Speaker Bio

Jessica Hern is a programme manager who specializing in government to government capacity and capability development. She is currently working for the British Embassy Muscat where she manages the UK Oman Digital Hub and UK Gulf Women in Cyber fellowship, both programmes aimed at increasing cyber security resilience, skills and leadership in the GCC. Jessica holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law and has worked in various countries around the world in development roles giving her extensive experience in working with people from different cultures and backgrounds. Although relatively new to cyber she has a wealth of experience in designing and delivering programmes aimed at creating strong innovation ecosystems.