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Amazon’s Panos Panay will make his case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Panos Panay will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (October 13-15, Moscone West, San Francisco) about the future of hardware beyond the smartphone. Panay brings experience from 19+ years at Microsoft overseeing Surface devices and Windows 11, and is now leading Amazon's devices strategy centered on the generative AI-powered Alexa+ rollout. His talk will explore what comes after the smartphone era, including AI assistants, smart glasses, and new form factors. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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