Božena Bulum is a scientific adviser at the Adriatic Institute of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2000, she graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Split magna cum laude, where she also obtained Ph.D. in 2008. Between 2001 and 2006 she worked at the Commercial Court in Split and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia. In 2003, she passed the Croatian bar exam. Dr. Bulum is a visiting lecturer at the Maritime Law Department of the University of Zadar. She takes part in the expert committees of the Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure for the drafting of maritime legislation. Božena has been invited to participate as a speaker at many international and domestic conferences related to maritime law and has been a member of the organizing committees of academic seminars and conferences. She is the principal investigator of the scientific project entitled “Market Competition in the Maritime Sector – Croatian and European Union Legal Framework” supported by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Foundation. Dr. Bulum has published one academic monograph entitled "Regulation of Maritime Transport Services and Access to Port Services Market in the Competition Law of the European Union”, several book chapters, and over 40 academic and professional papers.