The first inaugural CNBC Changemakers Summit in April 2024 brought together several incredible women to celebrate the accomplishments and impact of the 40 women on the CNBC Changemakers list. The day featured inspirational interviews and talks from many of the Changemakers themselves. In this podcast you’ll hear highlights from (in order of appearance):

-Cathy Engelbert, WNBA Commissioner

-Priscilla Sims Brown, Amalgamated Bank CEO

-Kate Ryder, Maven Clinic Founder & CEO

-Ana Cabral, Sigma Lithium CEO & Co-Chairperson

-Dr. Angela Shippy, AWS Senior Physician Executive

-Kristin Peck, Zoetis CEO

-Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce

-Priscilla Almodovar, Fannie Mae CEO

-Jessica Berman, National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner

-Geetha Murali, Room to Read CEO

-Norah Weinstein, Baby2Baby Co-CEO

-Kelly Sawyer Patricof, Baby2Baby Co-CEO

-Laura Modi, Bobbie Co-Founder & CEO

-Jessica Chang, Upwards Co-Founder & CEO

-Svanika Balasubramanian, rePurpose Global Co-Founder & CEO

-Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer

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Misty Copeland began ballet lessons at 13. A prodigy, she was dancing en pointe just three months later, all while her family faced housing insecurity. In 2015, the trailblazing ballerina became the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin spoke with Copeland at the CNBC Changemakers Summit. She discusses her illustrious career, overcoming adversity and her mission to make the dance community more inclusive for all.

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The WNBA is having a moment. In 2023, the league had its most-watched regular season in 21 years. It also announced its first expansion team since 2008. Following one of its most anticipated drafts—with Caitlin Clark and several other generational players joining the league—CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin interviewed WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert at the CNBC Changemakers Summit on April 18th, 2024. She discusses the league’s remarkable growth, addresses player pay and shares why this could be a pivotal year in women’s sports.

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How is the new Speaker of the House navigating a divided government? Mike Johnson didn’t aspire to be the Speaker of the House, but that’s where he ended up and it’s where he intends to stay if his party can maintain control of the chamber for the next Congress. In this wide-ranging conversation with CNBC Senior Washington Correspondent Eamon Javers in front of an audience of CEOs, Speaker Johnson talks about the Fed, civility in politics, the Trump Verdict and much more.

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Economist and MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu shares his latest research regarding the threat that AI poses to the workforce, and what governments and businesses must do to keep humans at the center of the AI revolution.

According to a recent report, most Gen Xers are failing to meet retirement savings targets, even as they approach retirement age. So how can Gen Xers reach their financial and retirement goals? Two experts, Lazetta Braxton and Dan Doonan, share their advice.

For many artists, the advent of generative AI is downright scary – an existential threat to their livelihoods. But for Alex Pall and Drew Taggart (aka: Grammy award-winning duo The Chainsmokers) AI represents an opportunity for creators to use new tools to deepen expression and reach wider audiences. Which is why their new Venture Capital firm, Mantis VC, is focused on tech and AI investments. The duo shares their investment thesis and their insights on the intersection of AI and creativity.

With historic inflation, recession fears, bank failures, and tech layoffs, it’s natural to have experienced economic fear over the past few years. Farnoosh Torabi, author of “A Healthy State of Panic,” believes in the value of fear, and shares how to harness fear in order to build wealth.