BlockBeats News, August 19th. Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the White House Technology Leaders Meeting will begin today at 2:30 PM Eastern Time. U.S. President Trump is expected to speak along with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Selig.Expected attendees from the crypto and traditional financial sectors include Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Payward/Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi, Gemini co-founders Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov, a16z partner Chris Dixon, Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe, and others.In addition, leaders of industry organizations such as the Digital Chamber, Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation, as well as ICE (NYSE's parent company) CEO Jeff Sprecher and Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman are also expected to attend. Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Cryptocurrency Committee, will also participate in the meeting.