The sunglasses of Sun Valley: See the shades CEOs wore to the 'summer camp for billionaires'

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy arrives at the Sun Valley conference wearing shades.

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Here are the tech leaders and ultrawealthy in rural Idaho for billionaire summer camp

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The sign to the Sun Valley Lodge and Resort is seen as preparations are underway for the upcoming Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 06, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every year, some of the world's wealthiest and most powerful figures from the media, finance, technology, and political spheres converge at

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Private jets descend on Sun Valley's invite-only 'summer camp for billionaires'

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Cattle graze in a field beside fenced private jets parked on an airport tarmac with hills behind.
Each year, private jets take over the Friedman Memorial Airport for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference.

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The billionaire's social calendar for 2026: The must-attend events for the world's wealthiest business icons

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Billionaires follow a pretty consistent schedule, flying their private jets en masse from Davos in January and Sun Valley in July, stopping in Monaco and St. Barts on their superyachts in between.

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The billionaire's social calendar: The must-attend events for the world's wealthiest business icons

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Billionaires follow a pretty consistent schedule, flying their private jets en masse from Davos in January and Sun Valley in July, stopping in Monaco and St. Barts on their superyachts in between.

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Billionaires and millionaires at Sun Valley showed off the must-have accessory of the summer: colorful sunglasses

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Colorful sunglasses were the hit accessory of the 2024 Sun Valley Conference.

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What billionaires and CEOs are wearing at this year's Sun Valley conference: Red, white, and corporate vests

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Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos were among dozens of CEOs, celebrities, and billionaires using Sun Valley as their own runway.

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Private jets are taking over a small-town Idaho airport for the annual 'summer camp for billionaires'

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Private Jets park alongside grazing cows at Friedman Memorial Airport ahead of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference.
Private jets, seen here in 2021, are taking over the Friedman Memorial Airport ahead of the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference.

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The billionaire summer calendar: How the world's wealthiest business icons spend their warmer months

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Tim Cook at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference — the first stop on many billionaire's summer calendars.

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Warren Buffett once warned that most dot.com startups would fail. His words lit a fire under Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

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Warren Buffett.

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