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We’re literally days away from the first in-person TechCrunch Disrupt since 2019 — and we can’t wait to get this party started on October 18. Get ready for three days packed with top-notch speakers and opportunity.

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With so much going on, we want to take a moment to highlight all of the partner sessions taking place on the TC+ stage. Every year our partners bring their expertise, develop and deliver relevant content and offer resources that educate, engage and support early-stage founders. You’ll find these partner sessions over at the TC+ stage. Check the complete agenda to explore all of the programming across every stage at Disrupt.

Three Ways to Leapfrog Your Competition Using Quantum Computing — Without a PhD: Michael Biercuk, Q-CTRL CEO and founder. Sponsored by Q-CTRL.

Where Matters — Building on the Location Layer of the Internet: Foursquare CEO, Gary Little and Pocketnow’s Myriam Joire. Sponsored by Foursquare.

Framing Innovation Through Collaborations Big and Small: AT&T CTO Jeremy Legg and Boddle Learning co-founders, Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan. Sponsored by AT&T.

How to Disrupt Any Industry with Longevity Science: No PhD Required: FOXO Technologies chief product officer, Erin Sharoni. Sponsored by FOXO Technologies.

All Weather Marketing — How to Weather the Storm and Win Market Share: Daniel Day, head of marketing at Monte Carlo; LinkedIn’s Ruby James, manager, startups; and Gyanda Sachdeva, VP product management. Sponsored by LinkedIn.

After the Boom — What’s Next for the Space Economy: Tess Hatch, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and Steve Isakowitz, president and CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, Pete Muend, Director, Commercial Systems Program Office, National Reconnaissance Office, and Melanie Stricklan, Slingshot Aerospace, Co-founder & CEO . Sponsored by the Aerospace Corporation.

Solving the Supply Chain Crisis with Autonomous Trucks: TuSimple CEO, Xiaodi Hou. Sponsored by TuSimple.

The End of Apps: Peter Levine, general partner at a16z and Apollo GraphQL’s CEO, Geoff Schmidt. Sponsored by Apollo GraphQL.

From Point A to Point Unbelievable — How Buoy Health Scaled from Idea to Unbelievable AI Success Story: Andrew Le, CEO at Buoy Health and Connection’s chief growth and innovation officer, Jamal Khan. Sponsored by Connection.

How to Use Your “Perfect Pitch” to Gain Partnerships and Grow Your Startup: Amy Jo Martin, founder and CEO, Renegade Global, and Aaron Ronquillo, co-founder, investor and advisor at Nakoshi. Sponsored by Dell for Startups.

Talent Has Changed Forever — A CEOs Playbook to Building and Retaining Tomorrow’s Distributed Workforce: Quentin Clark, managing director at General Catalyst, and Sophie Ruddock, VP and GM of North America, Multiverse. Sponsored by General Catalyst.

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