The conference, held on July 13-14, 2023, at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, is a celebration of Professor Dipak Dey’s 70th birthday. The event brings together Dr. Dey’s former students, collaborators, friends, and mentors to recognize his significant contributions to the field of Statistics. The conference program covers a broad range of topics, from cutting-edge statistical modeling and inference to innovative data science techniques in various applications.