Methodological Framework for Spanning Knowledge Transfer Boundaries in Crossdisciplinary Innovation Process

Inese Suija-Markova was born in 1978 in Cēsis. In 2000, she received a Bachelor’s degree in communication and public relations from Vidzeme University College. She obtained her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2006 after graduating with distinction from the joint Norwegian–Latvian International Master Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. For 16 years, she has been the Managing Director of the Institute for Environmental Solutions, a private research and innovation organisation. Since 2009, she has been a Council Member of Cēsis Municipality. Since 1 September 2022, she has been a Deputy Mayor of Cēsis Municipality and a Deputy Chairman of Vidzeme Planning Region Development Board. She leads the Innovation Transfer Working Group of the Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation.  Inese has been granted the USA State Department and Government of Canada scholarships and a UNESCO Bank Fellowship Program scholarship for individual research at the European Adult Education Association in Brussels, Belgium. She is also a trainer in project management, innovation technologies, and creativity. She has been a participant, a speaker, and a moderator at many international conferences and workshops.