Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden
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US President Donald Trump will host more than two dozen technology and business leaders for a dinner.
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Sept 4 will host more than two dozen technology and business leaders for a dinner in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, according to a White House official.
The guests include Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, the official said.
The gathering highlights Mr Trump’s complicated but evolving relationship with Silicon Valley and the broader tech industry.
Once a source of frequent clashes over issues such as content moderation and anti-trust scrutiny, the tech sector has recalibrated since Mr Trump’s 2024 election victory.
Executives have sought closer ties with the Republican administration, aligning corporate policies with the White House’s push to roll back diversity and equity initiatives while courting Mr Trump’s favour on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
“The President looks forward to welcoming top business, political and tech leaders for this dinner and the many dinners to come on the new, beautiful Rose Garden patio,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said.
The Hill news outlet first reported the event.
The Rose Garden renovation, completed in August, replaced the iconic grass lawn with a stone patio and umbrella-covered tables modelled after Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The gathering there is set to take place after chief executive officers and tech leaders attend a White House event on AI hosted by First Lady Melania Trump.
Other chief executives on the guest list include Google’s Sundar Pichai, Oracle’s Safra Catz, Blue Origin’s David Limp, Micron Technology’s Sanjay Mehrotra, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, the White House official said.
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella, Palantir chief technology officer Shyam Sankar, Meta’s chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, as well as Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive are also expected.
Mr Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX chief who served as a Trump adviser before a public split earlier in 2025, is not on the invite list, the official confirmed. REUTERS
