AI NewsThe final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

10:58 PM IST · October 5, 2026

The biggest stage atTechCrunch Disruptis where the people building the future come to talk about what happens next in the tech ecosystem. Across three days, from October 13 to 15, at Moscone West in San Francisco, theDisrupt Stagewill bring together some of the biggest game-changing founders, CEOs, and investors shaping everything from AI and robotics to transportation, social media, biotech, and venture capital, alongside the next generation of founders competing live inStartup Battlefield 200. Don’t miss a single moment of these conversations shaping the future of the tech ecosystem. Get a front-row seat byregistering for your pass here. Bring your co-founder, partner, colleague, or peer andsave 50% on their second pass. Have more people who should be there?Save even more with bundle passes. RivianCEORJ Scaringewill unpack what it takes to build the seemingly impossible: turning an ambitious idea into a company capable of designing, manufacturing, and scaling complex physical products. CerebrasCEOAndrew Feldmanwill tackle one of the biggest questions hanging over the AI boom: Can AI keep scaling? As models demand ever more compute, energy, and capital, Feldman will explore where the current trajectory leads and what could break it. Science CorporationfounderMax Hodaklooks beyond screens at a future in which technology increasingly interacts directly with the human body, whileFlock SafetyCEOGarrett Langleyjoins us for a candid conversation about AI, surveillance, and the future of public safety. And in a rare appearance, all five partners of Benchmark —Jack Altman,Peter Fenton,Chetan Puttagunta,Everett Randle, andEric Vishria— will take the stage together, sharing what one of Silicon Valley’s most closely watched venture firms sees coming next. Ricursive Intelligenceco-foundersAnna GoldieandAzalia Mirhoseiniwill take us inside an even more radical possibility: AI systems that can design the hardware they run on, potentially collapsing the traditional divide between software and silicon. On Thursday, Amazon’sPanos Panayasks what comes after the smartphone. And he’ll bring some new tech with him. Bluesky CEOToni Schneiderand COORose Wangwill explore whether social media can start over, while Replit CEOAmjad Masadtackles what happens to software, and the people who build it, when AI makes creating software accessible to almost anyone. Finally, Hollywood star, entrepreneur, and investor Mark Wahlberg takes theDisrupt Stagealongside Keebeck’sBruce K. Leeto reveal how one of the world’s most recognizable celebrities is turning decades of influence, relationships, and business-building into his next act: becoming a serious investor. Sit front and center at the Disrupt Stage to hear directly from the leaders shaping tech.Register now and get a second pass at 50% off. Throughout Disrupt, founders will compete live across space and physical AI, energy and manufacturing, health tech and life sciences, and enterprise and security — facing questions from some of the world’s leading investors as they fight for a place in theStartup Battlefieldfinal. Before this year’s finalists take the stage, Cellino co-founder and CEO Nabiha Saklayen, who won Startup Battlefield in 2021, returns to unveil her new product and ask a provocative question: Can you bank your biology? Then three more Battlefield alumni — Molecule.one’s Piotr Byrski, Nephrogen’s Demetri Maxim, and Glīd’s Kevin Damoa — return to talk candidly about what happens after the pitch: the bets that paid off, the plans that changed, and what they wish they’d known when they were standing where this year’s finalists are now. Finally, the 2026 finalists take over the Disrupt Stage, and one company walks away as the next Startup Battlefield winner, taking home $100,000 in equity-free funding and the coveted Disrupt cup. TheDisrupt Stageisn’t only about hearing from the people who built today’s defining companies. It’s where you’ll meet and hear from some of the tech leaders building the next ones. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026is where 10,000+ founders, VCs, operators, and tech enthusiasts from around the globe come together to gain valuable insights, make impactful connections, and get a first look at next-gen breakthroughs shaping the tech industry. Explore200+ sessionsled by250+ tech leadersacross six industry stages, plus roundtables and breakouts. Meet 300+ exhibiting startups and get hands-on with their latest products. This is where big ideas take shape and deals get sparked. Don’t miss a moment.Register for your passand save up to $100. Bring someone with you and save 50% on their pass. If you’ve been affected by a layoff, you can get anExpo+ Pass for just $75. Don’t wait.Lock in your pass now.