Sony At The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference

Allen & Company is a boutique investment bank based in New York, NY. Founded in 1922 by Charles Allen, the firm is generally regarded as the premier investment house in the media and entertainment sector despite having only a small staff (estimated at 170 employees). The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference is an exclusive annual conference hosted in Sun Valley, Idaho for one week each July. The conference typically features major players – including business leaders, political figures, and major figures in the philanthropic and cultural spheres all coming together to network. Previous guests have included Bill Gates, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Warren and Susan Buffett, Tony Blair, and so forth. Sir Howard Stringer, CEO and President of Sony, was in attendance this year and we have some exclusive pictures. It’s pretty neat to see Stringer in such a casual setting speaking to such important people.

Howard Stringer walking outside the Sun Valley Inn. Guests at this year’s Sun Valley media conference are grappling with questions about technology and the Web that could determine their survival, though some are putting a braver face on it than others. The conference will feature morning panel discussions, and executives will roam the grounds and potentially discuss doing big deals and acquisitions that has made Sun Valley famous as a “summer camp” for the media world.

Rupert Murdoch, News Corp CEO talks with Sir Howard Stringer during lunch.

Sir Howard Stringer and Sony America CFO Robert Wiesenthal walk together, probably talking about how awesome it is we’re giving away a Vaio P.

Sir Howard Stringer (L, back to camera), Jeffery Katzenberg of Dreamworks Animation and Paramount CEO Brad Grey.