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About NEXTPredict NYC 2026
NEXTPredict NYC 2026 is the first edition of NEXT.io's dedicated business-to-business conference for the prediction markets industry. It takes place on 22-23 October 2026 at Convene, 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan, deliberately timed about two weeks before the US midterm elections, with pre-registration drinks on the evening of 21 October. The organiser expects around 2,500 attendees and 200 speakers across five content stages: The Summit main stage, Markets & Liquidity Hall, Tech & Innovations Hub, Institutional & Capital Hall and a Startup Hub. The audience spans prediction market operators and exchanges, investors and market makers, regulators and lawyers, start-up founders, technology and data suppliers, and financial media. Programme themes include CFTC regulation and state-federal jurisdiction, institutional capital and market structure, liquidity and market making, data integrity and insider trading, AI agents, stablecoin settlement and the midterm elections. Announced participants include DraftKings CEO Jason Robins, Morgan Stanley (strategic partner) and broadcasters such as Chuck Todd as host. Daily speed networking, evening networking receptions and a VIP & Speakers lounge sit alongside the sessions.
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NEXTPredict NYC 2026 speakers
115Aaron ChampagneAbhishek MalaniPartnerSequoia CapitalAKAdam KrejcikCo-FounderEilers & Krejcik GamingAdam RosenbergSenior AdvisorBlackstoneAWAdam WarringtonSVP, External AffairsNovigAlex CohenCo-founder and COOKalamba GamesAKAlex KaneFounderSportstradeAlex TaaffeChief Revenue Officer (CRO), USGSRAlik HarutyunyanDirector of ProductsBetConstructAndrew GonzalezFounder & CEOParlayXARAsh RavikumarFounding engineer / AI researcherAsk GinaAustin FederaCo-FounderDoubleZeroBenjie CherniakPrincipalAvenue H CapitalBernard MarantelliFounderWhite Swan PredictsBill Pascrell, IIIPartnerPrinceton Public Affairs Group, Inc.Bob FitzsimmonsEVPWedbushBrian EggerSenior Industry AnalystBloomberg IntelligenceBrigitte WeylsGeneral CounselGemini TitanCJ HetheringtonCo-Founder and CEOLimitless LabsCaitlin OstroffReporterThe Wall Street JournalCharles FarrellSenior Managing AssociateDentonsCharles PayneCEO, Wall Street StrategiesHost, Fox BusinessChris GroveCo-founding PartnerAcies InvestmentChuck ToddJournalist, Political Analyst, Host
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Contessa BrewerCorrespondentCNBCCristina RomeroPartnerLOYRADan BerkovitzVice Chairman, External and Regulatory AffairsMillenniumDaniel DavisChief Revenue OfficerConnamara TechnologiesDaniel TaylorProfessor;Kalshi Market Integrity CommitteeDavid Duong, CFAFormer Global Head of ResearchCoinbaseDavid MillerDirector of EnforcementCFTCDRDavid RothschildMicrosoft ResearchEconomistDADayo AdeosunCo-founder & Chief Investment OfficerAnjorinDean SisunCo-founder and CEOProphetXDustin GoukerOwnerClosing Line ConsultingENEd NastiVP of LegalAlpacaEd YoungEquity ResearchMorgan StanleyEdward MoedCEOHot Paper LanternElliott SteinLitigation AnalystBloomberg IntelligenceEmile Servan-SchreiberCEOHypermindEmily StewartSenior CorrespondentBusiness InsiderHarry CraneProfessor, Rutgers University; CFTC Innovation Advisory CommitteeHarshit GeddamFounderOpinionKingsHenry KerinsCEOManhattan Athletic GroupJB MackenzieVP and GM, Futures and Prediction MarketsRobinhoodJacob FortinskyFounderNovigJake BenzaquenFounderProphetXJake OstrovskisGlobal Head of OTC TradingWintermuteJamie ZammittSVP Commercial & MD GibraltarBVNKJason RobinsCo-Founder and CEODraftKingsJason TrostJay DeuskarCo-Founder and Chief Technology OfficerPrizePicksJeanine Hightower-SellittoSVP and GM DraftKings PredictionsDraftKingsJeremy LevineFounderUnderdogJoe AnzuresChief Business Officercrypto.comJoe GreenVice President, Business