President Donald Trump hosted the "Science: A New Golden Age" summit in Washington, D.C.
October 08, 2026
President Donald Trump hosted the "Science: A New Golden Age" summit in Washington, D.C. on October 8, 2026, to recognize and present the nation's highest scientific and technological honors to six prominent tech industry leaders.
The following leaders received the National Medal of Science, which is the government's highest honor for scientists and engineers:
- Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX)
- Sergey Brin (Google co-founder)
- Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO)
- Lisa Su (AMD CEO)
The following leaders received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, which is the top federal honor for technological achievement:
- Michael Dell (Dell Technologies founder and CEO)
- Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO)
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