The way we access AI is changing fast. Instead of opening apps and waiting for responses, agentic AI is becoming the interface itself, built into wearables like glasses, watches, earbuds, rings, and pins, alongside smartphones and PCs. Ziad Asghar, Senior Vice President and General Manager of XR, Wearables, and Personal AI at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., discusses how next-generation platforms are enabling this ecosystem of new device categories, and what founders need to know to build trusted, AI-native hardware at scale.

AI has moved off the screen and into the physical world. But what exactly makes something “physical AI” and what does it take to win in this space? Duncan Turner (General Partner) and Susan Schoefer (Partner & CTO) of SOSV HAX will break down the shift toward machines that perceive, reason, and act in complex environments, using real examples from the SOSV portfolio. Learn why hardware, real-world data, and physical training require a different playbook than building pure software or traditional automation, as well as the criteria VCs look for to spot the next category-defining physical AI company.

Taking AI agents from prototype to production requires a whole new playbook.

Join Stephan Bitton, Global Head of Founder Advocacy at Google Cloud, for a practical, builder-first session on what it actually takes to scale and grow an AI startup today. You will walk away with a clear playbook to keep your unit economics in check, maintain architectural flexibility, and leverage cloud-native distribution to get your agents in front of paying enterprise customers. Get the actionable steps you need to build faster, avoid common pitfalls, and unlock your next major milestone.

Generic AI tools are not built for energy. The organizations moving fastest are deploying AI purpose-built for the industry, trained on specific data and designed for real operational constraints.

Deepak Garg, Founder and CEO of SEW.AI, and Paul Lau, Former CEO of SMUD, bring the builder and operator perspective to talk about what vertical AI actually delivers beyond the pilot phase. Walk away knowing what enterprise adoption really requires, where the gaps between promise and production still exist, and why energy and AI may be the most consequential infrastructure story of the next decade.

Robots are picking orders in warehouses, driving trucks with no one behind the wheel, and taking on jobs once considered too dangerous for people. In this session, the leaders behind three of robotics’ most ambitious deployments — Dexterity’s Samir Menon, Foundation’s Sankaet Pathak, and Gatik’s Adam Campbell — join a candid conversation about what it takes to move autonomous systems from demo to daily operation. Expect a grounded look at scaling physical AI: the technical hurdles, the trust required from enterprise customers, and the hard questions about which jobs machines should — and shouldn’t — take over next.

Building a company has always required vision, resilience, and the ability to adapt. But the tools available to founders today are changing how businesses are built, scaled, and operated. Join AI expert Cassie Kozyrkov, data scientist Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, and ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia for a candid conversation about how the founder journey has evolved and what it means to build a business now. From making smarter decisions with AI to understanding the ways technology can introduce hidden bias, the conversation will explore the opportunities and challenges facing today’s entrepreneurs. Together, they’ll look at what has changed, what remains timeless, and what founders should be thinking about as they build what comes next.

The AI conversation is shifting from what models can say to what they can actually do. Agents are navigating the open web and completing work, AI systems are taking on increasingly ambitious research, intelligent machines are beginning to operate beyond the screen, and a new infrastructure layer is emerging to make all of this possible at scale. Greenfield Partners’ Shay Grinfeld sits down with founders building across these emerging areas to separate what’s real today from what’s coming next, and explore where the biggest new opportunities are taking shape. The conversation will culminate in the reveal of Greenfield Partners’ 2026 AI Disruptors 60, spotlighting the companies Greenfield and TechCrunch believe are pushing AI into new territory.

Raising capital is about much more than delivering a great pitch. Successful fundraising requires thoughtful preparation, strategic relationship building, and a well-organized process that inspires investor confidence. In this interactive session, founders will gain practical guidance on how to prepare for a fundraise, navigate the venture capital ecosystem, and build meaningful relationships with investors before, during, and after the fundraising process. Featuring both fundraising experts and a venture capital investor, this session will provide perspectives from both sides of the table. Attendees will learn how investors evaluate opportunities, where and how to connect with the right firms, and how to manage outreach effectively while maintaining momentum throughout a raise. We’ll also cover cap table & data room best practices so you’re putting your best foot forward with investors and during due diligence. Whether you’re preparing for your first institutional raise or looking to refine your approach, you’ll leave with actionable best practices, practical resources, and insider insights to help maximize your fundraising success.

AI is rapidly reshaping how satellites work, shifting them from static sensors to smart systems that can understand their surroundings and act on them. As new high‑power platforms and agile, maneuverable spacecraft come online, capabilities like real‑time orbital awareness and dynamic repositioning are becoming commercially practical. This session breaks down how modern hardware and AI are coming together to create the next layer of space infrastructure – and why the companies building it are positioned to drive the industry’s next big leap.

AI builders are realizing that space problems mirror the ones they already solve on Earth – massive data streams, real‑time decisions, autonomy, and complex multi‑agent systems. As the industry shifts toward smaller, more agile players, technology‑first companies have new openings to bring existing tools directly into space missions. This roundtable outlines how AI developers can translate their capabilities into practical, mission‑relevant applications and plug into emerging commercial and government pathways built for rapid delivery. The discussion highlights clear entry points, overlooked opportunities, and the mindset that helps founders see space as an accessible, fast‑moving market ready for their technology.

General-purpose robots have long been one of technology’s most ambitious goals. Recent advances in AI are bringing that vision closer to reality, but significant technical and commercial challenges remain.

Skild AI Co-founder and CEO Deepak Pathak joins Varun Jain, General Partner at SE Ventures, to explore why general-purpose robot intelligence may finally be within reach. Fresh off the launch of their S1 model, which showed robots learning complex new tasks from a single video, and with Skild reaching $100M in annual recurring revenue, Deepak will share what he’s seeing at the frontier of both research and real-world deployment. They’ll discuss how quickly robots are learning to generalize, how robot intelligence scales, where it is creating value today, and what we may be underestimating about the next five years of robotics.

As countries seek greater control over their data, compute and AI capabilities, sovereign AI is emerging as a major technology and investment theme. But sovereignty does not necessarily mean building a national foundation model from scratch. It raises broader questions about access to compute, data centers, energy, models, talent, secure cloud infrastructure, and AI applications. This session would examine what meaningful AI sovereignty requires, whether emerging technology markets can develop competitive capabilities, and where the opportunities lie for startups, hyperscalers and investors. Türkiye can offer a pragmatic perspective by combining domestic AI capabilities and infrastructure with participation in the global technology ecosystem.

AI is changing how startups build, market, and grow, from first idea to global scale. This session explores how to spot underpriced distribution channels, collapse the cycle from market signal to product launch, and use AI to accelerate growth. We analyze real examples from Hostinger to show how AI is reshaping modern growth tactics. Founders at every stage will walk away with concrete frameworks to experiment faster, leverage agentic marketing workflows, and turn emerging opportunities into traction.

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