Questions at the Summit were allowed only if a speaker had not used the entire alloted time for the presentation. 2 or 3 speakers chose two questioners (show of hands in the audience), more chose 1, and some had none at all. The answers were brief with no actual discussion. However, there was a reception the night before the Summit, and a reception for about an hour after the Summit ended, with most of the speakers available for informal chats. I listened in on a number of conversations, but the only actual question I asked was of IBM’s Modha, regarding governmental funding and governmental “first rights” to new technology that might affect national security (such as an AGI). Certainly, the opportunity was there for more questions, had I been more aggressive. I felt that my lack of basic knowledge in the fields of math and computer science made me a poor questioner, so I just listened.

This page at the Singularity Summit web site has quite a number of links about Summit coverage.

I wonder if they’ll post any videos.