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.

Benjamin Simmons
Director, Sustainable Infrastructure and Director, NBI Global Resource Centre
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Biography
Benjamin Simmons is Director, Sustainable Infrastructure and Director, NBI Global Resource Centre at the IISD. Prior to joining IISD, he was the founding head of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) founding head of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. Prior to his current role, Benjamin coordinated the establishment and implementation...
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Benjamin T. Smith
Senior Knowledge Management Officer
Biography
Benjamin T. Smith leads knowledge management and partnership outreach for the Green Growth Knowledge Platform. He is responsible for identifying and sharing new research. Prior to joining the Green Growth Knowledge Platform he worked on trade and environment issues with UN Environment and the UN's International Trade Centre. Before joining...
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Benjamin Warr
Private Sector Lead, FARM Programme
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Biography
Dr. Benjamin Warr is the UNEP FI Private Sector Lead in the Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) Programme. He is a distinguished sustainability analyst, strategist, and academic, recognized for his expertise in ecological economics, environmental (soil) science and geospatial analysis. Dr. Warr is most notably a primary developer of...
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Benoit Lefevre
Senior Climate Change Specialist
Biography
Benoit Lefevre is a Senior Climate Change Specialist at the Climate Change division of the Inter-American Development Bank. His work focuses on transport, cities and efficient use of concessional finance. Previously, Benoit worked for the World Resources Institute (WRI) as Director of Energy & Climate & Finance of the Center...
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Bernard Brès
Director, Technopark, International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering
Biography
Bernard Brès (born in 1965 in Gap, France) is an engineer, an aggregate teacher in technology and a third cycle graduate in international relationships. As a specialist of training engineering, Bernard spent more than a half of his career in Sub-Saharan Africa, managing projects aiming to develop professionalization in higher...
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Bernard Kipngetich Bett
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Analyst, FARM Lao PDR
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Biography
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Bernd Oellermann
Director of Regional Industrial Development
Biography
Bernd Oellermann is director in Regional Industrial Development at the Department of Industry, Trade and Competition (dtic), where he has been working on SEZ’s and industrial parks since 2014. His work involves strategy, planning, policy, implementation and programme management covering a full spectrum from oversight, performance management and M&E to...
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Bernd Wagner
Chairman, German Association for Sustainable Finance (VfU)
Biography
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wagner is a Scientific Director at the Environmental Science Centre, University of Augsburg (WZU) and Chairman of the German Association for Sustainable Finance (VfU). He headed the Management Training Centre at the University of Augsburg (ZWW) until 2007. He has also worked as a professor at the...
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Beth Offenbacker
Founder
Waterford
Biography
Beth Offenbacker, PhD, CPCC, is a strategic engagement expert with more than 20 years’ experience working with public agencies, private firms, and nonprofits/NGOs on a broad variety of stakeholder processes, projects, and issues. She has local, state, regional, national, and international experience. Her work includes projects in the areas of...
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Betsy Otto
Global Director, Water
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Biography
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