In this KSQA interview between meeting co-organizer Erik A. Sahai and The EMBO Journal editor Daniel Klimmeck, the two discuss the vision for the upcoming eSymposia virtual meeting on "Tumor Metabolism and the Microenvironment,” covering exciting new synergies between these two fields. They explore how new perspectives, approaches and technologies are enabling great leaps in our understanding of tumor biology and drivers of growth. Watch now to discover emerging research at the intersection of these two fields, and how the virtual meeting will assemble these communities to drive new cross-disciplinary collaborations and research directions.