Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. The Bayesian Nonparametric Section of ISBA is excited to announce a special interview webinar in the ISBA-BNP webinar series. Details about upcoming webinars, including the Zoom Registration link for this event, can be found at https://bnp-isba.github.io/webinars.html <https://u8042292.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.VwavI53V6vcw3NkZZaT5c3BCVF1lIPzEbB-2BolE3kZnK9V48Q6rSXnzm7ACvF-2B-2Fkzu9jFGLr6fu3q4vmb8e2hTjz9xFPWQny-2FfjHWOY0e51G-2FLiVcJDfGuwKqkwQrAou5gLW__beKn-2BgP2EITRadaXs2URr8WB3Hb-2FmTuZjoKNi4c3XukbWp5aBzpqHU1bAwfs3-2BndVhtfoe3mGMBcEleTkwV4iBDgBoWcPE3eQIRX4OgtE-2BYzROQlq23VWPam3UUxHhRmmmgtjra87ZstlMg8rLA175wyiaZPc1nH28TmFYPZacPcEkYCs1j8rRCfP5ZyPPxNnAAsHRI6UWTAKT8dhqxe-2FZDVPx22IMcpsk-2Fvf-2F-2FP3ICkHQ6pdo9h271QkmZE291lGOYOpTFH6hNq6-2BXPy87i9XHN8DYnXFBACX7WW6E6yuayPqlvdVfPA30OKKzy1ra1> DATE & TIME: 15:00 UTC on Thursday June 4th, 2026. Note that 15:00 UTC corresponds to 11:00 US Eastern (EDT) and 17:00 Central European (CEST). SPEAKER: Eugenio Regazzini (University of Pavia) DESCRIPTION: This special interview webinar features a recorded interview with Prof. Eugenio Regazzini, conducted by Antonio Lijoi and Igor Prünster. Regazzini retraces his scientific itinerary from his student years at Bocconi in the late 1960s, when his thesis on hypothesis testing was assigned in an Italian landscape still dominated by Gini's descriptive tradition. He describes the state of probability and statistics in Italy in the late '60s and '70s, recalling the small network of probability chairs of the time and the "return" of de Finetti's ideas to Italy after Savage had championed them in the United States. He then recounts his long-standing collaboration with Donato Michele Cifarelli and the spark that led them into Bayesian nonparametrics — a 1935 abstract by de Finetti on "perequazione", combined with Ferguson's work on the Dirichlet process — which gave rise to their study of the distribution of the mean of a Dirichlet random measure (the Cifarelli–Regazzini identity). The interview closes with a reflection on what it means to be a subjectivist in the spirit of de Finetti, and with reading recommendations for young Bayesians. The interview is in Italian, with carefully curated English subtitles. Following the recording, there will be a live discussion with Prof. Regazzini. Best regards, Tommaso Rigon ------------------------ Tommaso Rigon Associate Professor of Statistical Science University of Milano-Bicocca https://tommasorigon.github.io <https://tommasorigon.github.io/>