While no major news has yet come out of the Allen & Co. retreat in Sun Valley, which traditionally has the media elite trading in their business suits for their bathing suits, photographers have been hard at work snapping the executives in mogul casual. Below, photos of major media players making their arrivals to the Sun Valley conference, which began officially Wednesday morning. All photos (and captions) courtesy AP.
WEDNESDAY: CONFERENCE DAY 1 (LUNCH)
Edgar Bronfman, chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, gives Wendi Deng, wife of Rupert Murdoch, a kiss during lunch
George Tenet, former head of the CIA, breaks for lunch
Michael Eisner, of Tornante Company and former head of Walt Disney Company, breaks for lunch
Barry Diller, chairman and CEO of IAC and chairman of Expedia, left, greets Edgar Bronfman, chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, during lunch
Peter Ueberoth, managing director of Contrarian Group and former head of Major League Baseball, breaks for lunch
Henry Kravis, founding partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., breaks for lunch
Casey Wasserman, chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group, breaks for lunch
Phllippe Dauman, president and CEO of Viacom, breaks for lunch with his wife Debbie
Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, breaks for lunch with girlfriend Diane Taylor
Vivi Nevo, president of NV Investments, right, talks with Edgar Bronfman, chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group
Edgar Bronfman, chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, breaks for lunch
WEDNESDAY: CONFERENCE DAY 1
NBC News' Tom Brokaw
Barry Diller, chairman and CEO of IAC, and his wife, designer Diane von Furstenberg
Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of New Corporation and his wife, Wendi Deng
Murdoch and Deng
Don Graham, chairman and CEO of The Washington Post Company, greets a member of the media
Gustavo Cisneros, chairman and CEO of Cisneros Group of Companies, and his wife Patty
Herbert Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allen & Company
Robert Iger, president and CEO of Walt Disney Company, and his wife Willow Bay
Michael Volpi, CEO of Joost, and Toni Cupal
Charlie Rose, of the Charlie Rose Show, and Meredith Brokaw
Bill Miller, chairman and CIO of Legg Mason Capital Management
Lachlan Murdoch, director of Illyria Pty Limited and son of Rupert Murdoch
Blake Krikorian, president and CEO of Sling Media
David Zaslav, president and CEO of the Discovery Channel
Robert Iger, president and CEO of Walt Disney Company
Henry Vigil, senior vice-president of Strategy and Partnership for Microsoft
Tom Freston, of Firefly3 LLC (formerly CEO of Viacom)
Ronald Meyer, president and COO of Universal Studios
Michael Ovitz, former head of Walt Disney Company
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation
Gordon Crawford, senior vice president of Capital Research Global Investors
Sir Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation
Investor Vivi Nevo and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi
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