Tinkering With Tomorrow

New America Foundation
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
12:15 - 5:00 p.m.

New technologies are making it easier than ever to turn an idea into a reality. 3D printers, open-source software, hackable products, and collaborative communities have turned traditional tinkering into a full-scale "maker movement" that allows - and encourages - everyone to tap into their inner entrepreneur. Can this movement usher in a new age of innovation? Will hackers have a profound impact on the economy? And if so, are we prepared for it?

Agenda

12:15 p.m. - How Tinkerers Built the Information Age

12:40 p.m. - What's Building the Maker Movement?

Dale Dougherty@dalepd
Founder and Publisher, Make magazine

Tom Kalil@whitehouseostp
Associate Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Moderator
David Plotz @davidplotz
Editor, Slate

1:40 p.m. - Harnessing the Wisdom of the Crowd

Jeff Howe @crowdsourcing
Author, Crowdsourcing:Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving theFuture of
Business

2:05 p.m. - "_why" Crowdsourcing Works

Annie Lowrey @AnnieLowrey
Economic Policy Reporter, New York Times

David Plotz @davidplotz
Editor, Slate

2:15 p.m. -Turning Practice Into Play

Mitzi Montoya @ASU_Technology
Dean, College of Technology & Innovation, Arizona State University

Jim Newton @TechShopJim
Chairman and Founder, TechShop

Moderator
Annie Lowrey @AnnieLowrey
Economic Policy Rreporter, New York Times

2:55 p.m. - Coffee break

3:05 p.m. - Crafting the Do-It-Yourself Economy

Cindy Au @shinyee_au
Community Director, Kickstarter

Chad Dickerson @chaddickerson
CEO, Etsy

Banning Garrett (invited) @AtlanticCouncil
The Atlantic Council

Moderator
Matt Yglesias @mattyglesias
Moneybox Columnist, Slate

3:50 p.m. - How Hacking Helps Us

Tiffany Rad @TiffanyRad
Research Scientist, Cyber Security Group Battelle Institute

4:05 p.m. - Can Our Patent System Support (or Survive) the DIY Movement?

Marvin Ammori @marvin_ammori
Legal Fellow, New America Foundation

Timothy B. Lee @binarybits
Technology Policy Contributor, ArsTechnica

Michael Weinberg @mweinbergPK
Attorney, Public Knowledge

Moderator
Sascha Meinrath @saschameinrath
Director, Open Technology Initiative
New America Foundation

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