DealBook Summit

Watch all of the day’s interviews. Prosperity today feels concentrated in a few places, leaving many Americans questioning whether the system still works for them. This panel asks how universities and the private sector can work together to address this critical issue. Can universities help restore faith in the American dream? Not just by educating leaders, but also by engaging with the private se...

Watch all of the day’s interviews . The modern business leader walks a tightrope: between fighting for the success of their company and shareholder value; between communication and leadership ability, demands for innovation, media representation, political pressures and international dynamics and besting their competition. So, we asked: How do they manage these competing interests, and what does i...

Watch all of the day’s interviews: The Trump administration’s funding threats aren’t the only issue colleges and universities are facing. There’s also rising antisemitism on campus, and challenges in managing student free speech and demonstrations. What is the future of research without government grants and funding? How will the courts adjudicate these issues? The Justice Department is also takin...

Watch all of the day’s interviews: As we approach a full year of the Trump administration, the president has transformed the world order. Old institutions like NATO, the United Nations and the World Trade Organization are diminished, even in doubt, and the old trade regime and assumptions about alliances are gone. Relationships are transactional, and soft power is scoffed at. Traditional adversari...

Watch all of the day’s interviews: Audiences are changing the way they watch, listen and consume. We’re at an inflection point on the influence of traditional journalism and journalists versus personality-driven and perspective-driven voices. Panelists: Charlamagne tha God, co-host of “The Breakfast Club” and co-founder of The Black Effect Podcast Network; Jon Favreau, co-founder of Crooked Media...

President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan discusses China’s increasing military hostility toward the United States. Mr. Lai is facing pressure on many fronts, including increasing military hostility from China, fierce trade negotiations with the U.S. and tough resistance from the oppositional Nationalist Party. A semiconductor powerhouse, Taiwan has sought to use its chip expertise as leverage in its trade...

The YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, discusses fame, why he thinks YouTube is the best place platform for creators and how he tries to avoid controversy. Then Chief executive of Beast Industries, Jeff Housenbold, joins Mr. Donaldson to discuss how the duo work together — and why they take so few days off. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Y...

Halle Berry, the actor and founder of Respin, which offers menopause symptom care programs, shares a talk on aging in Hollywood and her struggle with perimenopause. Ms. Berry encourages more dialogue and support for women in midlife. If men “had a medical condition that disrupted their sleep, brain function and sex life,” the actor said, “we’d be calling that a health crisis on par with Covid, and...

Anthropic’s chief executive Dario Amodei discusses the risks of an A.I. bubble and said that the industry’s enormous spending could backfire. He describes the “cone of uncertainty” that exists around A.I. spending as his company must manage the risk of spending either too much or too little. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your f...

The General Motors chief executive Mary Barra discusses why she will continue to improve the fuel-efficiency and emissions of G.M.’s cars and trucks even if federal standards are weakened. She also discusses why the automaker is investing in E.V.s, competition and the Trump administration’s E.V. policies. “People choose an E.V. because it’s a better performance vehicle and it fits their life,” she...

In a punchy conversation, Alex Karp, chief executive of Palantir, defends his company’s work aiding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and rejects claims Palantir is building mass surveillance tools. He says his support for Mr. Trump is driven by the two issues he cares most about: “immigration and restoring the deterrent capacity of America.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would still visit New York despite a pledge by the city’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani , to honor an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes. The prime minister also discusses the corruption charges he is facing, as well as his political future. “When history is within reach, you don’t step aside, you step forward,...

Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, discusses her role leading Turning Point USA, the influential nonprofit he founded. Ms. Kirk also urges more dialogue to bridge political differences. “Could you imagine if AOC and Nancy Mace said, `Let’s go get Subway?’” she asked. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app h...

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, who has positioned himself as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, discusses the future of the Democratic Party, how he uses social media to hold up a mirror to Mr. Trump and why he thinks business leaders are bending the knee to the president. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via you...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses how President Trump contributed to his change in perspective on tariffs: “I’ve had an open mind, and I’ve evolved on this, and the president has been right,” he said. Mr. Bessent also discusses the United States’ trade deal with China, inflation and Mr. Trump’s potential pick for the Federal Reserve chair. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on App...

Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, and Brian Armstrong, chief executive of Coinbase, discuss their united and optimistic vision for the future of crypto. The two haven’t always seen eye to eye. Mr. Fink, who was once a Bitcoin skeptic, shares what made him turn positive on crypto in an interview alongside Mr. Armstrong, the chief executive of the largest crypto exchange in the United States...

Andrew Ross Sorkin — a New York Times business columnist and the founder of DealBook — shares a new round of conversations from the 2025 Dealbook Summit. Hear from Dario Amodei, the chief executive and co-founder of Anthropic; Jimmy Donaldson, the YouTube creator and philanthropist known as MrBeast; Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary; and Erika Kirk , the chief executive and chairwoman of the...

A panel of leading voices in A.I., including experts on capabilities, safety and investing, and policy and governance, tease out some of the big debates over the future of A.I and try to find some common ground. The discussion is moderated by Kevin Roose, a technology columnist at The Times. Participants: Jack Clark , co-founder and head of policy at Anthropic Ajeya Cotra , senior program officer...

A panel of athletes discuss their career journeys, from sports to building their brands. The discussion is moderated by Jess Sims, host at The Athletic. Participants: Jordan Chiles , gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnast Napheesa Collier , forward for the Minnesota Lynx and co-founder of Unrivaled Bomani Jones , host of “The Right Time with Bomani Jones” Renee Montgomery , co-owner and vice president...

A panel of political figures, advisers and journalists discuss the 2024 election and its aftermath. The discussion is moderated by Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent at The Times. Participants: Kellyanne Conway , campaign manager for the 2016 Trump-Pence campaign, former senior counselor to President Donald J. Trump and author Anita Dunn , former senior adviser to President Biden Ma...

A panel of female business leaders and entrepreneurs discuss their careers. The discussion is moderated by Jodi Kantor, an investigative reporter at The Times. Participants: Thasunda Brown Duckett , president and chief executive of TIAA Diane von Furstenberg , fashion designer, philanthropist and author Emma Grede , co-founder and chief executive of Good American and founding partner of Skims Amy...

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder, who also owns The Washington Post, discusses his vision for humanity’s future in space and why he’s hopeful for President-elect Donald J. Trump’s second term. “He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation.” This interview was with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times at the annual DealBook Summit and recorded live in front of an au...

The chief executive of Google and its parent company Alphabet said that making progress in artificial intelligence was going to get harder in 2025 and that A.I. development was slowing down. He also discussed the landmark antitrust cases in the U.S. and his recent discussions with President-elect Trump. This interview was with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times at the annual DealBook Summit...

The Duke of Sussex said his lawsuit against the tabloids for hacking his phone was about “accountability.” He also discussed mental health, the lack of regulations around social media and the decision to withdraw from royal duties in 2020. This interview was with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times at the annual DealBook Summit and recorded live in front of an audience at Jazz at Lincoln Cent...

Two of the leading experts on anti-obesity drugs say the drugs are heralding a new era in medicine and could soon be used to treat a raft of other conditions. David Ricks, the chair and chief executive of Eli Lilly, and Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, obesity medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, talk through the groundbreaking role of GLP-1 medications in transfor...