Key facts
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will take place from October 13-15 in San Francisco.
- The AI Stage, presented by Google for Startups, will cover topics like AI business models, security gaps, and new job categories.
- Sessions will include discussions on enterprise AI security, visual AI, and the emergence of the GTM engineer role.
- Speakers include Arsalan Tavakoli of Databricks, Dean Leitersdorf of Decart, Amit Jain of Luma AI, and Kareem Amin of Clay.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, scheduled for October 13-15 in San Francisco, will feature an AI Stage focused on the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Presented by Google for Startups, the stage aims to delve into how AI is transforming startup operations, from sales and security to rapid scaling.
The discussions will tackle critical questions facing founders, including how to price AI products in a commoditized model environment, the necessity of rebuilding agent security from the infrastructure up, and the practicalities of go-to-market strategies in an AI-native world.
Sessions will highlight specific areas such as enterprise AI security, which requires new frameworks for observability, governance, and architecture to handle autonomous decision-making. The event will also explore the 'Video Intelligence Race,' examining real-time inference and physical reasoning in visual AI, and the emergence of new job categories like the GTM engineer, a role that has rapidly gained prominence.
Speakers confirmed for the AI Stage include Arsalan Tavakoli from Databricks, Dean Leitersdorf from Decart, Amit Jain from Luma AI, and Kareem Amin from Clay. Attendees will have access to all stages, the Startup Battlefield, networking opportunities, and the exhibition floor, alongside over 10,000 other industry leaders.