April Boyd-Noronha is the Global Diversity & Inclusion Advisor and Board Member of the XR Safety Initiative (XRSI) where she provides keen insight on how to address social and technical biases in emerging technologies to build safer and inclusive ecosystems for all. She continues to advise the CyberXR Coalition, launched by XRSI, to ensure diversity and inclusion is present in both the cybersecurity and XR domain.

April has over 20 years of experience in academia and advanced technologies as a global keynote speaker, thought leader, and advisor on emerging trends and the future of work on DEI, belonging, and accessibility. In addition to her role as the Program Direct and Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Saint Mary, April continues to actively advise and consult various stakeholders from government, state, and educational sectors both in her community and at-large.