PhD Student from the Marketing and Strategic Planning Department Won Two Prestigious Awards
Elitsa Krumova, PhD student at the Marketing and Strategic Planning Department of UNWE, won the prize for the Best Technology Influencer for 2024 during the Global Women Leadership Conference in Dubai held on 6 June in the UAE. The topic of her PhD dissertation is The Role of Technology Influencers in the Industry of Emerging and Future Technologies.
Elitsa Krumova is the first and the only Bulgarian who is present in the international rankings for Thought Leaders, B2B Influencers and Influencers in Technology.
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Photos: Personal archive of Elitsa Krumova |
Since April of the curent year Elitsa Krumova has also been appointed as our Senator of Bulgaria in the World Business Angels Investment Forum /WBAF/, as of 20 April 2024 she represents Bulgaria at the WBAF Grand Assembly.
Global Women in Leadership Awards
In a world where women's leadership defines the future across industries, the Global Women in Leadership Awards aim to recognize and celebrate the incredible achievements of women who set standards, overcome barriers and lead with excellence and innovation.
The World Business Angels Investment Forum /WBAF/
It is an international organization dedicated to facilitating the access to finance for businesses from start-up to scale-up, with the ultimate objective of creating more jobs with greater social justice globally. The organization is committed to the global collaboration for enabling the global economic development by creating innovative financial tools for innovators, start-ups, small and medium enterprises.