Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s younger son Anant Ambani will marry Radhika Merchant in Mumbai in July. Before that, several pre-wedding events will be held at Jamnagar’s Reliance Green Complex from March 1 to 3. Many well-known personalities from the business and tech world of India and abroad are likely to participate in it. They include Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Blackstone chairman Stephen Schwarzman, Disney CEO Bob Igner and former US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump.
Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company. He was once the richest man in the world. Currently, he is fourth in the list of the richest people in the world with a net worth of $146 billion. Gates now spends more time on charity work and has visited India several times in this regard.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms, is also likely to attend Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding event. Zuckerberg is fourth in the world’s richest people list with a net worth of $168 billion. The Meta platform accounts for about 10 percent of Reliance’s Jio platform.
Larry Fink is CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. In July last year, Jio Financial Services and BlackRock announced a joint venture. The joint venture is preparing to launch India’s first digital asset manager. At Reliance’s AGM in August, Fink said BlackRock is one of the largest investors in India.
Bob Inger is the CEO of Disney. Recently there was news that Mukesh Ambani’s company Reliance Industries may buy Walt Disney’s business in India. A Bloomberg report claims the two companies are close to a deal in cash and stock. The deal may be announced in the next few days.
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayan has also been invited to the event. Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick, Bank of America Chairman Brian Thomas, Qatar Premier Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Adnoc CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, EL Rothschild Chair Lynne Forester de Rothschild, King and Queen of Bhutan are also present. Investor Yuri Milner is also expected to attend.
Former US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump has a long-standing relationship with the Ambani family. A few years ago, Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani joined hands with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to bridge the digital gender divide in India. Ivanka Trump was present as the chief guest in this event.
Apart from this, Lupa Systems CEO James Murdoch, Mexico’s richest man Carlos Slim, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, Hillhouse Capital founder Zhang Lei, BP CEO Murray Auchincloss, Exor CEO John Elkann, Cisco ex-chairman John Chambers, Bruce Flatt, CEO Bruce Field including People will be present.
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