We have been thrilled by the exceptional curiosity in talking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, going down October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After an in-depth evaluate course of, we’ve chosen 20 distinctive finalists—10 for breakout periods and 10 for roundtables.
Now, we’re placing the ultimate resolution in your palms. Audience Choice voting is open via Might 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. You possibly can vote for as many periods as you’d like — one vote per session.
The highest 5 breakout periods and high 5 roundtable periods will likely be chosen to take the stage.
Meet the finalists
Breakout Periods
How to Get Acquired in Tech (Without Selling Out): M&A Tips for Founders and Builders
Aklil Ibssa, Head of Company Growth and M&A, Coinbase
Agentic AI for Startups: Automate, Adapt, and Accelerate Growth
Anmol Rastogi, Head of Product, Amazon Enterprise – 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, Government and Analysis Director, Middle for AI Security (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
Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO, Breyer Capital
Embracing AI for a Better Digital Future
Matt Madrigal, Chief Know-how Officer, Pinterest
Mining for Millions with GenAI’s 4 Ds: Striking Trust, Delight, and Dividends
Michael Stewart, Managing Accomplice, M12
From Data to Agents: Building the AI-Native Enterprise
Sridhar Ramaswamy, Chief Government Officer, Snowflake
From Vibes to Velocity: How AI Tools Can Help You Achieve Your Development Goals
Tim Rogers, Workers Product Supervisor, GitHub Copilot, GitHub
Roundtable Periods
Future of Space Economy in the Low Earth Orbit
Abhijeet Kumar, Invited Lecturer – New Area Economic system, UC Berkeley | Tech and Technique Lead, Archer
From Startup to Scale-Up: A GTM Blueprint
Anjai Lal, Head of Technique and Enablement, Google Cloud
From Code to Capital: How VCs Spot the Next AI Powerhouses
Avi Bharadwaj, Funding 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
Vlad Loktev, Accomplice, Index Ventures
How to Train Your Model: Taming AI Agents Without Breaking Them
Kyla Guru, Head of Mannequin Cyber Coverage, Anthropic
Alex Moix, Investigations Lead, Safeguards, Anthropic
Going a Layer Deeper: Why the future of AI investments lies with infrastructure and applications
Paul Drews, Managing Accomplice, Salesforce Ventures
Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Lessons from Reddit Search
Rachel Miller, Product Supervisor, 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