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Apple CEO Tim Cook returned for his fourth Sun Valley conference in Idaho this week where he, along SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue, met with high-power executives from media, tech, politics and beyond.
Source: EPA via Daily Mail
As seen in an extensive photoset published by the Daily Mail on Thursday, Cook was spotted hobnobbing with the likes of Bill Gates, IBM chief Ginni Rometty, Pinterest's Ben Silbermann and others since the Sun Valley retreat started on Tuesday. The publication only managed to snap one picture of Cue, but that is to be expected given the event's strict policies against media coverage.
Cook (right) shakes hands with Bill Gates at 2015 Sun Valley confab.Hosted by investment firm Allen & Company each year, the Sun Valley confab attracts around 300 heavy hitters from a wide sampling of industries, though a good portion are tech sector bigwigs. Activities include lectures, panels and roundtables where industry moguls can discuss topics of the day, but the scene is best known for being a breeding ground for new deals, often struck behind closed doors.
During one brief encounter with Cook, reporters asked how he felt about Apple Watch, alluding to recent reports of stagnating sales. Cook declined to answer, instead giving a thumbs-up as he passed by. Cook is attending Sun Valley for the fourth time since his first being invited in 2011, while Cue is making his second appearance.
Cook walks with Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann at Sun Valley confab.According to the publication, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter took part in a panel discussing "the importance of a strong partnership between private sector innovators and government" earlier today. The talk could be in relation to government surveillance programs and requests for access to data stored on or generated by consumer products, a topic that has created substantial friction between tech firms and law enforcement agencies.
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I would love to sit in on a conversation between Cook and Gates.
So what actually happens at this event besides really rich people schmoozing with other really rich people?
I would love to sit on on a conversation between Cook and Carter.
Ah, the illuminati gather to plan who gets what after the planned cratering of the economy later this year... Opening day, cook works the crowd to see who is wearing the ?watch. Woe be unto those with naked wrists...
[quote name="Macky the Macky" url="/t/187147/apples-tim-cook-eddy-cue-meet-with-high-power-execs-at-sun-valley-retreat#post_2746455"]Ah, the illuminati gather to plan who gets what after the planned cratering of the economy later this year... Opening day, cook works the crowd to see who is wearing the ?watch. Woe be unto those with naked wrists...[/quote]