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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Sam Bickersteth
Chief Executive Officer, Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Biography
Sam Bickersteth has led the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) since January 2011. He is responsible for the Anglo-Dutch CDKN programme which supports decision-makers in developing countries in the design and delivery of climate compatible development. CDKN is now operating 160 projects in 70 developing countries providing support around...
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Samantha Ashman
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Johannesburg
Biography
Sam Ashman is Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Economics at the University of Johannesburg. She acts as director of the university’s MPhil programme in Industrial Policy which is run jointly with UN-IDEP in Senegal and which aims to enhance the knowledge and capacity of African policy makers...
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Samantha De Martino
Economist, Behavioral Science Unit
Biography
Samantha De Martino is an Economist in the Mind, Behavior, and Development (eMBeD) team, the behavioral science unit of the World Bank. Her research is at the nexus of applied microeconomics and behavioral science, with a focus on developing and testing new measures for understanding and promoting behavioral change. Her...
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Samantha Kuzma
Associate, Water Program
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Biography
Expertise
Sectors:
Water
Sammer Puran
Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Data Science at Swiss Post
Sammer Puran
Biography
Sammer Puran is a Lead Machine Learning Engineer for the Swiss Post. He attended the Universal Postal Union’s inaugural Hackathon applying his expertise to the ‘Data-driven solutions for plastic pollution’ challenge team. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Bern.
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Samuel Engblom
Policy Director
The Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees (TCO)
Biography
Samuel ENGBLOM is the Policy Director of the Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees (TCO) and former Chief Legal Advisor of the same organisation. Before joining TCO, he was Deputy Head of Analysis of the Swedish National Labour Market Board. Samuel Engblom holds a PhD in Law from the European University...
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Sander van der Leeuw
Foundation Professor
Arizona State University
Biography
An archeologist and historian Prof. Sander van der Leeuw has been specializing in the long-term interactions between humans and their environments. Pioneer in the application of the Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) approach to socio-environmental challenges, technology and innovation. Coordinator of the ARCHAEOMEDES interdisciplinary research program (1991-2000) using the CAS perspective...
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Sectors:
Agriculture
Waste
Water
 Themes:
Development
Institutions and Governance
Risk and Resilience
 Region:
Europe
Sandy Bisaro
Institutional Economist and Researcher, Global Climate Forum
Biography
Alexander (Sandy) Bisaro is a trained institutional economist and a researcher in the adaptation and social learning research process at the Global Climate Forum. The Global Climate Forum is a non-profit association of research institutes, think tanks, companies, NGOs and individual researchers that together initiate and perform innovative research on...
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Sang Dae Choi
Senior Economist, World Bank
Biography
Mr. Choi is a Senior Economist working at the Climate Change Group of the World Bank Group. He joined the WBG in April 2013 and has been working on developing climate change and green growth strategies in countries and sharing Korea’s green growth implementation experiences. His current working focuses are...
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Sang-Baek Chris Kang
Director
Green Technology Center-Korea (GTC-K)
Biography
Dr. Sang-Baek Chris Kang is a Director at Green Technology Center Korea (GTC-K) in charge of global cooperation division. His major expertise areas are green technology transfer to developing countries and cooperation with international organizations. Before joining GTC-K, he was a General Manager of SK C&C branch office at Dubai...
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