You voted – they made it to TechCrunch, destroying the 2025 agenda!
After reviewing hundreds of outstanding calls to content submissions and opening voting for TechCrunch viewers, it was locked into top five roundtables and top five breakout sessions.
Without further ado, we meet extraordinary high-tech voices and sessions they lead, which will shape the conversation in 2025, which will take place from October 27-29th. For more information about the complete session and speaker, visit our Agenda page.
Grab your tickets now and save up to $675 before the price goes up.
Breakout session winner
From vibes to speed: how AI tools can help you achieve your development goals
As Vibe Coding increases, Devs are trying to move faster and smarter. In this breakout, Github PM Tim Rogers will be split into Copilot, an AI-driven peer programming tool used in 15m+, promoting how workflows are reshaping in an autonomous world.
How to acquire with technology
Aklil Ibssa
Corporate Development Manager and M&A
Coinbase
Coinbase has withdrawn Crypto's biggest acquisition. In this No-BS session, you will learn how to make your projects attractive – from product market fit to community traction, and learning M&A, investment, or partnership positions without compromising diversification. If you are an investor, you will get a cheat sheet to build your team towards a valuable outcome.
AI at the Brink: A strategic playbook for national security
Advanced AI poses risks like Biowapons and cyberattacks amid global competition. This session explores the strategic framework for AI safety, covering technical checks, non-proliferation and supply chain security between Dan Hendrycks and key experts.
Embracing AI for a better digital future
AI is at a crossroads and shapes whether it is additive, addictive, inclusive, or harmful. Matt shows how Pinterest uses AI for proactiveness, personalization and productivity, providing a responsible approach to fostering innovation while prioritizing user well-being.
Startup Agent AI: Automate, adapt and accelerate growth
Ammolu Lastogi
Product Management Manager, AI & ML – Amazon BusinessAmazon
Agent AI is transforming startups by enabling automation, personalized experiences and data-driven agility. This session will help founders accelerate growth and outperform the competition by identifying AI opportunities, building workflows, and measuring impact using real-world case studies.
Roundtable Session Winner
Join Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina, co-founders of Kindred, to reveal how they changed swapping into a home-driven movement. You will learn a blueprint for building trust, turning members into ambassadors, and driving growth through authentic, value-driven community buildings.
How to Train Your Model: Tame AI Agents Without Breaking them
This interactive session balances the safety and usefulness of AI, covering constitutional AI, red teaming, and steering methods. Participants acquire frameworks and strategies for building beneficial and harmless AI models without losing their personality.
The future of the space economy in low-earth orbit
Abhi Kumar
Instructors, investors, advisors
UC Berkeley
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has evolved beyond satellites into manufacturing, energy, and data infrastructure. This session covers emerging Leo economy, regulations and investments, partners with space startups and provides insight into leveraging orbital platforms for the global industry.
Millions of Scaling Searches and AI: Lessons from Reddit Search
Find out how Reddit builds AI at scale and balances relevance, safety and bias for millions of users. This session addresses community expectations, ethical trade-offs, real-world challenges, and invites startups to participate in candid discussions about trustworthy AI development.
AI Evaluation 101: Addressing challenges for real AI applications
This session will analyze how neural networks generate languages and the challenges of genai deployment. Learn why assessment is important, and compare automated, judge-based, and human evaluation methods to build tests that measure AI and human performance in use cases.
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These 10 sessions will not only give you a glimpse of over 250 speakers, but also discuss them on Discrupt. Keep an eye on the agenda page for new updates. Grab your tickets now and save up to $675 before prices rise.