Get ready for one of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s most electrifying moments. Chris Barman, the CEO of Slate Auto, is rolling one of her company’s brand-new electric trucks onto the Disrupt Stage before anyone else in the world sees it on the road. Be in the room for this live EV unveiling on the main stage.
Save up to six hundred twenty-four dollars this week when you register before October 17. If you are bringing a team, save an additional fifteen to thirty percent on group passes.
Barman will give attendees an insider’s look at how Slate is reimagining the commercial EV market, from design to manufacturing. She will share what it takes to build a next-generation vehicle company in one of the most capital-intensive industries on Earth. Expect an unfiltered conversation about the realities of hardware innovation, supply chain complexity, and startup-scale production, plus a live, in-person reveal of one of the year’s most anticipated new EVs.
Slate Auto’s CEO Christine Barman leads the company’s mission to build vehicles people can afford, personalize, and love. Prior to founding Slate, she served as global VP of strategic business development and solutions in transportation at HCL Technologies and CTO of the Industrial Sector at Eaton Corporation.
Barman also spent more than twenty years at Chrysler in leadership roles across engineering, systems, and product development. There she pioneered innovations in autonomous driving, electrical systems, and driver-assistance technologies. She is a Purdue-trained mechanical engineer and University of Michigan MBA who is passionate about mentoring the next generation of women engineers.
With more than ten thousand founders, investors, operators, and tech visionaries coming together at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 from October 27 to 29, this session is a must-see for anyone building in mobility, manufacturing, or hardware innovation.
Register now to save up to six hundred twenty-four dollars in this week’s flash sale. Prices rise after October 17 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Bringing your team saves an extra fifteen to thirty percent on group passes during the flash sale.
The event features over two hundred and fifty heavy hitters leading more than two hundred sessions. These sessions are designed to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Some of the featured participants include Netflix, Microsoft, Box, Phia, A16Z, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Hugging Face, Elad Gil, and Vinod Khosla.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place in San Francisco from October 27 to 29, 2025.