Standout leadership lessons from the CNBC Changemakers Summit 5/26/26

Recorded at the third annual CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York City, this episode of Changemakers and Power Players features candid moments with some of the most influential women in business. The episode features Oscar-winning actress and producer Sandra Bullock alongside Warner Bros. co-chair and CEO Pam Abdi on finding the right moment for Practical Magic 2, how Warner Bros. bets on filmmakers, and what it means to embrace social media and AI-powered fan culture. Then, Naomi Watts shares the personal story that led her to launch Stripes Beauty and publicly advocate for menopause education and destigmatization. The episode also spotlights NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on modernizing policing with new technology while designing privacy protections from day one. Plus, Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman and Sesame Workshop CEO Sherrie Westin discuss rebuilding and reinvention—whether that's re-founding a conference after realignment or reshaping Sesame Workshop's distribution model. Finally, Suchi Saria, CEO of Bayesian Health, and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, share practical lessons on adopting AI responsibly: measuring performance, mitigating risk, getting leaders on AI tools, and building the systems-thinking mindset required to use AI effectively. Follow and listen to the "CNBC Changemakers and Power Players" podcast on  Apple and  Spotify Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.