Why did Steve attend this meeting that never happened?
It's because he was trying to avoid doing actual work.
Other notable attendees include:
Bob from HR (because someone had to cover the meeting in case it actually existed),
Alice from Marketing (because she needed to sell us on why we needed to have the meeting in the first place),
The CEO (because he was trying to justify the existence of the meeting to the board of directors),
and Steve (because, as mentioned, he was trying to avoid actual work).