Debra Lam is the founding executive director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation and leads smart communities and urban innovation work at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a TEDx speaker and the co-author of "Empowering Smart Cities through Community-Centred Public Private Partnerships and Innovations.” She was named one of Apolitical’s top 100 most influential figures in digital government and previously served as Pittsburgh’s first chief of innovation and performance. To learn more about the Partnership, please visit https://pingeorgia.org/.