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With less than a week to go, we’re absolutely stoked to see you all in San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt, live and in person! You’re no doubt planning your days and with more than 50 roundtable discussions on tap, we want to call your attention to the info-rich topics that our partners will present. But first…

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OK, startup fans, check out these roundtables designed to help you — and your startup — grow.

  • From IPO Frenzies to Delays: What’s Changing with Equity, with Vieje Piauwasdy, senior director of equity strategy at Secfi. Sponsored by Secfi.
  • Breaking into the Healthcare Monolith: Strategies for Working with Payors and Providers, with Neal Moawed, global head of industry research at InterSystems. Sponsored by InterSystems.
  • The CPO-to-CEO Pipeline, with Anna Auerbach and Karena Man, consultants at Egon Zehnder. Sponsored by Egon Zehnder.
  • Why Nine Out of Ten Startups Fail, with Dheeraj Pandey, CEO and co-founder at DevRev. Sponsored by Mayfield.
  • Navigating Silicon Valley: OG Advice for African Founders, with Jake Bright, venture partner at Fast Forward Venture Studio; Ayanna Kerrison, investor at Precursor Ventures; and Joshua Ogundu, CEO at Campfire. Sponsored by Fast Forward Venture Studio.
  • What the Heck Is Interoperability Anyways, with Neal Moawed, global head of industry research at InterSystems. Sponsored by InterSystems.
  • Rewiring Founders to Hire for Tomorrow, with Anna Auerbach, Kristen Burke, Karena Man, consultants at Egon Zehnder. Sponsored by Egon Zehnder.
  • Saving the World: The Playbook for Building Planetary Health Unicorns, with Arvind Gupta, partner at Mayfield Fund. Sponsored by Mayfield.
  • Using AI to Cut Meeting Costs and Time, with Sam Liang, CEO and co-founder at Otter.ai. Sponsored by Otter.ai.
  • Why African Tech Needs Venture Studios, with Omolara Ajele, operating partner at Fast Forward Venture Studio; Idris Bello, founding partner at LoftyInc Capital Management; and Kelvin Umechukwu, CEO and co-founder at Bumpa. Sponsored by Fast Forward Venture Studio.
  • Web3, Crypto, Blockchain: Unlocking Prosperity for Tech and Creative Industries in Africa, with Brylan Donaldson, CEO and co-founder at 7th Ave, and Guled Yousuf, web3 angel investor and product lead at DeFi Pulse. Sponsored by Fast Forward Venture Studio.
  • Scaling Responsibly: Walking the Talk on ESG and DEI, with Margaret Glover-Campbell, COO at Virtual Gurus. Sponsored by Virtual Gurus.
  • Delivering Value and Driving Pipeline: How B2B Marketers Can Tackle Both, with Dan Horowitz, senior director; Ruby James, manager of startups; Tom Eschbacher, director of new and emerging business; and Kate Kamel, director of growth at LinkedIn. Sponsored by LinkedIn.
  • Trust as the New Currency in Tech, with Anna Auerbach and Karena Man, consultants at Egon Zehnder. Sponsored by Egon Zehnder.
  • How Startups Can Survive the Downturn with Financial Planning, with Rajeev Batra, partner at Mayfield, and Christina Ross, CEO and co-founder at Cube. Sponsored by Mayfield.
  • Exit Pathways for Africa Startups, with Opeyemi Awoyemi, managing partner at Fast Forward Venture Studio; Ngozi Dozie, CEO and co-founder at Carbon; and Adewale Yusuf, CEO and co-founder at AltSchool. Sponsored by Fast Forward Venture Studio.
  • A Serial Software Entrepreneur Shares the Playbook for Building Breakout Companies, with Rehan Jalil, founder and CEO at Securiti. Sponsored by Mayfield.

Don’t miss out on roundtables — from our partners and other subject-matter experts — or your last chance to save $700. Buy your Disrupt pass before October 14 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT) and join us in San Francisco!

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