As part of our expanding Women in Crop Science community, we are interested in finding out and sharing more about female leaders in the global crop science community. To structure this, we’ve initiated a new “Women in Crop Science conversation” interview series to provide insight into the lives and work of women who inspire us. The interview format was developed by Julie Van Vlasselaer with inputs from Alison Bentley, Stéphanie Swarbreck and Laura Dixon.