India, Sept. 4 -- US President Donald Trump is hosting over two dozen technology and business leaders on Thursday (local time) for a dinner in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, an official said.

The gathering marks Trump's first major event in the redesigned garden, which now features a stone patio and umbrella-covered tables inspired by his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Among the top names in the invite list, are several Indian-origin executives, highlighting the growing influence of Indian-American leaders in global tech. They include: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, Vivek Ranadive, owner of Sacramento Kings, Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir.

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