Shape the Agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Cast Your Vote Now

We were thrilled by the overwhelming response to the call for speakers for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco's Moscone West. Following a rigorous review, we have chosen 20 outstanding finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtable discussions.

Now, the final selection is up to you. Audience Choice voting is open until May 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. You can cast a vote for as many sessions as you wish—one vote per session.

The top five breakout sessions and the top five roundtable sessions will be chosen to present on stage.

Meet the Finalists

Breakout Sessions

How to Get Acquired in Tech (Without Selling Out): M&A Advice for Founders and Builders
Aklil Ibssa, Head of Corporate Development and M&A, Coinbase

Agentic AI for Startups: Automate, Adapt, and Accelerate Your Growth
Anmol Rastogi, Head of Product, Amazon Business – AI & ML, Amazon

Automation with AI Agents: Moving from Work Assistance to Task Completion
Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO, DataStax

AI at the Brink: A National Security Strategic Playbook
Dan Hendrycks, Executive and Research Director, Center for AI Safety (CAIS)

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Leading a Series A Round in 2025 and Maintaining Momentum
Gabriel Kra, Managing Director, Prelude Ventures

The Agentic Apocalypse: Securing the Enterprise in the Era of One Billion AI Agents
Jack Hidary, CEO, SandboxAQ
Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO, Breyer Capital 

Embracing AI for a Better Digital Future
Matt Madrigal, Chief Technology Officer, Pinterest

Unlocking Millions with GenAI’s 4 Ds: Achieving Trust, Delight, and Dividends
Michael Stewart, Managing Partner, M12

From Data to Agents: Building the AI-Native Enterprise
Sridhar Ramaswamy, Chief Executive Officer, Snowflake

From Vibes to Velocity: Using AI Tools to Achieve Your Development Goals
Tim Rogers, Staff Product Manager, GitHub Copilot, GitHub

Roundtable Sessions

The Future of the Space Economy in Low Earth Orbit
Abhijeet Kumar, Invited Lecturer – New Space Economy, UC Berkeley | Tech and Strategy Lead, Archer

From Startup to Scale-Up: A Go-to-Market Blueprint
Anjai Lal, Head of Strategy and Enablement, Google Cloud

From Code to Capital: How Venture Capitalists Identify the Next AI Leaders
Avi Bharadwaj, Investment Director, Intel Capital

The Winning Formula: Transforming Your Business into a Trusted, Scalable Community for Growth
Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina, Co-founders, Kindred
Vlad Loktev, Partner, Index Ventures

How to Train Your Model: Managing AI Agents Effectively
Kyla Guru, Head of Model Cyber Policy, Anthropic
Alex Moix, Investigations Lead, Safeguards, Anthropic

Going a Layer Deeper: Why the Future of AI Investment is in Infrastructure and Applications
Paul Drews, Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures

Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Insights from Reddit Search
Rachel Miller, Product Manager, Reddit

AI Evaluation 101: Overcoming Challenges in Real-World AI Applications
Rohit Patel, Director, Generative AI, Meta

From Workarounds to Breakthroughs: How UpLink Connects Any App Without Integration
Scott Weinert, CTO and Co-founder, Atomic

Whose Company Is It, Anyway?: The Trade-Offs of Accepting Outside Capital
Sridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist, Zoho