Elena G. Popkova isDoctor of Science (Economics), Founder and President of the Institute of Scientific Communications (Russia) and Leading Researcher of the Center for applied research of the chair "Economic policy and public-private partnership" of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (Moscow, Russia). Her scientific interests include the theory of economic growth, sustainable development, globalization, humanization of economic growth, emerging markets, social entrepreneurship, and the digital economy and Industry 4.0. Elena G. Popkova organizes all-Russian and international scientific and practical conferences and is the editor and the author of collective monographs and serves as a guest editor of international scientific journals. She has published more than 300 works in Russian and foreign peer-reviewed scientific journals and books.

Digitalization of the System of Professional Training in the Conditions of a Corporate University.- Smart Social Infrastructure as the Basis for the Long-Term Development of Social Entrepreneurship Problems and Prospects in Russia.- Features of the Development of the Export Potential of the Russian Higher Education System in the Digital Economy.- Corporate Resources for Strategic Purposes and Economic Security.-  Economic, Technological, and Social Conditions of Professional Education Development in the Digital Economy.- Transforming the Criteria of Quality and Efficiency of Higher Education in the Context of Digital Modernization.- Using the Model of Key Competencies of Human Capital in the Development of an Innovative Enterprise.- Development of University's Market of Educational Services in the Age of the Digital Economy.- Work 4.0: Designing Competencies for the Employee of the Future.- Trends and Scenarios of Higher Education Development in the Digital Economy.