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posit::conf(2026)

posit::conf(2026) is an annual conference uniting the R and Python communities to explore the latest advancements in data science and AI. Attendees can expect workshops, talks, community networking events, and sessions focused on best practices and emerging tools. The event is designed to foster professional connections and advance open-source data science,…

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33Speakers
0Sponsors
14On the bill · sessions
17Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at posit::conf(2026), in alphabetical order.
Allie Warren
Washington State Department of Health
Becca Krouse
Data Scientist · GSK
Ben Straub
Senior Manager, Statistical Data Scientist · Praxis Precision Medicines
Bilikisu Olatunji
Business Data Laboratory
Bjorn Fisseler
FernUniversität in Hagen
Charlotte Wickham
Posit
Christine Zhang
Graphics Editor · New York Times
Daniel Sjoberg
Visual Analytics Lead · Genentech
Emil Hvitfeldt
Senior Software Engineer · Posit
Emily Riederer
Senior Manager of Data Science · Capital One
Francois Michonneau
Posit
Garrett Grolemund
Posit
Garrick Aden-Buie
Posit
Hadley Wickham
Posit
Jenny Bryan
Posit
Jeroen Janssens
Head of Developer Relations · Posit
Kaitlyn Housel
Clinical Data Specialist · University of Pennsylvania
Kathryn Cronquist
Summit
Kimberley Isabel Orozco Cornejo
Data Science and Methodology Lead · ixpantia
Konstantinos Ntentes
Posit PBC
Luis Wirth
Senior AI Engineer · HMS Analytical Software GmbH
Magdalena Krochmal
Senior Real-Time Visual Analytics Specialist · Roche
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Agenda

Selected from 14 sessions on the bill.
  • 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM (CDT) | Virtual

    Virtual Sessions: modeling

    This virtual session will have 4 20-minute talks! - AI/ML SOS IDK | Olivia Hebner and Kathryn Cronquist | Summit Many data scientists working in R are comfortable with regression b…

  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT) | Virtual

    Virtual Sessions: Quarto, R + Python

    This virtual session will have 4 20-minute talks! - I Didn’t Abandon R - I Added Python: My Polyglot Story - and the Playbook to Protect Trust | Bilikisu Wunmi Olatunji | R-Ladies …

  • 2:50 PM - 4:00 PM (CDT) | Virtual

    Virtual Sessions: practical workflows

    There are 3 20-minute talks in this session! - Let Your LLM Surprise You: Inbox Insights with ellmer and Posit Connect | Konstantinos Ntentes | Posit What if your team received a f…

  • 3:00 AM - 6:00 AM (CDT) | Virtual

    Getting Started with Positron: An AI-Ready Polyglot Workflow for Data Science

    This virtual three hour workshop provides a quick start for R and Python users who are curious about Positron, Posit’s new AI-ready polyglot code editor for data science. Here, you…

  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT) | Virtual

    Getting Started with Positron: An AI-Ready Polyglot Workflow for Data Science

    This virtual three hour workshop provides a quick start for R and Python users who are curious about Positron, Posit’s new AI-ready polyglot code editor for data science. Here, you…

  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT) | In-person

    Welcome Reception

  • 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT) | Virtual

    Getting Started with Positron: An AI-Ready Polyglot Workflow for Data Science

    This virtual three hour workshop provides a quick start for R and Python users who are curious about Positron, Posit’s new AI-ready polyglot code editor for data science. Here, you…

  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CDT) | In-person

    Administering and Orchestrating Next-Gen Statistical Environments for AI and Open Source Enabled Infrastructure for Regulated Use Cases

    This workshop will explore practical approaches to building reproducible, well-governed R environments for regulated pharmaceutical work. We will discuss package management, risk-b…

  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CDT) | In-person

    AI-Powered Clinical Reporting in R with the Pharmaverse

    Modern clinical reporting workflows are evolving fast, and this workshop helps you keep pace with a practical, end-to-end approach in R. You’ll learn how to move from raw data to a…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 17 companies, parsed from the program.

Seventeen companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
17Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

3% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of13%
  • Manager / Lead515%
  • Engineer · IC721%
  • Research / Science26%
  • Other roles1855%

Of 33 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Posit16V
  2. 02Summit2V
  3. 03Business Data Laboratory1V
  4. 04Capital One1V
  5. 05FernUniversität in Hagen1V
  6. 06Genentech1V
  7. 07GSK1V
  8. 08HMS Analytical Software GmbH1V
  9. 09Intus1V
  10. 10ixpantia1V
  11. 11Johnson & Johnson1V
  12. 12New York Times1V
  13. 13Posit, PBC1V
  14. 14Praxis Precision Medicines1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.