We were blown away by the incredible interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco.
After a thorough review, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 standout finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables.
Now it’s your turn to decide. Audience Choice voting is open through May 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. You can cast one vote per session—and vote for as many sessions as you like!
The top 5 breakout and top 5 roundtable sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda.
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Meet the finalists
Breakout Sessions
How to Get Acquired in Tech (Without Selling Out): M&A Tips for Founders and Builders
Aklil Ibssa, Head of Corporate Development and M&A, Coinbase
Agentic AI for Startups: Automate, Adapt, and Accelerate Growth
Anmol Rastogi, Head of Product, Amazon Business — AI & ML, Amazon
Automation with Agents: From Work Enablement to Work Completion
Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO, DataStax
AI at the Brink: Strategic Playbook for National Security
Dan Hendrycks, Executive and Research Director, Center for AI Safety (CAIS)
Leading a Series A Round in 2025 and Sustaining Momentum
Gabriel Kra, Managing Director, Prelude Ventures
The Agentic Apocalypse: Securing the Enterprise in the Age of 1 Billion AI Agents
Jack Hidary, CEO, SandboxAQ; and Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO, Breyer Capital
Embracing AI for a Better Digital Future
Matt Madrigal, Chief Technology Officer, Pinterest
Mining for Millions with GenAI’s 4 Ds: Striking 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: How AI Tools Can Help You Achieve Your Development Goals
Tim Rogers, Staff Product Manager, GitHub Copilot, GitHub
Roundtable Sessions
Future of Space Economy in the Low Earth Orbit
Abhijeet Kumar, Invited Lecturer — New Space Economy, UC Berkeley | Tech and Strategy Lead, Archer
From Startup to Scale-Up: A GTM Blueprint
Anjai Lal, Head of Strategy and Enablement, Google Cloud
From Code to Capital: How VCs Spot the Next AI Powerhouses
Avi Bharadwaj, Investment Director, Intel Capital
The Winning Formula: Turning Your Business into a Trusted, Scalable Community to Drive Growth
Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina, Co-founders, Kindred; and Vlad Loktev, Partner, Index Ventures
How to Train Your Model: Taming AI Agents Without Breaking Them
Kyla Guru, Head of Model Cyber Policy, Anthropic; and Alex Moix, Investigations Lead, Safeguards, Anthropic
Going a Layer Deeper: Why the Future of AI Investments Lies with Infrastructure and Applications
Paul Drews, Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures
Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Lessons from Reddit Search
Rachel Miller, Product Manager, Reddit
AI Evaluation 101: Addressing Challenges to Real-World AI Applications
Rohit Patel, Director, Generative AI, Meta
From Workarounds to Breakthroughs: How UpLink Lets Users Connect Any App—No Integration Needed
Scott Weinert, CTO and Co-founder, Atomic
Whose Company Is It, Anyway?: What You Lose When You Accept Outside Capital
Sridhar Vembu, Chief Scientist, Zoho
