Predict 2026 New York

Predict 2026 is a three-day conference devoted entirely to prediction markets. Its organisers, who appear on the speaker list as co-organisers of Voliti Co's Predict, stress that the event is independent: no exchange owns it or decides what goes on stage. They describe their own background as prediction markets, not sports betting, traditional finance or crypto. The conference takes place from 7 to 9 December 2026 at The Times Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York. The audience spans exchanges, builders, traders, market makers, researchers, writers, creators and lawyers, with talks mixed with networking and deal-making. On 8 and 9 December the main stage goes to the large exchanges. The first of those days, titled Year in Review, has each platform explain what 2025 taught it; the second, Future Outlook, looks at what they plan to build and how they expect 2027 to unfold. No detailed session schedule is published yet. The event also has its own print newspaper, Truth Machines, which is delivered to exchanges, trading firms and investor offices. Confirmed speakers include Rick Heaslip and Nicole Kagan of Kalshi, Olivia Chalos and Brian Jabarian from the Polymarket side, Novig CEO Jacob Fortinsky and PredictIt CEO John Phillips. Names from outside the exchanges include Cathy Clay, CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices, the economist Robin Hanson and Dorothy D. DeWitt, a former director of market oversight at the CFTC. Kalshi's co-founders, Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan and CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig are shown as unconfirmed, each with a live Manifold market estimating the chance they appear. Pricing depends on the buyer's role, and every pass covers all three days. The Trader & Market Maker Pass costs $695, the Startup Pass and the Creator Pass $895 each, and the Industry Pass $1,295, all with fees on top. Payment runs through Stripe, where tax is added according to the billing address. Group tickets and sponsorship go through the organisers directly. For affiliates and media buyers the fit is real but narrow. Predict 2026 is not an affiliate show: no affiliate track or expo floor is listed, and the crowd is built around exchanges and traders. It suits publishers and traffic buyers already in the prediction-markets vertical, where the legal and regulatory speakers matter because regulation decides where these products can be promoted. The Creator Pass, aimed at independent podcasters and newsletter writers, is the natural entry point for content affiliates.