Trump’s State Dinner for Xi Jinping to Feature Top US Tech Leaders

A state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping will bring together several of America’s leading technology figures. Scheduled for September 24 at the White House, the event will notably feature Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, whose attendance has been confirmed by the company. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Tim Cook, Chairman of Apple’s Board of Directors, are also expected to attend.

The list of invited tech industry executives is expected to be even more extensive. According to several US officials, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet; Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla; and Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies, will also participate in the dinner.

Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of the Summit

The presence of these leaders comes at a time when artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly central role in relations between Washington and Beijing. Discussions between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to focus not only on AI but also on trade exchanges and the supply of rare earths—critical raw materials for numerous technology industries.

The meeting also takes place against the backdrop of intensifying technological competition between the two powers. Nvidia holds a particularly central position in this dynamic as a key supplier of chips used to develop artificial intelligence systems. Jensen Huang had previously attended a dinner hosted by Xi Jinping for Donald Trump during the US president’s visit to China in May.

In parallel with the state dinner, Washington is considering organizing a separate meeting with several executives specializing in artificial intelligence. The specific details and logistics of this additional encounter remain to be determined.