U.S. President Donald Trump will host well over two dozen business and technology executives for a White House Rose Garden dinner on Thursday night. The event will be the first official function to be hosted in the renovated garden, officials say.
Big Tech Leaders on Guest List
The dinner will host some of the industry’s most influential names in technology. Attendees are Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Other senior executives invited are Oracle CEO Safra Catz, Blue Origin CEO David Limp, Micron Technology’s Sanjay Mehrotra, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Palantir’s chief technology officer Shyam Sankar are included.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, once a Trump adviser but having since parted company with him earlier in the year, was not invited, the White House said.
Rose Garden Renovation
The Rose Garden redo was done in August. In place of the traditional grass lawn, there is now a large stone patio, which is shaded by yellow and white umbrellas. The look, officials report, was designed around Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle stated that the president is already looking forward to hosting numerous other dinners in the revamped garden. “It’s a new, lovely space for discussions with business, political, and technology leaders,” he stated.
Focus on Tech and AI
The meal will come after an earlier White House gathering for artificial intelligence, which was organized by First Lady Melania Trump. The event marks Trump’s evolving relationship with Silicon Valley. Although battles over regulation and social media were common in the past, technology titans have tried for closer relations since Trump took office again in 2024.
Executives will be expected to talk about AI, innovation, and future collaboration with the administration. Some analysts interpret the meeting as an indicator of how Trump wishes to place the U.S. in leadership in technology worldwide.
FAQs
1. What are some of the most prominent names on the guest list for the dinner?
Tim Cook of Apple, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, and Sundar Pichai of Google are just a few.
2. Why is the Rose Garden important to the occasion?
It is his first big gathering since the renovation, which substituted a grass lawn with a Mar-a-Lago–style stone patio.
3. Is Elon Musk coming?
No. Musk is not on the guest list after his split with Trump earlier this year.
4. What will be discussed?
The priority is likely to be artificial intelligence, innovation, and future collaboration with the government.
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