Overview

• The White House scheduled a Thursday dinner for more than two dozen tech and business leaders in the renovated Rose Garden following a First Lady–chaired AI education session.
• Confirmed attendees include Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella, along with Sergey Brin, Safra Catz and Greg Brockman, according to officials.
• Elon Musk is not invited after a public split with the president earlier this year, a White House official confirmed.
• The Rose Garden now features a stone patio with umbrella-covered tables modeled after Mar-a-Lago, and the administration is touting the venue as the “Rose Garden Club.”
• The event reflects warming ties on AI and industry goals, with White House AI czar David Sacks and Shift4’s Jared Isaacman among those slated to attend.