White House Tech Dinner
A dinner hosted by President Trump at the White House for top technology leaders to discuss the tech industry, the economy, and pro-innovation policies. The event aimed to foster alignment and cooperation between the administration and Silicon Valley.
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9/8/2025, 4:40:26 AM
Last Updated
9/8/2025, 4:46:18 AM
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9/8/2025, 4:46:17 AM
Summary
The White House Tech Dinner was a high-profile event hosted by President Donald Trump on September 4, 2025, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Co-hosted by David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya, the dinner brought together prominent tech leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sam Altman, Bill Gates, and Sergey Brin. Its primary objectives were to align on a "Pro-innovation Agenda" and reinforce America's "Technological Supremacy," with a particular focus on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and supporting AI education, a cause championed by First Lady Melania Trump. The broader context of discussions around the event also touched upon President Trump's legal challenges regarding tariffs, concerns about the US economy following a weak jobs report, and the Google antitrust ruling where AI competition was a significant factor.
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Extracted Attributes
Date
2025-09-04
Host
President Donald Trump
Co-hosts
David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya
Location
White House, Washington, D.C., United States
Event Name
White House Tech Dinner
Notable Absence
Elon Musk
Primary Purpose
Foster a 'Pro-innovation Agenda' and bolster 'America's Technological Supremacy'
Number of Attendees
33 (including CEOs, VCs, and administration officials)
Key Discussion Topic
Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and dominance
Timeline
- President Donald Trump hosts the White House Tech Dinner with prominent tech leaders, including Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sam Altman, Bill Gates, and Sergey Brin, to discuss a 'Pro-innovation Agenda,' 'Technological Supremacy,' and AI education. (Source: Multiple Sources)
2025-09-04
- First Lady Melania Trump supports discussions on AI education during the White House Tech Dinner. (Source: Multiple Sources)
2025-09-04
- The White House releases an article titled 'President Trump, Tech Leaders Unite to Power American AI Dominance,' summarizing the dinner's focus on AI. (Source: Web Search Results)
2025-09-05
Web Search Results
- Trump hosts dinner with tech giants at the White House, but Elon ...
More than a dozen tech titans were invited to the event, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, according to the White House. The Hill first reported the list of invitees. [...] Image 2: President Trump Holds Dinner For Tech And Business Leaders At The White House President Trump speaks as White House "crypto czar" David Sacks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and first lady Melania Trump listen during a dinner at the State Dining Room of the White House on Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong / Getty Images Mr. Trump invited several of the executives to speak, including Zuckerberg, Nadella and Pichai. [...] Trump hosts Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other tech CEOs at White House 05:58 _Washington_ — President Trump hosted a dinner Thursday night at the White House with tech giants and other business and political leaders, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk was not be among those attending.
- President Trump, Tech Leaders Unite to Power American AI ...
Last night, President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady hosted an extraordinary gathering of technology industry leaders at the White House for discussions centered on harnessing artificial intelligence to propel the U.S. to the forefront of global innovation. [...] Image 17: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosts a business and technology leaders for a dinner in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) Image 18: President Donald Trump poses for photos with tech leaders in the Oval Office, Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) [...] Get in Touch Back Contact Visit Internships X Instagram Facebook Search for: Press Enter to Search Articles President Trump, Tech Leaders Unite to Power American AI Dominance The White House September 5, 2025 Image 2: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosts a business and technology leaders for a dinner in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
- Trump hosts top tech CEOs at White House dinner - YouTube
We are starting tonight in Washington where a high-profile dinner is going on right now at the White House. And the guests of honor are the tech titans that control nearly all aspects of our digital lives in some way or another. And it might look like a lot of pomp and circumstance. But the power dynamics at play here are going to be some of the most consequential of our time, even if we don't see them on camera. You can see all of them sitting there right now. Mark Zuckerberg sitting next to [...] # Trump hosts top tech CEOs at White House dinner ## NBC News 11500000 subscribers 96 likes ### Description 18079 views Posted: 5 Sep 2025 President Donald Trump hosted a White House dinner for top tech CEOs. Invitees include Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman. Tesla CEO and former special government employee Elon Musk was not in attendance. [...] the president. uh Bill Gates sitting next to Melania Trump. There's David Sachs. Uh the who's who of Silicon Valley all around that table sitting there wearing their suits. And we heard from some of them just in the last hour. And it seems like a lot of it was about who's making what kind of investment in the United States and how the Trump administration is helping them. Listen, the most brilliant people uh are gathered around this table. This is definitely a high IQ group and I'm very proud
- Meet all 33 Silicon Valley power players at Trump's high-profile tech ...
President Donald Trump convened some of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures Thursday evening at the White House, hosting a high-profile dinner that underscored the tech industry’s evolving relationship with his administration. The gathering in the newly renovated Rose Garden brought together 33 attendees, including CEOs from major technology companies, venture capitalists, and administration officials. With 13 billionaires in attendance and many others worth millions of dollars, the event [...] President Trump hosted 33 Silicon Valley leaders including Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates at a White House dinner Thursday. Attendees announced billions in U.S. investments while Elon Musk was notably absent amid their ongoing feud. The gathering marked Silicon Valley’s strategic realignment with Trump’s administration on AI and technology policies. [...] Meet all 33 Silicon Valley power players at Trump’s high-profile tech dinner—and here’s Elon Musk’s explanation for why he wasn’t there | Fortune - [x] SEARCH Image 3: Trump and Zuck yucking it up together Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and President Donald Trump during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House on Sept. 4, 2025. Will Oliver—EPA/Bloomberg
- Trump hosts US tech leaders at White House dinner - The Guardian
As Donald Trump hosted leaders from the biggest US tech companies at a lavish White House state dining room dinner on Thursday night, there was one notable absence. Elon Musk, once inseparable from Trump and a constant, contentious presence in the White House, was not in attendance. [...] The dinner, which included Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, was exactly the type of event where Musk would have sat at Trump’s right hand only a few months ago. Instead, the Tesla CEO stated on his social media platform X that he had been invited but could not make it. He said he planned to send a representative and spent the day on X posting a familiar stream of attacks on immigration and trans people.