Adam Jakubowski presented the Willem van Zwet Medal to Thomas Valentin Mikosch (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) in a ceremony during the opening of the 34th European Meeting of Statisticians in Warsaw, on July 3, 2023. More details about this award can be found at https://www.bernoullisociety.org/prizes/53-general/323-willem-van-zwet-medal, and an interview with Thomas Mikosch can be read in the current issue of Bernoulli News at https://www.bernoullisociety.org/files/Bernoulli_News_30-1.pdf.