupert Murdoch, Barry Attendees previously likely to talk mergers and acquisitions, the go-to move for growth in recent years, especially as the streaming wars have ramped up, might put a pin in new conversations. Yes, Scream VI Marketing Is Behind the Creepy Ghostface Sightings Causing Scares Across the U.S. David Oyelowo, Taylor Sheridan's 'Bass Reeves' Series at Paramount+ Casts King Richard Star Demi Singleton (EXCLUSIVE), Star Trek: Discovery to End With Season 5, Paramount+ Pushes Premiere to 2024. Allen & Co. was an underwriter on Google's and Facebook's IPOs. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider For reporters, the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference is a strange event to cover. On Thursday, several dozen of them were visible. The private conference, which marks its 38th year, was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past few days, the annual superconference hosted by Allen & Company, a pretty prestigious boutique investment bank in NYC, has taken place in Sun Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was also seen at the conference in a video posted by a senior correspondent for Fox Business Network, Charles Gasparino. Discovery Content, John Malone and Charter Directors Reach $87.5M Deal to Settle Investor Suit, Rupert Murdoch, Fox Corp. 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The invite-only conference gives executives a chance to meet, mingle and discuss deals in private, with all discussions and proceedings off the record. The secretive and exclusive gathering of media, tech and other power brokers traditionally mixes presentations, discussions and such social activities as hiking, rafting and golf. The annual event, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic, has historically been a breeding ground for blockbuster deals: Jeff Bezos' purchase of The Washington Post was born out of conversations at Sun Valley, and Disney's $19 billion acquisition of ABC was hatched at Sun Valley as well. After all, both Bob Chapek, the embattled Disney chief, and Bob Iger, the man he has struggled to replace, are on the guest list for the 2022 iteration of Sun Valley. 800-228-4966. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. All rights reserved. With the proliferation of several new direct-to-consumer services, the competitive landscape in streaming has intensified, Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich wrote in a mid-June report. Allen Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE:GORO) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call March 3, 2023 10:00 AM ETCompany Participants. On Thursday, he and his girlfriend, Lauren Snchez, strolled past a group of journalists gathered outside the Sun Valley Lodge. And its not exactly a secret that the two Bobs are barely on speaking terms these days. Meanwhile, another freshly completed merger, the union of CAA and ICM Partners, will surely be a topic of conversation as ICMs Chris Silbermann and CAAs Bryan Lourd are Sun Valley regulars. The event has been dubbed the "summer camp for billionaires" due to its guest list. In the early morning darkness of July 10, 2019, on a bare-bones outdoor interview set constructed on the side of a road in Sun Valley, Idaho, Discovery CEO David Zaslav laid out the case for the M&A frenzy that would hit the entertainment business nearly two years later. All Rights Reserved. Because so much of the conference took place outside this year, reporters were kept even farther away than usual. Private jets park alongside grazing cows at the Friedman Memorial Airport ahead of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 5 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Top execs across media, tech and sports gathered for their annual event known as "summer camp for billionaires.". kif (@kifleswing) July 10, 2019. Then theres Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder who is trying to wrap up his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. Awkward Encounters But the step taken to slow the rise of inflation is certainly one that cant be ignored by the moguls, who may be doing less dealing as a consequence. With new mandates in boardrooms across the country to increase diversity in almost all major sectors, its very unlikely the summer camp for moguls can keep going without including Byron Allen, Jay-Z, Robert F. Smith and other high-profile Black execs. Last year, Allen & Co., the investment bank behind the gathering, put the event on COVID-related hiatus, but its back on in 2021 and should occur right after the July 4th holiday. That all helps with the brand and marketing perspective.. (Jassy also made it to the conference.). Also making the cut is Jason Kilar, the WarnerMedia CEO who is widely expected to be odd man out and lose his job when the companys spinoff with Discovery is finalized. President and CEO of Chubb Limited Evan Greenberg (left) and co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates walk together at the Allen & Company Sun Valley conference on The annual event is described to be a mixer for major tech and media moguls, according to a reporter for NPR's All Things Considered program, David Gura, who is at the event. This years contingent from the Fourth Estate includes Diane Sawyer, Anderson Cooper, Van Jones, Tom Brokaw, Gayle King, New Yorker reporter Evan Osnos, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Squawk Box co-hosts Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin, and Lionel Barber, the former editor of the Financial Times. Nikki Haley, former US Ambassador to the UN and a potential 2024 candidate, is on the invite list, but a spokesperson says she will not make the trek to Idaho. Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffet, and that Jeff Bezos guy to name a few. commitment to safety includes recognizing safe behaviors, having effective Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg at the Sun Valley conference. After a year when the only stars to be found were in Sun Valleys night sky due to the pandemic, the Allen and Company Conference is back on in 2021. John Malone and Charter Directors Reach $87.5M Deal to Settle Investor Suit, 'The Covenant' Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Goes on Risky Rescue Mission in Guy Ritchie Thriller, Amazon Beats Expectations in Q4 Earnings, Advertising Revenue Surges to $11.6B, Rupert Murdoch, Fox Corp. 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Matt Borud, Marketing and Innovation Administrator for the Idaho Department of Commerce says the exposure and attention have positive impacts for tourism in Sun Valley, and business in Idaho in general. Allen & Co. returns to Sun Valley, Idaho - BoiseDev Sun Valley Conference 2022: Photos of CEOs in Read Next: Rachael Ray Talk Show to End After 17 Seasons, Michael P. OLeary Named CEO and President of National Association of Theatre Owners, Dead by Daylight Horror Movie Coming From Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive (EXCLUSIVE), Will Hollywood Hit Cannes? The topics are kept secret and confidential. The confabs 2019 attendee list included Zaslav, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, Shari Redstone (before Viacom and CBS re-merged), Apple CEO Tim Cook, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg and IAC chairman Barry Diller. In fact, one of the favorite pastimes is to see who's spotted with whom.