We’re thrilled to share the first keynote speaker and the Program Committee for StanCon 2026! StanCon 2026 will take place 17–21 August 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden - more details can be found at https://stancon2026.org
First Keynote Confirmed Speaker
Anna Dreber (Stockholm School of Economics)
(Predicting) replications and generalizability of (mainly experimental) social science results
Anna Dreber is a professor of economics known for her work on behavioural economics, reproducibility, and scientific transparency. More information here.
Program Committee
We’re also pleased to announce the StanCon 2026 Program Committee:
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Aki Vehtari (Chair, Aalto University, Finland)
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Mitzi Morris (Columbia University, USA)
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Mattias Villani (Stockholm University, Sweden)
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Vianey Leos Barajas (University of Toronto, Canada)
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Mariel M. Finucane (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, USA)
These members bring deep expertise spanning Bayesian modelling, probabilistic programming, computational methods, and applied statistical science. More information about the program committee can be found here.
Stay tuned - more speakers and program details will be shared as they are confirmed.
Visit the conference homepage for more info: https://stancon2026.org
We hope to see you in Uppsala!
— The Local Organising Committee
@mans_magnusson @hamis @avehtari
We thank our sponsors, The Beijer Foundation, eSSENCE, The Swedish Excellence Centre for Social Science and Carl Tryggers Foundation. More information about the sponsors can be found here: Sponsors – Stan Conference 2026