2026 Talks
Python Data Wrangling: Preparing for the Future
In this talk, I'll discuss the current status of the pandas project and where we are planning to take it in the near future. I'll also talk about related work in data interoperability, such as Apache Arrow, designed to bring together the Python and Big Data / Hadoop worlds.
Principal Architect
Wes McKinney
Posit, PBC
Wes is an entrepreneur and open source developer focusing on analytical computing and new AI engineering systems. He is a Principal Architect at Posit and General Partner at Composed Ventures, an early stage angel fund. He created the Python pandas and Ibis projects, co-created Apache Arrow, and wrote Python for Data Analysis. He was a founder of Voltron Data, Ursa Labs, and DataPad. His current projects include: roborev (code review for AI agents), agentsview (search and analyze agent sessions), and msgvault (archive, search, and analyze email with AI).
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