TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Vote for Sessions

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Speaker Finalists Announced

The level of enthusiasm surrounding speaker applications for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 was truly impressive. The event is scheduled for October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco.

Following a comprehensive evaluation, 20 outstanding finalists have been chosen – 10 are being considered for breakout sessions, and the remaining 10 for roundtable discussions.

Audience Choice Voting Now Open

The ultimate decision regarding which speakers will present now rests with you, the audience. Audience Choice voting is currently active and will conclude on May 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Participants are able to cast votes for multiple sessions, with a limit of one vote permitted per session.

How the Final Speakers Will Be Determined

The breakout sessions and roundtable sessions receiving the most votes – the top 5 in each category – will be granted a speaking slot at the conference.

This provides a unique opportunity for the community to directly influence the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda.

• Event: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
• Dates: October 27–29
• Location: Moscone West, San Francisco
• Voting Deadline: May 30, 11:59 p.m. PT

Introducing the Finalists

Breakout Sessions

Strategies for Tech Acquisition: Founder and Builder Guidance on M&A, presented by Aklil Ibssa, Head of Corporate Development and M&A at Coinbase.

Leveraging Agentic AI for Startup Growth: Automation, Adaptation, and Acceleration techniques explored by Anmol Rastogi, Head of Product, AI & ML at Amazon Business.

Agent-Based Automation: Achieving Complete Workflow Solutions, from enablement to finalization, with Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO of DataStax.

AI and National Security: A Strategic Framework for navigating the challenges at the forefront of artificial intelligence, as discussed by Dan Hendrycks, Executive and Research Director at the Center for AI Safety (CAIS).

Securing Series A Funding in 2025: Maintaining Growth Trajectory, insights from Gabriel Kra, Managing Director at Prelude Ventures.

Navigating the Age of AI Agents: Enterprise Security in a landscape of a billion AI agents, presented by Jack Hidary, CEO of SandboxAQ, and Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital.

Harnessing AI for a Positive Digital Future: Perspectives from Matt Madrigal, Chief Technology Officer at Pinterest.

Unlocking Value with GenAI: Focusing on Trust, User Delight, and Financial Returns, a discussion led by Michael Stewart, Managing Partner at M12.

Building AI-Native Enterprises: Transforming Data into Intelligent Agents, with Sridhar Ramaswamy, Chief Executive Officer of Snowflake.

Accelerating Development with AI Tools: Achieving Velocity from Initial Concepts, presented by Tim Rogers, Staff Product Manager at GitHub Copilot, GitHub.

Roundtable Sessions

The Future of the Space Economy: Exploring opportunities within Low Earth Orbit, with Abhijeet Kumar, Tech and Strategy Lead at Archer and Invited Lecturer at UC Berkeley.

Scaling from Startup to Scale-Up: A Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy, presented by Anjai Lal, Head of Strategy and Enablement at Google Cloud.

Identifying AI Powerhouses: How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Emerging Technologies, with Avi Bharadwaj, Investment Director at Intel Capital.

Building a Thriving Community: Transforming Businesses into Trusted, Scalable Networks for Growth, featuring Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina, Co-founders of Kindred, and Vlad Loktev, Partner at Index Ventures.

AI Agent Management: Effective Training and Control Strategies to Prevent System Failures, with Kyla Guru, Head of Model Cyber Policy at Anthropic, and Alex Moix, Investigations Lead at Anthropic.

Investing in the Future of AI: The Importance of Infrastructure and Applications, insights from Paul Drews, Managing Partner at Salesforce Ventures.

Scaling Search and AI: Lessons Learned from Implementing Solutions for Millions of Users at Reddit, presented by Rachel Miller, Product Manager at Reddit.

AI Evaluation Fundamentals: Addressing the Challenges of Deploying AI in Real-World Scenarios, with Rohit Patel, Director at Superintelligence Labs, Meta.

Seamless Application Integration: Connecting Apps Without Traditional Integration Methods, presented by Scott Weinert, CTO and Co-founder of Atomic.

The Implications of External Funding: Understanding Potential Trade-offs, with Sridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist at Zoho.