TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, set to be held from October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, drew an overwhelming response for its speaker selection process. After thorough consideration, organizers have named 20 impressive finalists, consisting of 10 breakout sessions and 10 roundtables, eager to join an exciting lineup designed to stimulate deep discussions and meaningful exchanges.
The final decision, however, is in the audience’s hands. Audience Choice voting remains open until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time today, marking a last chance for participants to have their say. Voters may select as many sessions as they’d like, casting a single vote per session, ultimately choosing the five top-rated sessions from each category to be featured at Disrupt 2025.
Finalist breakout sessions include in-depth topics such as effective strategies for startup acquisitions, harnessing adaptive AI to accelerate business growth, automating workforce tasks through agent-based systems, and applying AI strategically in national security. Additionally, discussions cover crucial venture capital insights, securing enterprises amidst growing AI agent deployments, leveraging artificial intelligence for digital advancement, methods to derive financial value from generative AI, and driving development velocity through AI-enabled tools.
Participants of roundtable sessions tackle a host of dynamic subjects, from examining trends of the growing space economy in low Earth orbit, delivering strategic blueprints for effective go-to-market scaling, and demystifying how venture capitalists identify emerging AI powerhouses, to the intricacies of nurturing profitable communities within businesses. Further roundtables will delve into best practices for training and managing powerful AI agents, exploring the promising horizons of AI infrastructure investments, understanding large-scale AI deployment through case studies, addressing real-world AI implementation challenges, and debating the impact of outside funding on company autonomy and growth.
This Audience Choice vote invites the community directly into the planning process, ensuring a lineup reflecting attendee interest and innovation at its finest.