And so it begins.
The San Francisco Design Center is filling with investors, entrepreneurs, members of the media and general tech enthusiasts as the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 officially kicks off.
We’ve got a star-studded show for you Monday, including an interview between myself and Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, and a fireside chat with Ron Conway, David Lee and Brian Pokorny.
Plus, later in the day, we’ll be hearing from LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner and Twitter CEO Dick Costolo.
Then, it’s Battlefield time. 30 companies will hop on our stage with six minutes to impress a panel of incredible judges, including Marissa Mayer, Tracy Chou, Megan Quinn, and Sam Yagan to name a few.
We’ll be bringing all of this and more to you live all day long, so be sure to check in to the live stream as much as possible to watch the drama unfold.
Happy Day One, everybody!
Monday, September 9th
9:00am — 9:10am
Opening Remarks by TechCrunch
9:10am – 9:35am
Fireside chat with Ron Conway, David Lee and Brian Pokorny (SV Angel)
9:35am – 9:55am
Founders Stories with Logan Green and John Zimmer (Lyft)
9:55am – 10:25am
The Future of Higher Education: Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (State of California) and Sebastian Thrun (Udacity)
10:25am – 10:45am
Keynote: Sir Michael Moritz (Sequoia Capital)
10:45am – 11:05am
BREAK
11:05am – 11:15am
Special Product Announcement
11:15am – 11:35am
In Conversation with Evan Spiegel (Snapchat)
11:35am – 12:00pm
These Aren’t The Droids You’re Looking For: Rob Coneybeer (Shasta Ventures), Matt Rogers (Nest), Christian Sanz (Skycatch), Boris Sofman (Anki)
12:00pm – 12:20pm
Fireside Chat with Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn)
12:20pm – 12:30pm
How To Lead: Dick Costolo (Twitter)
12:30pm – 1:50pm
LUNCH
1:50pm – 2:00pm
Special Product Announcement
2:00pm – 2:25pm
Fireside Chat with Drew Houston (Dropbox)
Startup Battlefield with Jason Kincaid
2:25pm – 2:30pm
How the Startup Battlefield Works
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Session One – Disrupting Efficiency
Judges: Mike Abbott (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers), Jess Lee (Polyvore), Ali Partovi (angel investor), Gentry Underwood (Mailbox)
3:30pm – 3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm – 4:45pm
Session Two – Disrupting Experience
Judges: Rich Barton (Zillow, Barton Ventures), Tracy Chou (Pinterest), Ellen Levy (Silicon Valley Connect), Hunter Walk (Homebrew Ventures)
4:45pm – 5:00pm
BREAK
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Session Three – Disrupting Transparency
Judges: Patrick Gallagher (CrunchFund), Julia Hartz (Eventbrite), Rick Klau (Google Ventures), Matthew Prince (CloudFlare)