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

TechCrunch has announced the complete Disrupt Stage lineup for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, scheduled for October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe will discuss turning an ambitious idea into a company capable of designing, manufacturing, and scaling complex physical products. Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman will address whether AI can keep scaling as models demand more compute, energy, and capital. Science Corporation founder Max Hodak will look at a future in which technology increasingly interacts directly with the human body, and Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley will discuss AI, surveillance, and the future of public safety.

All five Benchmark partners — Jack Altman, Peter Fenton, Chetan Puttagunta, Everett Randle, and Eric Vishria — will appear on stage together. Ricursive Intelligence co-founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini will discuss AI systems that can design the hardware they run on.

On Thursday, Amazon's Panos Panay asks what comes after the smartphone and will bring new technology with him. Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider and COO Rose Wang will explore whether social media can start over, and Replit CEO Amjad Masad will address what happens to software and its builders when AI makes software creation accessible to almost anyone. Mark Wahlberg will appear with Keebeck's Bruce K. Lee to discuss his move into investing.

The event also includes Startup Battlefield 200, with founders competing across space and physical AI, energy and manufacturing, health tech and life sciences, and enterprise and security. Cellino co-founder and CEO Nabiha Saklayen, who won Startup Battlefield in 2021, will return to unveil a new product. Battlefield alumni Piotr Byrski of Molecule.one, Demetri Maxim of Nephrogen, and Kevin Damoa of Glīd will discuss what happens after the pitch. The 2026 finalists will compete for $100,000 in equity-free funding and the Disrupt cup.

TechCrunch says Disrupt 2026 will host more than 10,000 attendees, 200+ sessions, 250+ speakers across six industry stages, and 300+ exhibiting startups. Registration discounts include up to $100 off passes, 50% off a second pass, and a $75 Expo+ Pass for those affected by a layoff.