On this episode of The Forum, hosted by CNBC’s Becky Quick, Reed Hastings, Founder and Chair of Netflix, joins David Westin, Anchor of Bloomberg Wall Street Week, for a wide-ranging conversation on artificial intelligence, economic growth, and the technological shifts shaping the future.

Drawing on his early academic work in artificial intelligence and decades of leadership in technology and media, Hastings reflects on how AI could drive productivity gains, influence global competitiveness, and reshape industries. He discusses why maintaining U.S. leadership in AI innovation is critical, how emerging technologies may impact jobs and GDP growth, and what responsible development could look like as AI capabilities continue to accelerate.

Speakers

• Reed Hastings, Founder & Chair, Netflix
• David Westin, Anchor, Bloomberg Wall Street Week

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On this episode of The Forum with CNBC’s Becky Quick, Nicolai Tangen, Chief Executive Officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, joins Dambisa Moyo, Vice Chair of The Economic Club of New York and Co-Principal of Versaca Investments, for a conversation on how artificial intelligence is reshaping long-term investing, organizational performance, and the future of work.

Tangen leads the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, overseeing nearly $2 trillion in assets on behalf of the Norwegian people. He discusses how AI is being deployed across the organization to drive productivity gains, improve decision-making, and fundamentally change how teams operate, hire, and collaborate. Drawing on real-world implementation, he explains why leadership commitment, cultural adoption, and disciplined execution are essential to realizing the benefits of new technology.

The discussion also explores the broader implications of AI for labor markets, inflation, and economic growth, as well as why maintaining a long-term investment mindset is increasingly difficult, but more important than ever, in a fast-changing global environment.

Speakers

• Nicolai Tangen, Chief Executive Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management
• Dambisa Moyo, Vice Chair, The Economic Club of New York

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On this episode of The Forum with CNBC’s Becky Quick, Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of QXO, Inc., joins Sara Eisen, Co-Anchor of Squawk on the Street and Money Movers on CNBC, for a conversation on building and scaling multi-billion-dollar companies across industries.

Over the course of his career, Jacobs has founded and scaled multiple Fortune 500 companies using a distinctive playbook rooted in transformative M&A and operational rigor. He discusses how he identifies the right industries, allocates capital with discipline, and avoids the most common pitfalls in mergers and acquisitions, explaining why scale, market structure, and cost of capital matter more than timing the economic cycle.

Jacobs also outlines the integration strategies that turn acquisitions into growth engines, including organizational design, procurement, logistics, compensation, and technology-driven productivity. Throughout the discussion, he emphasizes disciplined execution as the foundation of long-term value creation.

Speakers

• Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of QXO, Inc.
• Sara Eisen, Co-Anchor, Squawk on the Street and Money Movers, CNBC

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