Justin McCarthy
Diffusion AI

Justin McCarthy

Diffusion AI, Founder

Justin McCarthy is the founder of Diffusion, which builds software factories for complex enterprises. Previously he co-founded StrongDM and served as CTO, spending a decade focused on cybersecurity in high consequence settings. Diffusion applies frontier AI to eliminate unintended cognitive latency throughout the global economy.

October 17, 2026

On the agenda

  • AI Maximalists: Building at the Edge of What’s Possible

    3:30 PMHahn Auditorium

    Meet the builders and investors pushing AI to its limits. From agentic software to entirely new computing paradigms, this conversation explores what’s being built at the frontier

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