Here's the who's who of business moguls descending on Sun Valley in rural Idaho for a weeklong summer camp for billionaires

The annual Sun Valley conference is attended every year by business leaders across the globe.Brendan McDermid/ReutersThe Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference draws the ultrawealthy to Idaho for a weeklong retreat.The event allows business leaders to connect — and potentially strike some deals.Attendees include Open AI CEO Sam Altman, media heir Shari Redstone, and Disney CEO Bob Iger.Investment firm Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley Conference is again drawing in the world's ultra-wealthy for a weeklong retreat in the idyllic Idaho wilderness from July 9 to July 13.Often called the summer camp for billionaires, the conference has been held since the 1980s and provides CEOs and business leaders a chance to connect over outdoor activities and presentations on national security and geopolitics.Sometimes, these leaders connect and create billion-dollar deals — like Disney's acquisition of ABC or Jeff Bezos' purchase of the Washington Post.Although many well-known names have already made their way to the Sun Valley Lodge, some notable power players like Warren Buffett and Elon Musk will not be in attendance, Variety reported.Here's who's already shown up.Media heir Shari Redstone, who recently reached a deal for a Paramount-Skydance merger, was one of the first to arrive on Tuesday.Shari RedstoneKevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesRedstone, who owned a majority stake in Paramount, agreed to sell her controlling shares to allow a merger between the flailing media company and Skydance."We're gonna save the world together!" Redstone said to reporters on Tuesday as she arrived, per Bloomberg's Michelle Davis.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a Sun Valley regular, rolled up in a golf cart.

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