Photos show Altman, Iger and Cook arrive at ‘summer camp for billionaires’ in Sun Valley

Photos show Altman, Iger and Cook arrive at ‘summer camp for billionaires’ in Sun Valley


Key Points
  • Top executives from tech, media and finance gathered in Sun Valley, Idaho, for Allen & Co.’s annual conference this week.
  • The gathering is often referred to as “summer camp for billionaires.”
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Disney CEO Bob Iger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were pictured entering the lodge.



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