--- title: Donald Trump Hosts Roundtable at White House: Watch Online description: President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka are hosting a White HOuse discussion about creating a pro-business climate with 50 CEOs canonical: https://time.com/4724458/trump-business-leaders-watch-online/ author: Jennifer Calfas article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-04T13:07:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:11:21.324Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: President Trump Meets With Business Leaders at White House og:description: Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, will discuss creating a pro-business climate with 50 CEOs og:url: https://time.com/4724458/trump-business-leaders-watch-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: President Trump Meets With Business Leaders at White House twitter:description: Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, will discuss creating a pro-business climate with 50 CEOs twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Live: President Trump Meets With Business Leaders at the White House by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Apr 4, 2017 1:07 PM UTC by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Apr 4, 2017 1:07 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4723693/donald-trump-salary-national-park-service/) will meet with about 50 business leaders at the [White House](http://www.extracrispy.com/culture/2436/the-white-house-easter-egg-roll-explained) on Tuesday to discuss different ways to create a pro-business climate in the United States. Chief executives from Citigroup Inc., Blackstone Group LP, JetBlue Airways, the New York Stock Exchange and Mastercard will participate in the discussion, [_Reuters_ reported](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-business-idUSKBN1752EM). The discussion will focus on infrastructure, government, workforce development and improving the business climate. A slew of White House officials including Transportation Secretary [Elaine Chao](http://www.thedrive.com/news/6245/elaine-chao-reportedly-chosen-as-new-u-s-secretary-of-transportation), House Majority Leader [Kevin McCarthy](http://time.com/4066825/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-drops-out/), Commerce Secretary [Wilbur Ross](http://time.com/4585879/donald-trump-steven-mnuchin-wilbur-ross-treasury-commerce/) will participate in the round-table discussion. First Daughter [Ivanka Trump](http://time.com/money/4722165/bed-bath-beyond-ivanka-trump/), who is now serving as a senior advisor to the president, will also be there. White House spokesman Lindsay Walters said the event serves as an “opportunity to discuss policies to create a pro-business climate with top partnership CEOs from all industries.” Trump has held similar discussions with tech executives and business leaders throughout his tenure in the White House as well as during the presidential transition period after he was elected. In February, Trump met with 24 CEOs at the White House to discuss American manufacturing. 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