StrategyCboe Global MarketsJoe GrubbHead of Business Development, Susquehanna PredictionsSusquehanna International GroupJoey LevyFounderBetrJohann EvrardFounder & CEOPredictive LabsJohn ConlonDirectorGreenlight CommoditiesJohn SquireGeneral PartnerBlockchange VenturesJon RussellSenior Trading & Integrity AdvisorJPJoseph PetaManaging DirectorCantor FitzgeraldJosh SterlingPartnerMilbankJovalin DedajHead of LitigationKalshiJFJudah FortgangSports, Markets, Liquidity, StrategyPolymarketJulie HooverVice President, Equity ResearchBank of AmericaLarry BurnsManaging DirectorGreenlight CommoditiesLauren FulksDirector of Regulatory Affairs and PolicyChainalysis Government SolutionsLloyd DanzigManaging PartnerSharp Alpha AdvisorsMadison MillsSenior ReporterAxiosMHMarc HochsteinVP, researchGalaxy DigitalMHMark HicksManaging Director of EnforcementNCAAMarshall CohenSenior ReporterCNNMatt BreslerCo-Founder & CEOOddittMatt RestivoSVP of Sports Data ServicesGrandstandMatthew KulkinPartner and ChairWilmerHale’s Futures & Derivatives PracticeMatthew WeinFormer National Security official; FounderWein Strategy LabMelissa FootlickFounder and CEOCatalystNeil McDonaldCEOMoomooNicholas ThompsonCEOThe AtlanticNDNick DevorReporterBarron'sNicolas HullDirector of Business DevelopmentKalshiNicolas RoosCo-ChiefSecurities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, United States Attorney’s Office - SDNYNKNicole KaganHead of ResearchKalshiNikhil JoshiCEOPolymarket FCMNTNoah TraismanCEO & Co-FounderWinibleOlivia SantarelliGlobal Head of MarketingGeminiOuriel Ohayonco-FounderZengoPTPJ TabitPrincipal Economic Policy Analyst for The CEO CenterThe Conference BoardPamela GeraghtySenior DirectorPatomak Global PartnersPMPedro MirandaHead of ConsumerSolana FoundationRebecca KossnickEx. Product Lead META Forecast & Co-Founder HypernaturalRob HadickGeneral PartnerDragonflyRobert LulgjurajDirectorPatomak Global PartnersRDRobin D HansonAssociate Professor of EconomicsGeorge Mason UniversityRon WindischEVP Corporate FinanceNewsmax MediaRyan BeaudryGM of AUTHzerohashSahil PatelFounder & CEOAldrinSam SchwartzFounderThe PM PulseSandford LoudonPartnerOakvale Capital LLPSean GuilloryCEOBETINTSeni ThomasCo-Founder & CEOEDGE MarketsSeth YoungCEOHigh RollerSSShane SigsbeeFounderIMAWHALEShaun KelleyManaging Director and Senior Research AnalystBank of AmericaSSShlomo SprungWriter/ReporterYahoo SportsStephen GramblingManaging DirectorMorgan StanleySteve GregoryCEOBinance.USTallulah StobartBusiness Development DirectorRippleTavis RendellPolitical AnalystThomas ChippasCEORotheraTravis McGheeHead of Global Digital MarketsApex Fintech SolutionsTrevis WatersFounder & CEOPlayerProps.aiYueqi YangCrypto ReporterThe Information
NEXTPredict NYC 2026 agenda
65 sessions08:0009:30
The Opening Round: Speed Networking
09:3009:40
Opening Welcome
09:4009:45
Welcome from the Host
09:4510:15
10:1510:45
10:3010:40
Opening Welcome - Markets & Liquidity Hall
10:3010:35
Opening Welcome - Tech & Innovations Hub
10:3511:00
Who Makes the Market?
10:3511:05
10:4011:20
The Institutional Land-Grab: Why the Smart Money Bought In
10:4511:25
Who Builds the Benchmark for a New Asset Class?
11:0023:30
The Great Onshoring: Bringing Perps Into Regulated US Markets
11:0511:35
AI Agents as Market Participants
11:2012:00
The New Rate Trade
11:2512:00
Fireside chat with Robinhood
12:0012:30
Does the Capital Stay?
12:0012:30
12:3013:00
Wall Street Is Here: Institutional Block Trades & the Hunt for Alpha
12:3013:00
RFQs: The Next Market Structure?
12:3013:00
The Settlement Layer: Stablecoins, Payments & the Money Behind the Markets
12:3013:00
13:0014:00
Lunch Break
13:0014:00
Lunch Break
13:0014:00
Lunch Break
14:0014:30
14:0014:30
How Do You Upgrade a Market That Can't Stop Trading?
14:0014:35
Fireside Chat with Draftkings
14:3015:00
Hedging the Unhedgeable: Can Event Contracts Become the New Insurance?
