{"id":1661,"date":"2023-08-08T12:49:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=1661"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:32:28","slug":"paul-lam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/standards4dt\/paul-lam\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Lam"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <div data-span=\"3\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1708\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1231\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Lam-scaled-e1690471309412-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Paul Lam<br><\/strong>Director, Corporate Strategy &amp; Development, TuSimple<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n                                                <div data-span=\"6\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Lam, CFA, FRSA, is the Director, Corporate Strategy &amp; Development for TuSimple, a leading L4 autonomous trucking company based in San Diego. Paul is responsible for the development of strategy, program management and special projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to joining TuSimple, Paul was the Investment Officer and Strategy &amp; Policy Officer (Digital &amp; Technology) at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing. He has developed the Digital Infrastructure Strategy and AIIB Infratech platform. Paul led and supported investments in major technology funds and projects across Asia. Examples include Sinovation Disrupt Fund, NIO Innovation Fund, Liaoning Smart Green Transportation Project, Guangxi Chongzuo Road Project (digital twin), etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul has worked with UBS AG, International Finance Corporation, and British International Investment. He has executed more than USD650m of principal equity and debt investments and advised USD2bn of corporate M&amp;A transactions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul spearheaded the G20 Infratech Agenda and was the co-author for G20 Infratech Blueprint and Stock-take under the Indonesian Presidency. Paul has various investment and corporate venturing experiences in technology, digital infrastructure, and capital markets. He is currently serving as the strategic board member for UK Digital Twin Hub and advisory committee member for World Economic Forum Global Digital Twin Cities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Paul holds Mphil in Economics and Finance from the University of Cambridge and a Certificate of innovation-driven entrepreneurship from MIT.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                                                <div data-span=\"3\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/organization-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1460\" style=\"width:74px;height:74px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>TuSimple<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Affliation-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1459\" style=\"width:72px;height:72px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Profession<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>Director, Corporate Strategy &amp; Development<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=1462\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"standards4dt\"><strong>See all speakers &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":234,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1661","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1661\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}