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• Paladini, Claudia [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]

The fifth workshop in the Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars series brought together researchers working on asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, stellar populations and galaxy evolution, with the aim of fostering collaboration and advancing our understanding of the role of AGB stars in the cosmic matter cycle. The workshop covered a broad range of topics, from stellar interiors and mass loss to circumstellar chemistry and the impact of AGB stars on unresolved stellar populations and galaxies across cosmic time. With recent breakthroughs in high-angular-resolution imaging, multi-wavelength observations and three-dimensional modelling, the meeting provided a timely overview of the current state of the field and a forum in which to discuss future prospects in the ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope era and beyond.