Samantha Billingham is a survivor of domestic abuse who transformed her experience into a mission to support victims and raise awareness of coercive control in the digital age. Through SODA (Survivors of Domestic Abuse), she provides peer support and advocates for stronger legal protections against cyber-enabled abuse.

The CyberDIVA Conference brings together practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and law enforcement to examine how gender-based abuse operates across open and hidden digital environments — and what coordinated, evidence-led responses look like in practice. Free to attend. 25 February 2026, Conference Aston, Birmingham.