Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event

StrictlyVC San Francisco, which kicks off TechCrunch's 2025 events lineup on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, has added Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga to its speaker roster. Naga, who joined Uber in 2015, will discuss operating at scale in the age of AI, covering the complex interwoven systems powering one of the world's most widely used services. His conversation with TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos will explore AI's impact on infrastructure, with a particular focus on developing earnings systems for drivers and couriers. Naga previously played a key role in building LinkedIn's early products and infrastructure.

The event now features five speakers: Naga, Eclipse founder and CEO Lior Susan (whose recently raised $1.3 billion fund targets physical AI startups), Replit co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad (discussing AI-driven software development amid claims about coding capabilities), former CNN host and Meta media partnerships lead Campbell Brown (sharing insights from her startup Forum AI focused on combating disinformation), and TDK Ventures president Nicolas Sauvage (hosting a conversation on raising capital from strategic backers). The event is designed as a one-stop shop for founders and investors to widen networks, deepen community ties, and learn from a deep roster of speakers. Tickets are limited and expected to sell out quickly.