Nvidia Executives to Debate Open vs. Closed AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Builders Stage
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, scheduled for October 13-15 in San Francisco, Nader Khalil, Nvidia's Director of Developer Tech, along with Sydney Sykes, the Global Head of VC Partnerships, will facilitate a session titled "The Open vs. Closed AI Debate Is Just Getting Started." Attendees can purchase discounted passes until September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, with savings of up to $200. This session will delve into the benefits and drawbacks of proprietary versus open models. Nvidia has noted that 145 papers at ICML 2026 referenced its Nemotron open models. CEO Jensen Huang emphasized a future that embraces both approaches. Khalil, a co-founder of Brev.dev, which Nvidia acquired in July 2024, will discuss topics such as competitive advantages and data control.
Key facts
- Nader Khalil is Nvidia's Director of Developer Tech and leads open source and local AI
- Sydney Sykes is Nvidia's Global Head of VC Partnerships
- The session "The Open vs. Closed AI Debate Is Just Getting Started" takes place on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 runs October 13-15 in San Francisco
- Discounted passes save up to $200 until September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT
- Nvidia said in July that 145 papers accepted at ICML 2026 cited its Nemotron open models and datasets
- CEO Jensen Huang argued at GTC that the future is proprietary and open, not proprietary versus open
- Khalil co-founded Brev.dev, acquired by Nvidia in July 2024
- Nvidia's Nemotron 3 Super, launched in March, is an open 120-billion-parameter model for agentic workloads
Entities
Artists
- Nader Khalil
- Sydney Sykes
- Jensen Huang
Institutions
- Nvidia
- TechCrunch
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
- Brev.dev
- ICML 2026
- GTC
Locations
- San Francisco
- United States