Shimelse Mekonnen
Shimelse Mekonnen is an economist and machine learning researcher working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and economics. He is the founder of Novelnomix, a Washington, DC-based research and advisory firm whose work spans AI labor market impact analysis, machine learning-based economic forecasting, and AI adoption and productivity research, and whose Africa practice, AI Africa […]
Shishir Priyadarshi
Shishir Priyadarshi is a former Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With over 22 years of working closely with global institutions such as the World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD, and OECD, his area of interest focuses on international economic policies, infrastructure development, and trade regulations. He has a vast and varied experience advising governments across […]
Shiuneen Rasheed
Shiuneen Rasheed is a career foreign service officer. She is currently the High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to People’s Republic of Bangladesh. She was previously the Joint Secretary of Europe, Americas and Oceania Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives. She first started work at the Department in 2015, first, as […]
Simon Kofi Tettey
Simon Kofi Tettey is currently the Transportation, Storage, and Distribution AI Training Expert at Micro1 Inc. He received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and a Certification Programme for Supply Chain Management (CP-SCM) from UNHCR and Hanken School of Economics. He was a member of UNHCR Innovation […]
Smruti S Pattanaik
Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik is a Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). She holds a PhD in South Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University and specialises in India’s foreign policy, South Asian politics, India’s relations with neighbouring countries, China’s role in South Asia, and regional institutions. Her academic […]
Sonam Yangchen
Ms Sonam Yangchen is a health policy and systems researcher from Bhutan with a strong interest in health systems strengthening, governance, health workforce development, digital health, and evidence-informed policymaking. Her work focuses on understanding how policies, institutions, and health system structures influence the accessibility, quality, equity, and resilience of health services. She has contributed to […]
Sreeradha Datta
Prof. Sreeradha Datta teaches International Affairs at O.P Jindal Global University presently. She is also a non-resident Senior Fellow with the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. Earlier, she was Senior Fellow and Centre Head, Neighbourhood Studies, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. She has also served as Director, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad […]
Sriparna Pathak
Prof. (Dr.) Sriparna Pathak is a Professor of China Studies and the founding Director of the Centre for Northeast Asian Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Haryana, India. She also serves in the capacity of a Senior Fellow at the Jindal India Institute. Additionally, she is also an Associate Director at the Motwani Jadeja […]
Subimal Bhattacharjee
Subimal Bhattacharjee is an India-based policy adviser specialising in cyber policy, digital technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and critical and emerging technologies. He is the author of the bestselling book The Digital Decades: Thirty Years of the Internet in India (2026) and heads the Critical and Emerging Technology Division at SHARE, a policy advisory think tank […]
Subir Das
Suresh Marcandan
Dr. Suresh Marcandan is a global consultant in international relations, world affairs and professional diplomacy. He is a double diplomate, with distinction, from the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute Sri Lanka, where he specialised in international relations, world affairs and professional diplomacy under the tutelage of veteran Sri Lankan diplomat Vernon L. B. Mendis. He […]
Susan Vize
Dr. Susan Vize officially took up her functions as the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh in November 2023. She assumed the functions of Officer In Charge of UNESCO in Dhaka (Bangladesh) from July 2022 till mid-November 2023. Prior to this she was the UNESCO Regional Adviser for Social and Human Sciences in […]
Suthikorn Kingkaew
Assistant Professor Suthikorn Kingkaew is an academic practitioner, policy researcher, and consultant whose work connects management knowledge with practical solutions for national development. He holds a PhD in Management Studies from the University of Cambridge and has worked across academia, government, business, and international development. His commitment to national resilience was shaped by Thailand’s 1997 […]
Suvojit Bagchi
Suvojit Bagchi is a senior journalist and South Asia analyst with more than three decades of field reporting experience across India and the wider region. He previously served as a Delhi Correspondent for the BBC World Service and Kolkata Bureau Chief for The Hindu. He currently works as India Correspondent for Prothom Alo, Bangladesh’s leading […]
Tanzila Hosain Tonny
Tasfia Rahman
Tohfatur Rabbi Piyal
Touseef Mehraj Raina
Touseef Raina is a youth leader, social entrepreneur, and former Mayor of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, with experience spanning public service, policy, youth engagement, and nonprofit leadership. Raina is the Co-Founder of the Jammu Kashmir Policy Institute (JKPI), where he is engaged in policy and public-interest initiatives. His work with JKPI reflects his interest in […]
Victoria Vladimirovna Panova
Victoria Vladimirovna Panova is a leading Russian expert on BRICS, the G20, civil society diplomacy, international education, and academic cooperation. Since 2024, she has served as Head of the BRICS Expert Council in Russia. She is also the Russian W20 Sherpa, a position she has held since 2015, and Co-Chair of the W20 Working Group […]
Vlada Galan
Vlada is a globally recognized geopolitical strategist and crisis management expert who advises Heads of State, senior political leaders, and high-level candidates on political and multilateral agency election campaigns across five continents. She is widely respected for her expertise in crisis response, Track 2 diplomacy, international lobbying, and sanctions strategy. She has led electoral and […]
Waruna Sri Dhanapala
Mr. Waruna Sri Dhanapala is the Secretary of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Digital Economy and a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, which he joined in 2000. After serving as Acting Secretary from November 2024, he was permanently appointed to the position in February 2026. He also serves as the Ex-Officio Chairman of […]
Yoshikazu Kato
Yoshikazu Kato is a Research Fellow at the Rakuten Securities Economic Research Institute and Director of the Trans-Pacific Group. His research and commentary focus on China’s domestic and foreign policy, Japan–China relations, US–China competition, Hong Kong, and the changing strategic landscape of the Asia-Pacific. He previously served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Asia […]
Yousef S.Y. Ramadan
H.E. Mr. Yousef S. Y. Ramadan is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Dhaka. A career diplomat with more than four decades of experience, he has devoted his professional life to representing Palestine and advancing its interests […]
Zahir Uddin Swapon
Zahir Uddin Swapan is the adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and a Member of Parliament for the Barisal-1 constituency. Swapan was elected lawmaker for two times in a row in the 7th and 8th parliamentary elections in 1996 and 2001, respectively as well. Swapan was expelled from the party during the 2008 army-backed […]
Zain Tauqeer Khan
Zain Khan is a Pakistani television host, filmmaker, and foreign policy analyst with a strong focus on international relations, defence, and regional geopolitics. He serves as Editor-in-Chief and Host of Tactical Talk, a global current affairs show and podcast that examines strategic developments, security issues, and foreign policy trends. He has extensive experience hosting programmes […]
Zeba Fazli
Zeba Fazli is a Research Analyst with the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center. She serves as Managing Editor of South Asian Voices, an online magazine featuring strategic analysis and commentary on the security, politics, and economics of the subcontinent. Previously, she spearheaded Stimson’s Strategic Learning initiative, where she produced and co-authored four online […]
Zillur Rahman
Zillur Rahman is a journalist, broadcaster, and media consultant. He is the director and host of the widely popular daily television talk show “Tritiyo Matra” (The 3rd Dimension), for which he has produced more than 8000+ episodes over the last 23 years, since July 2003. Tritiyo Matra is an award-winning program by Channel i and […]
Zillur Rahman
Zuraida Kamaruddin
Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin is a Malaysian political leader, corporate strategist, and advocate for women’s empowerment with more than two decades of experience in public service, policymaking, and community development. She represented Ampang as a Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2022 and served in two federal Cabinet positions: Minister of Housing and Local Government from […]