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.

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Nicolas Schmidt
Gender Associate, Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Office
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Nicolas Schmidt
Biography
Nicolas Schmidt is Gender Associate in the Office for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He focuses on fostering enabling and inclusive working environments and empowering women through industry, and is passionate about transforming social norms and engaging men in making gender...
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Nicole Kocher
Communications Intern
Biography
Nicole Kocher is a former Communications Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform secretariat. Prior to joining GGKP, Nicole worked as a process strategy engineer and sustainability consultant in the private sector, and then as a research assistant with Harvard’s School of Public Health in the Environmental Health Department. Nicole...
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Nicole Leotaud
Executive Director
Biography
Nicole Leotaud, CANARI’s Executive Director, has 20 years of experience working in natural resource management across the Caribbean. She joined CANARI in 2005 and has been Executive Director since 2010, acting before that as Senior Technical Officer and then Programmes Manager. Nicole is responsible for ensuring the mission and strategic...
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Nicole Martens
Director
Martens Impact Advisory
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Biography
Nicole is a Sustainable Finance Specialist and former Head of Africa & Middle East for the United Nations supported Principles for Responsible Investment. She is passionate about sustainable development in general and about developing pragmatic and impactful strategies for Africa’s just transition to a low carbon economy in response to...
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Nicole Weller
Intern, Economic and Trade Policy Unit, Economy Division
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nicole Weller
Biography
Nicole Weller is an intern for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Economy Division, supporting the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE). Prior to her internship, she was an Environmental Consultant working for a global sustainability firm on government affairs and held roles in health policy as well as...
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Nidhi Kalra
Senior Decision Scientist, World Bank
Biography
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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)
Biography
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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Niels Jungbluth
CEO
Biography
Niels Jungbluth has served as Chief Executive Officer at ESU-services, a sustainability consulting firm, since 2012. His main working areas are food, biomass, energy systems, input-output-analysis and sustainable consumption. He is responsible for the SimaPro centre and the data-on-demand service of ESU. He is in the editorial board of the...
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Nikhil Seth
Executive Director
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Biography
Mr. Nikhil Seth is the Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), a post he has held since Oct 1, 2015. During his term UNITAR has grown significantly in the number of beneficiaries of its services and its work has been aligned to the pillars...
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Nikki Hodgson
Communications and Community Engagement Specialist
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Biography
Nikki Hodgson is the Communications and Community Engagement Specialist with UNITAR's Green Development and Climate Change Programme Unit where she focuses on supporting green economy learning activities, including facilitation of the Green Learning Network. Prior to her work with UNITAR, she supported climate action across the private and public sectors...
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