Ieva Krumina is science manager and communicator, passionate about knowledge transfer and circular economy. She is both vice president in EURODOC (European Council of Doctoral Students and Young Researchers)the leader of the most influential and largest young scientist organization in Latvia: Association of Latvian Young Scientists. ALYS operates in science policy and commercialization, fostering cooperation between scientists, entrepreneurs and government. Ieva has shaped the institution as community, based on cooperation, development and quality. Ieva research regional economics and rural micro enterprises, planning to defend her thesis in year 2018.