{"id":4998,"date":"2023-08-29T06:48:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T06:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T10:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:16:29","slug":"introducing-the-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4998\" class=\"elementor elementor-4998 elementor-2668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-562ecb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"562ecb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bcf43d\" data-id=\"8bcf43d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3a7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b3a7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing the mentors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6539743 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6539743\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaf2d1d\" data-id=\"eaf2d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371881d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"371881d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Marin-Pandev-2-294x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Marin-Pandev-2-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Marin-Pandev-2.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699e0e9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"699e0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:pandeff@jic.bas.bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7afee0b\" data-id=\"7afee0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a237ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a237ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marin Pandev<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fce40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fce40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marin Pandev is the director of the Joint Innovation Center of the BAS (JIC-BAS). He is part of the Enterprise Europe Network team, the largest network supporting business and science. Marin specializes in advising scientific organizations and companies on issues related to European funding, entering new international markets and finding suitable business and project partners. Marin is the national contact person for the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe in two areas &#8211; the European Innovation Council and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. He has extensive experience in managing projects with external financing in all phases of project activity &#8211; application, budgeting. implementation and reporting. He has a master&#8217;s degree in &#8220;Business Administration&#8221; and a bachelor&#8217;s degree in &#8220;International Finance and Trade&#8221;. He completed a number of specializations in Bulgaria and abroad. He is fluent in English and French.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad770f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cad770f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/marin-pandev\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f18f3c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f18f3c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ab1c0a\" data-id=\"8ab1c0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e10dec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e10dec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c38ffca\" data-id=\"c38ffca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9ae20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd9ae20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/D-r-Daniela-Levi-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/D-r-Daniela-Levi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/D-r-Daniela-Levi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/D-r-Daniela-Levi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/D-r-Daniela-Levi-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/D-r-Daniela-Levi.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84062f3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84062f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:daniela.levi@jic.bas.bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-329082d\" data-id=\"329082d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a053d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a053d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daniela Levi, PhD<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadd08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eadd08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniela Levi, PhD is a &#8220;Technology Transfer&#8221; expert at the Joint Innovation Center of the BAS. She is a consultant with specific experience in the planning, management and implementation of projects financed under the FP &#8220;Horizon Europe&#8221; of the EU, &#8220;Horizon 2020&#8221;, Erasmus +, 7 FP of the EU, &#8220;INTERREG Balkan-Mediterranean 2014-2020&#8221;, ENI CBC MED Program 2014-2020, &#8220;South East Europe 2007-2013&#8221;, Operational programs under the Structural Funds, etc. Member of the Enterprise Europe Network team at JIC-BAS, the largest network in support of business and science, with many years of experience in advising scientific organizations and companies in the field of technology transfer, commercialization and internationalization, as well as access to funding. Daniela is the national contact person for RP &#8220;Horizon Europe&#8221; for cluster 5 &#8220;Climate, energy and mobility&#8221;. She completed her master&#8217;s thesis &#8220;Construction and development of infrastructures for technological transfer&#8221; as a director of the Technological Transfer Office PROINO.\nDr. Daniela Levi has a PhD in electrochemistry and a master&#8217;s degree in &#8220;Industrial Management&#8221;, she completed a number of specializations in Bulgaria, the USA, Italy, etc.\nShe is fluent in English and Hebrew.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16580b3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16580b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/daniela-levi-ph-d\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a659f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a659f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8550287\" data-id=\"8550287\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d72911 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d72911\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6114e62\" data-id=\"6114e62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68899ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68899ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Theodora-Sotirova-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Theodora-Sotirova-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Theodora-Sotirova-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Theodora-Sotirova.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36acfe4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"36acfe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:theosotirova@jic.bas.bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0248b3\" data-id=\"e0248b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b4255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9b4255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theodora Sotirova<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f846cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f846cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Theodora Sotirova is an expert with many years of experience in consulting innovative enterprises and working with start-up companies. She has specific expertise in developing innovative business models, preparing and attracting funding for research and innovation projects. Theodora has experience in working on European framework programmes &#8211; Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, including EIC Accelerator and Erasmus+ program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acb4bd elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4acb4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/theodora-sotirova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bb09fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bb09fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0040751\" data-id=\"0040751\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f9ebe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f9ebe4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f263d0\" data-id=\"9f263d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1538f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe1538f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaStoeva-300x295.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaStoeva-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaStoeva-1024x1007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaStoeva-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaStoeva.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a25af elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66a25af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:m.stoeva@jic.bas.bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2911469\" data-id=\"2911469\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4090c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4090c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Milena Stoeva<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6757775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6757775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Milena Stoeva has been an expert in &#8220;Commercialization&#8221; at JIC &#8211; BAS since October 2023. Milena has many years of experience in promoting and assisting SMEs in the realization of goods and services, internationalization of their activities and increasing their awareness of regulations in Europe regarding business. Milena specializes in advising companies on issues related to entering new international markets and finding suitable business and project partners. Her interests are focused on business development and effective event management. She was involved in the preparation, organization and holding of seminars, training, business missions and international bilateral business meetings between companies in different sectors, in Bulgaria and abroad. She has experience in event management in the fields of information technology and human resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b3804 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12b3804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/milena-stoeva\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f70139 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f70139\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2007d1\" data-id=\"d2007d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-85b1f25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85b1f25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcbacd5\" data-id=\"fcbacd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b67d6e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b67d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DeyanDoykov-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DeyanDoykov-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DeyanDoykov-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DeyanDoykov.