Dario Amodei, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk Among Speakers at DealBook Summit

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The DealBook Summit features high-profile leaders from finance, tech, politics, and entertainment discussing key issues shaping business and society.

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The 2025 DealBook Summit will host influential figures including Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Scott Bessent (Treasury Secretary), Larry Fink of BlackRock, Mary Barra of GM, and others, for interviews on AI, finance, regulation, and political trends. The event highlights converging themes across Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Washington. Speakers represent diverse sectors, reflecting the summit’s focus on power, innovation, and influence in modern business.

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This year’s DealBook Summit will include interviews with some of the most powerful people from Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Washington.

Here are the guests speaking with DealBook’s founder, Andrew Ross Sorkin:

Dario Amodei is the chief executive and co-founder of Anthropic, which was valued recently at $183 billion. The company has pushed for more regulation of artificial intelligence as its rivals oppose it.

Brian Armstrong is a co-founder of Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto company.

Mary Barra is the chair and chief executive of General Motors, which is navigating increased costs from President Trump’s tariffs and slowing electric vehicle sales.

Halle Berry is an actor, director, producer and advocate. She is a co-founder of the production company HalleHolly and the founder of Respin, which offers menopause symptom care programs.

Scott Bessent is the Treasury secretary. Previously, he was the chief executive and chief investment officer of Key Square Capital Management, a global hedge fund that he founded in 2015.

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is the architect of a YouTube channel with more than 450 million subscribers.

Jeff Housenbold is the president and chief executive of Beast Industries, the entertainment company behind MrBeast’s content and philanthropic work.

Larry Fink is the chairman and chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.

Alex Karp is the chief executive and a co-founder of Palantir. The company’s stock has soared with the success of its A.I. products and expanded government contracts under the Trump administration.

Erika Kirk was appointed as chief executive and chair of the board of Turning Point USA after the killing in September of her husband, Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and a founder of the group.

Gavin Newsom is the governor of California. A frequent critic of Mr. Trump, Mr. Newsom has said he will consider running for president in 2028 after the coming midterm elections.

Sarah Kessler is the weekend edition editor of the DealBook newsletter and writes features on business.

This year’s DealBook Summit will include interviews with some of the most powerful people from Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Washington.

Here are the guests speaking with DealBook’s founder, Andrew Ross Sorkin:

**Dario Amodei** is the chief executive and co-founder of Anthropic, which was [valued](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/technology/anthropic-funding-ai.html) recently at $183 billion. The company has pushed for more regulation of artificial intelligence as its rivals oppose it.

**Brian Armstrong** is a co-founder of Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto company.

**Mary Barra** is the chair and chief executive of General Motors, which is navigating increased costs from President Trump’s tariffs and slowing electric vehicle sales.

**Halle Berry** is an actor, director, producer and advocate. She is a co-founder of the production company HalleHolly and the founder of Respin, which offers menopause symptom care programs.

**Scott Bessent** is the Treasury secretary. Previously, he was the chief executive and chief investment officer of Key Square Capital Management, a global hedge fund that he founded in 2015.

**Jimmy Donaldson**, better known as MrBeast, is the architect of a YouTube channel with more than 450 million subscribers.

**Jeff Housenbold** is the president and chief executive of Beast Industries, the entertainment company behind MrBeast’s content and philanthropic work.

**Larry Fink** is the chairman and chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.

**Alex Karp** is the chief executive and a co-founder of Palantir. The company’s stock has soared with the success of its A.I. products and expanded government contracts under the Trump administration.

**Erika Kirk** was appointed as chief executive and chair of the board of Turning Point USA after the killing in September of her husband, Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and a founder of the group.

**Gavin Newsom** is the governor of California. A frequent critic of Mr. Trump, Mr. Newsom has said he will consider running for president in 2028 after the coming midterm elections.

[Sarah Kessler](https://www.nytimes.com/by/sarah-kessler) is the weekend edition editor of the [DealBook](https://www.nytimes.com/section/business/dealbook) newsletter and writes features on business.

Dario Amodei, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk Among Speakers at DealBook Summit

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