No room this summer on David Geffen’s mega-yacht, Rising Sun? Oligarchs and moguls needn’t worry, there’s always July in Sun Valley – Allen & Co.’s annual leadership retreat for media and tech barons in Idaho.
The “billionaire summer camp” has long been the scene for trust falls and starry panels, while the real gamesmanship of corporate acquisitions and diplomacy plays out in quaint mountain cabins while private jets idle on the tarmac. Variety has obtained a copy of the 2026 guest list, which promises another blockbuster year of chief executives and a few off-the-wall invites. Inclusion on the list does not always guarantee attendance, but here’s who will likely walk the grounds in puffer vests and jeans:
Paramount Skydance Chairman and CEO David Ellison; newly minted Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro; Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts and his co-CEO Mike Cavanagh; WBD’s David Zaslav (the man whose company Ellison is trying to buy); incoming Apple CEO John Ternus and his predecessor Tim Cook; Netflix brass Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters; Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Ravi Ahuja; Rupert and Lochlan Murdoch of Fox (as well as Rupert’s ex-wife Wendi Murdoch); YouTube’s Neal Mohan; and Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos represent the major media players.
