Tinkering With Tomorrow

Will the DIY Movement Craft the Future?

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

Tim Wu @superwuster
Author, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Professor, Columbia Law School

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 the Future 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 Reporter, 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 @AtlanticCouncil
The Atlantic Council

Moderator 
Matt Yglesias @mattyglesias 
Moneybox Columnist, Slate