Cindy Cook was chairing a Conference Preparatory Meeting for the World Radiocommunication Conference, the first woman to do so. Through her 20+ years of working in the ITU Radiocommunication Sector, Cindy chaired progressively higher level meetings and led many Canadian delegations. Gender balance in the International Telecommunication Union, the UN Agency for Digital Technologies, is a passion and she has challenged herself and others to “Lean into what scares you” and ask for opportunities.