Professor Suzanna Elmassah is Professor of Economics and Sustainability at Zayed University (UAE) and Cairo University (Egypt). She holds a PhD in Economics and has extensive experience at the intersection of sustainable development, energy and environmental economics, development economics, and public policy in the MENA and GCC regions. Her research focuses on development economics, climate finance, innovative green instruments, net-zero and energy transition strategies, SME and entrepreneurship ecosystems, and the localization of the SDGs, with a particular emphasis on Egypt and the wider Global South. She is a certified Carbon Literacy trainer and an Economic Research Forum (ERF) Research Fellow, and has contributed to major policy-oriented publications and edited volumes. Professor Elmassah regularly advises government entities and international organizations on climate and sustainability agendas, serves on several editorial and advisory boards, and is co-lead of the Communal Activation Pillar of the University Climate Network in the UAE.