Renmin University of China is pleased to be the host of the Sixth International Gerber-Shiu Workshop. This workshop has been held biennially since 2006 and has become an important platform for exchanging research ideas and disseminating recent advances in risk theory and related fields. We warmly welcome academic researchers and industry practitioners from all over the world to participate in this workshop. Intended topics of the workshop will range over recent theoretical and methodological developments in risk theory and related fields as well as novel applications to insurance, finance, and risk management.