This inaugural IMS-sponsored workshop aims to ignite conversations and collaborations at the intersection of statistics and machine learning. Featuring peer-reviewed, open-call submissions for four-page extended abstracts, this event will showcase ideas in statistical machine learning that deserve broader attention within the statistical community. IMS Representative(s) on Program and Local Arrangements Committees: Yuansi Chen, Feng Liu, Song Mei, Pragya Sur, Susan Wei and Panpan Zhang