Sun Valley Scene: David Zaslav, Sheryl Sandberg, Bob Chapek, Ted Sarandos Make the Rounds
06.07.2022 - 07:41
/ variety.com
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSUN VALLEY, Idaho — The moguls have arrived.On Tuesday, dozens of titans of the business, media and tech worlds came out to play at the Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho for the start of Allen & Co.’s annual meeting of movers and shakers.The invitation-only conference will include three days of seminars and meetings that are held away from the prying eyes of the public, which kick off Wednesday morning. So today was all about meeting and greeting each other at the posh retreat in Idaho’s picturesque Sawtooth Mountains.Arrivals began at the Sun Valley Lodge around 11 a.m.
local time, with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Comcast chief Brian Roberts, Imagine’s Brian Grazer, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell, Paramount Global chairman Shari Redstone and investor Jeffrey Katzenberg among the first to check in, receive their agenda briefing books and strap on a mask before receiving a COVID test. Between 12 and 2 p.m., the black sedans and silver vans with the “Sun Valley” logo plastered on the side shuttled in Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and Reed Hastings, former Disney chief Bob Iger, current Disney CEO Bob Chapek, Warner Bros.
Discovery’s David Zaslav, Google’s Philipp Schindler and name-brand investors Warren Buffett and Henry Kravis (who was in the driver’s seat for his entrance).The rush of big-name attendees on the grounds before 3 p.m. was unusual for a Sun Valley start.
The traditional peak time for arrivals is traditionally in the afternoon, which meant several reporters and camera operators hadn’t made it on to the scene to see the impressive lineup of early comers. The later wave included Michael Bloomberg, Sheryl Sandberg (in one of her first big outings since leaving Facebook),
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