At a state dinner honouring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the greatest names from Silicon Valley descended upon Washington on Thursday as President Joe Biden attempted to enhance connections between the US and India in the tech sector.#WATCH | First Lady of the US, Jill Biden gives details on the State Dinner that will be hosted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …Tomorrow night, guest will walk across the South Lawn into a pavilion draped in rich greens with saffron-coloured flowers at every table — the… pic.twitter.com/oNgrXgAHjw— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023CEOs from several companies attended the event at the White House, including Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Foundation Chairperson, Nita Ambani. At the third state dinner of Bidens presidency, superstars including Billie Jean King and Ralph Lauren joined them.Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Foundation Chairperson, Nita Ambani along with Alphabet CEO, Sunder Pichai & Anjali Pichai at the State Dinner in the White House.US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted this special event at an elaborately… pic.twitter.com/YwYCSVZUiY— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2023#WATCH | Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at the White House for the State dinner. pic.twitter.com/gtBPMASnim— ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2023The chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra was among the big personalities who were invited to the lavish dinner.Corporate executives attendance at the event on Thursday brought attention to PM Modis initiatives to position India as a manufacturing and technology partner for the US as part of a larger drive to increase New Delhis diplomatic and commercial connections around the world.First Lady Jill Biden collaborated with guest chef Nina Curtis, a Sacramento, California-based culinary artist renowned for her inventive plant-based food, to develop the menu to satisfy PM Modi, a vegetarian.And to cap it all, the famed A Capella group from U Penn, Penn Masala…(5/5) pic.twitter.com/m218gasyRS— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 23, 2023Joshua Bell, a Grammy-winning American violinist and conductor, Penn Masala, a South Asian a cappella group created by the University of Pennsylvania students, and the United States Marine Band Chamber Orchestra performed throughout the evenings entertainment.
