Yolanda de Aguilar
General Secretary for Tourism, Government of Andalusia
Born in Jaén, she holds a degree in Law from the University of Córdoba, a master’s degree in Corporate Legal Consultancy from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid and a Master’s degree in Labor Relations from the CEOE, in addition to having completed the Senior Management Program for Leading Companies (ADEL) at the San Telmo International Institute. Linked to the field of tourism since 1990, she has been the first woman to direct a major international tourism fair in Europe -FITUR-, and a fair and congress center in Spain -FYCMA-, from 2003 to the present. She is a member of the Spanish Tourism Board and is currently a member of its Board of Directors. Her vision of the tourism sector has also allowed her to belong to the Spanish Tourism Council and to chair and coordinate the Bureau of Congress and Meetings Tourism within the framework of the "Strategic Conference on Tourism" promoted by the Andalusian Government and the NECSTouR network - European Network of Regions for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism. She currently holds the position of Secretary General for Tourism in Andalusia.