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Women in Cyber: Inspirational Keynote Webinar: A fireside chat with Joanna Weaver

DESCRIPTION OF THE SESSION

In the context of the Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme, ITU, FIRST and EQUALS have the pleasure to present the first Keynote Webinar of our INSPIRE series, where speakers are well-known women in cybersecurity showcasing their career paths, hence promoting role models and the perception of women not as a special needs group, but as valuable additions to the cybersecurity workforce.

As our first keynote speaker, Ms. Weaver was sharing her experience and takeaways in leading various impactful endeavors in the sector, notably leading the five-fold expansion of Australia’s Cyber Diplomacy team, successfully establishing and expanding Australia’s Cyber Capacity Building Programme and many more fascinating perspectives on her experience.

INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE WEBINAR: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH JOANNA WEAVER

	Wednesday March 17th 2021		13:00-14:00 CET
	Invitation letter		Live Archive
	Registration: Inspirational Keynotes ****		Remote participation Registered users only

AGENDA

TIME	ACTIVITY	SPEAKER
13:00-13:05 CET	Welcome and Introduction	Moderator: Yasmine Idrissi Azzouzi (ITU)
13:05-13:15 CET	Icebreaker Game will be led by our speaker and done through live chat with the audience.	Joanna Weaver
13:15-13:45 CET	Fireside Chat Q&A Conversation with the speaker on: Her career path Her passion for the field Her experience as a woman in the field Advice she has received and/or wishes to give the audience	Joanna Weaver Ursula Wynhoven (ITU, Head of UN Affairs)
13:45-14:00 CET	Open Q&A session with the audience	Moderator

SPEAKER INFORMATION

Ms. Joanna Weaver is the Special Adviser to Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs. She is also Australia’s Head of Delegation to Open Ended Working Group on Cyber as well as Australia’s representative to the UN’s Group of Experts on Cyber. She specializes in Cyber, Digital and Tech policy at its intersection with International Relations. Prior to specializing in strategic cyber policy, Ms. Weaver also served as an Australian diplomat.