Rupert Murdoch’s son James dressed alongside Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Sheryl Sandberg for day three of ‘Billionaires Summer Camp’ while the media mogul kept a low profile.
Murdoch, 49, cut a casual figure at Sun Valley Camp on Friday wearing dark trousers and a navy polo shirt. He wore a name tag, white sunglasses tucked into his shirt, a simple watch and a black stainless steel water bottle.
The media mogul’s son was joined by his wife Kathryn Hufschmid, who was seen in dark trousers, a patterned button-down and accessories with a silver watch, small zipped bag and large sunglasses.
Also present was Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 66; Investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, 91; and former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg, 52.
Sandberg made a stark contrast in her outfit on Friday, wearing dazzling white jeans and a black t-shirt and sweater as she held hands with partner and former NBC news producer Thomas Bernthal. He cut a similar figure, but opted for a toned-down pant color and let his bright orange shoes be the star of the show.
Gates – whose daughter Phoebe received online hate this week after posting a photo of her black boyfriend – appeared calm and ready to go as he, too, opted for a casual ensemble.
The annual invitation-only conference is hosted by investment bank Allen & Company. This year, the five-day conference will be held July 6-10 on the edge of Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest, in a tiny town of just 1,500 people.
James Murdoch, 49, and his wife Kathryn Hufschmid (pictured together) clipped causal numbers for the third day of Sun Valley’s “Billionaires’ Summer Camp” in Idaho
The pair wore similar shoes as they enjoyed the greenery and sunshine on a walk to their next event
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 66, also approached the event causally, wearing dark jeans, sensible shoes and a gray sweater as he gave a half-smile for the camera
The former COO of Meta (centre right) looked cheerful as she spoke to a blonde wearing sky-high heels. Sandberg wore bright white pants and a black top and sweater, while her partner, former NBC news producer Thomas Bernthal (right), opted for gray pants and bright orange sneakers
Warren Buffett, 91, cut a similar figure to earlier this week, sporting a bright red windbreaker, a blue patterned button-down and a nude bandage
Among the other influential names on the guest list, according to Infowars, are Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and his successor Andy Jassy, ​​as well as Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.
The site reported that Netflix’s Reed Hastings and WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar are two of the invitees from the media world, along with Diane Sawyer, Anderson Cooper, Van Jones, Gayle King and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.
Robert Kraft, 80, owner of the New England Patriots, was photographed smiling while strolling with eye doctor friend Dana Blumberg, 47, earlier this week.
Other members of wealthy dynasties snapped on day one included Shari Redstone, whose family made their fortune from shares in media giant ViacomCBS, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Over the holiday weekend, business leaders’ private jets began arriving at the local airport and taking up space on the tarmac at Hailey’s Friedman Memorial Airport as they parked for the week.
Attendees at the last conference in 2019 included: Facebook CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg; Disney’s Bob Iger; 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki; Lachlan Murdoch, CEO of Fox Corporation; PayPal CEO Dan Schulman; Instagram COO Marne Levine; McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook and billionaire media executive Shari Redstone.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, 51, is expected to speak at the five-day event sometime this week, but he might just run into some enemies after it was revealed his Neuralink collaborator Shivon Zilis, 36, secretly gave birth to his newest twins — mocked Zuckerberg and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Musk, now a father of nine, will deliver the keynote address at the annual conference. The richest man in the world is scheduled to deliver the speech on stage in Idaho.
It’s not yet clear what Musk’s speech will entail, but the SpaceX founder will complete his $44 billion Twitter acquisition in October after a judge dismissed a lawsuit attempting to freeze the deal to stop.
Apple’s Tim Cook threw a peace sign for the camera as he walked alongside Eddy Cole at Sun Valley on Friday at the exclusive five-day event
Cole (left) and Cook (right) smiled for the cameras as they traveled to their next event. The exclusive event is by invitation only and is dubbed the “Billionaire Summer Camp.”
Barry Diller (right) wore an interesting outfit of striped shorts and a button-down as he walked alongside fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, who mixed and matched the patterns