We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sanja Arsova as Head of Circular Economy Transition for the Balkan Economic Forum. Dr. Arsova is a MSCA Fellow and a PhD graduate at the University of Sheffield (UK). Her PhD was part of the ReTraCE Project (Realising the Transition towards the Circular Economy), funded by Horizon 2020 EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks, aiming to support the implementation of the European Commission’s Circular Economy (CE) strategy. Her research is focusing on formulating and implementing CE policies at the regional level, and their links with regional development strategies. She has been involved in various EU funded projects related to the CE transition – completing secondment mobility with the ProCEdS project and co-authoring an E-Book for the JUST2CE project. Before this engagement, Sanja had worked at the European Central Bank for two years, as an analyst in Directorate Internal Audit and as a trainee in Directorate General Finance. She holds a First-Class BA (Hons) in Finance and Accounting from the University of Sheffield, and she has also been involved in the REINVEST, a transnational research project which had the goal to enhance the research collaboration and cooperation between the EU and India.