Director, Knowledge and Innovation Branch, GKAD, UN-Habitat 

Edlam is the director of the Knowledge and Innovation Branch at UN-Habitat, she leads global policy analysis, data analytics and foresight to assess and propose solutions for sustainable urbanization globally. She also leads the people-centred smart cities and innovation work, identifying and advancing digital and smart city solutions which are scalable and sustainable for high impact. Previously, she served at ECA as Director for Gender, Poverty and Social policy and earlier as Chief of the Urbanization and Development Section.