Interested in hearing from a potential candidate for the presidency? Wondering about Tinder’s next moves? Curious about the future of Foursquare or the challenges facing Lyft? Then today is the day for you.
We’ll be sitting down with some of the biggest names in tech, including Vine’s Jason Mante, Periscope’s Kayvon Beykpour, Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley, Lyft’s Logan Green, and many more.
Then, we’ll head straight into the second day of the Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield, where 25 companies are vying for the love and adoration of our esteemed judging panels to hopefully take home the Disrupt Cup (and $50,000).
We’re going to fall in love. On a Tuesday.
Enjoy!
Monday, May 4, 2015
9:00am — 9:05am
Opening Remarks by TechCrunch
9:05am – 9:25am
Fireside Chat with Ron Conway (SV Angel) and Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures)
9:25am – 9:45am
In Conversation with Joanne Bradford (Pinterest)
9:45am – 10:05am
Founder Stories with Paula Long (DataGravity)
10:05am – 10:25am
Cannabis Startups Blaze Up: Brendan Kennedy (Privateer Holdings) and Geoff Lewis (Founders Fund)
10:25am – 10:45am
Fireside Chat with Emily Weiss (Glossier)
10:45am – 11:05am
Founder Stories with Alex Klein (Kano)
11:05am – 11:15am
BREAK
11:15am – 11:35am
In Conversation with Bastian Lehmann (Postmates)
11:35am – 11:55am
Fireside Chat with Chairman Tom Wheeler (FCC)
11:55am – 12:15pm
Fireside Chat with Mayor Bill de Blasio (New York City)
12:15pm – 12:35pm
Hardware Is Eating The World
Limor Fried (Adafruit), Jonathan Grado (Grado Labs), Jacques Panis (Shinola)
12:35pm – 12:55pm
Modern Commerce
Julie Fredrickson (Stowaway Cosmetics), Jennifer Hyman (Rent The Runway), David Tisch (Spring)
12:55pm – 2:00pm
LUNCH
2:00pm – 2:25pm
Fireside Chat with Aaron Levie (Box)
STARTUP BATTLEFIELD WITH JASON KINCAID
2:25pm – 2:30pm
How the Startup Battlefield Works
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Session One – Create
Judges: Noah Lichtenstein (Cowboy Ventures), Shana Fisher (Highline Venture Partners), Jessica Livingston (Y Combinator), Heidi Messer (Collective[i])
3:30pm – 3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm – 4:45pm
Session Two – Test
Judges: Tara Feener (FiftyThree), Patrick Gallagher (CrunchFund), David Tisch (Box Group, Spring), Joanne Wilson (Gotham Gal)
4:45pm – 5:00pm
BREAK
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Judges: Topher Conway (SV Angel), Mo Koyfman (Spark Capital), Susan Paley (General Motors), Kegan Schouwenburg (Sols)
6:00pm – 7:30pm
BROWSE STARTUP ALLEY
9:00pm – Midnight
After Party hosted by RadiumOne at (Le) Poisson Rouge
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
9:00am – 9:05am
Opening Remarks by TechCrunch
9:05am – 9:25am
Fireside Chat with Chris Dixon (Andreessen Horowitz)
9:25am – 9:45am
Founder Stories with Sean Rad (Tinder)
9:45am – 10:05am
Fireside Chat with Dennis Crowley (Foursquare)
10:05am – 10:25am
Fireside Chat with Bill Maris (Google Ventures)
10:25am – 10:45am
Founder Stories with Adam Neumann (WeWork)
10:45am – 11:00am
BREAK
11:00am – 11:20am
Fireside Chat with Dave McClure (500 Startups)
11:20am – 11:40am
In Conversation with Leandra Medine (Man Repeller)
11:40pm – 12:00pm
Fireside Chat with Jason Mante (Vine)
12:00pm – 12:20pm
Founder Stories with Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll (Yik Yak)
12:20pm – 12:40pm
In Conversation with Kayvon Beykpour (Periscope)
12:40pm – 1:40pm
LUNCH
1:40pm – 2:00pm
Fireside Chat with Logan Green (Lyft)
2:00pm – 2:25pm
Fireside Chat with Carly Fiorina (Carly Fiorina Enterprises)
STARTUP BATTLEFIELD WITH JASON KINCAID
2:25pm – 2:30pm
How the Startup Battlefield Works
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Session Four – Accelerate
Judges: Adam Cahan (Yahoo), Susan Lyne (BBG Ventures), Halle Tecco (Rock Health), Hunter Walk (Homebrew)
3:30pm – 3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm – 4:45pm
Session Five – Extend
Judges: Fabrice Grinda (angel investor), Rachel Sterne Haot (New York State), Serkan Piantino (Facebook), Dave Samuel (Freestyle Capital)
4:45pm – 5:00pm
BREAK
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Session Six – Build
Judges:Â Kanyi Maqubela (Collaborative Fund), Minerva Tantoco (New York City), Matt Turck (Firstmark), Yossi Vardi (angel investor)
6:00pm – 7:30pm
BROWSE STARTUP ALLEY
9:00pm – Midnight
After Party at Marquee New York
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
9:00am -9:10am
Opening Remarks by TechCrunch
9:10am – 9:30am
Founder Stories with Kevin Gibbon (Shyp)
9:30am – 9:50am
In Conversation with Sam Shank (Hotel Tonight)
9:50am – 10:10am
Fireside Chat with Alexis Ohanian (Reddit, Y Combinator)
10:10am – 10:30am
Founder Stories with Nate Mitchell (Oculus VR)
10:30am – 10:50am
Fireside Chat with Tristan Walker (Walker & Co.)
10:50am – 11:10am
In Conversation with Philip Krim (Casper)
11:10am – 11:30am
BREAK
11:30am – 11:40am
Hackathon Highlights
11:40am – 12:00pm
Founder Stories with Ben Rubin (Meerkat)
12:00pm – 12:20pm
Fireside Chat with Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital) and Danielle Levitas (App Annie)
12:20pm – 12:40pm
Beyond Bitcoin
12:40pm – 1:40pm
LUNCH
1:40pm – 2:00pm
Fireside Chat with Payal Kadakia (ClassPass)
2:00pm – 2:25pm
Fireside Chat with Bob Bowman (MLB)
2:25pm – 2:40pm
Startup Battlefield Alumni
Ron Palmeri (Layer), Marcela Sapone (Alfred)
2:40pm – 2:45pm
Passing the Disrupt Cup with Alfred
2:45pm – 3:00pm
BREAK
STARTUP BATTLEFIELD FINALS WITH JASON KINCAID
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Startup Battlefield Finals
Finals Judges: John Borthwick (Betaworks), Dennis Crowley (Foursquare), Eric Hippeau (Lerer Hippeau Ventures), Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital), Marissa Mayer (Yahoo), Brian Pokorny (SV Angel)
5:00pm – 5:30pm
Closing Cocktail Reception
5:30pm – 6:00pm
Closing Awards Ceremony