Jas Khaira, global head of Blackstone N1 and Blackstone Growth, will deliver a speech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on "Building the Next Generation of AI Giants." He will share Blackstone's criteria for backing category-defining AI companies, how founders should approach capital as they scale, and what distinguishes enduring businesses from those with only early traction. Blackstone has notably invested up to $600 million in Indian AI infrastructure company Neysa and supported AI implementation company Anthropic through a $1.5 billion joint venture with Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, and others. The conference is scheduled for October 13-15 in San Francisco.