Rupert Murdoch's son dresses down at 'billionaire summer camp'

Rupert Murdoch’s son James dresses down at day three of ‘billionaire summer camp’ along with Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Sheryl Sandberg but the media mogul keeps a low profile

  • James Murdoch, 49, rubbed shoulders with America’s wealthiest on day three of the Sun Valley conference 
  • He and his wife Kathryn Hufschmid cut causal figures as they were seen enjoying the sunny 77-degree day
  • Also attending ‘billionaires summer camp’ was Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, and Warren Buffett 
  • This year, the five-day conference, running from July 6 to 10, is being held at the edge of Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest in a tiny town of just 1,500 people 

Rupert Murdoch’s son James dressed down for day three of ‘billionaire summer camp’ alongside Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Sheryl Sandberg, as the media mogul kept a low profile. 

Murdoch, 49, cut a casual figure on Friday at the Sun Valley camp, wearing dark-colored pants and a navy blue polo shirt. He accessorized with a nametag, white sunglasses tucked into his shirt, a simple timepiece, and a black stainless steel water bottle. 

The media mogul’s son was accompanied by his wife Kathryn Hufschmid, who was seen sporting dark pants, an patterned button-down and accessorizing with a silver watch, small zipper bag, and large sunglasses.

Also in attendance, was Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 66; investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, 91; and former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg, 52. 

Sandberg cut a stark contrast in her outfit on Friday, wearing blinding white jeans and a black t-shirt and sweater as she held hands with her partner and former NBC News producer Thomas Bernthal. He cut a similar figure, but opted for a more toned-down pant color, leaving his bright orange shoes to be the star of the show. 

Gates – whose daughter Phoebe received online hate this week after posting a photo of her black boyfriend – seemed calm and ready to go as he too opted for a casual ensemble.

The annual, invite-only, conference is hosted by the investment bank Allen & Company. This year, the five-day conference, running from July 6 to 10, is being held at 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) cut causal figures for the third day of the Sun Valley ‘billionaires summer camp’ in Idaho 

The couple sported similar shoes as they enjoyed the greenery and sunshine on a walk to their next event 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 66, also went causal for the event, wearing dark-colored jeans, sensible shoes, and a gray sweater as he gave a half-smile for the camera 

Former Meta COO (middle right) looked cheery as she talked with 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, wearing a scream red windbreaker, a blue patterned button-down, and skin-colored bandage 

Among the other influential names on the guest list are: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and his successor, Andy Jassy, as well as Apple’s Tim Cook, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, according to Infowars.

The site reported that Netflix’s Reed Hastings and WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar are two of the invitees from the world of media, along with Diane Sawyer, Anderson Cooper, Van Jones, Gayle King and New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, 80, has also been snapped smiling while out for a walk with ophthalmologist girlfriend Dana Blumberg, 47, at the exclusive event earlier this week.

Other members of moneyed dynasties snapped on Day One included Shari Redstone, whose family made their fortune with shares in media giant ViacomCBS, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Over the holiday weekend, private jets belonging to business leaders began arriving at the local airport and taking up space on the tarmac at Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey as they parked up for the week. 

Attendees at the last conference in 2019 included: Facebook bosses, 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 chief 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 come across some enemies after it was revealed that his Neuralink employee Shivon Zilis, 36 – who secretly birthed his newest set of twins – mocked Zuckerberg and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. 

Musk, now a father of nine, is set to deliver the marquee address at the annual conference. The world’s richest man is slated to give the speech at the Idaho stage. 

It’s not yet clear what Musk’s speech will entail, but the SpaceX founder is set to close on his $44billion Twitter takeover in October after a judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt the deal.

Apple’s Tim Cook threw a peace sign up for the camera as he walked next to Eddy Cole in 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 invite-only and is dubbed ‘billionaires summer camp’ 

Barry Diller (right) wore an interesting outfit, with striped shorts and a button-down, while he walked next to fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, who mixed and matched patterns 

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