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Speaker Biographies
Nicola Henry
Nicola Henry is Professor of Global Studies and Deputy Director of the Social Equity Research Centre at RMIT University, Australia. Her research focuses on technology-facilitated gender-based violence, including image-based sexual abuse, sextortion, and AI-generated sexual harms. She has led multiple national and international studies examining the prevalence, impacts, and prevention of digital abuse and works closely with policymakers, technology companies, and frontline services. Nicola is the co-developer of Umibot, a survivor-centred chatbot designed to support people affected by image-based abuse, and her work is grounded in feminist and design justice approaches to technology.
Caroline Masboungi
Caroline Masboungi is a French-Lebanese Gender-Based Violence specialist based in Geneva, leading UNICEF's global GBViE technology and innovation workstream. With over 15 years of experience across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, she focuses on leveraging technology to address GBV, bridge the gender digital divide, and tackle technology-facilitated GBV. A trained lawyer specializing in humanitarian law, Caroline has worked with IOM, IRC, and OHCHR, combining humanitarian expertise with feminist research to center the voices of women and girls in digital and on-the-ground solutions. She spearheads initiatives like "Laaha," a virtual safe space empowering women and girls globally.
Rhiannon Wong
Rhiannon Wong is the Project Manager of the Technology Safety Canada initiative with the BC Society of Transition Houses and Women’s Shelters Canada. She develops survivor-informed resources and delivers training to anti-violence workers nationwide on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). Her work highlights the dual role of technology, as a powerful tool for enhancing survivor safety and as a means for perpetrators to commit domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, impersonation, and harassment. Beyond frontline training, Rhiannon works to advance private sector accountability by engaging tech companies to adopt safety-centered policies and design practices that prevent violence against women in digital spaces. Her expertise bridges survivor experience, technology, and systemic change. Rhiannon represented Canada as part of the official delegation to the 67th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, where she shared insights from the Tech Safety Canada project on addressing TFGBV and building safer digital environments.
