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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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Shakespear Mudombi
Sustainable Growth Economist
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
Biography
Shakespear Mudombi currently works as an economist at the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) based in Pretoria, South Africa. He is in the Sustainable Growth pillar which focuses on climate change, the green economy and energy issues. Prior to that, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Council...
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Shalini Mathaven
Lead of Productivity and Competitiveness Academy
Shalini Mathaven
Biography
Shalini Mathaven is the Lead of Productivity and Competitiveness Academy at the National Productivity and Competitiveness Council (NPCC), Mauritius .
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Shalini Sharma
CEO
Managing Director
Global Institute for Circular Economy and SDGs
Biography
Shalini Sharma is the CEO of E-WasteExchange.com and Managing Director at the Institute for Circular Economy & the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), where she navigates the nexus of climate change management, e-waste management, resource efficiency, circular economy and SDGs in India.During her 12 years of experience, Shalini worked on environmental...
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Shameela Soobramoney
Chief Sustainability Officer
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
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Biography
Shameela is the Chief Sustainability Officer of the JSE. She joined the JSE in 2007. Passionate about the systemic importance of sustainability thinking in corporate strategy, she is responsible for advising the Executive Committee and Board of the JSE Limited on sustainability and the integration into strategy. She is the...
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Shamshad Akhtar
Former Finance Minister
Former Under-Secretary
Biography
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, an economist, has had broad based development experience and held a range of senior positions at the national and multilateral organizations. Served as the Finance Minister of Pakistan holding multiple economic portfolios in the caretaker government and as the Governor, State Bank of Pakistan. At international level...
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Shannon Avison
Knowledge Management Intern, Green Growth Knowledge Platform
Biography
Shannon Avison holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara. Additionally, Ms. Avison is a certified Green Building Professional through an accredited program of the U.S. Green Building Council and has a keen interest for environmental and sustainability issues. Following her undergraduate...
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Sharan Burrow
General Secretary
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Sharan Burrow, ITUC
Biography
Sharan Burrow was elected General Secretary of the ITUC at its Second World Congress in Vancouver, June 2010. Prior to this, she held the position of ITUC President since its Founding Congress in Vienna (November 2006) and the position of ICFTU President since its 18th World Congress in Miyazaki (November...
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Shardul Agrawala
Head of Division
Biography
Shardul Agrawala, Head of the Environment and Economy Integration Division at the OECD Environment Directorate. In this capacity, Dr. Agrawala leads the Directorate’s work on economic-environmental modelling, empirical analysis of environmental policies, trade and environment, and on resource productivity and waste.At the OECD since 2002, Dr. Agrawala has previously served...
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Shashwat Koirala
Green Growth and Global Relations
Biography
Shashwat Koirala works with the Green Growth and Global Relations team in the Environment Directorate at the OECD. He is currently doing a Masters in International Economic Policy at Sciences Po Paris. Prior to his graduate studies, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago...
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Sheila Aggarwal-Khan
Director, Economy Division
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Sheila is the Director of the Economy Division at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Sheila was previously the Director of the Green Climate Fund and Global Environment Facility operations at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Sheila has served as an Environmental Specialist at a U.S. State Department...
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