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Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme 2021: Our Mentors

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 WOMEN IN CYBER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME 2021:  MEET OUR MENTORS

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The Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme’s first edition has welcomed mentors from an array of backgrounds, areas of expertise and regions (notably Africa, Arab region, North America and Europe)​.


​Fiona Alexander

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
American University

Current Job Title
Distinguished Policy Strategist in Residence





Nisreen Al Khatib 

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Bank Audi

Current Job Title
Head of Unit

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Shifa Sorene Assefa 

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Cyber Czar

Current Job Title
MD




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Lessie Longstreet 

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Cyber Readiness Institute

Current Job Title
Global Director of Outreach and Partner Engagement

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Priscilla Mutembwa 

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
DAMIPA Consulting

Current Job Title
Founder, CEO

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Bushra AlBlooshi Current 

Employer/Organization/Affiliation
DESC

Current Job Title
Head of R&I

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​Shawn Richardson

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
FIRST/NVIDIA

Current Job Title
Board Director, FIRST / Senior Manager Product Security Incident Response Team, NVIDIA




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​Louise Marie Hurel 

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Igarapé Institute / London School of Economics and Political Science

Current Job Title
Project Coordinator Digital Security Programme / PhD Researcher



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​Natalia Spinu

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Information Technology and Cyber Security Service P.I.

Current Job Title
Head of the Center for Response on Cybersecurity Incidents | CERT-GOV-MD



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​Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob 

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Current Job Title
Lead Security, Stability & Resiliency Specialist



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​Deborah Housen-Couriel

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Konfidas Digital Ltd.

Current Job Title
Chief Legal Officer and VP Regulation



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​Reem AlShammari

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Kuwait Oil Company

Current Job Title
Team Leader Information Security



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​Aziza Al Rashdi

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Ministry of Transport Communication and Information Technology - Oman National CERT

Current Job Title
Director Cyber Security Professional Services

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​Diana Waithanji 

Current Job Title
CyberSecurity Consultant



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​Abeer Khedr

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
National Bank of Egypt

Current Job Title
Information Security Director




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Lufuno T Khorommbi

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Orizur Consulting Enterprise

Current Job Title
Specialist Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Governance



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​Joy Aimienoho

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
PwC

Current Job Title
Associate Director Cybersecurity, Privacy & Resilience



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​Rita Forsi

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Retired from Public Administration

Current Job Title
Expert in Cybersecurity



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​Andrea Knoblauch

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Softchoice

Current Job Title
PreSales Security Architect



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​Isabella Corradini

Current Employer/Organization/Affiliation
Themis Research Center

Current Job Title
Scientific Director

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