The annual cacophony over Sun Valley, Idaho, has officially begun as billionaires and business moguls descend to co-opt the small town — population: 1,783 — for the annual Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference.
Every year for more than four decades, just after the July Fourth holiday, the sleepy ski town has hosted the richest and most powerful people on Earth, who show up to discuss the hot topics of the day. For example, Sun Valley is where Jeff Bezos agreed to buy The Washington Post and where the seeds of the ABC-Disney merger were planted.
This year at the “summer camp for billionaires,” the Israel-Hamas war, the 2024 election, and artificial intelligence are surely on the agenda, along with rounds of golf and guided hikes.
While an official guest list is not publicized, the private planes touching down at Sun Valley’s Friedman Memorial Airport give us a preview of the elbow rubbing to come this time around.
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