Bluesky’s CEO Toni Schneider and COO Rose Wang will discuss the company’s vision for a new era of social media at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Their appearance matters because Bluesky is positioning its open-protocol network as an alternative to established platforms, testing whether newer services can retain communities and win market share from larger competitors.

Schneider became permanent CEO after four months in the interim role, replacing founding CEO Jay Graber, who moved to chief innovation officer to focus on product development. Wang, who joined Bluesky in 2021, argues that users increasingly want genuine human connection after feeds have become saturated with AI-generated content; the session takes place in San Francisco on 13–15 October.