Every year, at the end of summer, a new kind of school opens in San Francisco. The school year is truncated – only three days of intense education – and the students come from all walks of life.
There are hungry makers, intent on building the next big thing. There are folks who have seen it all and are looking to be surprised. And there are the big fish looking to swallow the smaller fish – unless they get swallowed first. Those three days in September make up the entirety of TechCrunch Disrupt SF and to some the experience is an MBA in a box, three days of meetings, networking, and intense seminars that culminates in the biggest party in tech.
And you can join us September 21-23. We want you to join us. Disrupt SF is going to be amazing. We’re going to have TechCrunch Editor Matthew Panzarino talking to Dropbox’s Drew Houston. We’re going to have the top makers in the world and the best minds in bitcoin. We’re going to tell you how to start a business in this difficult funding environment by leaders who teach by example.
Troy Carter will join us as will Golden State Warrior and budding tech investor, Andre Iguodala. Former TechCrunch co-editor Alexia Tsotsis will talk to Tracy Chou and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy about the state of diversity in tech. Yuri Milner and Pavel Durov are flying in to give us the state of things in Russia. And to top it off we have 24 amazing startups in the Battlefield who will compete to win the coveted Disrupt Cup. Best of all? You can stream the entire event live on our site and join in the excitement.
But we think it would be great if you could join us. You can buy tickets here or you can join our Hackathon for a chance to grab free tickets. We want to make this event inclusive.
So grab your backpack, your pencils, and your term sheets. Disrupt SF is back in town and school is back in session.
If you’re interested in future sponsorship opportunities, please contact our sponsorship team here. As always, we want to hear from you. Questions? Comments? Email us at tips@beta.techcrunch.com.
Monday, September 21
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Opening Remarks by TechCrunch
9:05 AM – 9:25 AM
Fireside Chat with Ron Conway (SV Angel) and Topher Conway (SV Angel)
9:25 AM – 9:45 AM
In Conversation with Parker Conrad (Zenefits)
9:45 AM – 10:05 AM
Is It Time To Stick A Fork In Bitcoin?: Wences Casares (Xapo), Nathaniel Popper (NYT), and Bobby Lee (BTCChina)
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM
Fireside Chat with Yuri Milner (DST Global)
10:25 AM – 10:45 AM
Fireside Chat with Drew Houston (Dropbox)
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM
Founder Stories Helen Greiner (CyPhy Works)
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM
Break
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM
In Conversation With Dr. John Kelly (IBM) and live demo of Watson
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Money Talks: Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Bill McGlashan (TPG Growth), Dana Settle (Greycroft Partners)
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM
A New Perspective on Culture and Industry with Snoop Dogg and Ted Chung
12:25 PM – 12:40 PM
Fireside Chat with Pavel Durov (Telegram)
12:40 PM – 1:00 PM
In Conversation with Beth Seidenberg (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
Virtual Reality Is The New Reality: With Dr. Richard Marks (Sony), Paul Raphael (Felix and Paul Studios), Claude Zellweger (HTC)
2:25 PM – 6:00 PM
Startup Battlefield
Hosted by Jason Kincaid
9:00 PM – Midnight
After Party sponsored by Cheetah Mobile at Mighty, Showplace Square West, 119 Utah St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Tuesday, September 22
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Opening Remarks by TechCrunch
9:05 AM – 9:25 AM
In Conversation with Nick Woodman (GoPro)
9:25 AM – 9:45 AM
Fireside Chat with Nikesh Arora (SoftBank)
9:45 AM – 10:05 AM
The Nuke Kids On The Block: Jacob DeWitte (UPower) and Leslie Dewan (Transatomic Power)
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM
Founders Stories with Adi Tatarko (Houzz)
10:25 AM – 10:45 AM
Fireside Chat with Andrew (Boz) Bosworth (Facebook)
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM
In Conversation James Park (Fitbit) and Jon Callaghan (True Ventures)
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM
Break
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM
In Conversation with Alan Schaaf (Imgur) And Sarah Schaaf (Imgur)
11:40 AM – 12:05 PM
In Conversation with Jesse Vollmar (Farmlogs)
12:05 PM – 12:25 PM
Fireside Chat with Tim Westergren (Pandora)
12:25 PM – 12:40 PM
In Conversation with Matthew Prince (CloudFlare) and Michelle Zatlyn (CloudFlare)
12:40 PM – 1:00 PM
Fireside Chat with Andre Iguodala
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Fireside Chat with John Doerr (KPCB) and Colleen Taylor (Y Combinator)
2:25 PM – 6:00 PM
Startup Battlefield
Hosted by Jason Kincaid
9:00 PM – Midnight
After Party sponsored by Intuit at Public Works, 161 Erie St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Wednesday, September 23
9:05 AM – 9:30 AM
A Conversation About Diversity: Isis Anchalee (OneLogin), Tracy Chou (Pinterest) and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Joyus) with Alexia Tsotsis
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Firside Chat with Bryan Schreier (Sequoia Capital) and Ryan Smith (Qualtrics)
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
Founders Stories with Gagan Biyani (Sprig)
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM
Fireside Chat with Sam Altman (Y Combinator)
10:25 AM – 10:40 AM
Founder Stories with Tracy Young (PlanGrid)
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
Fireside Chat with DJ Patil (White House) & Phaedra Chrousos
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM
Break
11:25 AM – 11:45 AM
In Conversation with Ron Johnson (Enjoy)
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM
Break It Until You Make It: Gregg Brockway (MAKE), Mark Hatch (TechShop), and Peter Weijmarshausen (Shapeways)
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM
Fireside Chat with Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures)
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM
Founders Stories with Eric Migicovsky (Pebble)
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM
Hackathon Update
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Founder Stories with Troy Carter (Atom Factory)
2:20 PM – 2:35 PM
Battlefield Alumni Update
2:35 PM – 2:40 PM
Hardware Alley Demo
2:40 PM – 2:45 PM
Selecting The Order For Startup Battlefield Finals
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM
Break
2:55 PM – 5:00 PM
Startup Battlefield Finals Hosted by Jason Kincaid
Judges:
Roelof Botha (Sequoia Capital)
Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures)
Brian Pokorny (SV Angel)
Matthew Panzarino (TechCrunch)
Anne Wojcicki (23andMe)
Susan Wojcicki (YouTube)
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Closing Cocktail Reception
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Passing The Disrupt Cup
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