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Tech and media executives gather in Sun Valley for annual Allen & Co. conference
Hundreds of private jets have arrived at Sun Valley, Idaho, for the Allen & Co. conference that began Tuesday. The invite-only event draws leaders from technology and media companies for off-the-record discussions.
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Hundreds of private jets have arrived at Sun Valley, Idaho, for the Allen & Co. conference that began Tuesday. The invite-only event draws leaders from technology and media companies for off-the-record discussions. Tim Burke, director of the Sun Valley Friedman Memorial Airport, told Business Insider he expects between 300 and 350 aircraft each day of the conference, more than four times the typical traffic.
Attendees and topics David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros.
Discovery, arrived as the company weighs major strategic changes after announcing plans to split into two stand-alone public companies. Jerry Yang, former CEO of Yahoo, remains a prominent investor through AME Cloud Ventures, backing AI and enterprise technology startups.
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, is steering the automaker through a slower-than-expected transition to electric vehicles while expanding its lineup of hybrid models. Bret Taylor, chairman of OpenAI, chairs the company's board while also leading Sierra, the AI startup he cofounded that builds customer service agents for businesses.
Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube, oversees the platform as it continues to dominate streaming watch time and expand its business around Shorts, podcasts, and AI-powered creator tools. Bob Iger, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, is also among the attendees.
Tim Armstrong, the CEO of Flowcode, previously told Business Insider that AI was the "1,000-pound gorilla" in "every conversation, every meeting" at last year's conference.
