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    Moguls, Deals And Patagonia Vests: A Look Inside 'Summer Camp For Billionaires'

    Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is expected to attend. So is Apple's Tim Cook. A look inside the Sun Valley conference for top media and tech moguls organized by a little known investment firm.
    by David Gura Jul 05, 2021 3 minutes
    Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Vice President of Partnerships Dan Rose and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg walk together at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Top tech and media moguls descend on the resort every year for a week of activities - and deals.

    It sounds like your typical summer camp: a week of tennis, long hikes and whitewater rafting in an idyllic setting.

    Except in this particular summer camp, in Sun Valley, Idaho, participants are set to arrive in private jets, and in between all the leisure activities, they may just plot some of the biggest deals in media and tech.

    Welcome to what's known as "summer camp for billionaires."

    This week, the top executives at the biggest and most influential companies in a getaway that dates back to 1936, in a tiny town in the Sawtooth Mountains.

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