We’re thrilled by the overwhelming response to our name for audio system at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, going down October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco.
After a cautious choice course of, we’ve narrowed it down to twenty spectacular finalists — 10 breakout periods and 10 roundtables.
Now it’s your flip to assist form the agenda. Viewers Selection voting is open till 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. That is your remaining alternative to weigh in — vote for your favorite sessions and assist determine which can take the stage. You’ll be able to vote for as many periods as you’d like — only one vote per session.
The highest 5 in every class will be part of the official Disrupt 2025 lineup.
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, 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
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
Vlad Loktev, Associate, 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 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
