TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 offers five AI safety sessions for founders
AI founders now face real questions about trusting autonomous agents, vehicles and robots as the technology moves from demos to business use. TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13‑15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, dedicates five sessions on the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage to safety and security topics. Early‑bird passes save up to $200 if purchased before September 25 11:59 p.m.…
Key points
- Five AI safety sessions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 cover agents, enterprise security, autonomous systems, and robotics.
- Speakers include Anthropic’s Cat de Jong, Okta’s Ric Smith, AWS’s Rudy Mitra, Shield AI’s Nathan Michael, and NVIDIA’s Les Karpas.
- Early‑bird pass discounts up to $200 are available until September 25 11:59 p.m. PT.
The sessions include: “What Anthropic Sees When Enterprises Actually Deploy Claude,” led by Anthropic Head of Applied AI Cat de Jong, who will share deployment lessons from enterprise pilots. “The Agent Security Problem Nobody Is Talking About,” featuring Okta President Ric Smith and NanoCo CEO Gavriel Cohen, examines infrastructure‑level risks for action‑taking agents. “Securing the AI Enterprise: Why the Cloud Just Got a Lot More Complicated,” with AWS VP Rudy Mitra, Luta Security CEO Katie Moussouris and veteran Wendy Nather, looks at governance and observability for critical AI systems. “Building AI Systems When Failure Is Not an Option,” brings Shield AI CTO Nathan Michael, GM Director Mikell Taylor and Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun together to discuss testing autonomous hardware. Finally, “Robots Are Waiting for Their ChatGPT Moment,” sees NVIDIA Inception Global Head of Physical AI Les Karpas explore data pipelines and simulation for robotics.
More than 10,000 founders, investors and 250+ speakers are expected, making the safety conversations a key part of the event’s value for anyone trying to move AI from pilot to trusted production.
Five AI safety sessions every founder should have on their TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 agenda
TechCrunch AI · 22 September 2026
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