What comes after the smartphone? Amazon’s Panos Panay will make his case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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.