A grand dinner at the White House hosted by former US President Donald Trump brought together a collection of influential figures from the tech world. The event, moved from the Mar-a-Lago estate due to unfavorable weather conditions, provided a stage for tech leaders to converge. The absence of Elon Musk, head of X and SpaceX, sparked speculation. With Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, present, questions arose regarding the factors that led to Musk’s non-attendance. The gathering offered an opportunity for networking and collaboration among key players shaping the future of technology.
Attendees included: Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Tim Cook (Apple), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Sergey Brin (Google), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Safra Catz (Oracle), Sanjay Mehrotra (Micron), Vivek Ranadive (TIBCO Software), Shyam Sankar (Palantir), Alexandr Wang (Scale AI), David Limp (Blue Origin), and Jared Isaacman (Shift4 Payments).