It would be impossible to argue with the quality of the panel and the discussion that took place. As many participants pointed out, including James Chanos:

We will not get real regulatory reform until the public gets behind it.

Talking is old school – action is required.

The narrative to get the people involved is what’s important which was also pointed out by several panelists, and by media questions from the audience.

How to improve the narrative so the masses raise hell is what has been challenging. Personally, I can not comprehend how the average person does not realize the risks we currently face.

The quick critique of the Conference as viewed by someone on the web:

1. About 95 people at most watched it. At least according to the data from Ustream. I’d suggest not showing a number unless you know it would be in at least the thousands.
2. The live feed from uStream was horrible. Sound poor. Could hear people whispering while presenters were speaking and also during the Q&A at the end.
3. Website – please do not use Flash! Or at least, use it at the bare minimum.
4. If you are going to use Flash to offer important links from the home page, improve the navigation and usability for users.
5. Watching on Bloomberg TV didn’t seem possible.

Example action steps to move forward:

1. Use data presented at Make Markets Be Markets to create a simple message to get a campaign going like Fix Congress First.
2. Open source community help Sunlight Foundation find raw data to improve transparency and social data discovery so someone like the FCIC is motivated to find the truth and prosecute.
3. Find artists who will create the narrative to reach the masses to ensure reform is written right, and passed.