{"id":288443,"date":"2026-07-06T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/288443\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:01:07","slug":"sun-valley-2026-guest-list-a-mix-of-familiar-moguls-and-newer-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/288443\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Valley 2026 Guest List: A Mix of Familiar Moguls and Newer Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-1664124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2224550015.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees walk to lunch as they leave a morning session at the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. \" width=\"970\" height=\"656\"  \/>Attendees of last year\u2019s Allen &amp; Company Conference leave a morning session July 10, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/allen-company\/\" title=\"Allen &amp; Company\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allen &amp; Company<\/a> Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, is expected to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/iflysun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05-12-2026_Packet.pdf\" data-lasso-id=\"2987643\">begin July 7<\/a>, according to a meeting minute from the local Friedman Memorial Airport, which <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2025\/07\/sun-valley-idaho-airport-private-jets\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2987644\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">handles the stream of private jets<\/a> that descend on the resort town each summer. As always, Variety has obtained<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/david-ellison-bari-weiss-josh-damaro-sun-valley-2026-1236770724\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2987645\"> the guest list.<\/a> This year\u2019s roster pairs familiar power players in tech and media with a handful of notable newcomers.<\/p>\n<p>Among the expected attendees are <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/tim-cook\/\" title=\"Tim Cook\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Cook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/jeff-bezos\/\" title=\"Jeff Bezos\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Bezos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/sundar-pichai\/\" title=\"Sundar Pichai\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sundar Pichai<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/sam-altman\/\" title=\"Sam Altman\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Altman<\/a>. The media contingent includes <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/david-ellison\/\" title=\"David Ellison\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Ellison<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/bob-iger\/\" title=\"Bob Iger\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Iger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/david-zaslav\/\" title=\"David Zaslav\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Zaslav<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/netflix\/\" title=\"Netflix\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/ted-sarandos\/\" title=\"Ted Sarandos\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ted Sarandos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/greg-peters\/\" title=\"Greg Peters\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Peters<\/a>, and the Murdochs.<\/p>\n<p>A few names stand out as newer to the Sun Valley conversation, including <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/disney\/\" title=\"Disney\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disney<\/a>\u2019s new CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro, <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/apple\/\" title=\"Apple\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a>\u2019s incoming chief <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/john-ternus\/\" title=\"John Ternus\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Ternus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/cbs-news\/\" title=\"CBS News\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS News<\/a>\u2019 controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/bari-weiss\/\" title=\"Bari Weiss\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bari Weiss<\/a>. Noticeably absent this year are <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/elon-musk\/\" title=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk<\/a>, who just became the world\u2019s first trillionaire following <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2026\/05\/spacex-ipo-billionaire-execs-investors\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2987646\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX\u2019s blockbuster IPO<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2026\/05\/spacex-ipo-billionaire-execs-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-lasso-id=\"2987647\">;<\/a> Nvidia\u2019s high-flying CEO Jensen Huang; David Ellison\u2019s father, Larry Ellison; and <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2026\/03\/greg-abel-berkshire-hathaway-ceo-shareholder-letter\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2987648\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkshire Hathaway\u2019s new CEO,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/greg-abel\/\" title=\"Greg Abel\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Abel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at the major players expected at this year\u2019s gathering:<\/p>\n<p>Tech and A.I.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Cook, CEO of Apple<br \/>\nJohn Ternus, Incoming CEO of Apple<br \/>\nJeff Bezos, Executive Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/amazon\/\" title=\"Amazon\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a><br \/>\nMark Zuckerberg, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/meta\/\" title=\"Meta\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meta<\/a><br \/>\nSundar Pichai, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/alphabet\/\" title=\"Alphabet\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alphabet<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/google\/\" title=\"Google\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/alex-karp\/\" title=\"Alex Karp\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Karp<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/palantir\/\" title=\"Palantir\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palantir<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/dario-amodei\/\" title=\"Dario Amodei\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dario Amodei<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/anthropic\/\" title=\"Anthropic\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthropic<\/a><br \/>\nSam Altman, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/openai\/\" title=\"OpenAI\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/greg-brockman\/\" title=\"Greg Brockman\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Brockman<\/a>, President of OpenAI<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/mackenzie-price\/\" title=\"Mackenzie Price\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mackenzie Price<\/a>, Co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/alpha-school\/\" title=\"Alpha School\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alpha School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media<\/p>\n<p>David Ellison, Chairman and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/paramount\/\" title=\"Paramount\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount<\/a> Skydance<br \/>\nBari Weiss, Editor-in-Chief of CBS News<br \/>\nBob Iger, Former CEO of Disney<br \/>\nJosh D\u2019Amaro, CEO of Disney<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/dana-walden\/\" title=\"Dana Walden\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dana Walden<\/a>, Co-Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/disney-entertainment\/\" title=\"Disney Entertainment\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disney Entertainment<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/alan-bergman\/\" title=\"Alan Bergman\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Bergman<\/a>, Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/jimmy-pitaro\/\" title=\"Jimmy Pitaro\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Pitaro<\/a>, Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/espn\/\" title=\"ESPN\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/brian-grazer\/\" title=\"Brian Grazer\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Grazer<\/a>, Co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/imagine-entertainment\/\" title=\"Imagine Entertainment\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Imagine Entertainment<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/brian-roberts\/\" title=\"Brian Roberts\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Roberts<\/a>, Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/comcast\/\" title=\"Comcast\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Comcast<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/mike-cavanagh\/\" title=\"Mike Cavanagh\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Cavanagh<\/a>, Co-CEO of Comcast<br \/>\nDavid Zaslav, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/warner-bros-discovery\/\" title=\"Warner Bros. Discovery\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a><br \/>\nTed Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix<br \/>\nGreg Peters, Co-CEO of Netflix<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/ravi-ahuja\/\" title=\"Ravi Ahuja\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravi Ahuja<\/a>, Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/sony-pictures-entertainment\/\" title=\"Sony Pictures Entertainment\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/rupert-murdoch\/\" title=\"Rupert Murdoch\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rupert Murdoch<\/a>, Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corp.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/lachlan-murdoch\/\" title=\"Lachlan Murdoch\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lachlan Murdoch<\/a>, CEO of Fox Corp.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/neal-mohan\/\" title=\"Neal Mohan\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neal Mohan<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/youtube\/\" title=\"YouTube\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/eddy-cue\/\" title=\"Eddy Cue\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eddy Cue<\/a>, SVP, Services of Apple<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/barry-diller\/\" title=\"Barry Diller\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Diller<\/a>, Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/iac\/\" title=\"IAC\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IAC<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/company\/expedia-group\/\" title=\"Expedia Group\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Expedia Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Philanthropy, retail and investing<\/p>\n<p>Arts and sports<\/p>\n<p>Journalists and academics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/gayle-king\/\" title=\"Gayle King\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gayle King<\/a>, Anchor of CBS News<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/anderson-cooper\/\" title=\"Anderson Cooper\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anderson Cooper<\/a>, Anchor of CNN<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/van-jones\/\" title=\"Van Jones\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Jones<\/a>, Contributor of CNN<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/bret-baier\/\" title=\"Bret Baier\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bret Baier<\/a>, Anchor of Fox News<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/andrew-ross-sorkin\/\" title=\"Andrew Ross Sorkin\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Ross Sorkin<\/a>, Columnist of The New York Times<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/evan-osnos\/\" title=\"Evan Osnos\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Osnos<\/a>, Staff Writer of The New Yorker<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/thomas-friedman\/\" title=\"Thomas Friedman\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Friedman<\/a>, Columnist of The New York Times<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/david-ignatius\/\" title=\"David Ignatius\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Ignatius<\/a>, Columnist of The Washington Post<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/jonathan-haidt\/\" title=\"jonathan haidt\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jonathan haidt<\/a>, Social Psychologist\/Author at NYU Stern<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/roland-fryer\/\" title=\"Roland Fryer\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roland Fryer<\/a>, Professor of Economics at Harvard University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/person\/willow-bay\/\" title=\"Willow Bay\" class=\"company-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Willow Bay<\/a>, Dean of USC Annenberg School<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2224550015.jpg\" alt=\"Sun Valley 2026 Guest List: A Mix of Familiar Moguls and Newer Names\" style=\"display:none;width:0;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Attendees of last year\u2019s Allen &amp; 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