Risk 2026
Join us at R!sk 2026, our conference dedicated to the open-source R community and risk analytics.
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Dates: February 18–19, 2026
Location: 100% online
Whether you’re calculating risk in finance, measuring risk in healthcare, reporting risk in insurance, or mitigating risk across any industry—there’s something here for you.
Experience inspiring talks and hands-on workshops, all designed to empower R users at every level.
- Talks will be recorded
- Speakers participate in live Q&A
- Schedule is US Eastern Time Zone
Keynote speaker
Keynote: James “JD” Long (CTO at Palomar)
The R Consortium is pleased to announce that James “JD” Long, CTO at Palomar, and co-author of R Cookbook: Proven Recipes for Data Analysis, Statistics, and Graphics, will deliver the keynote address at R!sk 2026.
About JD Long
JD Long is CTO at Palomar. He says “I’m the guy who can build a Monte Carlo model, help parallelize the model to run on cloud services and then stand in front of a group of business leaders and put the work in context where everyone understands. My super power is thinking probabilistically, understanding risk, and communicating clearly.”
JD is widely known in the R community for his practical focus on building real-world risk and insurance models and for helping large organizations adopt R and modern analytics practices. He is a frequent speaker at R conferences and meetups, and his work has been featured in the R Journal and other publications.
As co-author of R Cookbook: Proven Recipes for Data Analysis, Statistics, and Graphics, JD has helped thousands of R users solve everyday data and modeling problems. Through his talks and writing, he emphasizes probabilistic thinking, clear communication of uncertainty, and building analytics cultures that support experimentation and learning.
Registration Pricing
The following table lists the registration fees for three categories of attendees: students, academics and members of non-profit organizations, and professionals employed in industry who do not have non-profit status. All prices are in U.S. dollars.
| Category | Price |
|---|---|
| Students | $25 |
| Academic / Non-profit | $50 |
| Industry | $70 |
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Sponsorships
If you would like to know about sponsorship opportunities, please write to sponsorship@r-consortium.org