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.

Jillian Campbell
Chief Statistician, UN Environment
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Biography
Jillian Campbell currently leads UN Environment’s work on the SDG indicators. This includes developing methodologies for the Tier III indictors, managing data reporting for the Tier I and II indicators and designing capacity building initiatives to support countries in monitoring the SDGs. Jillian has been a Statistician within the United...
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Jim Hall
Director
Biography
Professor Jim Hall FREng is Director of the Environmental Change Institute in the University of Oxford, where he is Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks in the School of Geography and the Environment, a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Engineering Science and fellow of Linacre College. His research...
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Jim Hempstead
Managing Director
Moody's Global Project & Infrastructure Finance Group
Biography
Jim Hempstead is a Managing Director in Moody’s Global Project & Infrastructure Finance Group where he helps manage the North American Regulated Utility and Power Team. Jim also acts as a rating chair across all segments of the Global Infrastructure and Project Finance franchise, is a member of the Infrastructure...
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Jimmy Greer
Head of sustainability
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Biography
Jimmy Greer is Head of Sustainability in the Professional Insights Directorate at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He creates global research and advises on policy issues for ACCA related to sustainability, social impact and business futures. He is a member of the UNCTAD-ISAR Consultative Group on Enterprise Reporting on...
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Jin (young) Sung
Programme Support Intern
Biography
Jin is a Programme Support Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. She is a South Korean national, holding a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Leiden University. She aims to continue with a Masters in Sustainable Governance.
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Jin Lee
Cleantech Innovation Associate, World Bank
Biography
Ms. Jin Lee is a Climate Innovation Associate working with infoDev's Climate Technology Program. Ms. Lee supports the development and implementation of country-level Climate Innovation Centers (CICs) that provide a suite of services and venture financing for climate technology SMEs and entrepreneurs. She is currently coordinating a Proof-of-Concept Competition in...
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Jisoon Lee
Professor Emeritus
Biography
Professor Jisoon Lee a Korean, is currently teaching at the Seoul National University (SNU) as an Emeritus. Before coming to SNU, Professor Lee taught at Brown University. In 2014 he was elected as a Lifetime Member of the Republic of Korea's National Academy of Sciences. Professor Lee’s research interests are...
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Joan Clos
Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Biography
Dr. Joan Clos is the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), at the level of Under Secretary General by the United Nations General Assembly. He has held this office since October 2010. Born in Barcelona on 29 June 1949, he is a medical doctor with a...
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Joana Chiavari
Senior Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative Brazil
Biography
Joana Chiavari serves as a Senior Analyst at Climate Policy Initiative and has been a lecturer at the Specialization Latu Sensu in Brazilian Environmental Law of PUC-Rio since 2005. She received a Ph.D. in Analysis and Governance of Sustainable Development from the University Ca’ Foscari of Venice and a M.A...
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Joanna Bingham
Chief Executive Officer
Biography
Joanna Bingham is the Chief Executive Officer at Footprints Africa. Joanna has been interested in the role of capital to support economic development since the beginning of her career. She has been obsessed with the power of supply chains to make a difference since spending a year in Tanzania, where...
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