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd8e3e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fcd8e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:deyan.doykov@jic.bas.bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e59719\" data-id=\"3e59719\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7680ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7680ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">eng. Deyan Doykov<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5eefd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5eefd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deyan Doikov is a member of the JIC team. Lecturer and teacher in Bulgarian and foreign educational institutions. Author of educational literature and articles. Participant in the launch and management of four entrepreneurial companies. Worked in the administration of activities in the field of science and technology. He was a member of the National Business Incubation Association of the USA and the author and implementer of a project for a business incubator within the building of the Center for Transportation Cybernetics. Participant and coordinator of projects in the field of education. Co-head of the multimedia laboratory at TU Sofia. He has implemented an experimental introduction of flexible learning and design thinking in school.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bd990 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78bd990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/eng-deyan-doykov\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b7d17b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b7d17b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a3bc9e\" data-id=\"6a3bc9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e8d29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e8d29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ed1dc\" data-id=\"e0ed1dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c9481 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80c9481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RadostinaHalacheva-1-290x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RadostinaHalacheva-1-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RadostinaHalacheva-1-991x1024.jpg 991w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RadostinaHalacheva-1-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RadostinaHalacheva-1.jpg 1029w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1284f12 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1284f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:%20rhalacheva@jic.bas.bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b463b1a\" data-id=\"b463b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ef329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78ef329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Radostina Halacheva<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c39c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2c39c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Radostina Halacheva is an &#8220;Intellectual Property&#8221; expert from the JIC team. With more than 17 years of experience in the protection of industrial property, 10 of which are directly related to the BAS and assisting scientific teams in the preparation of patent documentation and the management of their intellectual property. Her lectures are specially designed to answer the questions of scientists in the field of intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc007fc elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc007fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/radostina-halacheva\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cd7416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cd7416\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4070f60\" data-id=\"4070f60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca04cf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca04cf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8772e21\" data-id=\"8772e21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330974f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"330974f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/v.ognyanov-crop-260x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/v.ognyanov-crop-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/v.ognyanov-crop.jpg 611w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6d76d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da6d76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"mailto:ognyanov@jic.bas.bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5a4b47\" data-id=\"d5a4b47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1daaf62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1daaf62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vladimir Ognyanov<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59ade5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e59ade5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vladimir Ognyanov is a Commercialisation Expert and has over 15 years of experience in planning and implementing strategic projects in the public, private and non-governmental sectors. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in public administration and a master&#8217;s degree in human resource management. Throughout his career, he has participated in numerous initiatives aimed at organisational development, strategic planning and effective internal and external communication. His long-standing experience in the non-governmental sector includes project management, partnership development and work process optimization. Among his key commitments was the cooperation with the Joint Innovation Centre of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences &#8211; Balkan-Mediterranean Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, concerning entrepreneurial initiatives and the creation of a favourable business environment. As part of start-ups in the IT sector, Vladimir was responsible for building and upgrading operational and communication processes, strategic partnerships and developing key business relationships. Among his core competencies are project management, development of marketing and PR strategies, and implementation of innovative digital solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc9d36 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4dc9d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/vladimir-ognyanov\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-789bffa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"789bffa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9beb4f9\" data-id=\"9beb4f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b730baa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b730baa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83ccf75\" data-id=\"83ccf75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0923cc7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0923cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaKoleva-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaKoleva-1.jpg 253w, https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MilenaKoleva-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-913d5c3\" data-id=\"913d5c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55be979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55be979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Milena Koleva<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87352c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87352c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Milena Koleva is an expert strategy and development at the Cluster Sofia knowledge city. She is an experienced management consultant and trainer with international experience in innovation management. Milena holds an MBA degree from HULT International Business School, Boston, US and is currently a PhD candidate with research focus on innovative technologies in education. Milena has worked with large corporations of Fortune 500, start-ups, and SMEs. As a leader of the Innovation management academy in Bulgaria she has developed new methodologies, trainings and materials for managers, students, and other trainees. She is also an experienced project manager coordinating, managing and preparing EU funded projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1ef4d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea1ef4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/virtual-incubator\/introducing-the-mentors\/milena-koleva\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbce1c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbce1c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9635f6\" data-id=\"e9635f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbcd77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cdbcd77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c6ac89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c6ac89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e6f513\" data-id=\"9e6f513\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045d8f2 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"045d8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da131c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da131c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you wish to join our team of mentors, <a href=\"https:\/\/jic.bas.bg\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #d7df23;\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing the mentors Contact Marin Pandev Marin Pandev is the director of the Joint Innovation Center of the BAS (JIC-BAS). 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