شاید این گران قیمت ترین میز شامی باشد که تا بحال دیده اید. باراک اوباما با بزرگان صنعت IT آمریکا بر سر یک میز شام نشسته بود. از مارک زوکربرگ تا مرحوم استیو جابز و مدیران طراز اول دیگر شرکت های بزرگ. میز جالبیست! 
ارزش این میز شاید به بیش از هزار میلیارد دلار آمریکا برسد. (سایز بزرگ را از ضمیمه دانلود کنید)
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In this dinner, president Obama had a meeting with high ranked IT individuals of United States
1. Eric Schmidt: Google
2. Steve Westley: Westley Group
3. Steve Jobs: Apple
4. Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook
5. Dick Costolo: Twitter
6. Carol Baetz: Yahoo
7. John Henessey: Stanford University
8. Reed Hastings: NetFlix
9. John Chambers: Cisco
& some more 
It we add up all of their money, it should be more than 1000 Billion US Dollars!
این میهمانی شام به اسم Obama's Tech Dinner مشهور هست. که در ۱۸ فوریه ۲۰۱۱ در کاخ سفید برگزار شده.


اینم لیست کامل و مشخصات میهمانان این مراسم شام ساده:
•John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
• Carol Bartz, President and CEO, Yahoo Inc.
• John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems Inc.
• Marissa Mayer, Google VP
•Dick Costolo, CEO, Twitter Inc.
• Larry Ellison, Co-Founder and CEO, Oracle Corp.
• Reed Hastings, CEO, Netflix Inc.
•John Hennessy, President, Stanford University
•Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO, Apple Inc.
• Art Levinson, Chairman and former CEO, Genentech Inc.
•Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google Inc.
•Steve Westly, Managing Partner and Founder, The Westly Group
•Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Facebook Inc.
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Eric Schmidt is the soon-to-depart CEO Google.

Eric Schmidt is the soon-to-depart CEO Google.
Eric Schmidt joined Google as "adult supervision" 10 years ago. Later this Spring, his title will change to chairman and Google cofounder Larry Page will take over as CEO. Making public appearances like this will remain a part of Schmidt's job description, however.
He's a long time Obama supporter, having even stood on stage with him a few times at the White House.
Total individual political contributions since 2008:  $72,300

Biotech leader Art Levinson lobbied for Obama's healthcare reforms

Biotech leader Art Levinson lobbied for Obama's healthcare reforms
Art Levinson is the CEO of Genentech.
Genentech is a biotech company.  Right now it's working on a drug to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's.
In 2008, Genentech's lobbying firm successfully convinced several Congressional reps to use the same phrase on the floor of the house of representatives during the health care reform debate.
It went something like: “I see this bill as an exciting opportunity to create the kind of jobs we so desperately need in this country, while at the same time improving the lives of all Americans.”
Total individual political contributions since 2008: $250

Economists hang on John Chambers's every word

Economists hang on John Chambers's every word
John Chambers is the CEO of Cisco. Cisco, a tech infrastructure firm, is for many a bellwether for the overall health of the economy. Obama's re-election depends on turning the unemployment around. So in many ways, his re-election depends on what Chambers says during his quarterly earnings call.
Total political contributions since 2008:$17,200

John Doerr invested in Google and Amazon back when they were startups

John Doerr invested in Google and Amazon back when they were startups
John Doerr is a key partner at storied venture firm Kleiner Perkins, which made earlier investments in huge Valley companies like Google, Sun Microsystems, and Amazon.
KP almost missed out on the latest wave of Valley companies and is currently paying big dollars for smaller percentages of the area's biggest hits, such as Zynga and Twitter.
KP would love for the government to legalize online gambling, so social games maker Zynga could really make some hay.
Total political contributions since 2008: $3,000

Larry Ellison is the real-life Tony Stark from Iron Man

Larry Ellison is the CEO and founder Oracle.
Oracle is another tech infrastructure firm. It's much less interesting than Ellison himself, one of the more infamous characters out in the Valley – known for his huge boats, fiery leadership, fast cars, and friendships with many women. Yes, he is the real life inspiration for the movie version of Iron Man's Tony Stark.
Total political contributions since 2008: $50,000

