We had been blown away by the unbelievable curiosity in talking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, occurring October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. 

After an intensive assessment, we’ve narrowed it down to twenty standout finalists — 10 for breakout periods and 10 for roundtables.

Now it’s your turn to decide. Viewers Selection voting is open by way of Might 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. You possibly can forged one vote per session — and vote for as many periods as you want! 

The highest 5 breakout and prime 5 roundtable periods will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda.

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 Improvement 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, Govt 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 and Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO, Breyer Capital 

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

Mining for Millions with GenAI’s 4 Ds: Striking Trust, Delight, and Dividends
Michael Stewart, Managing Associate, M12

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

From Vibes to Velocity: How AI Tools Can Help You Achieve Your Development Goals
Tim Rogers, Employees Product Supervisor, GitHub Copilot, GitHub

Roundtable Periods

Future of Space Economy in the Low Earth Orbit
Abhijeet Kumar, Invited Lecturer — New House Financial 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; and Vlad Loktev, Associate, Index Ventures

How to Train Your Model: Taming AI Agents Without Breaking Them
Kyla Guru, Head of Mannequin Cyber Coverage, 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 Associate, 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