NEXTPredict Expands Speaker Roster for New York Prediction Markets Summit with Robinhood, Binance.US and Media Executives
TL;DR — NEXTPredict added seven speakers from Robinhood, Binance.US, Microsoft Research, WilmerHale, Airwallex, CNBC and CNN to its New York Prediction Markets Summit on October 22-23. The event expects 2,500 attendees and more than 50 total speakers. Discussions center on regulation, institutional capital, election integrity and media roles two weeks before US midterms.
SCCG Take — The roster unites operational, legal and media perspectives to address scaling barriers. This signals growing seriousness around prediction markets infrastructure and election applications for operators and regulators.
NEXTPredict has expanded the speaker lineup for its Prediction Markets Summit in New York on October 22-23. Seven new additions bring the total confirmed speakers to more than 50 for an event expected to draw 2,500 decision makers.
The latest names span trading platforms, forecasting, regulation, digital assets, public policy and national media. JB Mackenzie, Vice President and General Manager of Futures and Prediction Markets at Robinhood, joins David Rothschild, Economist at Microsoft Research; Matthew Kulkin, Partner and Chair of the Futures and Derivatives Practice at WilmerHale; Samantha Vinograd, Head of US Corporate Affairs at Airwallex; Steve Gregory, CEO of Binance.US; Contessa Brewer, Correspondent at CNBC; and Marshall Cohen, Senior Reporter at CNN.
Mackenzie, Gregory, Rothschild and Kulkin will address the development and scaling of prediction markets. Topics include product structures, digital asset infrastructure, institutional capital and regulation.
Vinograd, Cohen and Brewer will cover national security, election integrity and the relationship between prediction markets, politics, business and major global events. The summit takes place two weeks before the US midterm elections.
As reported by G3 Newswire, Pierre Lindh, co-founder and Managing Director of NEXTPredict, said: “With more than 50 confirmed speakers and 2,500 decision makers expected to attend, we are assembling the full prediction markets ecosystem in one room and bringing the category to broader audiences. That concentration of expertise, influence and commercial intent makes NEXTPredict the definitive global gathering for this industry. This is where partnerships are formed, capital meets opportunity and the conversations shaping the next phase of prediction markets take place.”
The agenda will examine regulation, liquidity, market infrastructure, institutional capital, forecasting applications, product development and the role of media.
Alignment of Expertise with Summit Themes
The additions match the stated focus areas directly. Trading and legal voices will handle infrastructure and regulatory questions while policy and media participants address election-related uses and public trust. No details beyond these roles and topics were provided.
Summit Timing Relative to Midterm Elections
Placement two weeks before the elections elevates political markets as a central theme. This schedule aligns media scrutiny and integrity discussions with immediate real-world application. Participants will track whether the concentrated expertise produces concrete next steps on liquidity and institutional entry.
Reporting: G3 Newswire
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When fifty speakers and 2,500 decision-makers gather in one room, the category is no longer experimental—it's infrastructure.
We've tracked prediction markets from novelty to regulated product for three decades. This roster—trading platforms, top-tier legal, digital asset execs, national media—signals institutional capital and regulatory clarity converging. Two weeks before midterms, the conversation shifts from 'if' to 'how' prediction markets scale across finance, policy and media.
- Robinhood, Binance.US, Microsoft Research and WilmerHale speaking on product, regulation and institutional capital
- CNBC and CNN correspondents addressing election integrity and media's role in prediction markets
- 2,500 attendees expected October 22-23 in New York, two weeks before US midterm elections
SCCG angle: SCCG connects prediction market platforms with the regulated sportsbook operators, payment processors and compliance counsel in our 545-partner network who need forecasting infrastructure, election product strategy or institutional liquidity partnerships. We broker the introductions that turn this summit's conversations into commercial deals.
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