Nelly Tomcikova is a graduate in International and European Studies - Diplomacy at University of Economics and a graduate in Modern European Studies at University College London. She has gained working experince as a Economic Development Advocacy Manager at the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic, focusing on issues of concern to the business community that can be resolved by a legislative & regulatory change, as well as a Project Manager of the Prague European Summit which she led since the very beginning in 2015 and a Finance Manager at the Policy Association for an Open Society. She is interested in EU foreign policy, particularly towards Russia and Eastern Partnership countries, and cross-border cooperation in the EU neighbourhood.