Sujeet Sharma is an urban development specialist based in the U.K. Trained as an architect at the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi, he has worked for a number of practices, both in the U.K. and overseas, and researched extensively on urban issues in cities of the global south. He also advises various NGOs in India and Nepal.

Sulma Warne is senior technical adviser on the USAID Reducing Demand for Wildlife project, implemented by RTI International. He has more than 26 years of experience in Asia, working on biodiversity conservation and illegal wildlife trade issues and leading the design, development, and implementation of conservation programs. Sulma has also been actively involved in the delivery of law enforcement capacity building initiatives, demand reduction campaigns, and the strengthening of legal and policy frameworks.

Sultan Nazrin Shah is the ruler of Perak. Besides his constitutional duties, His Royal Highness is the Royal Patron of the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre. Elsewhere, the sultan is an honorary fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, as well as an honorary fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is also a trustee of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Oxford. Apart from co-chairing the United Nations High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing, HRH has also served as Malaysia’s Special Envoy at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

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.