The goal of the panel was to gather representatives from academia and industry and to ponder where the field stands after nearly a decade and a half of KDD meetings. We all have seen a significant growth in demand for data mining technology driven by a glut in data. We have observed data mining growing as a healthy research community. However, we still struggle on two important fronts: the scientific and the commercial. On the scientific front, Data Mining still needs to reach a stronger level of attracting steady contributions from the related fields. On the commercial fronts, the huge opportunity has not yet been met with adequate tools and solutions. This panel was an attempt to address the possible future directions for Data Mining and KDD.