Vote for the sessions you want to see at Disrupt 2025
We were thrilled by the remarkable interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After an in-depth review process, we’ve selected 20 exceptional finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables.
Now, we’re putting the final decision in your hands. Audience Choice voting is open through May 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. You can vote for as many sessions as you’d like — one vote per session.
The top 5 breakout sessions and top 5 roundtable sessions will be selected to take the stage.
Meet the finalists
Breakout Sessions
How to Get Acquired in Tech (Without Selling Out): M&A Tips for Founders and BuildersAklil Ibssa, Head of Corporate Development and M&A, Coinbase
Agentic AI for Startups: Automate, Adapt, and Accelerate GrowthAnmol Rastogi, Head of Product, Amazon Business – AI & ML, Amazon
Automation with Agents: From Work Enablement to Work CompletionChet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO, DataStax
AI at the Brink: Strategic Playbook for National SecurityDan Hendrycks, Executive and Research Director, Center for AI Safety (CAIS)
Leading a Series A Round in 2025 and Sustaining MomentumGabriel Kra, Managing Director, Prelude Ventures
The Agentic Apocalypse: Securing the Enterprise in the Age of 1 Billion AI AgentsJack Hidary, CEO, SandboxAQJim Breyer, Founder and CEO, Breyer Capital
Embracing AI for a Better Digital FutureMatt Madrigal, Chief Technology Officer, Pinterest
Mining for Millions with GenAI’s 4 Ds: Striking Trust, Delight, and DividendsMichael Stewart, Managing Partner, M12
From Data to Agents: Building the AI-Native EnterpriseSridhar Ramaswamy, Chief Executive Officer, Snowflake
From Vibes to Velocity: How AI Tools Can Help You Achieve Your Development GoalsTim Rogers, Staff Product Manager, GitHub Copilot, GitHub
Roundtable Sessions
Future of Space Economy in the Low Earth OrbitAbhijeet Kumar, Invited Lecturer – New Space Economy, UC Berkeley | Tech and Strategy Lead, Archer
From Startup to Scale-Up: A GTM BlueprintAnjai Lal, Head of Strategy and Enablement, Google Cloud
From Code to Capital: How VCs Spot the Next AI PowerhousesAvi Bharadwaj, Investment Director, Intel Capital
The Winning Formula: Turning Your Business Into a Trusted, Scalable Community To Drive GrowthJustine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina, Co-founders, KindredVlad Loktev, Partner, Index Ventures
How to Train Your Model: Taming AI Agents Without Breaking ThemKyla Guru, Head of Model Cyber Policy, AnthropicAlex Moix, Investigations Lead, Safeguards, Anthropic
Going a Layer Deeper: Why the future of AI investments lies with infrastructure and applicationsPaul Drews, Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures
Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Lessons from Reddit SearchRachel Miller, Product Manager, Reddit
AI Evaluation 101: Addressing Challenges to Real-World AI ApplicationsRohit Patel, Director, Generative AI, Meta
From Workarounds to Breakthroughs: How UpLink Lets Users Connect Any App—No Integration NeededScott Weinert, CTO and Co-founder, Atomic
Whose Company Is It, Anyway?: What You Lose When You Accept Outside CapitalSridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist, Zoho