14:3015:00
The Race to Zero Latency
14:3015:00
Who Approves the Market, and Who Keeps It Fair?
14:3015:00
15:0015:30
15:0015:30
Can Prediction Markets Go Mainstream?
15:0015:30
Beyond Sports: Where Event Contracts Go Next
15:3016:00
Wisdom of the Crowds: Do Prediction Markets Beat Wall Street?
16:0016:05
Closing Remarks
17:0020:00
Day 1 Networking Drinks
08:0009:30
The Opening Round: Speed Networking
09:3009:35
Opening Welcome
09:3510:15
The Jurisdiction Gap: One ruling, two very different markets
10:1510:55
The Polls vs The Markets
10:3010:35
Opening Welcome - Institutional & Capital Hall
10:3010:35
Opening Welcome - StartUp Hub
10:3511:00
Exchange Edge: Understanding The Opportunity
10:3511:20
10:5511:25
Fireside chat with Binance
11:0011:30
The $160B+ Build-Out: Where Capital Is Flowing Across the Stack
11:3012:00
Event Contracts as a Macro Signal
11:4012:20
Marketing the Markets: Building a Brand That Breaks Through
11:4512:15
The New Asset Class: Where the Category Becomes a Business
12:0012:30
12:3013:00
The Coming Wave of Event-Market M&A
12:3013:00
The Midterm Trade: What Do Traders Know That Washington Doesn't?
13:0014:00
Lunch Break
13:0014:00
Lunch Break
14:0014:30
Real Size: What It Takes for Institutions to Trade Prediction Markets
14:0014:30
Markets Under Watch: National Security & the Election
14:3015:00
Competitive Landscape & Differentiation
14:3015:00
Off the Table Where Should Prediction Markets Draw the Line?
15:0015:30
Assessing Institutional Appetite
15:0015:30
15:3016:00
What Comes After Yes or No?
16:0018:00
Day 2 Networking Drinks
16:0016:05
Closing Remarks
Exhibitors at NEXTPredict NYC 2026
9 listed on Gamitas
Also exhibiting: BVNK, Caliber + The Financial Revolutionist, Cboe Global Markets, Decrypt, EDGE Markets, EP3® by Connamara Technologie, Fyntek., Gemini Predictions, Holland & Knight, Hypermind, Markets Media, Morgan Stanley, Mrkts, Myriad Markets, Onyx odds, OpticOdds, Patomak Global Partners, Playably, Predictive Labs, ROLR, Radar, Redpanda, Ripple Prime, Rothera, TOKEN2049, Talos, The Forecasting Machine, Wedbush, White Swan Predicts, hot paper lantern, zerohash
NEXTPredict NYC 2026 news
3Morgan Stanley joins NEXTPredict NYC as strategic partner, will lead institutional panel
Morgan Stanley signed on as strategic partner of NEXTPredict NYC. Managing director Stephen Grambling is to lead a day-two panel on what would bring more institutional capital into prediction markets.
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins to keynote NEXTPredict NYC
The organiser confirmed DraftKings chief executive Jason Robins as a keynote speaker at the inaugural New York summit. It also highlighted new Wall Street speakers from firms such as Bloomberg, Blackstone and Bank of America.
NEXT.io launches NEXTPredict.io and the world’s prediction markets summit
NEXT.io announced a standalone prediction-markets media brand, NEXTPredict.io, together with a new conference. The first NEXTPredict Summit NYC was set for 22-23 October at Convene, Hudson Yards.
NEXTPredict NYC 2026 FAQs
6When and where is NEXTPredict NYC 2026?
It runs on 22-23 October 2026 at Convene, 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, with pre-registration drinks on the evening of 21 October.
Are there free or discounted passes?
Yes. Market makers and traders and media can apply for complimentary passes, and early-stage start-ups can apply for a discounted Startup Pass; every application is reviewed by the NEXTPredict team.
What is the difference between the Event Pass and the VIP Pass?
Both include conference access, lunch, refreshments, the event app and the networking events. The VIP Pass adds access to the VIP & Speakers lounge and up to three curated introductions via Predict Connected.
Which airports are closest to the venue?
The organiser says JFK, LaGuardia and Newark are all within about 45 minutes of Hudson Yards.
How do I book a hotel near the venue?
NEXTPredict recommends booking early through its Hotel Planner portal, which lists hotels around Hudson Yards; the organiser notes options such as Equinox and Pendry close by.
Can I get a group or discounted ticket?
The organiser asks anyone looking for a discount or bringing a group to contact the team directly to discuss ticket options.