Officials said the more the U.S. can help emerging economies, the more they become markets for American-made goods. Participants also will make connections with each other that will pay off down the road, said deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. Obama made a detour to San Francisco prior to the conference, dining Thursday night at the restaurant Twenty Five Lusk with guests who had a role shaping the conference, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai and venture capitalists John Doerr, Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya, as well as other business leaders. Schultz said Obama believes that Democrats have an opportunity to make inroads in the House and Senate in November's elections.