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Anthropic and OpenAI Leaders to Address Enterprise AI's Thorniest Questions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

September 18, 2026 at 17:29 EDT

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, October 13–15 in San Francisco, will launch a dedicated AI Stage bringing together leaders from Anthropic and OpenAI to confront the thorniest challenges facing enterprises attempting to deploy agentic systems at scale. Cat de Jong, Anthropic's Head of Applied AI, and Tara Seshan, OpenAI's Head of Productivity, are confirmed to address two converging crises reshaping enterprise software: the collapse of traditional SaaS pricing models and the discovery that autonomous agent systems were designed without fundamental security safeguards.

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Event at a Glance

Date

Oct 13–15, 2026

Location

San Francisco

Themed Stages

6 Total

Discount Window

Up to $200 Off

Keynote Leaders

Anthropic

Cat de Jong

Head of Applied AI • Production deployment strategies

OpenAI

Tara Seshan

Head of Productivity • Go-to-market transformation

Two Converging Crises

1. SaaS Reckoning

Traditional per-seat models collapse as enterprises shift to multi-agent workflows and value-based pricing.

2. Agent Security Gap

Autonomous AI agents lack built-in security; enterprises must rebuild audit trails and access controls from scratch.

Six Themed Stages

AI Stage — SaaS reckoning and agent security
Real World AI Stage — Robotics, autonomous hardware, biotech
Smart Systems Stage — AI infrastructure
Builders Stage — Scaling startups
& 2 additional tracks — Go-to-market, emerging roles, and more

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