Nikolina Angelkova was born on the 30 November 1979. Education: Nikolina Angelkova is a Harvard business school alumni 2010, graduated from the Leadership development program. In April 2023 she completed Harvard Kennedy School of Government Executive Program for “Global Leadership and Public Policy in the 21st century.” She is Master in Law from the University for National and World economy(UNWE), Sofia and she has specialized financial management of the EU structural funds, regional policy and government to the Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht and the Regional Institute for Public Administration in Nantes, France. She has done a number of executive education programs in Harvard business school for real estate development, negotiations and mergers and acquisitions. Currently she is doing Master of Finance Management in UNWE Career: Nikolina Angelkova started in the private sector founding in 2002 the Association of legal development, and then her own consultancy office and was managing companies in the real estate, energy and infrastructure sector. From 2005 till 2007 she was blue book trainee in DG “Environment” in the European Commission and then continued in the European Parliament, as advisor to the BG Chair of the Bulgarian group in EPP. From 2010 till 2014 she was Member of the Board of the Road Infrastructure Agency, then Deputy Minister of Regional Development and EU policy advisor to the President of the Republic. In 2014 she became the first woman caretaker Minister of transport, telecommunications and information technologies. In Nov.2014 she became the first Minister of Tourism in the 2nd Borrisov Government and hold that position until 2020. From 2017 till 2022 she was elected Member of the Parliament in the 44th,45th,46th,47th Bulgarian National Assembly form PP ”GERB”. In 2014 she was elected Young Global Leader of WEF. In 2018 was awarded with “Stella d ”Italia” by the Italian President. She is part of the Fortute Most Powerful Women Community since 2024 Nikolina is currently engaged in various roles that underscore her expertise and leadership: Owner and CEO of “Angelkova Law and Consultancy Office”. She is working as a corporate lawyer, investment consultant, and advisor in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, fund raising, deal structures, hospitality and tourism, real estate, transport, culture, sport and entertainment. Working in Europe, GCC, USA and India Project based advisor at the Ministry of Investments in Saudi Arabia;President of Sport of Friends Foundation, local partner of Real Madrid Foundation;Member of the Board of TWIG SA She speaks English, Italian and Spanish and has working knowledge of French and Russian.