Reed Hastings is the CEO of Netflix who proves that IPOs aren't evil

Reed Hastings is the CEO of Netflix who proves that IPOs aren't evil
Hastings is the upstart at this table. With his stock soaring on the NASDAQ over the past year, however, he's proven that it's not such a bad thing for a small but fast-growing tech company to IPO.
Obama is more concerned with unemployment than the performance of the markets right now, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't love for more successful Silicon Valley companies to follow Netflix's lead and try out  public markets.
Total political contributions since 2008:$44,800

John Hennessy runs the world's best and most business-friendly engineering school

John Hennessy runs the world's best and most business-friendly engineering school
Hennessy is the president of Stanford.
The meal last night was about the economy and business. No engineering school in the country is so comfortable with the business community as Stanford. Professors will happily introduce brilliant students to venture capitalists – and make a buck in the process. That's how Google got its start, for example.
Total political contributions since 2008: $4,800

Carol Bartz has good timing.

Carol Bartz has good timing.
CEO Yahoo Carol Bartz has to be happy this dinner happened when it did. Yahoo, which has slower revenue growth and fewer users than it did a year ago, is in desperate need of a turnaround.  Big Yahoo investors wonder if Bartz is the person who can lead it. She's only got a year or so left on her contract with Yahoo's board.
Total individual political contributions since 2008:$5,000

Forget revolutions, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo wants to make a buck

Forget revolutions, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo wants to make a buck
So far in its 5 year history, Twitter has had a much bigger cultural impact than a business one. Credited for fomenting riots in Iran and Egypt, Twitter hopes to crack $100 million in revenues this year.
By contrast, the company that makes CityVille and FarmVille will generate more than $1 billion in 2011. Twitter cofounder Ev Williams stepped down as CEO in 2010 because of this slow business growth. Costolo, who sold a company to Google for $100 million last decade, was brought in to fix the that problem.

A mystery diner. UPDATE: It's Valerie Jarrett, Senior White House Adviser

A mystery diner. UPDATE: It's Valerie Jarrett, Senior White House Adviser
Update: MYSTERY SOLVED.
Earlier: We don't know who this person behind Mark Zuckerberg is. If you do, fill us in the comments or email nicholas@business insider.com.

Mark Zuckerberg will be a force for the next 50 years

Mark Zuckerberg will be a force for the next 50 years
Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO and cofounder of Facebook. A movie about him, The Social Network, is up for a bunch of Oscars. Facebook has 650 million users worldwide, and Wall Street investors put its value around $60 billion. His company's profit growth is magnificent, but revenues are not growing at the same rate Google's did during its early years.
Zuckerberg is turning into a philanthropist. He promised to donate $100 million to Newark's schools and he's signed Warren Buffet's pledge to donate half of his wealth.
Facebook will IPO next year, but Mark Zuckerberg is positioned to maintain control of the company for as long as he wants. It could be 50 years or more.
Total political contributions since 2008: $500

The world is not ready to lose Steve Jobs

The world is not ready to lose Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is the visionary behind Apple.
He possesses both the imagination needed to dream up products like the iPhone and the leadership skills to make sure such a product comes into existence up to his perfectionist standards.
He is very sick, and the world is not ready to lose him, so it's very sad.

Steve Westly embodies the hopes and dreams of green tech's true believers

Steve Westly embodies the hopes and dreams of green tech's true believers
The Westly Group is an investment firm that puts money into green tech. Green tech is a very popular concept that hasn't totally proven out as an industry. But Obama looks great sitting next to a guy whom both environmentalists and business types love.
Total political contributions since 2008:$106,650

We think this is Marissa Mayer of Google. UPDATE: We were wrong.

We think this is Marissa Mayer of Google. UPDATE: We were wrong.
Update: Oops. This is John Doerr's wife, Ann Doerr.
Earler: Marissa isn't on the official list of attendees, but she's a famous Silicon Valley Obama supporter.
Obama attended a $30,000 per head fundraiser Mayer hosted at her Palo Alto home last October.
After years of running Google's search business –  one of the biggest money making products in all of tech  – Mayer is now in charge of Google's local efforts. She's the one who wanted to buy Groupon for $6 billion, we've read.
Total political contributions since 2008: $66,800