(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 18, 2026 shows(From L top) Google CEO Sundar Pichai on May 19, 2026, US President Donald Trump on July 13, 2026, China's President Xi Jinping on August 31, 2026, Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on June 6, 2019 (From L bottom) Open AI CEO Sam Altman on September 2, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on July 16, 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook on June 8, 2026 and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, South African-Canadian-US businessman Elon Musk on January 22, 2026.. Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman are among the tech leaders expected to attend a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, a US official said September 18. "It'll be a very popular and hot-ticketed event," the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, SpaceX and Tesla chief Elon Musk, Apple head Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will also attend. Their presence comes as artificial intelligence is set to loom large in the talks between the two leaders, with the United States and China the two dominant powers in the AI race. (Credit: Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
On Thursday, September 24, Xi Jinping will walk into the White House for the first time in more than a decade, and he won't be walking in alone. Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, Cristiano Amon, Jamie Dimon and Jane Fraser are already on the confirmed guest list for the state dinner Donald Trump is hosting, according CNBC.
Having America's tech elite at that table isn't just theater. What comes out of this meeting could shape who controls access to the world's most advanced AI chips for years to come.
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