President-elect Donald Trump will host a meeting this week with some of the top technology brass from around the U.S. and Tesla CEO Elon Musk could be in attendance.
The Wall Street Journal claims that Musk will be in attendance at Trump Tower on Wednesday, Dec. 14 for the meeting along with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Alphabet CEO Larry Page.
A conflicting report from Recode claims that Musk was happy to receive the invitation but “critical work obligations” could stop him from making it to the meeting.
The meeting is said to be centered around job creation in the tech industry, though there is plenty for the tech CEOs to talk about with Trump, including many issues facing the automotive industry. So far, Trump’s administration has shown its ties to the fossil fuel industry, installing Scott Pruitt, a well known oil and gas supporter, as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump is also expected to nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state.
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“For too long, the Environmental Protection Agency has spent taxpayer dollars on an out-of-control anti-energy agenda that has destroyed millions of jobs, while also undermining our incredible farmers and many other businesses and industries at every turn,” Trump said in the statement.
Technology encryption and cyber security are other topics that will likely be discussed.
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