Milena Stoycheva is an executive in the field of economic, business, entrepreneurship, education, and human capital development for youth enterprises and research organizations; a professional with a track record in working for academia-business partnership, with a clear business and ICT focus and emerging strategic orientations in R&D. She is an entrepreneur herself and has participated and started a number of organizations and enterprises. She is currently CEO of JA-YE Bulgaria and a Senior Adviser on HE for Europe. She has been selected as a Member of the Council on Education, Science and Innovation Strategy bythe President of the Republic of Bulgaria. She served also as the Chair of the JA Worldwide Member Council (123 Member organizations) and the Chair of Board of Executives, EU