Expert Connect

Green Growth Expert Connect provides policymakers direct access to world-leading technical and policy experts for quick and tailored guidance on a range of green growth topics.

The service is available, at no cost, to government agency representatives from developing countries and supporting technical institutes. To request support, simply submit a request and the GGKP will match you with a leading green growth policy expert. 

Specialised experts are available on a range of green growth topics, including fiscal reform, access to finance, indicators and metrics, natural capital approaches, sustainable trade, and government procurement. Experts will provide tailored support, including to review draft strategies, analyse policy options, share experiences from other countries, and facilitate networking.

Dr. Tito Mwinuka
Managing Director
Biography
Dr. Tito Essau Mwinuka graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in Manufacturing Engineering from University of Manchester in the United Kingdom in 2006, he also holds a Master’s of Science in Manufacturing System Engineering from University of Warwick in the United Kingdom in 1994. He has a wide knowledge and experience...
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Eun Joo Yi
Korea Green Growth Trust Fund Program Manager
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Ms. Yi has contributed to published material on the potential implications of resource scarcity and climate change on conflict, migration and trade in 2025 and Green Growth 2.0 published by KDI. Previously she consulted for the IFC Advisory Services (WBG) from 2010 on resource efficiency and clean energy. Prior to...
Gaylor Montmasson-Clair
Senior Economist
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
Biography
Gaylor Montmasson-Clair is a Senior Economist at Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). He leads TIPS's work on Sustainable Growth. Gaylor is also a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED). He holds two Master’s degree, respectively in International Affairs from the...
H.E. Barrister Sharon Ikeazor
Acting Minister
Biography
Sharon was appointed Minister of State for the Environment in August 2019, prior to which she was the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Pension Directorate. With over 30 years post-graduation experience as a legal practitioner, business development consultant, pension administrator, politician and social activist, she is...
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Harsen Nyambe
Director of Blue Economy and Environment
Biography
Harsen Nyambe is Director of Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment at the African Union. He has twenty-three years of professional experience, of which fourteen years of his career has been in international organisations covering the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as a Senior Programme Manager responsible for Natural Resources, the...
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Julius Chupezi Tieguhong
Chief Forestry Officer
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Biography
Dr Tieguhong is currently the Chief Forestry Officer at the African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC), African Development Bank (AfDB) based in Abidjan. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked with CIFOR, FAO and Bioversity International. He holds a PhD in forestry from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has...
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Mr. Willing Zvirevo
Director for Resource Mobilisation and Climate Finance Infrastructure
Biography
Willing is a holder of a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons.) Degree from the University of Zimbabwe and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with diverse professional experience covering audit, accounting, investment banking, lending and structured finance. He has worked in middle and senior managerial positions for KPMG Corporate Finance, NMB Bank...
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Niels Breyer
Executive Director, representing Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
African Development Bank (AfDB)
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Niels Breyer has been the Executive Director for Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Switzerland in the African Development Bank since 2020. He has been an official of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) since 1987, and has dealt with African affairs for most of his career. He headed the...
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Pranab Baruah
Principal Specialist
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Biography
Dr Pranab Baruah is a Principal Specialist at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) where he oversees strategic research and analysis projects, and provides clean energy and green growth policy advisory to GGGI partner country governments. Previously, Pranab served as the Senior Knowledge Manager of GGGI, and the Senior Research...
Rabenandrianina Rivosoa
Directeur Général du Développement Durable
Biography
Rabeandrianina Rivosoa is Director General of the Environment and Sustainable Development for Madagascar. An Economist by training, with a Diploma of Higher Education specialized in Environmental Analysis and Policy, Rabeandrianina Rivosoa has been involved within the Ministry of the Environment since 2010. His main aspiration is to see Madagascar become...
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