Prediction Markets Summit

                   

Prediction Markets Summit
NYC Seminar and Conference Center
71 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
 

Special Pre-Event Reception
February 2, 2006 5PM-7PM

 

Time	Interaction	Speaker
7:15 - 8:15	Coffee and Registration	Staff
8:15 - 8:30	Introduction, Agenda, Logistics Prediction Markets Summit - East	John Maloney
8:30 - 9:00	Tools Zocalo: An Open-Source Platform for  Prediction Markets	Chris Hibbert Principal Investigator
9:00 - 9:30	Research and Practice Google Prediction Markets: Putting Crowd Wisdom to Work	Bo Cowgill Project Manager
9:30 - 10:15	Application and Case Study Enterprise Prediction Markets:  Forecasting Demand for Liquid Crystal Displays	Bob O'Brien Emile Servan-Schreiber
10:15 - 11:00	Morning Break	All
11:00 - 11:30	Research Combinatorial Decision Markets	Robin Hanson Associate Professor of Economics
11:30 - 12:30	The Future of Work:  How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style, and Your Life	Thomas W. Malone Professor of Management MIT Sloan School of Management MIT Center for Coordination Science  Author, "The Future of Work"
12:30 - 1:30	Hosted Luncheon	All
1:30 -2:15	Application Showcase Prediction Market Pioneers	Emile Servan-Schreiber, CEO Newsfutures John Delaney, CEO Founder Intrade & TradeSports Russell Andersson Co-Founder, VP, Acting President HedgeStreet
2:15 - 3:15	Keynote Presentation The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations	James Surowiecki Author
3:15 - 3:45	Afternoon Break, Book Signing & Refreshments	All
3:45 - 4:30	Research and Practice Prediction Market Science and Technology at Yahoo!	David Pennock Yahoo! Research
4:30 - 5:00	The Future of Prediction Markets   Panel Conversation	Facilitator Chris Hibbert CommerceNet Labs  Panel Emile Servan-Schreiber Maurice Balick John Delaney Russell Andersson David Pennock
5:00 - 6:00	Adjournment