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.

Tareq Emtairah
Director, Department of Energy
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Biography
Tareq Emtairah is the Director of the Energy Department at UNIDO. His work experience spans over 22 years in developed and emerging economies with a progressive focus on sustainable industrial transformation, energy transition, policy advocacy, applied research and capacity development. Before joining UNIDO, he worked as a senior research fellow...
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Tatiana Santos
Policy Manager for Chemicals & Nanotechnology
Biography
Tatiana Santos is the Policy Manager for Chemicals & Nanotechnology at the European Environmental Bureau ( EEB)—the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe. Tatiana graduated in Chemistry specialized in Environmental and food chemistry from the University of Cádiz (Spain), she also holds a master degree in both Environmental...
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Teet Kirss
Product Owner at Eurora
Biography
Teet Kirss is a product owner at Eurora, a company that aims to simplify and speed up global trade by automating compliance processes with secure AI-based solutions. Throughout his career, he has held various roles including Product Manager, Product Owner, and Business Analyst in the financial sector at UBS, EPAM...
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Teis Hansen
Senior Lecturer
Lund University
Biography
Teis Hansen is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Human Geography, Lund University, and Senior Researcher at the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) in Oslo. Teis has core research expertise in the relationship between innovation, sustainability, policy, and globalization. His research focuses on the importance...
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Tera Allas
Director of Research and Economics
Biography
Tera is Director of Research and Economics in McKinsey’s United Kingdom and Ireland Office, working closely with the McKinsey Global Institute. She leads McKinsey’s research on productivity, technology adoption, and government effectiveness, bringing together deep expertise and more than two decades of experience in economics, public policy, innovation, technology, and...
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Teresa Domenech
Lecturer, Industrial Ecology and the Circular Economy
University College London (UCL)
Biography
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Terry Un Yong Kim
Sustainable Finance Officer, Asia
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Biography
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Thandeka Mbatha
Project Coordinator
Africa Institute
Biography
Thandeka is a Projects Coordinator at the Africa Institute (a regional centre for the Basel and Stockholm Conventions). Under this role, she coordinates multiple projects working with organisations such as UNEP, GEF, UNIDO and DBSA. Projects included in her portfolio involved management of countries mostly (but not limited to) the...
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The Economist
Biography
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Theodor Cojoianu
Assistant Professor
Queen's University Belfast
Biography
Theodor Cojoianu is an Assistant Professor in Finance at Queen’s University Belfast. Theodor's work at the intersection between sustainability, datascience and finance is focused on applying innovative research methods to the study of sustainable development issues. His work has led him to be invited as a Member of the European...
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