Inese Mavlutova, PhD, is a professor, leading researcher of BASBF, and the author of almost 100 scientific articles including publications in the SCOPUS and WOS database. She is also an experienced researcher and manager of international and national-level scientific projects. Currently, she is working on the Erasmus+ KA2 Knowledge Alliances program “KABADA/Knowledge Alliance of Business idea Assessment: Digital Approach” project, LSC scientific project “The Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Consumption Behaviors and Circular Economy”, and BASBF-funded scientific projects. Inese’s main research interests are financial stability, the financing of start-ups, education, and digitalization.