Dr Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar is Professor of Grasslands and Grazing at Aeres University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. Before joining Aeres in 2015, she spent more than 20 years at Wageningen University & Research, where she held several senior roles, including Head of Grass and Forage Systems. Dr van den Pol-van Dasselaar has published widely and is internationally known for her research that spans the full spectrum of grassland science, with a focus on grazing, ecosystem services, grass and forage management, greenhouse gas emissions, and sustainable production systems. She is particularly interested in how farmers' mindsets and environments shape ecosystem services, and in fostering multi-stakeholder processes that connect science, practice, and policy. Dr van den Pol-van Dasselaar is actively involved in the European Grassland Federation (EGF) having chaired its Working Group "Grazing" for 14 years, served as President, and currently serving as Federation Secretary and member of the EGF Scientific Advisory Board. Her leadership in European grassland networks and commitment to linking science with practice underpin an approach that bridges fundamental and applied research with on-farm practice, engaging scientists, farmers, advisers, students, and industry in sustainable grassland management.