Liat Krawczyk is Assistant Vice President for Emerging Tech at the NYCEDC where she led the workforce arm of Cyber NYC, NYC's signature program to grow its cybersecurity ecosystem. She is also the founder and head of the women.nyc Childcare Innovation Lab. Prior to joining NYCEDC, Liat grew startups, social-enterprises, and innovation ecosystems with a focus on social impact tech and real estate tech. Liat is co-founder of The Jeneba Project, a nonprofit that provides educational opportunities for Sierra Leonean youth and runs an excellence academy for girls in Lungi. She is also an award-winning documentary film director.