Sumedha Deshmukh is an former associate content producer at Devex. Prior to her time at Devex, she received her master’s of public policy from the University of Virginia and worked in federal consulting.

Sumit Kothari is a doctoral researcher in climate finance at the Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London. He uses a systems approach to analyze financial flows for the net-zero transition with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries.

Sunaina Kumar is an independent journalist based out of Delhi, with a focus on issues of social justice, development, and gender. She has worked previously as an editor with Open Magazine and the Indian Express. Her work has appeared in various international and Indian publications. She is a Robert Bosch Foundation fellow and has has twice been awarded the Global Health Reporting Grant by the European Journalism Centre.

Sungwoo Kim is the regional head of climate change and sustainability in KPMG Asia Pacific. For last 21 years, he developed his career in business development and investment having led 12 countries’ climate change practice focusing on investment, strategy and policy consulting. He is a member of expert committee for KOICA's president and an adjunct professor of Inha University in business administration and MBA. He holds a master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University and doctorate in business administration from Seoul School of Integrated Science and Technology.

Sunniya Durrani-Jamal is a labor economist with over 20 years of international experience covering country strategies, sector analysis, and management of projects in both the public and private sectors. She has worked with ministries of consumer and business services, finance, education and health to establish service delivery standards, design measurement systems, analyze outcomes, develop policy options and outline the implications of these for senior management.

Supriya Roychoudhury is a researcher, published author and commentator on "south-south" development cooperation issues, specializing in Indian development cooperation policy. She previously led Oxfam India’s foreign policy program.

Surya Chandra Surapaty is currently the chairperson of the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN), Indonesia. He started his career as a lecturer at his Alma Mater, Sriwijaya University, then served as a Vice Head of Center for Population Studies, Head of Center for Population Studies and Chief of Biology Medic Division, and served on the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sriwijaya.

Susan Bissell is the director of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, a multistakeholder organization that seeks to prevent and eradicate violence against children around the world by bringing together heads of states, business leaders and civil society to have solutions oriented conversations and share best practices.

Ms. Susan C. Kim, JD, MPH, MBA is the executive director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center. Trained in law, public health, and business, her research focuses on the role of law and policy in health. Her current and past projects include emergency (pandemic) preparedness, food safety regulation, global health governance, and infectious disease control, working with organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of State, and World Health Organization.

Susan Davis is an author, speaker, and thought leader in international development and civil society innovation. In 2006, she founded BRAC USA, an organization created to advance the global mission of BRAC, the world's largest nonprofit organization. She is currently president and CEO of BRAC USA, which mobilizes resources for, provides strategic and programs services to and educates the public about BRAC's pioneering work to alleviate poverty and create opportunity for the poor.