Jeffrey Katzenberg Hosts Fifth WNDR26 CEO Conference in Montecito, Overlapping with Milken Event

Jeffrey Katzenberg hosted a private A-list conference for CEOs in Montecito while Michael Milken’s conference took over the Beverly Hilton. The WNDR26 gathering, now in its fifth year, ran for three days at the Rosewood Miramar and was co-hosted by Sujay Jaswa of WndrCo. Attendees at the conference included the head of every major tech company.

Montecito resident Meghan Markle was among those present at the off-the-record confab where press is barred, no social media is allowed and there are no plus-ones permitted. com that “Jeffrey gets a great list… and it’s not for any [clear purpose]. Allen & co is for bankers to make deals.

Justin Bieber performed a special poolside performance at the conference. A Lego competition at the conference was judged by Chris Rock and Sebastian Maniscalco. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan was interviewed by comedian Nate Bargatze at the conference.

“Titanic” director James Cameron chatted with former Disney CEO Bob Iger at the conference. Chef Nancy Silverton discussed “My Favorite Snacks” at the conference. Oprah Winfrey interviewed Chanel CEO Leena Nair at the conference.

Julia Roberts talked to Trevor Noah at the conference. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was quizzed by Mellody Hobson at the conference. Karaoke with Swedish production duo StarGate occurred at the conference.

Jason Sudeikis chatted with Anduril Industries’ Palmer Luckey at the conference. Artist Jeff Koons participated in a panel discussion with LACMA head Michael Govan at the conference. CEO of Palantir Alex Karp gave a talk at the conference.

Axel Springer’s Mathias Döpfner gave a talk at the conference. Author Brené Brown gave a talk at the conference. Alibaba Group head and owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets Joe Tsai gave a talk at the conference.

Lego CEO Niels B. FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave a talk at the conference. “Hello” singer Lionel Richie gave a talk at the conference. TBPN hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays gave talks at the conference.

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn gave a talk at the conference. In recent years the once-exclusive Allen & Company conference in Sun Valley, Idaho has received Super Bowl-like coverage while private conferences run by moguls such as Eric Schmidt and Jeff Bezos are increasingly en vogue.